7pm
Two Course Meal, Raffle, Tombola, Live band and DJ
Raising money for teh Alzheimer's Society.
For Tickets Call: 0191 389 0400
Pop-Up Photography Exhibition celebrating Durham.
The 'I Love Durham' Exhibition 2018 is OPEN.
The ever ...
Bringing mountaineering literature to life
An exhibition by artists Stephen, Margaret and Kate Livingstone working with Dr. Abbie ...
14th June 2018, 10:00 to 4th November 2018, 16:45,
A temporary exhibition exploring the diverse achievements of women in archaeology ...
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Ever wondered how ancient people told the time? Make a sundial and find out.
This activity is ...
11 March 2017 - 11 March 2022 , 10:00
The Durham Light Infantry (DLI) has a special place in the story of County Durham. Find out why by ...
Visit us in our Durham Branch and enter our Hamper traffle to win your own coffee morning whilst supporting MacMillan’s coffee morning which is ...
When every citizen is ordered to return to their place of birth, Where We Began examines where we could end up.
The UK’s first ...
The Victorians were fond of rather mawkish depictions of the ...
Join us for an evening of conversation with a diverse panel of speakers, from a bioarchaeologist ...
Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the ...
Saturday 29th September
See our new exhibition Scaling the Heights and create your own cool action ...
29th September 2018, 13:00 to 15:00, Palace Green Library
If you have any further questions whilst viewing
Saturday 29th September 11:00 - 14:00
We are delighted that Helen is going to join us in Durham again!! She will be in store signing copies ...
11am - 2pm
Come and meet Robert Scragg who will be in store signing copies of his brilliant crime thriller! What Falls Between The Cracks ...
Join us for an introduction to the work of the conservation unit at Palace Green Library. This is a ...
By Jim Cartwright Directed by Tom WrightDesigned by Hannah Sibai
Recommended age 14 ...
The final Late Summer Lecture organised by the Department of English Studies crosses ...
5th October, 6pm–7pm
In 2017 Durham Book Festival commissioned acclaimed graphic novelist Una to create a graphic novel inspired by the ...
6th October, 10am-5pm
7th October, All day
You’re invited to book an individual slot to come and explore a poem that has been a ...
6th October, 10am–12.30pm
Interested in memoir and life-writing? Do you have a story to tell about how your life in the UK has changed ...
Inspired by Bedtime Stories for Rebel Girls and Boys that Dare to Be Different, in this is hands-on session for mini-activists ...
7pm–8pm
What do you think would happen if you knocked on a stranger’s door and offered to write them a poem? Join Newcastle-based poet ...
2.30pm
Join Mercury Prize-nominated Field Music for a special family gig, playing songs inspired by their favourite ...
6th October, 4pm–5pm
Set in 1940s London, AJ Pearce’s novel Dear Mrs Bird is a love letter to female friendship, Blitz ...
7.30pm
We are very pleased to welcome Sarah Fox, one of the leading English sopranos of her generation as our soloist, to perform the ...
2-3pm
Join the Library and Culture Learning Team for a hands-on session that focuses on the changing role of women and how they ...
6th October, 2.30pm–3.30pm
In her new book, Emily Brontë Reappraised, Dr Claire O’Callaghan of
11am -12pm
In 1966 a coal slag-heap collapsed on a school in South Wales, killing 144 people, most of them children. Poet Owen Sheers has ...
1 -2pm
Join Julian Baggini as he talks about his book How the World Thinks, the first global overview of philosophy. Travelling to ...
A host of household names take over the city with book-based discussions and interactive events. This annual celebration of all things books ...
6th October, 6pm–7pm
Join Jessica Hepburn and Libby Page as they discuss two powerful new books: 21 Miles and The Lido, ...
In Korea, ducks symbolise peace and love. Take a look at our Korean wedding ducks and make your own duck puppet.
This exciting new commission from the creator of Leásungspell, one of 2018’s sell-out ...
7th October, 1.30pm–2.30pm
Durham Book Festival is delighted to welcome Professor Dame Sue Black, one of the world’s leading forensic ...
7th October, 3.30pm–5pm
‘Are we living in an age of anxiety?’
We commissioned Durham-born writer Tamsin Daisy Rees to write ...
Join us to celebrate the publication of Pearl, a collection of short stories from a beloved North Eastern poet, playwright and novelist ...
With over 35 years’ experience in the business and as the premier name in comedy, The Comedy Store is renowned as a breeding ground for new talent ...
8th October, 7pm–8pm
Drawing on her travels to the darkest and most Northerly inhabited place in the world, Cathy Bird challenges the ...
7.30pm–8.30pm
Peter James is the international bestselling author of many award-winning novels.
His Detective ...
9th October, 7pm–8pm
Exquisitely translated by Gaye Kynoch from a bestselling Danish novel by Vibeke Vasbo, The Song of Hild is an ...
9th October, 6pm–7pm
Join two award-winning poets for a reading in Hatfield College Chapel. Michael O’Neill is Professor of English at ...
DBF favourite Alan Johnson is back to talk about the fourth instalment in his memoirs, In My ...
11th October, 8pm–10.30pm
Join us for a celebratory evening as we introduce the shortlisted titles and announce the winner of the ...
Join award-winning poet Simon Armitage for this intimate reading in the beautiful setting of St Chad’s Chapel.
...
Miles Hudson is a Durham-based author of novels and textbooks. His new novel, 2089, is an action adventure, with socio-philosophical ...
Thursday 11 October 2018, 7-9pm
Climb the galleries of the Oriental Museum with award winning poet Helen Mort.
To coincide ...
Good Time Charlie’s Back!!
Following the extraordinary success of the Cradle To Grave tour I was asked to reconsider my ...
Friday 12 October at 6:30 PM
12th October, 6.30pm–7.30pm
Join Sarah Perry, author of international bestseller The Essex Serpent, as she talks about her new ...
12th October, 8pm–10.30pm
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‘Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again…’
Uncontrollable ...
With his bitter twist on observational humour, MC Ben Lawes hosts this evening of wisecracks. Expect inventive imagery from the instantly likeable ...
12th October, 2.30pm–4pm
Nicola Beauman, of beloved publisher Persephone Books, returns to Durham for a special afternoon tea. ...
When Lucy Mangan was little, stories were everything. They opened up new worlds and cast light on ...
6pm–7pm
We are delighted to welcome Rosamund Young to this year’s Festival, where she will be discussing her Sunday Times Top Ten ...
13th October, 5.30pm–6.30pm
Join Carol Ann Duffy, as she reads from her final full poetry collection as Poet Laureate. ...
Miranda Seymour, author of the award-winning My Father’s House, has drawn on fascinating new material to tell the stories of County ...
Join us in celebrating the work of award-winning
13th October, 11.30am–12.30pm
We are thrilled to welcome award-winning biographer Claire Harman to Durham Book Festival. Murder by the ...
13th October, 3pm–4pm
New Statesman editor Jason Cowley is one of the most influential journalists in Britain. His new ...
Check out our beautiful woven basket from Borneo and try nature weaving.
This activity is drop in between 1pm and 3pm. This ...
The Northern Fiction Alliance is a radical collective devised to showcase publishing in the North. This event brings together authors from ...
13th October, 2.30pm–3.30pm
Join Damian Le Bas as he discusses The Stopping Places, an enthralling account of what it means to be ...
13th October, 5.30pm-6.30pm
Eve Swift, a nervous young actress from an esteemed theatrical dynasty, marries an even- ...
13th October, 4pm–5pm
Join award-winning poet Owen Lowery as he discusses his new project, Transitions, a brand new series of ...
Maybe some things are better left unexplained…
Come and hear tales of the unexplained from Richard Maclean Smith, the ...
13th October, 12.30pm–1.30pm
Award-winning poet Andrew McMillan takes a deeper look at the poetry of the North, as part of Rich Seams ...
Join one of Britain’s best-loved political cartoonists, the Guardian’s Steve Bell, as he talks about his new collection of uproariously ...
Izzy Gizmo loves to invent things, but her inventions never seem to work the way she wants them to. Then she finds a crow with a broken wing and ...
13th October, 10.30am–11.30am
Chris Mullin, festival favourite and author of the widely acclaimed memoir Hinterland and three ...
13th October, 1.30pm–2.30pm
Kate Mosse returns to Durham to discuss the latest instalment in her bestselling sequence of novels set against ...
14th October, 6.30pm–7.30pm
‘Lamanby’ is based on Jacob Polley’s award-winning book of poems, Jackself. The story of an ...
12.30pm–1.30pm
Join us for a live recording of the Virago podcast – a monthly celebration of reading, writing and women’s voices. This ...
Comedian and science
14th October, 7pm–8pm
‘Let me tell you about Foxwood…’
From 1998-2002, Neal Pike attended Foxwood, a special educational ...
14th October, 12.30pm–1.30pm
Join us for a live recording of the Virago podcast – a monthly celebration of reading, writing and women’s ...
Where There’s Muck, There’s Bras is a hilarious and thought-provoking show which
4pm–5.30pm
The People’s Bookshop are delighted to welcome Clinton Heylin, a leading authority on Bob Dylan and author of the highly-praised ...
2pm–4pm
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that women and girls have been largely left out of the historical record. Yet female ...
Join historian and broadcaster David Olusoga as he presents this special Durham Book Festival commission. David will write about and share his ...
14th October, 2pm–3pm
Bloody Brilliant Women is the new book from journalist Cathy Newman, a freewheeling feminist history of ...
14th October, 12pm–1pm
Alta’ir means bird, and is the Arabic name for the brightest star in the constellation of Aquila. This ...
14th October, 2.30pm–3.30pm
After 30 years as a palliative care specialist, Kathryn Mannix is on a mission. She feels passionately that it’ ...
14th October, 4pm–5pm
Join a trio of international authors for a fascinating discussion.
Catherine Dousteyssier-Khoze who ...
This is Going to Hurt (Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor)
Welcome to 97-hour weeks. ...
Our seasonal showcase of new work returns with performances from some of the most exciting emerging talent in the North East. This is a relaxed ...
Presented by Freckle Productions
Tabby McTat is a cat with the loudest of meee-ews and a best friend with a guitar. ...
Wednesday 17 October 2018, 10am to 11am
Little Dragons is the Oriental Museum's group for under 5s. Our sessions include songs, ...
Durham's Farmer's and Producers' Market is on the third Thursday of each month - open from 9am until 4.30pm, or until stock has sold out. ...
The all new and revamped Dine InDurham event brings to you eight wonderful days of the best and most exclusive deals in the city. Whether you are ...
Live InDurham is back each month in the City with Connor Thomas and friends. Join us at amazing venues across Durham for an evening of totally ...
WHAT A KING CNUTA Life in the Realm of Madness…
Due to huge popular demand, ...
Stories of Sanctuary
Friday 19 October, 7.30pm at Durham Cathedral, Chapter House
Stories of ...
The Full Moon Streetfood Market is back in the city centre from 4 to 9pm, with great choice of food, fabulous flavours, a guaranteed wonderful ...
Saturday, 20 October 2018
Explore Japanese culture by making a mini zen garden and visiting the Teikyo Festival next door.
Tuesday 23 - Thursday 25 October ...
In a brand new show, adventurer-explorer Benedict Allen tells the whole unvarnished truth of his most recent adventure – a solo ...
8.00pm (24 October) and 2.30pm (30 October)
Following the critically acclaimed West End run, this ‘utterly irresistible
Wednesday, 24 October 2018, 10am to 11am
Friday, 26 October 2018, 10.30am to 12.30pm
Children with autism, learning or sensory impairments and their families can take part ...
Friday, 26 October 2018
The Ancient Egyptians were terrified of hippos. See the huge hippo jaw on display and make a hippo puppet ...
Saturday 27 October 2018
See a 1,000 year old glass bottle from Syria and paint your own glass jar to take home.
This ...
LadsLadsLads
Always honest, always regretting it later, Sara opens her heart and mouth again to share the ...
We invite visitors to join our innovative tours of the whole of
Farmer and Presenter from BBC TV’s Countryfile
Adam Henson is perhaps the best-known farmer in the UK, presenting ...
8PM
The star of ‘Mock the Week’, ‘Live at the Apollo’ and ‘Crackerjack’ embarks on a brand-new show, in this, his last tour EVER!!! See him ...
Saturday 10 November at 7:00 PM Durham Cathedral
A moving concert to remember those who have given their lives for ...
The Ginger Snapped
RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales return to Gala after their huge success with ...
Look out for the amazing £5, £10 and £15 meal deals in Durham City this weekend. If you’re a fan of food, you’ll be spoilt for choice by what’s on ...
The Full Moon Streetfood Market is back in the city centre from 4 to 9pm on Friday , with great choice of food, fabulous flavours, a guaranteed ...
Viewing 7.00pm Start 7.30pm
The event is Cheese and Wine Auction in the Copthorne Suite, Marriott Hotel 16th November 2018 . ...
8am - 5.30pm
Do come and join us for fun and competitions. There is only one criteria to join in - you must pre-order the book first ...
Do come and join us for fun and competitions. There is only one criteria to join in - you must pre-order the book first ahead ...
A Gala Theatre production
Written and directed by Neil Armstrong and Paul Hartley
We are ...
24 November 2018 - 17 March 2019 , 10:00 to 17:00
PALACE GREEN LIBRARY
Breathing isn’t just a bodily function. It allows us to speak ...
Once upon a Christmas there was a toyshop.
The sort of shop where warm light flooded out onto the street outside, enticing and inviting ...
Durham Christmas Festival returns for its 25th year - with 5 markets in the city centre, and plenty of festive entertainment for all ages.
Annual Traditional Christmas Light Switch On.
Saturday 1 December at 4:15 PM
Durham Cathedral.
A special family service depicting the ...
Saturday 1 December to Sunday 2 December at 2:00 PM
Carols for All, Durham Cathedral.
An opportunity for ...
Tuesday 4 December at 7:30 PM
Special Service of Carols - Durham and ...
Thu. Dec 6, 2018 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Experience sumptuous harmonies in an idyllic, festive setting...
Due to ...
The Full Moon Streetfood Market is back in the city centre from 4 to 9pm on Friday,with great choice of food, fabulous flavours, a guaranteed ...
Led by pianist and composer Paul Edis, our band repertoire includes classic Rat Pack numbers, big band arrangements from ...
2pm & 7.30pm
It wouldn’t be Christmas at Gala without our annual screening of the Frank Capra classic It’s A Wonderful ...
Join us as we host The Snowman Tour for one
We can exclusively reveal that the theme of Fire&Ice InDurham 2019 will be… HEROES & VILLAINS!
More info to follow.
Lumiere, the UK's largest light festival, will return to Durham in 2019, illuminating Durham City for the sixth time.
