2024 Events
Key Events in Durham
Durham hosts an exciting programme of events across the county every year, which attract visitors and encourage longer stays. Below you will find a selection of key events for 2024, which can be used in your own marketing activity to give your customers a reason to visit, or return.
For further information on what’s on across the county, download or register to receive a weekly copy of the This is Durham Week Ahead e-newsletter - a valuable tool to enable you to let your customers know what's going on in Durham. The week ahead is updated and available for download every Friday.
Do you have an event to promote? Complete the event submission form to have your event listed on thisisdurham.com, the official tourism website for the county.
Bishop Auckland Food Festival
20 – 21 April | Bishop Auckland
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Durham Brass Festival
Date 5-13 July | Durham
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Kynren – An Epic Tale of England
27 July – 14 September | Bishop Auckland
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England v Australia ODI
24 September | Seat Unique Riverside
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Durham Book Festival
Dates: 11-13 October | Durham
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North Pennines Stargazing Festival
Dates: 25 October - 3 November | North Pennines
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Durham Christmas Festival
6 – 8 December | Durham
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Winter
The Flying Scotsman Centenary Festival - Locomotion 16 December 2023 - 7 January 2024
Movement: Celebrating 250 years of the world’s most famous Silver Swan 8 July 2023 - 7 January 2024
Vocal Festival - date tbc
Durham Restaurant Week - 26 January
Lunar New Year 2024 Celebrations 10 February
Fire & Ice 23 - 24 February
Spring
The Railway Garden - 29 March - 14 April
Durham World Heritage Site Day - 10 April date tbc
Bishop Auckland Food Festival - 20 - 21 April
North Pennines NatureFest - 25 May - 9 June
Ushaw Classic Car & Bike Show - 25 May & 25 August
Durham Pride - 26 May
Summer
191st Durham Regatta - 8 - 9 June
England Women v New Zealand One Day International - 26 June
Beamish Museum, Summer of Fun - 1 July - 3 September
Durham County Show - 6 -7 July
138th Durham Miners' Gala - 13 July
Durham Brass festival - 5-13 July
Durham City Run Festival - 18-20 - July
Flying Scotsman Summer at Locomotion - 20 July – 1 September
Durham Fringe Festival - 24-28 - July
IncludFEST - date tbc
Peace Doves at Durham Cathedral - 26 July – 4 September
Kynren - an epic tale of England - 27 July - 14 September (Saturday evenings)
Seaham Food Festival - 3 - 4 August
Hardwick Festival - 16 - 18 August
Derwent Fest 2024 - 23 - 25 August
Raby Castle, Harvest Seasonal Market 24-26 August
Weardale Show - 31 August
Autumn
Beamish Great North Festival of Agriculture - date tbc
Wolsingham Show - 7-8 -September
Heritage Open Days - 6-15 - September
England Men v Australia One Day International - 24 September
Beamish Autumn Transport Gala - date tbc
Durham Book Festival - 11-13 October
North Pennines Stargazing Festival - 25 October - 3 November
Family Fun in October Half Term - 26 October - 3 November
Winter
AGLOW at Auckland Castle - 22 November – 31 December
Durham Christmas Festival - 6 - 8 December
Beauty and the Beast, Gala Durham - 21 November - 31 December
Durham Christmas Festival - 6 - 8 December