A Summer of Fun in Durham - What's on This Summer
- Kelly
- Jun 29
- 4 min read
This Guide has been updated for 2025
Our Summer guides are always popular and this year I have decided to do more guides to cover more areas. There's lots going on throughout County Durham this Summer so we have put together this guide to hopefully give you plenty of ideas for things to do.
Scroll to the bottom of this guide for more ideas.
I will continue to update my guides when more events are released
If you have a family friendly event that you would like us to include in our guides please click HERE
You can also advertise your business every Friday for free in our very popular Facebook Group. HERE
What's On
Crook Hall NT
🌞Summer of play 19th July - 2nd Sep
🌞Moth Night 8th August
🌞Poetry walks - from 26th July
Wharton Park
🌞Party in the park Brass festival 19th July
🌞Brass concerts - 27th July, 17th August, 31st August
🌞The handle bards Shakespeare's Much ado about Nothing - 15th August
🌞Self led exploring trails
Gala Theatre
🌞A Squash & a Squeeze - 25th-27th July
Oriental Museum
🌞Telling tales exhibition - Running until November
🌞Mysterious mummies - Make your own x ray - 25th July
🌞Fakes & Forgeries - Hunt down the objects - 30th July
🌞Explore ancient Japan - Make a clay Dogu figure - 1st August
Beamish Museum
🌞Tales from the rails - 19th July - 1st September
🌞Various brass bands will be playing throughout the Summer
🌞Wolseley car rally - 16th-17th August
Keep scrolling for more ideas
Raby Castle
🌞The story of Raby & the railway - Running throughout
🌞Adventure cinema is back from 18th July
🌞Auto Italia - Car Day - 27th July
🌞Handle bards open air theatre - 14th August
🌞Deer park safari - 17th August
Adventure Valley
🌞Summertime fun starts 20th July - 1st September
expect: Animal encounters, live shows, water wars, Runaway races, Foam Party, Rides, tractor rides and lots more
Keep scrolling for ideas
Hardwick Park
🌞Pond dipping & ID - 25th July
🌞Forest club - 29th July, 26th August,
🌞Bat & Moth evening - 1st August
🌞Conservation champions 4th -5th August
🌞Hardwick holiday club - 11th August is Natural play Day, 12th August Mini Makers, 13th August Lost & Found, 14th Art day, 15th August wilderness day
🌞Step into Storytime with Norman the Slug
🌞Moth traps - 1st September
Hamsterley Forest
🌞Stick man meet & greet - 16th August
🌞Forest walkies with Wallace & Gromit
🌞The stickman Trail
🌞Enjoy one of the many walking routes
🌞Orienteering
🌞Play areas
Tweddle Farm
🌞Superheroes & princesses 2nd-3rd August
🌞Tweddle carnival - 15th,16th,17th August
Botanic Gardens
🌞MG Car meet - 3rd August
🌞Crazy Creatures - 14th August, 25th August
🌞Various trails available to take part in
Ushaw Historic House
🌞Festival Of Books - 9th August
🌞Beyond the bookshelf - An evening with Childhood Author Icons - 9th August
🌞Ushaw Classic Car Show - 31st August
Other events
🌞Summer festivals at Locomotion - 19th July - 31st August
🌞Durham Fringe Fest - 23rd July - 27th July
🌞Argie Bargie XL NE Premier Indian Food Battle Festival - Durham Cricket Club 26th-27th July
🌞Kynren returns 26th July
🌞Seaham Food Fest - 2nd-3rd August
🌞Stargazing supper 30th August - High Force Waterfall
🌞Brancepath Summer Fair - 25th-27th July
🌞Free Family Fun Day - Helford Road Peterlee 4th August
🌞Lava Lamp science - Lanchester Garden Centre - 6th August
🌞Stanley Street Food Market - 8th August
🌞Vintage & Classic sports day St Brandon's Church Brancepath - 9th August
🌞Derwent Fest 15th-16th August
🌞Hairbraids & Milkshakes - Lanchester Garden Centre - 15th August
🌞Durham city Car show - 22nd August
🌞155th Weardale Show - 30th August
🌞Bishop Auckland Farmers Market - every Thursdays & Saturday
🌞Consett Farmers Market Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Check out these other posts for more ideas
Spring walk ideas (Also nice during summer)
If you have a family friendly event that you would like us to include in our guides please click HERE
You can also advertise your business every Friday for free in our very popular Facebook Group. HERE
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