What’s On Events Calendar
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Blossom Week: 'The Trees Have Spoken'
27 April 2024 - 27 April 2024
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Blossom has begun to appear all around us!
- Creative
- Family friendly
- Children and families
Japanese Children's Day
04 May 2024 - 04 May 2024
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Come and join in the fun!
- Family friendly
- Children and families
Froggy Friends
11 May 2024 - 11 May 2024
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Fascinating froggy friends in the Oriental Museum!
- Family friendly
- Children and families
Autism-Friendly Family Activities
16 May 2024 - 16 May 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Join us for some fun, autism-friendly crafts for families at the Oriental Museum when the galleries are quieter. Experiment with colour, shape and pattern and paint your own unique artwork.
- Accessible
- Creative
- Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Outreach & community
- Public
- Workshop
- Family friendly
- Children and families
- Everyone
Buddha's Birthday
18 May 2024 - 18 May 2024
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Come and celebrate Buddha's birthday with us!
- Festival
- Family friendly
- Children and families
Celebrating Durham Pride
25 May 2024 - 25 May 2024
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Come and start the Pride celebrations!
- Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Family friendly
- Children and families
High and Mighty
29 May 2024 - 29 May 2024
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Explore our new photography exhibition!
- Family friendly
- Children and families
ART SOCIAL: Feel My Words: The Power of Text in Visual Art
29 May 2024 - 29 May 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Join poet, picture-maker and playwright Lizzie Lovejoy in a workshop to combine creative writing and visual art.
- Creative
- Lates
- Performance
- Student experience
- Workshop
- Everyone
- Lifelong Learners and Community groups
- School students
- Students in HE
- Young People
ART SOCIAL: SOCIAL!
05 June 2024 - 05 June 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Join us for quizzes and art games in the pub!
- Creative
- Lates
- Public
- Student experience
- Everyone
- Lifelong Learners and Community groups
- Local and family historians
- Students in HE
MG Car Display
07 July 2024 - 07 July 2024
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Botanic Garden
The Durham MG & Classic Car Club was formed in 2001 for local car enthusiasts interested in MG cars, both classic and modern. This informal gathering will showcase cars representing models produced from the late 1940s through to the early 2000s.
- Family friendly
- Children and families
Teddy Bear's Picnic
12 August 2024 - 12 August 2024
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Botanic Garden
Join us for a fun-filled day of exploring bear habitats on an interactive guided walk through the Garden, a messy bear art workshop and all your favourite bear stories.
- Family friendly
- Children and families
Crazy Creatures
15 August 2024 - 15 August 2024
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Botanic Garden
Get interactive with our Crazy Creatures who are visiting the Garden for the day.
- Family friendly
- Children and families
Elizabeth Baker, StoryTeller
22 August 2024 - 22 August 2024
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Botanic Garden
Join storyteller, Elizabeth Baker, for a whole host of stories and legends from some of the different countries where the wonderful plants in our Garden grow.
- Family friendly
- Children and families
What’s on across our venues
Our unique cultural attractions include Durham Castle, Botanic Garden, Historic Libraries at Palace Green, Oriental Museum, Museum of Archaeology and our World Heritage Site Visitor Centre. Whatever your interest, there's something for everyone to enjoy.