# Music Festivals In Durham 2026 | Find Events, Tickets & Lineups | AllEvents

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## Music Festivals Events in Durham

- **Event Name**: Durham Pride UK
  - **Description**: Headline: 🗓️ NEW DATE FOR DURHAM PRIDE 2026 🏳️‍🌈

Durham Pride 2026 has officially been moved to Saturday 30 May 2026.

This decision follows the announcement that BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2026 will take place in nearby Sunderland on the same May Bank Ho
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  - **Date**: Sat May 30 2026 at 11:00 am (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/durham-pride-uk/200029686463746
  - **Venue**: The Sands Field, DH1 1SF Durham, United Kingdom
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- **Event Name**: Opulence
  - **Description**: Opulence festival presents two stages of quintessential house music. Saturday 5th SeptemberArtistsGroove ArmadaTodd TerryAlison LimerickSam DivineEats EverythingLovely Laura
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 05 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat Sep 05 2026 at 09:30 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/opulence/300042087922
  - **Venue**: Lumley Castle
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- **Event Name**: ELVANA "Viva Brass Vegas" with Oompah Brass XXL
  - **Description**: 🎺Kicking off Durham Brass 2026 on Sunday 12 July, is Elvana Elvis Fronted Nirvana performing with Oompah Brass XXL at the Gala Durham Theatre

Blending the swagger of rockabilly with the raw punch of grunge, ELVANA rips through Nirvana’s catalogue while s
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  - **Date**: Sun Jul 12 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/elvana-viva-brass-vegas-with-oompah-brass-xxl/200029888681203
  - **Venue**: Gala Durham
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, festivals, performances, art
- **Event Name**: Shildonlive Saturday
  - **Description**: Shildonlive Saturday presents LINDISFARNE plus 8 top festival bands,the best north east pound for pound Festival of 2026ArtistsLindisfarneThe SkaponesThe New JerseytonesOasisJam
  - **Date**: Sat Jun 06 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Jun 06 2026 at 10:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/shildonlive-saturday/300042162652
  - **Venue**: Hackworth Park
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  - **Categories**: festivals, art, pop
- **Event Name**: SoundScape 2026
  - **Description**: The North East Ultimate Outdoor Dance Festival Returns in 2026Music Genres :  Bounce, Hard Dance, Hardcore/Hardstyle, Trance
  - **Date**: Sat Jun 27 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat Jun 27 2026 at 10:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/soundscape-2026/300041468310
  - **Venue**: Bishop Auckland R U F C
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- **Event Name**: Brassed On featuring Dilettante, Vice Killer & Isabel Maria alongside brass
  - **Description**: 🎷On Saturday 18 July Brassed On  returns to Durham Brass Festival at Gala Durham featuring local artists Dilettante, Isabel Maria and Vice Killer playing alongside Brass.

Dilettante , the art-pop project of multi-instrumentalist Francesca Pidgeon, blendi
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  - **Date**: Sat Jul 18 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/brassed-on-featuring-dilettante-vice-killer-and-isabel-maria-alongside-brass/200029888680857
  - **Venue**: Gala Theatre, DH1 1WA Durham, United Kingdom
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, festivals, art, music-festivals
- **Event Name**: HECTOR GANNET "Talking In The Mother Tongue" with Durham Miners' Association Brass Band
  - **Description**: 🎷On Friday 17 July Hector Gannet returns to Durham Brass Festival, ahead of their forthcoming third album, The Great Shakedown, due later in this year.

The band’s special performance, Talking In The Mother Tongue, takes place at Redhills Durham, and will
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  - **Date**: Fri Jul 17 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/hector-gannet-talking-in-the-mother-tongue-with-durham-miners-association-brass-band/200029888681508
  - **Venue**: Redhills Durham
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, festivals
- **Event Name**: Scoop Music Festival 2026
  - **Description**: welcome to Scoop Music Festival 2026.
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  - **Date**: Fri Jul 24 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sun Jul 26 2026 at 08:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/scoop-music-festival-2026/200029353952926
  - **Venue**: Lanchester, County Durham
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- **Event Name**: Crinnions Music Fest
  - **Description**: We are holding our first music festival in our beer garden. Live singers through out the day. Tickets £15pp over 18's only. Tickets on sale end of this week.
Food served all day, Pig and the Pud food van. 
festival painting, Table Magic and more
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  - **Date**: Sun May 24 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sun May 24 2026 at 10:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/crinnions-music-fest/200029694247907
  - **Venue**: 25 front street, Lanchester
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  - **Categories**: festivals, music, entertainment, music-festivals, food-drinks, art, fine-arts, food-truck-festivals, beer-festivals
- **Event Name**: Scoop Music Festival
  - **Description**: Tickets available now
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  - **Date**: Sat Jul 25 2026 at 01:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/scoop-music-festival/200029438601815
  - **Venue**: Esp green farm lanchester durham
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## Trending Events in Durham

- **Event Name**: An Evening of Radiohead at Durham Cathedral
  - **Description**: An Evening of Radiohead, performed by a full band, vocalists & string quartet in the ethereal surroundings of Durham Cathedral.About this EventLet Me In are back, returning on a UK & Ireland Cathedral tour after c
  - **Venue**: Durham Cathedral
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- **Event Name**: The North East Volunteers for Liberty at The Big Meet.
  - **Description**: We will be parading at the 140th Durham Miners Gala; the world's greatest celebration of community, international solidarity, and working class life.

Last year more than 150,000 people packed the streets of Durham to enjoy the sights and sounds of The Bi
  - **Venue**: Durham Miners' Gala
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- **Event Name**: Durham Pride UK
  - **Description**: Headline: 🗓️ NEW DATE FOR DURHAM PRIDE 2026 🏳️‍🌈

Durham Pride 2026 has officially been moved to Saturday 30 May 2026.

This decision follows the announcement that BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2026 will take place in nearby Sunderland on the same May Bank Ho
  - **Venue**: The Sands Field, DH1 1SF Durham, United Kingdom
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- **Event Name**: Rachmaninov 2nd Piano Concerto by Candlelight at Durham Cathedral
  - **Description**: ⭐ Step into the tranquil glow of candlelight and enjoy a spellbinding evening of classical music in the breathtaking surroundings of Durham Cathedral Highlights 🎹 Experience Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2, one of the most beloved and emotional works i
  - **Venue**: Durham Cathedral
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- **Event Name**: Scouting For Girls Live in Durham Cathedral
  - **Description**: Scouting For Girls will be performing the greatest hits live in the breathtaking Durham Cathedral in October.ArtistsScouting for GirlsMusic Genres :  2000s, Indie, Indie Pop, Pop, Rock
  - **Venue**: Durham Cathedral
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- **Event Name**: Abba Night at Durham Pride featuring Kiss the Teacher
  - **Description**: Kiss The Teacher our proud to be part of Durham Pride 2026 - it's going to be a day full of joy and acceptance! 

Come join us at The Sands on Saturday May 30th, 2026  - Our performance time will be announced shortly

There will be live performances, bars
  - **Venue**: The Sands
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- **Event Name**: An Evening of Kate Bush at Durham Cathedral
  - **Description**: An Evening of Kate Bush - performed live by a full band, vocalists and string quartet in the ethereal surroundings of Durham Cathedral.About this EventLet Me In are back with a brand new show, exploring the evocative musi
  - **Venue**: Durham Cathedral
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- **Event Name**: Opulence
  - **Description**: Opulence festival presents two stages of quintessential house music. Saturday 5th SeptemberArtistsGroove ArmadaTodd TerryAlison LimerickSam DivineEats EverythingLovely Laura
  - **Venue**: Lumley Castle
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- **Event Name**: Durham Official Big Freshers Icebreaker - UK Largest Freshers Events - Sold Out 10 Years Running 🏆
  - **Description**: The Big Freshers Icebreaker Tour - Officially The UK'S Biggest Freshers Tour!!
Welcome to the biggest, craziest, most talked about event of your freshers week.SOLD OUT EVERY YEAR SINCE 2009!
Get ready for an Icebreaker experience that is bigger and better
  - **Venue**: Katie O'Brien's Irish Tavern Durham
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Music Festivals events in Durham?
  - **A:** Durham Pride UK (Sat May 30 2026 at 11:00 am at The Sands Field, DH1 1SF Durham, United Kingdom), Opulence (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 12:00 pm at Lumley Castle), ELVANA "Viva Brass Vegas" with Oompah Brass XXL (Sun Jul 12 2026 at 07:30 pm at Gala Durham), Shildonlive Saturday (Sat Jun 06 2026 at 10:00 am at Hackworth Park), SoundScape 2026 (Sat Jun 27 2026 at 11:00 am at Bishop Auckland R U F C).
- **Q**: What Music Festivals events are happening in Durham this weekend May 22–24, 2026?
  - **A:** Crinnions Music Fest (Sun May 24 2026 at 01:00 pm at 25 front street, Lanchester).
- **Q**: What Music Festivals events are happening in Durham in May 2026?
  - **A:** Durham Pride UK (Sat May 30 2026 at 11:00 am at The Sands Field, DH1 1SF Durham, United Kingdom), Crinnions Music Fest (Sun May 24 2026 at 01:00 pm at 25 front street, Lanchester).
- **Q**: How can I find Music Festivals events in Durham?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Music Festivals events in Durham on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Music Festivals events in Durham?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Music Festivals events in Durham?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Music Festivals events in Durham include The Sands Field, DH1 1SF Durham, United Kingdom, Lumley Castle, Gala Durham.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Music Festivals events in Durham?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Music Festivals events in Durham include Durham Pride UK, Durham Brass Festival, Scoop Music Festival.
- **Q**: Are there any online Music Festivals events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Music Festivals events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Music Festivals events in Durham?
  - **A:** Follow the Music Festivals category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Music Festivals events are listed in Durham.

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