Concerts and evening events

Children from Reception to Year 6 are invited to learn more about the Christian Gospel through storytelling and exciting craft activities every Sunday during term time.

This summer, experience the Earth as it’s seen from space as Luke Jerram’s giant illuminated globe, Gaia, comes to Durham Cathedral.

An incredible night of Bowie anthems including 'Let's Dance', 'Starman', 'Life on Mars', 'Rebel Rebel' and more, performed at the beautiful Durham Cathedral by Candlelight.

Book your ticket to explore 2000 years of the North East’s history, culture and faith at Durham Cathedral Museum at your own pace. Step into the octagonal Great Kitchen and get up close to iconic symbols of Durham, including the Sanctuary Ring and St Cuthbert’s Pectoral Cross. Your ticket will give you access to the latest exhibition.

Conquer the 325 spiral steps to the top of our Central Tower from where you can enjoy unrivalled views over our historic city of Durham.

Join our experienced guides on a one hour tour of the Cathedral to learn the fascinating history of the building and those who have lived and worshipped on this site for over a thousand years.

Join Professor Jane Heath from the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University on this specially curated tour of the Marian Art in Durham Cathedral.

Calling all fair-minded people! Bring your family along to create your own family charter. The Learning & Engagement team will help you learn about Magna Carta and how it set out rules and responsibilities for King John. Next, join in a fun debating activity to see how people can find ways to agree. When you have decided collectively how the rules should look for your family or group, write them up and seal them together.
Best suited for children aged 7+. Parents, grandparents, carers and family friends are encouraged – the bigger the group, the more lively the debate! At least one accompanying adult must stay with children in their care at all times.
Location: Durham Cathedral Learning Centre. Please note there are three steps down into the room. If you need step-free access, please let us know before the event by emailing learning@durhamcathedral.co.uk
Tickets are free of charge but must be booked ahead.

Join us on this exclusive tour of the Cathedral’s secret spaces that are rarely open to the general public.

Durham Cathedral’s magnificent 98-stop Willis/Harrison organ is one of country’s finest musical instruments, and one of the Cathedral’s great treasures. Come and enjoy its 5746 pipes in our series of hour-long recitals, featuring some of Britain’s greatest organists.

Durham Cathedral is home to a fascinating collection of ecclesiastical textiles ranging from very rare and unique Angl-Saxon examples to 20th and 21st century work by its Broderers, a group of highly skilled traditional embroiderers. Join us on a tour of the Cathedral to explore a range of textiles.

Discover the hidden history of the woods and riverbanks that form the spectacular setting for the cathedral. Explore their historic features and trace their change from defensive site to Victorian pleasure garden on this 1.5-mile-long walk.

Join us for a series of free talks on the history and legacy of Magna Carta.

Explore the classic tale of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Chapterhouse Theatre Company brings the story of love and tragedy to Durham Cathedral Cloisters, this summer.

Join us for outdoor summer theatre with sharp dialogue and catchy tunes, this timeless comic opera is performed outdoors by a cast of six outstanding performers from the world of musical theatre, on a spectacular nautical set and using Sir Arthur Sullivan’s full score.

Join Chapterhouse Theatre Company as they bring the windswept moorlands and manor houses of Brontë’s gothic masterpiece to life in the summer air of Durham Cathedral Cloisters.

Re-Take That is the ultimate Take That party night, bringing the world’s biggest boy band’s greatest hits to life – live on stage. Jason Orange calls the show “brilliant”, and Declan Donnelly says it’s “the best Take That tribute act you’ll ever see”.

Join us for a new talk exploring the life and work of W. G. Footitt (1865-1936), a talented draughtsman who served as senior assistant to the prominent architect Charles Hodgson Fowler.

Enjoy Kenneth Grahame's timeless tale of friendship, laughter and the lure of adventure! Enjoy the story where it is set: in the great British outdoors, and told by award-winning performers, Illyria Outdoors Theatre.

Ten years ago, the wheels turned at the last deep coal mine in Britain for the final time. Across the coalfields, miners and their families mourned for their industry and their way of life. Now, A Northern Requiem celebrates those people and commemorates their loss in this new choral work which blends together the Latin Requiem Mass with contemporary poetry in a tribute to the men and women of coal.

Escape into a world of light and sound projections that bring storytelling to life. Gaze up at literary illuminations on Durham Cathedral’s centuries-old architecture at The Storytellers by Luxmuralis.

Magna Carta is one of the most important documents in Britain’s legal history. First issued in 1215, it established the principle that everyone, including the King, is subject to the law and it guaranteed new individual rights.

🎄The Snowman – Film with Live Orchestra🎄

🎄 The Snowman – Film with Live Orchestra 🎄