Festival and event news

From melodic music, street bands, to grannies on wheels, the streets of Bishop Auckland are set to come alive with entertainment during one of the region's biggest food festivals.

BRILLIANT - the national commissioning scheme that invites people to create a new light work to form part of Lumiere Durham - is back.

The full line up of celebrity chefs for Bishop Auckland Food Festival has now been confirmed, as organisers announce who will be appearing on Sunday.

A Sunday Brunch host, social media baker, and a MasterChef champion are among the celebrity chefs who will appear at this year's Bishop Auckland Food Festival.

Dates have been announced for Lumiere Durham 2025, the UK's light art biennial.

The story of a great rescue effort to bring thousands of Jewish children to Britian during the Second World War will be told at a commemorative event.

A County Durham theatre celebrated a bumper number of visitors as the last petal fell on its Christmas pantomime.

Up-and-coming musicians from across the North East are being invited to apply to be part of one of the region's biggest events.