What’s On Events Calendar
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Little Dragons
30 July 2025 - 30 July 2025
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Oriental Museum
Join us at the Oriental Museum on Wednesday mornings for Little Dragons, our FREE session for children under 5 and their families/carers. Each session will be packed full of exploring the museum galleries, fun craft activities, singing, games and stories.
- Creative
- Public
- Family friendly
- Under 5s
Fakes and Forgeries
30 July 2025 - 30 July 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Be a detective and hunt down some objects that might not be exactly what they seem and make one of your own.
- Accessible
- Creative
- Family friendly
- Children and families
- Everyone
Exploring ancient Japan
01 August 2025 - 01 August 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Learn about prehistoric Japan and make a clay dogu figure.
- Accessible
- Creative
- Holiday activities
- Family friendly
- Children and families
- Everyone
- School students
Festival of Archaeology Special event: Mapping the Past
02 August 2025 - 02 August 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Find out how archaeologists record their discoveries and draw a giant site plan of the museum and its treasures. Perfect for budding archaeologists.
- Accessible
- Creative
- Holiday activities
- Family friendly
- Children and families
- Everyone
- School students
MG Car Display
03 August 2025 - 03 August 2025
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
Family Craft Club does Book Beetle Printing
05 August 2025 - 05 August 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Historic Libraries
Join us for family activities inspired by our exhibition, Shakespeare Recovered. Drop in, all welcome, aged 5-12
- Creative
- Children and families
Little Dragons
06 August 2025 - 06 August 2025
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Oriental Museum
Join us at the Oriental Museum on Wednesday mornings for Little Dragons, our FREE session for children under 5 and their families/carers. Each session will be packed full of exploring the museum galleries, fun craft activities, singing, games and stories.
- Creative
- Public
- Family friendly
- Under 5s
Glorious Glass
06 August 2025 - 06 August 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Spot some objects made from glass in the museum and make your own glass tile mosaic.
- Accessible
- Creative
- Family friendly
- Children and families
- Everyone
Family Activities: Bold Gold
08 August 2025 - 08 August 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Learn about a special golden chest on display, then create your own glittering, golden artwork.
- Accessible
- Creative
- Family friendly
- Children and families
- Everyone
Family Activities: Ramayana Stories
09 August 2025 - 09 August 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Learn about the stories and characters of the famous Indian epic poem, the Ramayana and help make a giant storyboard of your own.
- Accessible
- Creative
- Holiday activities
- Family friendly
- Children and families
- Everyone
Family Craft Club does Quill Creating!
12 August 2025 - 12 August 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Historic Libraries
Join us for family activities inspired by our exhibition, Shakespeare Recovered. Drop in, all welcome, aged 5-12
- Creative
- Exhibition
- Exhibitions
- Holiday activities
- Family friendly
- Children and families
Little Dragons
13 August 2025 - 13 August 2025
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Oriental Museum
Join us at the Oriental Museum on Wednesday mornings for Little Dragons, our FREE session for children under 5 and their families/carers. Each session will be packed full of exploring the museum galleries, fun craft activities, singing, games and stories.
- Creative
- Public
- Family friendly
- Under 5s
Family Activities: Spice Chest
13 August 2025 - 13 August 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Discover the smells and spices of the Silk Road and make spice map and spice bag to take home.
- Accessible
- Creative
- Holiday activities
- Family friendly
- Children and families
- Everyone
Crazy Creatures
14 August 2025 - 14 August 2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Botanic Garden
Get interactive with the Crazy Creatures visiting the Garden for the day.
- Family friendly
Family Activities: Super Sculptures
15 August 2025 - 15 August 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
The Oriental Museum is full of sculptures. Find you favourite then make a colourful skewer sculpture to take home.
- Accessible
- Creative
- Holiday activities
- Family friendly
- Children and families
- Everyone
Family Activities: Good Cat, Bad Cat
16 August 2025 - 16 August 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Learn about the Ancient Egyptian gods Sekmet and Bastet and make a colourful lion spinner.
- Accessible
- Creative
- Holiday activities
- Family friendly
- Children and families
- Everyone
Family Craft Club does Lego Printing
19 August 2025 - 19 August 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Historic Libraries
Join us for family activities inspired by our exhibition, Shakespeare Recovered. Drop in, all welcome, aged 5-12
- Creative
- Exhibition
- Exhibitions
- Holiday activities
- Family friendly
- Children and families
Little Dragons
20 August 2025 - 20 August 2025
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Oriental Museum
Join us at the Oriental Museum on Wednesday mornings for Little Dragons, our FREE session for children under 5 and their families/carers. Each session will be packed full of exploring the museum galleries, fun craft activities, singing, games and stories.
- Creative
- Public
- Family friendly
- Under 5s
Family Activities: Brooch Making Workshop
20 August 2025 - 20 August 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Take inspiration from the heavenly Korean jewellery on display made artist Seeun Kim and make your own brooch.
- Accessible
- Creative
- Holiday activities
- Family friendly
- Children and families
- Everyone
Twilight Talk: Behind the Scenes of Telling Tales - Making Stories Come to Life
21 August 2025 - 21 August 2025
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Join us for a free Twilight Talk focussing on our latest temporary exhibition, Telling Tales - Making Stories Come to Life.
- Exhibition
- Lates
- Outreach & community
- Public
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Alumni
- Everyone
- Friends of the Oriental Museum
- Young People
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.
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