BATH Tea Dance featuring Tyne Valley Big Band 14+
Sunday 13 July, 2.00pm
SOLD OUT – Please call the box office for any returns. Join us for a special Brass Tea Dance at Bishop Auckland Town Hall! Dance the afternoon away at this traditional social gathering with live music from the fantastic Tyne Valley Big Band, led by musical director Dave Hignett and accompanied by the fabulous vocals […]Free event
Hardwick Park Brass Bash
Monday 14 July, 6.00pm
Experience the atmosphere of Durham Brass Festival, across the county, with Brass Bashes! Join our street bands for performances across the local area. The Durham Brass Festival is coming to Hardwick Park! Join us for a FREE evening of live music on Monday 14th July from 6pm until 8.00pm with: For help finding the location, […]Free event
The Story Brass Bash
Monday 14 July, 6.00pm
Experience the atmosphere of Durham Brass Festival, across the county, with Brass Bashes! Join our street bands for performances across the local area. The Durham Brass Festival is coming to The Story! Join us for a FREE evening of live music on Monday 14th July from 6pm until 8pm with: For help finding the location, […]Barry Hyde and Durham Miners Association Brass Band perform "Miners' Ballads"
Monday 14 July, 7.00pm
SOLD OUT – Please call the box office for any returns. The Futureheads’ frontman Barry Hyde, brings his deeply personal and evocative new solo album, Miners’ Ballads, to life in a special live performance. The album, commissioned by Sunderland City Council and Paul Emerson, is inspired by the rich coal mining heritage of the North East, […]Free event
Hackworth Park Big Brass Bash
Tuesday 15 July, 6.00pm
Experience the atmosphere of Durham Brass Festival, across the county, with Brass Bashes! Join our street bands for performances across the local area. The Durham Brass Festival is coming to Shildon! Join us for a FREE evening of live music on Tuesday 15th July from 6pm until 9pm with: For help finding the location, follow […]Free event
The Witham Brass Bash
Tuesday 15 July, 6.00pm
Experience the atmosphere of Durham Brass Festival, across the county, with Brass Bashes! Join our street bands for performances across the local area. The Durham Brass Festival is coming to The Witham! Join us for a FREE evening of live music on Tuesday 15 July from 6.00pm until 8.00pm with: For help finding the location, […]Bill Ryder-Jones & NASUWT Riverside Band presents "Iechyd Da"
Tuesday 15 July, 7.00pm
Bill Ryder-Jones first rose to prominence as a founding member of The Coral, achieving number-one albums and earning a Mercury Prize nomination. Since then, he has carved out a remarkable solo career, releasing five critically acclaimed LPs, from his debut – an orchestral score inspired by Italo Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller – to […]Durham Brass hosts BBC Radio 4 Loose Ends
Wednesday 16 July, 6.00pm
Writer and broadcaster, Stuart Maconie, will host Loose Ends from Redhills on Wednesday 16 July. In an episode celebrating music, comedy, and entertainment from and about the North East, this special Durham Brass Festival programme will be recorded in front of a live audience, from the heart of the festival. Be part of the programme, […]Free event
Spennymoor Town Centre Brass Bash
Wednesday 16 July, 6.00pm
Experience the atmosphere of Durham Brass Festival, across the county, with Brass Bashes! Join our street bands for performances across the local area. The Durham Brass Festival is coming to Spennymoor! Join us for a FREE evening of live music on Wednesday 16 July from 6.00pm until 8.00pm with: For help finding the location, follow […]Free event
Willington Town Park Brass Bash
Wednesday 16 July, 6.00pm
Experience the atmosphere of Durham Brass Festival, across the county, with Brass Bashes! Join our street bands for performances across the local area. The Durham Brass Festival is coming to Willington! Join us for a FREE evening of live music on Wednesday 16th July from 6pm until 8pm with: For help finding the location, follow […]Free event
Trimdon Community College Brass Bash
Thursday 17 July, 6.00pm
Experience the atmosphere of Durham Brass Festival, across the county, with Brass Bashes! Join our street bands for performances across the local area. The Durham Brass Festival is coming to Trimdon! Join us for a FREE evening of live music on Thursday 17 July from 6.00pm until 9.00pm with: For help finding the location, follow […]Free event
Blackhill and Consett Park Brass Bash
Thursday 17 July, 6.00pm
Experience the atmosphere of Durham Brass Festival, across the county, with Brass Bashes! Join our street bands for performances across the local area. The Durham Brass Festival is coming to Consett! Join us for a FREE evening of live music on Thursday 17th July from 6pm until 8pm with: For help finding the location, follow […]Free event
North Terrace Seaham Big Brass Bash
Friday 18 July, 6.00pm
Experience the atmosphere of Durham Brass Festival, across the county, with Brass Bashes! Join our street bands for performances across the local area. The Durham Brass Festival is coming to Seaham! Join us for a FREE evening of live music on Friday 18th July from 6pm until 9pm with: For help finding the location, follow […]Free event
Town Park, Newton Aycliffe Big Brass Bash
Friday 18 July, 6.00pm
Experience the atmosphere of Durham Brass Festival, across the county, with Brass Bashes! Join our street bands for performances across the local area. The Durham Brass Festival is coming to Newton Aycliffe! Join us for a FREE evening of live music on Friday 18 July from 6.00pm until 9.00pm with: For help finding the location, […]Simon Armitage & LYR with Easington Colliery Brass Band present “Firm As A Rock We Stand”
Friday 18 July, 7.00pm
Durham Brass Festival hosts BBC Radio 4 The AdverbSimon Armitage & LYR performing “Firm As A Rock We Stand”with Easington Colliery Brass BandPlus poetry presented by Ian McMillan SOLD OUT – Please call the box office for any returns. Durham Brass Festival proudly presents a powerful restaging of Firm As A Rock We Stand, first presented […]Free event
Streets Of Brass - BRASS Festival 2025
Saturday 19 July, 10.00am
Durham City comes alive in July with some of the very best street bands from the UK and beyond in ‘Streets of Brass’. Bringing brass from across the nation and around the world to Durham, with fresh and non-traditional takes on what it means to be a brass band. There’s no need to book for […]BRASS Boat Cruises Mr Wilson's Second Liners
Saturday 19 July, 12.00pm
This year, Brass Festival will take over the streets…and the water too! Cruise along the River Wear on the Prince Bishop, with our fantastic street bands onboard. Enjoy a full licensed bar, wonderful music from Mr Wilson’s Second Liners playing two sets, gorgeous views of Durham city, and an atmosphere you won’t forget. Sail from […]BRASS Boat Cruises Diddy Sweg
Saturday 19 July, 2.00pm
This year, Brass Festival will take over the streets…and the water too! Cruise along the River Wear on the Prince Bishop, with our fantastic street bands onboard. Enjoy a full licensed bar, wonderful music from Diddy Sweg playing two sets, gorgeous views of Durham city, and an atmosphere you won’t forget. Sail from the Boathouse […]BRASS Boat Cruises - Brazen Brass Band
Saturday 19 July, 4.00pm
This year, Brass Festival will take over the streets…and the water too! Cruise along the River Wear on the Prince Bishop, with our fantastic street bands onboard. Enjoy a full licensed bar, wonderful music from Brazen Brass playing two sets, gorgeous views of Durham city, and an atmosphere you won’t forget. Sail from the Boathouse […]Free event
Party In The Park - BRASS 2025
Saturday 19 July, 5.00pm
Get on your dancing shoes as our street bands bring the party to the park from 5pm to 9pm. The fantastic amphitheatre in Wharton Park provides a unique way to experience the high energy performances from the amazing street bands we have gathered from across the UK and beyond to perform at this year’s festival. […]Brassed On feat Faithful Johannes - Amateur Ornithologist - Liz Corney
Saturday 19 July, 7.00pm
A standout highlight of the Brass Festival, celebrating the incredible versatility of brass music by re-imagining it in fresh and exciting ways. This unique programme pairs Northeast artists with talented brass ensembles to create new music and take part in a unique and unforgettable performance. This year’s Brassed On artists include Liz Corney, musician and […]NETOA Wurlitzer & Stanhope Silver Band present Brass & Pipes
Saturday 19 July, 7.00pm
SOLD OUT – Please call the box office for any returns. Durham Brass Festival proudly partners with the North East Theatre Organ Association and Stanhope Silver Band to present a one-off, commissioned show entitled Brass and Pipes. This special show will bring together the unique sounds of the iconic Wurlitzer organ and brass band music at […]Free event
Streets Of Brass - BRASS Festival 2025
Sunday 20 July, 11.00am
Durham City comes alive in July with some of the very best street bands from the UK and beyond in ‘Streets of Brass’. Bringing brass from across the nation and around the world to Durham, with fresh and non-traditional takes on what it means to be a brass band. There’s no need to book for […]BRASS Boat Cruises Always Drinking Marching Band
Sunday 20 July, 11.00am
This year, Brass Festival will take over the streets…and the water too! Cruise along the River Wear on the Prince Bishop, with our fantastic street bands onboard. Enjoy a full licensed bar, wonderful music from Always Drinking Marching Band playing two sets, gorgeous views of Durham city, and an atmosphere you won’t forget. Sail from […]BRASS Boat Cruises New York Brass Band
Sunday 20 July, 1.00pm
This year, Brass Festival will take over the streets…and the water too! Cruise along the River Wear on the Prince Bishop, with our fantastic street bands onboard. Enjoy a full licensed bar, wonderful music from New York Brass Band playing two sets, gorgeous views of Durham city, and an atmosphere you won’t forget. Sail from […]The Fairey Band performing "Pictures at an Exhibition"
Sunday 20 July, 1.30pm
Experience one of the world’s finest brass bands like never before as The Fairey Band presents a breathtaking performance of Pictures at an Exhibition. This unique concert pairs a stunning brass arrangement of Mussorgsky’s masterpiece with mesmerising, animated interpretations, creating an unforgettable audiovisual experience. The animations, produced by Ion Concert Media in collaboration with the USC […]BRASS Boat Cruises Das Brass
Sunday 20 July, 3.00pm
This year, Brass Festival will take over the streets…and the water too! Cruise along the River Wear on the Prince Bishop, with our fantastic street bands onboard. Enjoy a full licensed bar, wonderful music from Das Brass playing two sets, gorgeous views of Durham city, and an atmosphere you won’t forget. Sail from the Boathouse […]The Fairey Band performing "Acid Brass"
Sunday 20 July, 7.30pm
For the first time at Durham BRASS Festival, The Fairey Band brings Acid Brass an unlikely but exciting fusion of Acid House anthems performed by traditional British brass band. Brainchild of British conceptual artist Jeremy Deller, Acid Brass explores the deep social and political connections between the brass band and Acid House movements. Since its […]