What's On

Every day during the school holidays, from Saturday, 20th July to Wednesday, 28th August, there’ll be amazing activities taking place across the museum for all the family to enjoy.

North East Concert Band performing in the Town Bandstand from 2pm to 4pm.

Folk singers and musicians performing around Hetton Band Hall in The 1900s Pit Village.

Why not try your hand at playing some skiffle at our new 1950s welfare hall. We'll be holding workshops to show people how to play simple instruments, such as the washboard and tea-chest bass and we'll be expecting some rousing singing too!

Longcauseway Church Choir will be performing in the Pit Village Chapel at 11am and 2pm.

Dig for Victory is the first event in our Great North Festival of Agriculture. The event is focused in and around our 1940s Farm and tells the story of life on the Home Front and the vital support role the British countryside played during the Second World War.

We’ve teamed up with Durham County Council’s Walk Durham to hold a weekly health walk, starting from the Main Entrance.

Across the year we have amazing brass band performances at the museum, now it is your turn to have a go!

Come along to our Hetton Band Hall from 1.30pm on Mondays to join in with some traditional music, songs and dance.

Find out about skiffle and the birth of popular music in this fascinating talk by musician Ken Tonge in the welfare hall on Wednesday, 4th September.

We’ve teamed up with Durham County Council’s Walk Durham to hold a weekly health walk, starting from the Main Entrance.

Pack up your potatoes and bring your beetroot to the Beamish Leek Show. The annual contest will see home-grown vegetables and flowers battle it out in an attempt to take first prize.