Name: Darlington Pride Weekender – Darlington Market Square
Start: 2023-08-12T12:00:00+01:00
End: 2023-08-12T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Darlington Market Square

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Mar 22

27.11.2022, 10:00 am - 03.06.2023, 4:00 pm

Looking to the Light – South Shields Museum & Art Gallery

Free

A smiling woman leans over a table pouring melted wax into tea lights.

Mar 22

January 13, 10:30 am - April 30, 3:30 pm

Candle Making Class – HUGO+CO

£49

Book turned to a page of Hebrew writing.

Mar 22

January 26, 10:00 am - October 1, 4:00 pm

Shalom! – Discovery Museum

Free

Mar 22

January 28, 10:00 am - April 29, 4:30 pm

Visions of Ancient Egypt – Laing Art Gallery

£10

Oil painting featuring a dark woodland, through which a deer can be seen. The painting is called the Hart of Spring.

Mar 22

January 28, 10:00 am - June 3, 5:00 pm

Revering Ancient Woodland – Hartlepool Art Gallery

Free

Beautiful landscape paining of a river and surrounding greenery. It is Frank Thomas Carter’s The Head of the Lake (Derwentwater).

Mar 22

February 1, 10:00 am - April 13, 5:00 pm

From the Painter’s Soul – South Shields Museum & Art Gallery

Free

20th Century painting called Trewithal Farm, painted by Ruth Adams. It depicts a simple, grey house in a yellow field with a couple standing outside of it.

Mar 22

February 1, 10:00 am - July 8, 4:30 pm

The Untold Stories and the Tides of Change to Come – Laing Art Gallery

Free

Black background with white text saying You Died Again on Screen. Three small white skeletons dance above the text.

Mar 22

February 2, 10:00 am - April 29, 4:30 pm

Sara Sallam: You Died Again on Screen – Laing Art Gallery

Free

Small pile of black and white photos featuring smiling people and families, presumably from before the Holocaust.

Mar 22

February 4, 11:00 am - April 9, 5:00 pm

A Wounded Landscape by Marc Wilson – Side Gallery

Free

Mar 22

February 11, 10:00 am - May 20, 5:00 pm

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: Paths to Abstraction – Hatton Gallery

Free

Numerous sculptures of all shapes, sizes and colours depict people through various cultures and points in history. The figures make up The Procession, an art installation on display at the Baltic in Newcastle.

Mar 22

February 18 - June 11

Hew Locke: The Procession – Baltic

Free

Painting of a tawny owl swooping over a field of white and blue flowers.

Mar 22

February 18, 10:00 am - May 8, 4:00 pm

Northumberland Open 2023: Wild Northumberland – Woodhorn Museum

£7

A golden pendant made from sheet gold is displayed against a black background. It has an intricate geometric pattern carved into it. This is the Shropshire sun pendant, which is around three thousand years old.

Mar 22

February 25, 10:00 am - June 3, 4:00 pm

Gathering light: A Bronze Age Golden Sun – Sunderland Museum And Winter Gardens

Free

Jim Moir, a white bearded man, stands against a backdrop of wall art wearing a grey blazer and black beret.

Mar 22

March 4, 10:00 am - April 2, 5:00 pm

Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) ‘Hot Buttered Mattress’ – Biscuit Factory

Free

A simple pen drawing of three chairs with black ink smudges on their seats. It is an untitled drawing by Lucia Nogueira.

Mar 22

March 4, 11:00 am - May 7, 4:00 pm

Lucia Nogueira: Smoke and Drawings – Maltings, Berwick

Free

Oil painting called Midnight Sun by Steve Buchanan. A solitary figure looks out over an ocean and icebergs, the sea and sky completely pink to depict a beautiful sunrise.

Mar 22

March 10 - April 23

Stuart Buchanan – Biscuit Factory

Free

Yellow background featuring a drawing of a brown lion's head.

Mar 22

March 16, 7:30 pm - May 6, 7:30 pm

Disney’s The Lion King – Sunderland Empire

£55

Mar 22

March 21, 7:30 pm - March 25, 7:30 pm

Around The World In 80 Days – Darlington Hippodrome

£26

Mar 23

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Charity Gala Concert – Ushaw

£10

Sam Ryder O2 City Hall Newcastle upon Tyne

Mar 23

7:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Sam Ryder – O2 City Hall, Newcastle

£65.00

A male cellist sits against a black background looking at his music with a concentrated look on his face.

Mar 23

7:30 pm

Royal Northern Sinfonia: Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony’ – Middlesbrough Town Hall

£25

The silhouette of a man's head stands out against a psychedelic light background. The back of his head has another face on it, which is screaming in anger or despair. This is one of the pieces on display at the Interdimensional art exhibition at Stockton ARC.

Mar 24

March 24 - April 15

Interdimensional – Stockton ARC

Free

Mar 24

8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Susie McCabe – The Maltings, Berwick

£15.00

Plate stacked with homemade soap tied with blue striped string.

Mar 25

11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Young Makers Market – Arts Centre Washington

Free

Mar 25

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Sunday Sessions @ Cake Stories Hoults Yard

A woman stands against a black background dressed in old-fashioned furs and a hat. She looks at the camera with a startled expression.

Mar 25

7:45 pm

A Room Of One’s Own – Alnwick Playhouse

£14

Mar 25

8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Eshaan Akbar – Stockton ARC

£14.00

Fluffy brown dog walking towards the camera in the restaurant.

Mar 26

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Dogs & Dough – Twenty Twenty

Free

Mar 27

March 27, 7:30 pm - April 1, 7:30 pm

Titanic: The Musical – Theatre Royal

£15

Sanaz Lavasani sings into a microphone on stage, smiling. Large white letters cover the photo. They say Sanaz Lavasani Trio.

Mar 28

7:00 pm

Sanaz Lavasani Trio – Newcastle Arts Centre

£10

Mar 28

March 28, 7:30 pm - April 15, 7:30 pm

Faun – Alphabetti Theatre

£3

Mar 30

7:30 pm

MAD(E) – Arts Centre Washington

£9

Black and white photo of Andrew McCormack playing the piano.

Mar 31

8:00 pm

Andrew McCormack Solo Piano – Maltings, Berwick

£20

A black woman with an afro stands sideways to the camera against a colourful floral background. Inside her afro are the words A Weekend Of Fashion And Beauty. It is the poster for the Metrocentre's Fashion and Beauty Event

Apr 1

April 1 - April 2

Fashion & Beauty Event – Metrocentre

Free

Black and white photo by photographer Chris Killip. A man stands with his young son sitting on his shoulders. Both of them look into the distance at something with curious expressions on their faces.

Apr 1

April 1, 8:00 am - September 3, 5:00 pm

Chris Killip, Retrospective – Baltic

Free

At a coffee tasting session in Newcastle, a grinning woman leans over a table to taste a cup of coffee. A Baristocracy Coffee sign hangs in the background.

Apr 1

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Coffee Appreciation – Baristocracy Coffee

£32.50

A photographic work by Fiona Crisp. A white gloved hand holds up a tile printed with bricks. There is a rectangle cut out of the middle, through which the beautiful hills and lake of the surrounding countryside can be seen. It will be displayed at the Weighting Time exhibition at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens.

Apr 1

April 1, 10:00 am - June 3, 4:00 pm

Fiona Crisp: Weighting Time – Sunderland Museum And Winter Gardens

Free

Close-up photo of a pile of comic books, showing off their colourful pop art style.

Apr 1

April 1, 10:00 am - June 4, 4:00 pm

Great British Comics Exhibition – Preston Park Museum

£5

A man waves a giant bubble wand in front of him, creating huge colourful bubbles that glisten across the camera. The man is the Highland Joker performing as Mr Bubbles at The Bubble Show, Alnwick.

Apr 1

11:30 am

The Bubble Show – Alnwick Playhouse

£12

A pile of natural willow branches, Easter eggs, wooden flowers and pink beads are ready to be made into an Easter wreath in the Spring Wreath making workshop.

Apr 1

2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Fun Floristry: Make a Spring Wreath – The Shipley Art Gallery

£35

A brown and white whippet stares up at the camera with big eyes, ready to meet some friends at the dog social at Darlington Hippodrome.

Apr 1

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Hippohounds Dog Social – Darlington Hippodrome

£5

Wooden birdhouse painted red with a yellow roof. A white picket fence has been painted around its side, along with a tree. Children can paint a wooden birdhouse at the Discovery Centre during the spring discovery day craft session.

Apr 4

10:15 am - 2:50 pm

Discovery Days: Beautiful Birds – Discovery Museum

£2

An watercolour painting of a bunny. There are paints and a bunch of yellow spring flowers on the table around the picture.

Apr 4

10:15 am - 3:15 pm

Easter Family Arts Festival – The Shipley Art Gallery

£3

A person holds a black and orange tarantula in their open palms. They are taking part in a Bugs n Stuff workshop at the Woodhorn Museum.

Apr 4

April 4, 10:30 am - April 6, 2:30 pm

Bugs n Stuff – Woodhorn Museum

£7

Illustration of a colourful woodland, wagon and items from fairytales, such as a red coat and a wolf. The words written at the top of the drawing say The Not So Grimm Twins.

Apr 5

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm

The Not So Grimm Twins – The Customs House

£10

Four men dressed as pirates lean over a table towards the camera, mouths open in swashbuckling laughs. They hold steins of beer in their hands. They are part of the Treasure Island comedy theatre production.

Apr 5

April 5, 7:30 pm - April 6, 7:30 pm

Treasure Island – Theatre Royal

£28.50

Three glass cars in green, red and blue, and black, white and blue. They have been created at the Sandcasting workshop at the National Glass Centre.

Apr 6

9:30 am - 10:30 am

Easter Sandcasting: Egg, Bird, Hedgehog or Car – National Glass Centre

£20

Morgan and West wear old-fashioned clothing and hats with large goggles. The look at the camera wide-eyed and bewildered, ready to perform at their science show.

Apr 6

2:00 pm

Morgan & West Unbelievable Science – Alnwick Playhouse

£12

Bowie tribute act Ed Blaney is photographed in three different Bowie costumes, playing a guitar and singing into a microphone. The text above the images says Ultimate Bowie.

Apr 6

7:30 pm

Ultimate Bowie – The Customs House

£20

Priscilla Presley cups her face with one hand and looks into the camera. Her ginger hair shines in the sunlight.

Apr 6

8:00 pm

An Evening with Priscilla Presley – Tyne Theatre & Opera House

£48.50

Apr 7

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Sip And Stretch Yoga – Tynemouth Surf Cafe

£7

A man dressed in traditional baker's clothing takes out a huge tray of freshly baked hot cross buns. He is one of the workers at Beamish museum's Easter weekend.

Apr 7

April 7, 10:00 am - April 10, 5:00 pm

Easter Celebrations 2023 – Beamish

£21

A red line drawing of a cartoon burger walking away with a smile on its face. Next to it, in blue, are the words Battle of the Burger 'Bunsakimbo'

Apr 7

April 7, 12:00 pm - April 8, 11:45 pm

Battle Of The Burger: ‘Bunsakimbo’ – Wylam Brewery

Free

The four female members of punk band Panic Shack crouch around half a sub sandwich with their tongues sticking out. The look up seductively at the camera.

Apr 7

7:30 pm

Panic Shack – The Cluny

£12

A red-haired woman in an orange jumpsuit sits underneath a table. She looks at something off camera with a shocked look on her face. She is one of the performers in the No.9 theatre production.

Apr 7

April 7, 7:30 pm - April 8, 7:30 pm

No.9 – Northern Stage

£18

Poster for the pantomime Rapunzel featuring three star cast members: Bobby Davro, Matt Pagan and Lewis Denny.

Apr 8

April 8, 3:00 pm - April 9, 5:00 pm

Rapunzel Easter Panto – Tyne Theatre & Opera House

£21

A male and female ballet dancer look into each other's eyes as they dance towards each other, just touching. A thin pink veil hangs behind them with the words Ballet Theatre UK: Romeo and Juliet overlaid in white and purple lettering.

Apr 8

7:30 pm

Romeo And Juliet: Ballet Theatre UK – Middlesbrough Theatre

£21

A table is covered with bowls of coffee beans, coffee grounds, spoons and a set of scales ready for a coffee tasting session in Newcastle.

Apr 9

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Free Coffee Tasting – Baristocracy Coffee

Free

A pink fairytale background features a tall tower against a streaky purple sky. The words Rapunzel, The Hair-larious Easter Panto Adventure are printed across the background in gold letters. It is a poster for the Rapunzel Easter pantomime production.

Apr 10

April 10, 3:30 pm - April 11, 5:30 pm

Easter Panto 2023 Rapunzel – Playhouse Whitley Bay

£20.95

Pianist George Ko sits at a grand piano with his fingers on the keys. His eyes are closed as he leans towards the piano, completely absorbed in his own music.

Apr 11

7:30 pm

George Ko (Pianist) – Princess Alexandra Auditorium

£15

Three Black dancers perform on stage. One woman in a dress holds a flower to her chest and looks down with an emotional expression on her face. They are dancers in The Sacrifice by Dada Masilo.

Apr 11

April 11, 7:30 pm - April 12, 7:30 pm

Dada Masilo’s The Sacrifice – Theatre Royal

£36

A huge T-Rex animatrix leans towards an explorer woman holding a stick above her head. It is part of the Dinosaur Live Show.

Apr 13

April 13, 2:00 pm - April 15, 2:00 pm

Dinosaur World Live – Darlington Hippodrome

£14

Six identical images of a hand holding up a dry point print of a delicate blue flower. It has been created as part of the dry point printmaking craft workshop.

Apr 13

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Drypoint Print Workshop – Seven Stories

£22.50

Actor Liz Grand is dressed as Agatha Christie. She sits at a wooden desk, typing on a typewriter. She looks at the camera mysteriously.

Apr 13

7:30 pm

Where Is Mrs Christie? – Middlesbrough Theatre

£16.50

A woman browses a stall at the National Glass Centre's craft fair. The stall is covered in pretty notebooks, decorations and coasters.

Apr 15

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Craft Fair – National Glass Centre

Free

A hands holds out a collection of green coffee beans - the focus of the coffee talk at Baristocracy Coffee.

Apr 15

11:00 am - 1:30 pm

From Tree to Cup: Speciality Coffee Production in East Africa – Baristocracy Coffee

£15

Three different crown designs are made using small colourful pieces of glass. Above these, there are white words against a purple background. They say Glass Class Coronation Special.

Apr 15

2:00 pm

Glass Class: Coronation Special – Stockton ARC

£32

Nick Mohammed lies on his stomach with his hand propping up his chin. His legs are bent impossibly either side of his head and he's wearing roller skates. He wears a confused expression on his face. It is a poster for his Very Best and Worst of Mr Swallow UK tour.

Apr 15

8:00 pm

Nick Mohammed Presents the Very Best & Worst of Mr. Swallow – Durham Gala Theatre

£20

In an Ugly Duckling Ballet performance, a ballerina dressed in a grey feathered dress dances on stage with a sad look on her face. Behind her, a sign says Ducks Only.

Apr 16

April 16, 2:00 pm - April 17, 4:00 pm

Northern Ballet: Ugly Duckling – The Maltings

£8

A yellow brick road stretches into the distance beneath a blue sky and arching rainbow. Fields of poppies grow on either side of the path. A pair of ruby red slippers it in the middle of the path. Above them are the words The Wizard of Oz in glittery red lettering. It is a poster for the Wizard of Oz Pantomime.

Apr 16

April 16, 3:00 pm - April 18, 6:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz – Princess Alexandra Auditorium

£18

A black and white Fran Lebowitz stands in a trench coat and sunglasses, smoking a cigarette. The background behind her is red and her name is printed in large yellow letters. It is a poster for An Evening with Fran Lebowitz.

Apr 17

7:30 pm

An Evening with Fran Lebowitz – Tyne Theatre & Opera House

£34

A metal car plate is attached the a black leather background. The text on it says Grease Is the Word.

Apr 19

April 19, 7:30 pm - April 29, 7:30 pm

Grease – Darlington Hippodrome

£20

A person wears a VR headset and looks at a screen in their hands. Their surroundings are black with hundreds of coloured shards coming through the screen. It is an image from the poster for Worlds Apart at the Northern Stage.

Apr 20

April 20, 7:45 pm - April 22, 7:45 pm

Worlds Apart – Northern Stage

£10

The three female members of Shonen Knife smile at the camera. Two are holding guitars, while the middle one sits at her drum kit. They are ready to bring their pop-punk style to the stage.

Apr 21

7:30 pm

Shonen Knife – The Cluny

£18

Collection of tall ceramic jugs in yellow, dark blue, white and teal. They are created by Muddy Fingers Pottery in their Ceramic Jug Workshop.

Apr 22

10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Ceramic Jug with Muddy Fingers Pottery – Preston Park Museum

£40

Colourful poster for the Family Arts Festival and Super Saturdays

Apr 22

10:15 am - 3:30 pm

Family Arts Festival: Super Saturdays! – The Shipley Art Gallery

£3

West End performers sing on stage while circus acts perform around them, hanging from the ceiling, breathing fire and more. The words Cirque: The Greatest Show are centred in front of them. It is a poster for the Cirque theatre and circus show.

Apr 22

2:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Cirque: The Greatest Show – Princess Alexandra Auditorium

£32

Olly Murs stands with his back to the camera. He wears a white suit jacket. He looks over his shoulder towards the camera. This is the image featured on his Marry Me tour.

Apr 22

6:00 pm

Olly Murs: Marry Me UK Tour – Utilita Arena

£50.95

Pale pink background with black text, which says Is your Workplace Menopause Aware?

Apr 26

9:00 am - 11:00 am

Is your workplace Menopause aware? – Crowne Plaza Newcastle

Free

Delicate drawings of a variety of flowers that can be drawn in the Botanical Drawings art class.

Apr 26

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Botanical Drawing in the Winter Gardens – Sunderland Museum And Winter Gardens

£16

Brooke Combe, a woman of mixed heritage, wears large orange tinted sunglasses which give her a retro look. She looks sideways at the camera.

Apr 27

7:30 pm

Brooke Combe – The Cluny

£10

Psychedelic bubbles float against a multi-coloured background. They represent microdosing, which will be the topic of debate the Centre for Life's Speakeasy event.

Apr 27

7:30 pm - 9:45 pm

Science Speakeasy: Microdosing – Life Science Centre

£5

A poster for the Northern Kin Festival has a cartoon background of a campsite, people enjoying music and campfires, and a bright blue sky. The Northern Kin lineup is printed in black letters across the image.

Apr 28

April 28 - April 30

Northern Kin Festival 2023 – Ushaw

£125

A green line drawing of a cartoon pizza wearing sunglasses and walking along with a red lightsaber. Next to it are the red words Slice Wars The Rebel Base.

Apr 28

April 28, 5:00 pm - April 29, 11:45 pm

Slice Wars 2023: ‘the Rebel Base’ – Wylam Brewery

Free

Crowds of people sit at long tables in Darlington's Indoor Market. Around them are different stalls for the Food and Drink festival.

Apr 28

April 28, 5:00 pm - May 1, 5:00 pm

Darlington Food & Drink Festival – Darlington Market Square

Free

Folk singer Amelia Coburn looks sideways towards the camera. Her dark, blurry green and yellow surroundings give the photo an otherworldly feel.

Apr 28

7:30 pm

Amelia Coburn – Arts Centre Washington

£10

Cartoon characters including a panda, bear and snake, all sail towards something in a tiny devil boat. The text above them says Big North Tattoo Show.

Apr 29

April 29, 10:30 am - April 30, 8:00 pm

Big North Tattoo Show – Utilita Arena

£24.95

Delicately painted eggs with cute faces sit in a nest crafted from twigs. They are surrounded by white flowers. Crafts such as these can be found at the Spring Craft Market at the Shipley Art Gallery.

Apr 29

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Spring Craft Market – The Shipley Art Gallery

Free

Four cast members of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears pantomime stand together, dressed in colourful and extravagant outfits. In front of them, the title of the show is written in large golden letters against a purple background.

Apr 29

3:00 pm

Goldilocks And The Three Bears – Middlesbrough Theatre

£16

Comedian Beth Black holds onto a wooden banister and tilts her head towards the camera, smiling. Her black cat lies on the wooden rail next to her, also staring at the camera.

Apr 29

9:30 pm

Bethany Black: Always Bet On Beth – Alphabetti Theatre

£10

Johannes Radebe is dressed in a sequin covered vest and multi-coloured feather headpiece. He raises his hands in the air above his glittering crown. He is dressed for his dance performance Freedom Unleashed.

Apr 30

7:30 pm

Johannes Radebe: Freedom Unleashed

£45

A man and women in white lab coats stand on a stage. The woman smashes a bright orange powder over the man's head, whose mouth is open in mock shock. They are part of the Ministry of Science show.

May 4

6:00 pm

Ministry of Science – Playhouse Whitley Bay

£20.50

Crowds of people gather in Darlington Market Square to celebrate. The sun shines above and people are laughing and chatting.

May 6

9:00 am - 8:00 pm

Coronation Day Celebrations – Darlington Market Square

Free

Women and girls in bright pink t-shirts raise their arms in the air during the Darlington Dance Festival's mass dance.

May 7

9:00 am - 8:00 pm

Dance Festival – Darlington Market Square

Free

Two stall holders stand behind their table of artwork and prints at Darlington Arts Festival. They laugh and chat with an unseen person.

May 19

May 19, 10:00 am - May 21, 4:00 pm

Darlington Arts Festival – Darlington City Centre

Free

Taylor Swift wears a white vest top, pink sunglasses and bright red lipstick. She looks towards the camera, tilting her glasses down.

May 20

9:00 pm

Swiftogeddon: The Taylor Swift Club Night – Boiler Shop

£11

Jun 8

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

EWIF North East Regional Meeting – Mincoffs Solicitors

Free

A collection of wooden hoops embroidered with different letters in various flowers and colours. Participants can make their own typography hoops at the flowers-on-tulle embroidery workshop at the Biscuit Factory.

Jun 10

10:15 am - 4:15 pm

Flowers on Tulle with Olga Prinku: Typography Hoop Workshop – Biscuit Factory

£120

A man wearing a multi-coloured tie-dye shirt and sailors hat plays his trombone in the Darlington Community Festival parade. Behind him, there is a crowd of people waving flags and wearing vibrant costumes and clothing.

Jun 24

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Community Carnival – Darlington Market Square

Free

Multi-coloured bunting with the word Pride blows in the breeze on a sunny day. Behind it, there is an information stall decorated with a rainbow flag.

Aug 12

12:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Darlington Pride Weekender – Darlington Market Square

Free

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