What’s On Events Calendar
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Building closure - upcoming dates
Due to extensive roofing works at Palace Green Library, there will be times when we have to close the building to visitors between summer 2024 and spring 2025, with no access to Museum of Archaeology, Cosin’s Library, Penned and Printed exhibition and World Heritage Site Visitor Centre.
Visit our Tickets and Times pages at each venue for more information.
Alice Dalí AR: A Rabbit Hole Awaits
05 May 2024 - 31 October 2024
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Botanic Garden
Alice Dalí AR is a new augmented reality experience at Durham's Botanic Garden that combines paintings by Salvador Dalí with passages from Lewis Carroll’s book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and a magical soundtrack.
- Festival
- Holiday activities
- Partnerships & Collaboration
- Public
- Everyone
Summer Course on International Arbitration 2024
22 July 2024 - 26 July 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Durham Law School invites you to the Summer Course on International Arbitration 2024.
- Alumni
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Histories of Scottish Politics in the Age of Union, c.1700-1945
23 July 2024 - 24 July 2024
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Join us for two days of stimulating discussion about the place of politics and the meaning of the political in modern Scotland, a period of massive political, constitutional, economic, environmental, religious and social change in Scotland, the UK and the empire. The conference features 40 paper presentations, a keynote on ‘Where did the nineteenth century go?’ and a roundtable on ‘The future of Scottish political history?’. Registration is now open.
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Alumni Stories
23 July 2024 - 23 July 2024
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Part of our Postgraduate Monthlys Webinar series. We will be focusing on a different topic each month, so you'll be able to select the sessions that are most relevant to you.
- Online
Durham Fringe Festival 2024
24 July 2024 - 28 July 2024
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
This year’s Durham Fringe Festival will take place from Wednesday 24 – Sunday 28 July (inclusive).
- Festival
- Holiday activities
- Music
- Partnerships & Collaboration
- Performance
- Public
- Student experience
- Theatre
Meet the Durham DBA Programme Director, Alumni and Students
24 July 2024 - 24 July 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Meet the Durham DBA Programme Director, Alumni and Students on Wednesday 24 July 2024
- Doctoral
- Online
Global DBA - Meet the Programme Directors
26 July 2024 - 26 July 2024
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Meet the Programme Director and discover more about our Global DBA programme on Friday 26 July.
- Doctoral
Durham Islamic Finance Summer School 2024
27 July 2024 - 02 August 2024
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Durham Islamic Finance Summer School (DIFSS) aims to provide such knowledge, skills and expertise, and help place participants in an advantageous position for entering and working in the Islamic financial sector. The programme is delivered mostly by leading Islamic financiers and bankers from across the world.
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Durham Energy Disputes Conference 2024
27 July 2024 - 27 July 2024
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Welcome to the third annual Conference on Energy Disputes at Durham Law School.
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
North East Alumni Chapter Summer Social
28 July 2024 - 28 July 2024
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join the North East Alumni Chapter in Durham for a photo walk along the River Wear, followed by networking and drinks at the Head of Steam pub.
- Alumni
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.