Queer Futures Festival 2025 on Sunday 12th October from 12 noon to 10pm at the Teesdale Community Resources Hub in Barnard Castle, shuttle bus running from Darlington at various points during the day (booking required)
Artist Sarah Li has asked us to share the message below, which we’re delighted to do: Join us on Sunday 12th October 2025, 12 noon-10pm @TCR Hub Barnard Castle, for a brilliant, jam packed day of live music, art, creative workshops, food and more! And it’s all free! Just book a ticket via our event page […]
The Story We Made Together Creative Community Workshop begins at 2.30pm on Saturday 29 November 2025 at St. William and St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Darlington
Tees Music Alliance – Tees Music Alliance have a project called #digitaltenderness which aims to improve wellbeing, tackle mental health issues and reduce isolation through creativity that’s kindly funded by The National Lottery Community Fund – made possible by the generosity of National Lottery players. As part of this programme, they’ve created a Christmas Community project and […]
We’re delighted to be supporting three free workshops for those aged 16+ with Darlington Library’s Poet in Residence, Caroline Walling, this October. Booking is required for these workshops and they, alongside many other events at Darlington Library, can be booked now at https://www2.darlington.gov.uk/events. 2025/26 is the third year of a fantastic project which Tees Women […]
“This is the Place – A Practical Guide to Early Years Music‑Making” takes place on Monday 22 September 2025 from 10 am to 3 pm at Theatre Hullabaloo, Borough Road, Darlington, DL1 1SG
Blue Cabin is excited to invite you to a wonderful event – “This is the Place – A Practical Guide to Early Years Music‑Making”. It will take place on Monday, 22 September 2025, from 10 am to 3 pm at Theatre Hullabaloo, Borough Road, Darlington, DL1 1SG. This rich, hands‑on session is ideal for early years practitioners, musicians, foster […]
On Track exhibition opens at Darlington Library on Saturday 6 September 2025 and on display until Thursday 14 October 2025
The Darlington Stitch and Create group of over forty members has been working towards the ‘On Track’ exhibition, which opens at Darlington Library Art Gallery on Saturday 6 September 2025, for four years. ‘This ‘On Track’ is the third in a trio of recent exhibitions, following The Whistle Stop touring exhibition, and the British Railways, […]
The Fundamentals of Creative Facilitation training course – October 23rd and 24th 2024
The brilliant Blue Cabin have asked us to share the opportunity below locally. Booking is required and the closing date for applications is Thursday 25th September 2025 and you will be advised if your application has been successful on Friday 26th September 2025 with booking information here . This training is provided by the Discovery Research Platform and the Institute […]
The Majestic venue hire
The Majestic , Darlington’s Little Theatre with Big Ideas are offering venue hire for arts professionals. Please contact them to find out more at OFFICE@THE-MAJESTIC.CO.UK or call them at 01325 633296 or 01325 633255.
Andy Taylor Autumn art course for adults start on Monday 8th & Wednesday 10th September, booking required
Do you want to explore your creativity this autumn? Andy Taylor’s offering 10 week evening art courses for adults at Corporation Road School in Darlington with all levels of expertise welcome. Booking required and courses start on Monday 8th September and Wednesday 10th September 2025. Course Fee: £85 for 10 weeks. For more details contact […]
Getting on board the creativity train
One of the five priorities within Darlington Culture Strategy 2022 – 2026 is to creatively explore Darlington’s rich railway heritage. Creative Darlington budget has contributed to a number of artist led projects in 2024/25 and 2025/26 which have done just this, including Write on Track, led by writers Ann Cuthbert and Pam Plumb, Bob Beagrie’s […]
Inform the shape of a new programme for the creative and cultural sectors supporting skills like budgeting, financial planning, managing money and diversifying income, led by Tees Valley Combined Authority, by completing survey (links below) by 2nd July 2025
Tees Valley Combined Authority, with support from Arts Council England, is developing a new pilot course to help people and organisations in the creative and cultural sectors feel more confident with the financial side of their work. They’ve asked us to share this through our networks, and anticipate two strands of training, one directed at […]
