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Fireworks by the River at Durham ARC

Name: Fireworks by the River at Durham ARC
Start: 2026-11-01
Location: Durham Amateur Rowing Club, City Boathouse, Green Lane, Durham, DH1 3JU

Durham city's own display, fired over the Wear from the rowing club's boathouse. Cheap tickets and a short walk from the centre.

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Sunday, 1 November 2026Gates 5:00 PM, display approximately 7:00 PMDurham Amateur Rowing Club, City Boathouse, Green Lane, Durham, DH1 3JUAdult (13+) £4.50, child (4-12) £3.50, under-4s free. Small booking fee per ticketby Durham Amateur Rowing Club

About This Event

The rowing club's Fireworks by the River is the display inside Durham city itself, and the riverside setting is the reason to go — the fireworks are let off over the Wear from the boathouse on Green Lane, a walk from the city centre rather than a drive out to a field. Gates open at 5pm and the display follows at around 7pm, with the bar open until 9pm afterwards. Tickets are among the cheapest of any organised display in the area at four pounds fifty for adults and three pounds fifty for children, with under-fours free, and they are booked online in advance. It is a club event rather than a council one, so the scale is modest compared with the county ground at Chester-le-Street — but for anyone in Durham it is by far the easiest to get to.