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Classical Weekend returns in 2027.
The biennial festival is one big celebration of classical music – in all manner of forms, from near and far.
It brings chamber musicians, choirs and orchestras to some of the city's finest music halls, and beyond into public spaces and more intimate and unusual venues.
TRACKS
One of the best loved duos on the English folk scene and founder members of folk phenomenon Bellowhead. Join the duo for a show and a workshop in harmony singing – for all experience levels.
Rising star saxophonist Donovan Haffner is one of 2025's breakthrough artists, having won Jazz Newcomer at the 2025 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Presented by Sheffield Jazz.
Multi-instrumentalist, composer and champion of the Northumbrian pipes, Kathryn Tickell brings 'Ancient Northumbrian Futurism' to town.
An art space and warehouse venue run by DJ-promoter-producer Liam O'Shea. This "rave zone, techno haven and bass temple" has hosted many famous faces since 2012, becoming one of the north's go-to places to discover the next big thing in dance music.
