Getting ready for summer

Indigo’s editors look forward to everything culture-based happening around Durham

Get excited – there’s only one month left. With exams nearly in full swing, the next month seems unbearably long. But there’s hope. June is almost upon us, which means the opportunity to enjoy the sunshine Durham is infamous for... More importantly, however, the widely celebrated ‘three weeks of nothing’ provides the chance to fully immerse yourself in all the wonderful arts and culture events on o city and just outside. Whether you’re excited for live gigs, college days or the final DST plays of the academic year, June 2023 will be a month to look forward to!

From college days in the sun to summer balls

Undeniably one of the best parts about staying in Durham during June is all the college events on o college days in the sun to summer balls, they’re a great opportunity to reunite with friends after exams. Other groups and societies also er fun events and formals. is even hosting it’s very own 75th Anniversary ball on 3 June at Lumley Castle. Editors, contributors, alumni readers are all welcome to attend this fun evening in honour of the paper.

After nearly a month of being stuck in Durham doing exams, it’s likely you’ll want some respite. There’s so much on o outside the city. For example, there are plenty of wild swimming opportunities, so there’s no reason to not get outdoors and refresh

Charlotte (Indigo Editor)

Book: Everything is Illuminated –

Jonathon Safran Foer

Film: Aftersun – Charlotte Wells

Album: Waysides – Bedouine

Image credit: Rosie Bromiley after exams. Durham’s relative proximity to the beach is another wonderful thing about the city’s location. From Seaham to Crimdon, there are many free days you can dedicate to hopping on a bus for a seaside escape. Think fish and chips in the sun, and maybe even a splash in the bracing North Sea. There are some lovely seaside towns around the North-East, all of which are definitely worth exploring.

Save the date...

Thursday 4 May, Friday 5 May, Saturday 6 May Gavin and Stacey Ooook!

After the success of last year’s adaptation of Miranda, this weekend Ooook! are back with their take on the hit British sitcom Gavin and Stacey. Get down to the Assembly Rooms Theatre for what promises to be an evening of laughter and fun. Tickets are available via the DST website. Standard tickets cost £7.50.

Thursday, 18 May (7.30pm)

The Talented Mr Ripley Bede Film Society

Newcastle’s range of shops make it the perfect city for grabbing a co ee and having a good browse with friends.

The best memories in Durham are created over Racecourse afternoons

But take your mind back to Durham. It’s sunny, the back garden of the Swan is packed. Rush to Tesco, grab some snacks and drinks and head to, you guessed it, the Racecourse. Some of the best memories in Durham are created over Racecourse afternoons, especially when it’s getting warmer.

Cameron (Indigo Editor)

Book: Orlando – Virginia Woolf

Film: Good Will Hunting – Gus Van Sant

Album: Muna – Muna

Bede Film Society are hosting a range of screenings over this term. Their first is The Talented Mr Ripley. Head over to the Fonteyn Ballroom in the SU for the chance to watch this classic from 1999. Tickets cost £2 if you’re a member, and £3 if not.

Thursday, 1 June (8-11pm)

Rock on the Hill (Probably Nothing, Possibly Everything)

Rock on the Hill are putting on an allwomen music event in Katie O’Brien’s Irish Bar. Four bands will playing in this opening night of Durham’s biannual Rock on the Hill festival. Tickets cost £4.

Melissa (Deputy Indigo Editor)

Book: We Were Liars – E. Lockhart

Film: Midsommar – Ari Aster

Album: Never Going Under – Circa Waves

Thursday, 4 May 2023