The Rhythm'n'Brews festival is a music and real ale festival normally held in early autumn with many rock, blues and jazz acts playing at various venues around Darlington as well as a CAMRA run bar at the Arts Centre. In 2006 it is due to be held from 14th to 17th September.
The Darlington festival is held every summer, and though not comparable with the Riverside Festival held in nearby Stockton-on-Tees, it is an event worth going to if you are in the area. Themes include Music, Tea Dance, Street Theatre , Thomas the Tank Engine event, Countryside Activities and much more.
The Darlington 10K road run is held every August and atracts several thousand competitors.
Darlington Borough Council regularly sponsor a bonfire and fireworks display on the showfield in South Park around the 5th November. The event is often attended by 100,000 or more, and the event is regarded as one of the best in the region.
Darlington Dog Show has been a Championship event since 1969, and is normally held in September on the showground in South Park.
On 14th July 2005 following the London bombings">7 July 2005 London bombings, areas of Darlington town centre were closed while controlled explosions were carried out. The first incident was reported around 1745 BST, when a rucksack was seen in a phone box in Northgate, which led to evacuations of nearby shops and offices. Three controlled explosions were carried by a unit from Catterick Garrison, but Durham police said the bag only contained clothing and personal items. At around the same time staff from a nearby fire station spotted two men acting suspiciously around bins in a car park.
Firemen went to investigate and heard beeping sounds coming from one of the containers. Police immediately sealed off nearby roads causing Darlington town centre to be brought to a standstill.
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