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Lighting up Durham

World-renowned for its cathedral and castle, Durham has more reason to draw the crowds this November, as the biennial Lumiere light festival returns to its home town. Maximising the impact of its historic landmarks and contemporary buildings, the festival will transform them into large-scale art installations. For this tenth anniversary edition, new artworks will be on show alongside firm favourites from previous years. Expect the unexpected: a foreboding fog creeping across the River Wear against the backdrop of Durham Castle is only a teaser of what the UNESCO World Heritage City

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