Darlington By The Sea

Schedule

Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 11:00 am to Wed, 22 Jul, 2026 at 05:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Darlington Town Centre | Darlington, EN

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Head to Darlington for five days of sun (hopefully), sea and sand for this ever-popular annual family event.
Darlington by the Sea’s beach-themed event runs from Saturday 18th to Wednesday 22nd July.
From 11am until 4pm each day, families can enjoy free sandcastle building in a giant sandpit in the market square, face painting, balloon modelling, and lots more fun and games.

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Darlington Town Centre, 9 Prebend Row, Darlington, DL1 1NT, United Kingdom

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