04/02/2026
📸 PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION LAUNCH 📸
As part of our 175th anniversary celebrations, we’re excited to officially launch our photography competition:
✨ The Spirit of Durham Markets ✨
We’re inviting people of all ages and experience levels to capture what Durham Markets means to you. From traders and stalls, to customers browsing, architectural details, outdoor market scenes and those little everyday moments that give the market its unique character. This competition is all about the spirit, not just the building.
Categories:
📷 Under 13
📷 Under 18
📷 Adult (18+)
Photos can be taken using a camera, mobile phone, or drone (in line with UK regulations).
🗓 Entries open: Today!
🗓 Deadline: 30th April
🏆 Winners announced: 20th May (our 175th anniversary!)
Prizes will be awarded as Durham Markets gift vouchers, redeemable across both our Indoor Market Hall and Outdoor Market... and winning images will be displayed permanently as part of our anniversary legacy.
👉 Entry forms are available online (link in comments), and printed entry forms can be collected from the top of the entrance ramps to the Market Hall.
We’d especially love to see local schools, sixth forms and colleges get involved, so please help us spread the word to any educational establishments across the Durham area.
We can’t wait to see the market through your eyes. 💛