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The Durham Miners' Gala is a large annual gathering and labour festival held on the second Saturday in July in the city of Durham, England. [1] It is associated with the coal mining heritage (and particularly that of miners' trade unionism) of the Durham Coalfield, which stretched throughout the traditional County of Durham.
Panorama of the Durham Miners' Gala at the Racecourse in 2014. Durham Miners' Gala was first held at the Racecourse in 1872, which was the gala's second edition. All editions of the gala have since been held at the Racecourse. The event is typically held in mid-July, though has on occasions been held in August. [4] The Racecourse is the ...
The Big Meeting is a 2019 documentary film about the yearly Durham Miners' Gala by Liverpool-based film company Shut Out The Light. It was directed by Daniel Draper as a follow-up to 2017 documentary Dennis Skinner: Nature of the Beast. The film "shows the Gala through narratives that represent the past, present and future of the event". [1]
The returning Durham Miners’ Gala, which typically attracts a crowd of 200,000 people, will be dedicated to key workers after the last two events were cancelled due to the pandemic.
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The Durham Performing Arts Center and the Durham Bulls Athletic Park are across the street. Klein said 1.2 million people visit each year and 4,500 workers are employed across the campus today.
One of the well-known ones is Durham Miners' Gala attended by some 100,000 attendees. Some are run by communist or socialist parties such as Fête de l'Humanité, [1] Fête de Lutte Ouvrière, Avante! Festival, Odigitis festival and Festa Democratica. Some were formerly so, such as Edinburgh Labour People's Festival