THE sun is shining, but not sure what to do this weekend, here's a few ideas

Tale of St George, Richmond Castle on Saturday/Sunday, 11-4pm

Join us as we celebrate St George's day at Richmond Castle.

Bring the whole family along to watch a show about the man behind the legend and explore a medieval camp.

And kids can learn how to slay a dragon with our sword school sessions too. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/

The Northern Echo: The Fabulous Baker Brothers and the finest food in County Durham were just some of the highlights at Bishop Auckland's annual food festival.

Bishop Auckland Food festival, Market Place on Saturday/Sunday

This year the food festival will stretch across the market place in front of the town hall.

Lots of street food traders and producers, plus demonstrations from TV chefs including Phil Vickery and Candice Brown. open air bars with locally produced real ales, along with pop-up cafes and much more. 03000-269524.

Antiques and fine art fair
Duncombe Park, Helmsley, on Friday/Saturday/Sunday, 10:30am-5:00pm.

Over 35 dealers will be selling a wide range of antiques and fine art including town and country furniture, porcelain, silver, antique and vintage jewellery, oriental rugs, maps and clocks, glass, lighting, contemporary paintings and much more.

Darlington Music Society present: Marmen String Quartet
The Dolphin Centre (Central Hall), Darlington, on Saturday, 7:30pm.
Programme: Mozart - String Quartet No 14 in G, K 387 'Spring' 
Janacek - String Quartet No.1 'Kreutzer Sonata'
Beethoven - String Quartet No 10, Op 74 'Harp'.
01325-388406.

Ballet Theatre UK: The Little Mermaid
Middlesbrough Theatre, on Sunday, 5:00pm
Join Ballet Theatre UK for this dramatic re-telling of Hans Christian Andersen’s all-time favourite story of The Little Mermaid, who falls in love with a human Prince and gives up everything to win his love.

The kind hearted Little Mermaid rescues the Prince during a storm at sea, and begins a journey that takes her far from her home beneath the waves. Determined to pursue her love on to the shore she makes a bargain with an evil Sea Witch, but it comes at a heavy price.

Ballet Theatre UK’s charming and poignant ballet explores the nature of longing, how making choices have lasting consequences and how goodness can be rewarded in unexpected ways. 01642-815181.