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Visit NewcastleGateshead for a city break oozing with art and culture from free museums and art galleries to live music, showstopping theatre and fascinating heritage.
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Explore the city's diverse range of cultural activities from free museums and art galleries to a lively music scene and showstopping theatre experiences.
You will not be short of things to do in Newcastle and Gateshead – a region oozing with art, culture and heritage. 2022 has a raft of events taking place throughout the year which will inspire and intrigue all fans of art and culture.
Every trip should include ticking off the must-see cultural hotspots and attractions. Stroll along Grey Street to admire the famous architecture, sit at the feet of the Angel of the North or gaze up at the spire of Newcastle Cathedral. The beauty of Newcastle is its compact city centre which means that you can eat, sleep and experience a wealth of cultural activities without having to travel far.
Take in the striking sweep of Sage Gateshead which cuts an imposing figure overlooking the Quayside. Pop into the music venue for lunch in their café while you choose from a packed programme of live performance which take place throughout the year.
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art is also on the Gateshead banks of the River Tyne and is a free art gallery with a rolling programme of exhibitions and events for all ages. Located inside a re-purposed flour mill, BALTIC is also a great place for a cuppa at their onsite café. Visitors can take the glass lift to BALTIC’s viewing platform for a great vantage point across NewcastleGateshead ideal for your Instagram photos!
Enjoy pre-show dining at Mckenna’s at Northern Stage or seasonal exhibitions at The Biscuit Factory where art becomes something you can take home. Theatre, performance and comedy take place all year round at award-winning venues in NewcastleGateshead showcasing original productions, award-winning West End blockbusters and RSC must-sees.
You can't visit NewcastleGateshead as an art and culture seeker and not visit Ouseburn which oozes bohemian sensibilities day and night.
June 10th 2022
Live Music
10 Jun 2022 to 10 Jun 2022
All tickets remain valid for the new date. Please bear with us during this unprecedented...
November 7th 2022
Live Music
7 Nov 2022 to 7 Nov 2022
Newcastle City Centre
N-Dubz are a UK cultural phenomenon. For 6 years from 2006 to 2012, the band...
June 6th 2022 to June 11th 2022
Theatre
6 Jun 2022 to 11 Jun 2022
Further Afield
Footloose is back and better than ever before. Everybody cut loose as the explosive 1980s...
May 31st 2022 to June 4th 2022
Theatre
31 May 2022 to 4 Jun 2022
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July 16th 2022
Daytripper
16 Jul 2022 to 16 Jul 2022
Join us at Newcastle Castle to learn about medieval manuscript painting under the personal tuition...
October 6th 2022 to October 6th 2022
Live Music
6 Oct 2022 to 6 Oct 2022
Newcastle City Centre
Celebrating the Golden Age of Big Band and Swing, the Glenn Miller & Big Band...
September 20th 2022 to September 24th 2022
Written by Willy Russell, the legendary...
December 9th 2022 to January 2nd 2023
**Aladdin **will feature a lamp-load of...
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March 6th 2023
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Post date: 11th May 2022
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Heaton
The premier amateur theatre company in the North of England is one of the largest...
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Quayside
Live Theatre is recognised as one of the great new writing theatres on the international...
May 26th 2023 to May 28th 2023
Festival
26 May 2023 to 28 May 2023
Newcastle City Centre
This is Tomorrow Festival in Newcastle will not take place in 2022 but will return...
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Further Afield
The Fire Station is Sunderland's brand-new live music and performance venue - housing the state-of-the-art...
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Newcastle City Centre
Newcastle University's Hatton Gallery has been at the heart of cultural life in the North...
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Ouseburn
Star & Shadow Cinema is more than a cinema. It is an alternative social, cultural...
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Gateshead
Sage Gateshead on NewcastleGateshead Quayside aptly describes itself as 'A music centre rooted deeply in...
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Gateshead
BALTIC, BALTIC Shop & Six Riverside restaurant are now open Wednesday to Sunday 10am-6pm...
September 17th 2022 to December 1st 2022
Exhibition
17 Sep 2022 to 1 Dec 2022
Newcastle City Centre
'Exploring the Lindisfarne Gospels' at Newcastle Cathedral is an interactive data visualisation of the historic...
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Tynemouth
Reached between the tides via a short causeway, St Mary's has all the fascination of...
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Newcastle City Centre
Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle city centre will reopen soon (dates to follow). They have recently...
January 1st 2022 to May 31st 2022
Exhibition
1 Jan 2022 to 31 May 2022
Further Afield
Monogatari: the art of storytelling in Japanese woodblock prints at Oriental Museum in Durham, January...
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