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2024 is going to be a massive year for events in NewcastleGateshead! Take a look at some of the highlights...

Starting off 2024, the ever popular NE1 Restaurant Week is taking place from the 15th until the 21st of January. Enjoy discounted menus at a range of eateries within the city centre. 

February will see the first ever National Stottie Cake Week take place from the 12th to 18th February 2024. The festival of bread is a week of celebrating the iconic North East Stottie Cake and is set to become a staple in the Geordie event calendar!

2024 in NewcastleGateshead will be a big one for runners with the first ever Gateshead Marathon taking place in May. The route will take runners past famous landmarks of Gateshead including Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Sage Gateshead, BALTIC, Tyne Bridge, Swing Bridge and finishes in the iconic Gateshead International Stadium. Later on in the year, the Great North Run will be taking place once more in September. The world's largest half marathon will welcome over 60,000 runners to take part in the city to sea race. 

The popular late night culture crawl The Late Shows will shine a light on the much loved cultural hubs of Newcastle and Gateshead in May 2024. Culture lovers will rejoice as The Laing Art Gallery has announced that it has been chosen as one of the twelve partner venue locations taking part in National Treasures, twelve displays of loaned paintings, all opening on May 10 2024, the 200th birthday of the National Gallery.

July and August will be bursting with Pride in NewcastleGateshead! Pride in the City 2024 Festival will see events takeover Newcastle 19th - 21st July, including the Northern Pride arena at Times Square, bringing top class entertainment from the likes of Whigfield, DJ Fat Tony and Ginger Johnson.

Pride in Gateshead brings a month-long programme of entertainment for the duration of August, from family picnics and crafty workshops, to film festivals and sporting events. 

August 2024 will also bring us the delicious delight of the second NE1 Restaurant Week of the year, running 5th - 11th August, serving discounted delicacies at restaurants across Newcastle. 

The festive season in NewcastleGateshead will be jam packed with Christmas markets, events and celebrations old and new. Be dazzled by the return of the spectacular Northern Lights trail in Leazes Park, visit Santa at Life and fill up your stockings with festive shopping at Eldon Square and the Metrocentre. The eagerly anticipated annual Fenwick Christmas window reveal is a huge part of the Geordie calendar and will be unveiled in the build up to the Christmas holidays. But what will the Christmas window theme be for 2024?

As always, we will be keeping you up to date on the biggest and best events of 2024, so keep an eye on our website!

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