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2025 is going to be a massive year for events, openings and fun in NewcastleGateshead! Take a look at some of the highlights...

Starting off 2025, the ever popular NE1 Restaurant Week took place from the 13th until the 19th of January. A range of eateries within Newcastle city centre offered delicious discounted dishes. 

Celebrations welcoming the Year of the Snake will get February off to an exciting start, with Lunar New Year bringing colourful parades, dancing and delicious food to the city centre Sunday 2nd February. The second ever National Stottie Cake Week took place from the 24th February to 1st March 2025. The festival of bread is a week of celebrating the iconic North East Stottie Cake and has quickly become a staple in the Geordie event calendar!

The iconic MOBO Awards were held at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle for the very first time 18th February. The annual music awards celebrate music of black origin, including hip hop, grime and UK Drill, and were celebrated at an all glitz and glamour ceremony with special guest appearances and electrifying live performances. The party didn't stop there as the MOBO Fringe Festival accompanied the infamous awards ceremony, with events, pop-up parties and performances taking venues across NewcastleGateshead. 

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 2025 with a full line up of events across more than 60 venues!

2025 in NewcastleGateshead will be a big one for runners with the Newcastle-Gateshead Marathon, half marathon and 10K taking place Sunday 4th May. The route will take runners past famous landmarks of Gateshead including Gateshead Millennium Bridge, The Glasshouse, 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. 

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Come Together Festival is billed to be the North East's biggest ever music festival, happening right in the city centre for the first time ever, 4th to 8th June. Taking place on Newcastle's Town Moor, the festival will welcome big names such as Robbie Williams, Kaiser Chiefs, Perrie and local talent Andrew Cushin.

July and August will be bursting with Pride in NewcastleGateshead! Pride in the City Festival will see events takeover Newcastle in July, including the Northern Pride arena at Times Square, bringing top class entertainment from top names.

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 2025 will also bring us the delicious delight of the second NE1 Restaurant Week of the year, with exact dates yet to be announced, 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 annual decoration of the city 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 2025?

As always, we will be keeping you up to date on the biggest and best events of 2025, so keep an eye on our website!

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Whether you’re looking for something to do tonight, this weekend or later in the year - plan your visit to the North East around what’s on at the many attractions and venues across the region. Gather your friends, families and loved ones and make memories, share new experiences and take part in a wide range of activities across NewcastleGateshead.

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Search our calendar of events in the North East and find your next night out with your friends to conquer cocktail making. Try your hand at a workshop to learn a new skill. Discover the deep-rooted heritage that runs through the region on a guided tour or explore the unexpected at unique events and activities. An ever-changing programme of exhibitions and events unfold throughout the year at the museums, art galleries and visitor attractions in NewcastleGateshead for children and adults alike.

As the seasons change, so do the events in NewcastleGateshead. From sunshine-fuelled summer festivals and outdoor theatre to festive workshops and open-air ice rinks - you can just keep on coming back!

Be that friend who is always in the know about the not-to-be-missed events in NewcastleGateshead that everyone will be talking about!

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