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A trip to NewcastleGateshead is guaranteed to banish boredom for good with a great range of family-friendly activities and events taking place all year round.
Choose from hands-on exhibits and events at the best attractions from live science experiments at Life Science Centre to events with published authors and illustrators at Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's Books. Newcastle and Gateshead have plenty of excellent free museums, like Discovery Museum, Great North Museum: Hancock and art galleries, such as Shipley Art Gallery, which have creative events throughout the year.
Families looking for things to do with the kids in Newcastle and Gateshead will be impressed with the variety of seasonal events and activities during the school holidays too. Don't miss family festivals, workshops and even a chance to learn more about wildlife at venues like WWT Washington Wetland Centre and Tynemouth Aquarium.
May 28th 2022 to August 13th 2022
Newcastle City Centre
Visit Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle to experience Liquid Light: Painting in Watercolours - a large-scale exhibition on display until Saturday 13 August 2022. Featuring approximately 200 works from more...
Exhibition
February 27th 2022 to June 26th 2022
Family
27 Feb 2022 to 26 Jun 2022
Further Afield
Join Hop, Skiffle and Jump playing in Beamish's 1950s Welfare Hall on the last Sunday...
April 9th 2022 to June 5th 2022
Family
9 Apr 2022 to 5 Jun 2022
Further Afield
Join WWT Washington Wetland Centre for LEGO® Brick Wetland Safari and LEGO® Brick Workshops, ...
May 28th 2022 to July 22nd 2022
Exhibition
28 May 2022 to 22 Jul 2022
The Egyptian gallery is really special – not only because of thelarge number of perfectly...
May 28th 2022 to July 22nd 2022
Exhibition
28 May 2022 to 22 Jul 2022
Newcastle City Centre
Unusually, when the Laing Art Gallery first opened in 1904, itdidn’t have a collection. Alexander...
May 28th 2022 to July 22nd 2022
Exhibition
28 May 2022 to 22 Jul 2022
Experience the thrill of the cockpit and fly with the RAF’s RedArrows as they jet...
May 30th 2022 to May 30th 2022
Family
30 May 2022 to 30 May 2022
Newcastle City Centre
Families looking for things to do with the kids in Newcastle during the school holidays...
May 31st 2022 to May 31st 2022
Family
31 May 2022 to 31 May 2022
Newcastle City Centre
Fenwick Newcastle have joined up with the team at Seven Stories, The National Centre for...
June 1st 2022
Family
1 Jun 2022 to 1 Jun 2022
Ouseburn
A fantastic chance to learn from a professional cartoonist. Learn how to draw simple cartoon...
June 2nd 2022 to June 4th 2022
Family
2 Jun 2022 to 4 Jun 2022
Join us for a tour around the fascinating remains of medieval Newcastle, including discounted entry...
June 26th 2022 to June 26th 2022
Family
26 Jun 2022 to 26 Jun 2022
Newcastle City Centre
Following on from the release of the long-awaited second album ‘Life By Misadventure’, Rag’n’Bone Man...
November 8th 2022 to November 9th 2022
Tall Stories theatre company will be...
November 28th 2022 to December 3rd 2022
The perfect family musical.Make it a...
May 28th to June 5th
May 28th to October 2nd
May 28th to July 18th
May 28th to October 2nd
May 28th to July 22nd
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Things To Do
Jesmond
The Pottery Experience is a family run pottery café in Jesmond, Newcastle. Paint ready-made pottery...
November 11th 2022 to November 11th 2022
Comedy
11 Nov 2022 to 11 Nov 2022
Newcastle City Centre
Gavin Webster is back! The Geordie alternative comedy legend returns to the Tyne Theatre for...
Things To Do
Further Afield
Beamish Museum is an award-winning attraction near Gateshead that brings to life North East heritage...
Things To Do
Jesmond
Pet's Corner, in the heart of Jesmond Dene, is a popular, family-friendly visitor attraction. You'll...
July 30th 2022 to July 31st 2022
Festival
30 Jul 2022 to 31 Jul 2022
Newcastle City Centre
Loosefest 2022 is a live music festival taking place on Newcastle's city centre Town Moor...
January 12th 2022 to February 28th 2022
Masterclass
12 Jan 2022 to 28 Feb 2022
Further Afield
Join Alnwick Garden's Over 55s Elderberries Programme in the Pavilion Room for Yoga and Pilates...
Things To Do
Gateshead
Relax, unwind and discover the fantastic range of arts and design on show in the...
Food & Drink
Newcastle City Centre
Las Iguanas throws open the doors to some Latin chic on Grey Street. Find a...
June 3rd 2022 to September 10th 2022
Heritage
3 Jun 2022 to 10 Sep 2022
Further Afield
Win a family ticket to Kynren 2022. ENTER HERE before 30 June 2022. Kynren -...
Where to Stay
Newcastle City Centre
Week2Week Apartments are taking bookings. Week2Week Apartments is a family run business based in the...
Food & Drink
Further Afield
Nestled in 100 acres of the beautiful Beamish Valley countryside, South Causey Inn offers the...
July 27th 2022 to July 30th 2022
Live Music
27 Jul 2022 to 30 Jul 2022
Newcastle City Centre
Get ready for the ride of your life as the ultimate party, Priscilla Queen of...
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