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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.
February 7th 2026 to November 28th 2026
Family
7 Feb 2026 to 28 Nov 2026
Wylam Brewery are back with their 2026 Food Battles - a series of exciting events...
July 18th 2026 to August 31st 2026
Family
18 Jul 2026 to 31 Aug 2026
Further Afield
Immerse yourselves in stories from the past during the Summer of Fun event at Beamish...
July 21st 2026 to September 4th 2026
Family
21 Jul 2026 to 4 Sept 2026
Gateshead
Get ready for a summer of fun packed with free family-friendly events in Gateshead’s town...
August 16th 2026 to September 27th 2026
Family
16 Aug 2026 to 27 Sept 2026
Experience the biggest collection of moving dinosaurs in the North this Easter! Become a Dino...
August 16th 2026 to August 31st 2026
Family
16 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2026
Train to become a court jester with our costumed characters! Running every day of the...
August 19th 2026 to August 19th 2026
Family
19 Aug 2026 to 19 Aug 2026
Gateshead
Pop down to Trinity Square for Magic and Mayhem with Kevin Mangles - Children's Entertainer...
August 22nd 2026 to August 22nd 2026
Family
22 Aug 2026 to 22 Aug 2026
Quayside
NE1's Quayside Carnival is back for 2026! The free family festival returns on 22nd August...
August 27th 2026 to August 27th 2026
Family
27 Aug 2026 to 27 Aug 2026
Gateshead
Dance into a world of colour and celebration as we bring summer to a joyful...
August 28th 2026 to August 28th 2026
Family
28 Aug 2026 to 28 Aug 2026
Gateshead
Meet Spiderman at Trinity Square. Part of Gateshead's Summer of Fun.
September 12th 2026 to September 12th 2026
Join our judges and cast...
October 24th 2026 to November 1st 2026
Step into the spectacular world...
November 11th 2026 to November 15th 2026
Celebrate Disney magic at Disney...
November 21st 2026 to November 22nd 2026
Get ready for the ultimate...
November 24th to January 17th
March 6th to March 6th
September 23rd to September 23rd
July 18th to September 12th
August 16th to October 24th
August 16th to September 6th
August 16th to September 27th
August 18th to August 18th
August 21st to August 21st
August 22nd to August 22nd
August 28th to August 28th
September 5th to December 5th
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Further Afield
Re-live the glorious days of the steam railway at Stephenson Steam Railway in North Shields...
Things To Do
Gateshead
The ODEON IMAX Cinema at Metrocentre Qube offers a choice of luxury, premier and standard...
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Newcastle City Centre
Experience live sport in the most iconic stadium the North East has to offer -...
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Further Afield
Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens is a magnificent English Heritage venue just outside Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. An...
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Further Afield
Home to northern Europes largest man-made lake and England's largest forest, Kielder Water & Forest...
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Further Afield
One of the North East's most prominent landmarks, Penshaw Monument was built in 1844 in...
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North East Museums manages nine museums, galleries and archives across Tyneside and hold collections of...
Food & Drink
Gateshead
Rosa Twelve in Low Fell offers a diverse range of Mediterranean-inspired dishes, served in a...
July 18th 2026 to August 31st 2026
Family
18 Jul 2026 to 31 Aug 2026
Further Afield
Immerse yourselves in stories from the past during the Summer of Fun event at Beamish...
Things To Do
Ouseburn
The Valley Climb Newcastle is a state of the art bouldering gym on the edge...
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Further Afield
Situated on the South Shields coastline, Ocean Beach Pleasure Park is a great experience for...
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Newcastle City Centre
You are never far from the tranquility of a leafy park in Newcastle city centre...
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