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Start the year with a mesmerising Laser Light Show on the Quayside! Join us once again in February for a month of romance as city breakers find love in the city with events and romantic meals out with their valentine or, why not treat your mums to a special weekend in the North East to celebrate Mother’s Day in March?
Families are invited to enjoy a holiday in NewcastleGateshead during the school holidays when the top attractions and free museums pack their event programmes with exciting and interactive activities.
When spring arrives why not head out to the parks and gardens to enjoy the fresh air or take part in Easter Egg hunts and spring-themed family-friendly events right across the North East?
The Easter four-day weekend is the perfect opportunity for a city break in NewcastleGateshead where visitors can take part in Wylam Brewery’s famed food battle events or head to the coast for some spring sunshine. Spend your bank holiday weekends in NewcastleGateshead exploring the breweries and beer gardens or let your hair down at live music events at the bars and clubs in the region.
As the sun begins to shine and the evenings grow longer and lighter – so festival season re-emerges for another year.
Twice a year, enjoy the delights of Newcastle’s burgeoning restaurant scene during NE1’s famous Restaurant Week or head into Newcastle’s cultural quarter, Ouseburn to find out what happens in the many creative artist studios that inhabit the Valley as part of Ouseburn Open Studios.
Halloween and Bonfire Night punctuate the autumn months in NewcastleGateshead with a diverse range of toe-curlingly scary events for adults and children alike as well as firework displays worthy of a hearty oooh and ahhhh.
Is it that time again already? Plan your festive visit to NewcastleGateshead and enjoy a Christmas city break overflowing with Christmas markets, outdoor ice skating, pantos and festive performances as well as the much-anticipated reveal of Fenwick Newcastle’s iconic Christmas window.
November 8th 2025 to January 4th 2026
Family
8 Nov 2025 to 4 Jan 2026
Get your skates on! Life’s ice rink is back from Saturday 8 November for ...
November 8th 2025 to January 4th 2026
Family
8 Nov 2025 to 4 Jan 2026
Further Afield
Created by acclaimed theatrical designer Charlotte Lloyd Webber and her award-winning event design team, enter...
November 22nd 2025 to January 4th 2026
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22 Nov 2025 to 4 Jan 2026
Further Afield
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December 5th 2025 to January 4th 2026
Family
5 Dec 2025 to 4 Jan 2026
Enjoy the festive show with the lovable Buttons, the handsome Prince Charming, the wicked Ugly...
December 31st 2025 to January 25th 2026
Family
31 Dec 2025 to 25 Jan 2026
Herd your family together for a baaa-rilliant Christmas trail at Belsay Hall this festive season...
December 31st 2025 to January 1st 2026
Seasonal
31 Dec 2025 to 1 Jan 2026
Newcastle City Centre
What is Howaymanay?This New Year’s Eve, Newcastle’s Quayside is the place to be as it...
March 14th 2026
Live Music
14 Mar 2026 to 14 Mar 2026
Gateshead
Celebrate the Christmas season with JAMES B PARTRIDGE and his delightful THE BIG CHRISTMAS ASSEMBLY...
March 28th 2026
Live Music
28 Mar 2026 to 28 Mar 2026
Gateshead
Don’t miss this Grammy award winning artist: “Golden Age of Apocalypse” (2011), “Apocalypse” (2013), followed...
May 29th 2026
Family
29 May 2026 to 29 May 2026
Nigel McIntyre and Gareth Watson presents Hamza Yassin: My Life Behind the Lens'My mission is...
November 29th to January 6th
December 31st to October 24th
January 4th to January 4th
January 23rd to February 20th
January 30th
January 30th
February 14th to February 14th
April 24th to August 28th
August 4th to August 8th
August 4th to August 8th
August 29th to August 29th
November 8th 2025 to January 4th 2026
Family
8 Nov 2025 to 4 Jan 2026
Get your skates on! Life’s ice rink is back from Saturday 8 November for ...
Food & Drink
Quayside
NewcastleGateshead Quayside welcomes a stunning new riverside Italian restaurant in collaboration with INNSiDE by Meliá...
November 1st 2025 to November 1st 2025
Seasonal
1 Nov 2025 to 1 Nov 2025
Newcastle City Centre
Get ready for an unforgettable Bonfire Night experience at Newcastle Racecourse on November 1st. This...
November 21st 2026 to December 5th 2026
Heritage
21 Nov 2026 to 5 Dec 2026
Gateshead
A Christmas wreath workshop for adults (16+).Design and make your own fresh Christmas wreath with...
November 8th 2025 to January 4th 2026
Family
8 Nov 2025 to 4 Jan 2026
Further Afield
Created by acclaimed theatrical designer Charlotte Lloyd Webber and her award-winning event design team, enter...
November 20th 2026
Heritage
20 Nov 2026 to 20 Nov 2026
Gateshead
In this session you will make a gingerbread man decoration to hang on a Christmas...
November 29th 2025 to January 6th 2026
Family
29 Nov 2025 to 6 Jan 2026
Further Afield
Witness the World’s Tallest Bedded Christmas Tree at Cragside.Cragside has dressed a Giant Redwood Wellingtonia...
Things To Do
Newcastle City Centre
Life is an amazing science centre in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne where one...
January 30th 2026
Live Music
30 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026
It is 40 years since ABBA won Eurovision and now it’s your chance to thank...
Things To Do
Further Afield
Alnwick Castle is one of the largest inhabited castles in England. Built as a medieval...
Things To Do
Newcastle City Centre
Northern Stage reaches beyond the ordinary. Northern Stage in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne is a registered charity. It...
December 28th 2026
Entertainment
28 Dec 2026 to 28 Dec 2026
Further Afield
Take flight for Christmas 2026 with The Further Adventures of Peter Pan: The Return of...
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