Visit NewcastleGateshead in every season
There are plenty of things to do all year round in NewcastleGateshead so plan your visit for bank holiday, summer holidays, firework displays and Christmas!
There are plenty of things to do all year round in NewcastleGateshead so plan your visit for bank holiday, summer holidays, firework displays and Christmas!
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Start the year with a bang and watch the spectacular Midnight New Year’s Eve Fireworks display over NewcastleGateshead 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 tuck into tasty street food at By The River Co’s Hawker Market or take part in Wylam Brewery’s famed food battle events. 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. So does the NE1 Quayside Seaside which brings the holiday vibes to the Newcastle banks of the River Tyne.
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 15th 2022 to November 15th 2022
Seasonal
15 Nov 2022 to 15 Nov 2022
Newcastle City Centre
The traditional curtain-raiser to the season – the Christmas lights switch-on, will take place on...
November 19th 2022 to December 23rd 2022
Seasonal
19 Nov 2022 to 23 Dec 2022
Newcastle City Centre
Newcastle's Christmas Market returns to Newcastle city centre this Christmas from Saturday 19 November until...
December 21st 2022 to December 21st 2022
Family
21 Dec 2022 to 21 Dec 2022
Newcastle City Centre
All aboard the polar express! Join us at St James' Park for the Polar Express...
December 3rd 2022 to December 3rd 2022
Live Music
3 Dec 2022 to 3 Dec 2022
Gateshead
A unique chance to be part of a spectacular festive evening with a warm, welcoming...
November 12th 2022 to January 15th 2023
Family
12 Nov 2022 to 15 Jan 2023
Newcastle City Centre
Ice Skating at Life returns for another festive year! Get your skates on outdoors from...
December 31st 2022 to January 1st 2023
Seasonal
31 Dec 2022 to 1 Jan 2023
Heaton
NYE fireworks will not take place this year, and have been replaced by The Lasers...
December 2nd 2022 to January 1st 2023
The popular Christmas trail featuring enchanting...
December 17th 2022 to December 17th 2022
Dig out your Christmas Jumper on...
December 17th 2022
On Saturday 17 December, join us...
December 10th 2022
It's the most wonderful time of...
Post date: 15th November 2022
Christmas in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne would not be the same without a visit to Fenwick’s Christmas Window which is a much-loved part of a long-standing Geordie Christmas tradition. But what will be the theme of this year's Fenwick Christmas Window?
Experience a Christmas city break in Newcastle and Gateshead. Read on for your guide to a Christmassy 48 hour holiday in NewcastleGateshead including things to do and where to stay.
Santa Claus is coming to Toon! Click here to find out where to meet Father Christmas in Newcastle and Gateshead.
From spooky walks, to all night film screenings and pumpkin picking, discover things to do in Newcastle and beyond this Halloween.
Read our guide to things to do with the kids this Easter in NewcastleGateshead.
Where to Stay
Newcastle City Centre
Hotel Indigo is all about combining authentic local experiences, modern design and intimate service with...
August 28th 2023 to September 2nd 2023
Theatre
28 Aug 2023 to 2 Sep 2023
Seen by over over 22 million people worldwideThis sensational multi award-winning West End show first...
March 4th 2023
Live Music
4 Mar 2023 to 4 Mar 2023
As Newcastle Trance Events continues to evolve with a forward thinking ethos we aim to...
December 5th 2022
Live Music
5 Dec 2022 to 5 Dec 2022
Quayside
Stephen Bell ConductorKyra Humphreys ViolinRoyal Northern SinfoniaChorus of Royal Northern SinfoniaJoin us for an evening...
March 17th 2023
Entertainment
17 Mar 2023 to 17 Mar 2023
Mission Mars are pleased to be welcoming Warp Record legends PLAID back to the Deaf...
December 6th 2022
Live Music
6 Dec 2022 to 6 Dec 2022
Pierce the Veil are proud to announce a UK & Ireland tour this Autumn. The...
Things To Do
Ouseburn
The Valley Climb Newcastle is a state of the art bouldering gym on the edge...
March 7th 2023
Live Music
7 Mar 2023 to 7 Mar 2023
Newcastle City Centre
The fresh-faced foursome, Alex Moore, Scott Contepcion and Ryan Durrans, all 18, and 19-year-old Jonny...
December 10th 2022
Live Music
10 Dec 2022 to 10 Dec 2022
NCS Christmas Carol Concert with popular carols and Christmas pieces by Alexander L"Estrange and Bob...
Food & Drink
Newcastle City Centre
Pleased To Meet You is a stylish, contemporary gin bar and restaurant nestled along the...
Food & Drink
Jesmond
Let Rio Steakhouse take you on a culinary journey into the Tijuca Urban Forest that...
Food & Drink
Newcastle City Centre
Expect beautiful surroundings, a friendly, relaxed atmosphere and top quality Pan-Asian food at The Muddler...
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