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.
May 30th 2023
Exhibition
30 May 2023 to 30 May 2023
Key Stage 2 sessionBook your free* place here (tickets will be available to book from...
May 30th 2023 to May 30th 2023
Exhibition
30 May 2023 to 30 May 2023
Celebrate summer and create some beautiful floral artwork. Take inspiration from the floral still life...
April 9th 2023 to April 9th 2023
Family
9 Apr 2023 to 9 Apr 2023
Newcastle City Centre
Ages 9 – 14. For the more confident child. Easter Egg Making allows you child...
Food & Drink
Quayside
Occupying a fantastic site on Newcastle's Quayside, Gusto offers a dining experience based on high...
Things To Do
Quayside
Unfortunately, there are no plans for NE1's Quayside Seaside to return for 2022. Visitors can...
April 6th 2023 to April 6th 2023
Comedy
6 Apr 2023 to 6 Apr 2023
Newcastle City Centre
It’s time for the kids to hop ‘til they drop! Join St. James’ Park for...
April 9th 2023 to April 9th 2023
Peter Rabbit is taking a...
April 7th 2023 to April 10th 2023
Join Beamish and celebrate the...
April 3rd 2023 to April 6th 2023
Newcastle Eagles' Easter 2023 Basketball...
The popular street food hot...
Post date: 2nd March 2023
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April 28th 2023
Family
28 Apr 2023 to 28 Apr 2023
A relaxed session for babies who love to crawl.This is an opportunity for crawling babies...
December 15th 2023
Live Music
15 Dec 2023 to 15 Dec 2023
Newcastle City Centre
From Love Me Do to Let It Be, from the Cavern to the Apple rooftop...
March 21st 2023 to May 19th 2023
Exhibition
21 Mar 2023 to 19 May 2023
Newcastle City Centre
Tucked away at the end of the Ancient Egyptian gallery is this small but unmissable...
December 15th 2023 to December 16th 2023
Live Music
15 Dec 2023 to 16 Dec 2023
TWELVE YEARS RUNNING!Two nights of the best big band jazz featuring vocalist Alice Grace alongside...
March 25th 2023
Theatre
25 Mar 2023 to 25 Mar 2023
A performance from Acting Up Children's Theatre School for children 3-10 years.
Where to Stay
Jesmond
Five minutes' drive from the lively city centre, this welcoming budget hotel is close to...
Shopping
Jesmond
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Food & Drink
Newcastle City Centre
"Hand rolled, kettle boiled and baked bagels filled with meats, cheeses and vegan pleasers"
March 25th 2023
Live Music
25 Mar 2023 to 25 Mar 2023
Newcastle City Centre
The Shox Collective are throwing a residents only party, at World HQ, be prepared for...
Food & Drink
Newcastle City Centre
Fujiyama Teppanyaki restaurant is the first and original teppanyaki restaurant established in Newcastle Upon Tyne...
Things To Do
Newcastle City Centre
Northern Stage reaches beyond the ordinary. Northern Stage in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne is a registered charity. It...
April 4th 2023
Live Music
4 Apr 2023 to 4 Apr 2023
Newcastle City Centre
Tyne and queer lgbtiqa+ acoustic nightA new queer alternative collective in newcastle!Lgbtqia+ charity acoustic night...
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