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Illuminated Sheep, 30 Sep - 2 Dec

This autumn, a brand-new visual arts trail will light up Northumberland to celebrate the arrival of the Lindisfarne Gospels in the North East.

Illuminated Sheep 55-56° North is supported by the North of Tyne Combined Authority.

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Breathe in the sea air

Home to The Times Beach of the Year 2022, explore the coast of NewcastleGateshead. Enjoy a city break and discover how easy it is to travel from coast to countryside and back to the buzz of the city.

Coast Tynemouth

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Power of Performance: This is Us, 15 Oct

A spectacular new outdoor performance brings the atmosphere and passion of the Rugby League World Cup out of the stadium and onto the streets.

This is Us 55-56° North is supported by the North of Tyne Combined Authority.

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Parks and Gardens in NewcastleGateshead

Despite being a city, Newcastle and neighbouring Gateshead are blooming with parks and gardens that make it easy to breathe in the fresh air without travelling far.

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Power of Performance: This is Us

October 15th 2022 to October 15th 2022

Newcastle City Centre

Experience The Power of Performance: This is Us as it comes to Newcastle City Centre. Performances run from 11:30 – 13.30 on a repeating cycle. A spectacular new outdoor performance...

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Hadrian's Wall 1900 Festival

January 24th 2022 to December 23rd 2022

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Heritage

24 Jan 2022 to 23 Dec 2022

Newcastle City Centre

Celebrate the region's Roman heritage and the communities which continue to thrive along the breadth...

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The Future Belongs To What Was As Much...

July 30th 2022 to October 30th 2022

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2022

30 Jul 2022 to 30 Oct 2022

Hadrian's Wall

Delivered by English Heritage and Morag Myerscough. In celebration of Hadrian’s Wall’s 1900th anniversary, English...

Emerald Explorers: Reading Ramblers

September 16th 2022 to October 21st 2022

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Entertainment

16 Sep 2022 to 21 Oct 2022

Gateshead

Take a book for a walk! Join the Reading for Wellbeing Team for a guided...

Libraries and the Lindisfarne Gospels:...

September 17th 2022 to December 3rd 2022

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Exhibition

17 Sep 2022 to 3 Dec 2022

Newcastle City Centre

Discover a new exhibition at Newcastle City Library which explores Libraries and the Lindisfarne Gospels...

Exploring the Lindisfarne Gospels

September 17th 2022 to December 1st 2022

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Exhibition

17 Sep 2022 to 1 Dec 2022

Newcastle City Centre

'Exploring the Lindisfarne Gospels' at Newcastle Cathedral is an interactive data visualisation of the historic...

Exhibition Explorers

September 20th 2022 to December 13th 2022

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Family

20 Sep 2022 to 13 Dec 2022

Gateshead

Discover the gallery with your little ones and explore Shipley Art Gallery in a relaxed...

Illuminated Sheep

September 30th 2022 to December 2nd 2022

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Exhibition

30 Sep 2022 to 2 Dec 2022

Further Afield

A brand new visual arts trail will light up Northumberland to celebrate the arrival of...

The Weight of Ants in the World & Mud...

October 1st 2022 to January 7th 2023

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Exhibition

1 Oct 2022 to 7 Jan 2023

Gateshead

In this exhibition visual artist Michele Allen will be sharing work from two projects, ‘The...

North Sea Weekender

October 1st 2022 to October 9th 2022

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Sporty

1 Oct 2022 to 9 Oct 2022

Coast

Head to North Tyneside's coast for a BIG weekend (or two!) of watersports, pop-up food...

eek! Week WWT

October 1st 2022 to October 31st 2022

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Family

1 Oct 2022 to 31 Oct 2022

Further Afield

Discover an eekciting world in Washington Wetland Centre throughout the whole of October. A mysterious...

Hidden Stories: We Are the Pelicans...

October 5th 2022 to November 28th 2022

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Exhibition

5 Oct 2022 to 28 Nov 2022

Newcastle City Centre

Working with artist Shiori Naruse, a group of women who have accessed the services provided...

Hidden Stories: We Are the Pelicans Exhibition

Living Planet gallery

October 5th 2022 to December 2nd 2022

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Exhibition

5 Oct 2022 to 2 Dec 2022

Newcastle City Centre

Take a tour through the vast and varied animal kingdom and discover some of the...

Turbinia

October 5th 2022 to December 2nd 2022

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Exhibition

5 Oct 2022 to 2 Dec 2022

Newcastle City Centre

Charles Algernon Parsons was born in 1854 and first came to Newcastle in 1877 to...

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