New Year’s Eve, FREE
Glowmobiles - A dazzling array of illuminated Art Cars and other amazing vehicles. Fire-breathing, music-making, wild-wheeled mechanical mischief on the streets.
NewcastleGateshead’s fabulous FREE New Year’s Eve celebrations will be better than ever this year, with a fun event for all the family – Glowmobiles. A dazzling array of incredible Art Cars and other illuminated vehicles will make
their lively and mischievous way to several locations around NewcastleGateshead where they can be viewed by the public.
This is no ordinary traffic jam – these surreal wheeled wonders, created by artists and members of the public, include cars, bikes and scooters, a milk float and even a fire engine, all wonderfully lit up, painted, decorated and sculpted. Some breathe fire, some make music and others explode with fireworks! A fleet of gleaming Glow Bikes will make up part of the parade - see the bikes come to life!
Glowmobiles, created by Walk The Plank, will be located at ‘pit-stops’ at Saltwell Park, Baltic Square, Times Square and Monument, finishing with a parade of all the vehicles from Grey’s Monument at 5.30pm, before ending up at Newcastle Civic Centre at 6.30pm for a grand finale and fireworks display.
The final line-up has been announced for the amazing art cars which will take to the streets on New Year’s Eve:
Check out some the amazing vehicles that you might see at the Glowmobiles event!
Join in the Winter Festival glow with a Blinky Badge! Inspired by Tod Hanson’s animated projection on the Quayside, these limited edition badges are the perfect way to get glowing this winter. The badges cost £3 and are now on sale at BALTIC, Laing Gallery, Discovery Museum, Theatre Royal, Side Gallery and Hatton Gallery. Badges will also be on sale at the Enchanted Parks events. All proceeds go to Shoot Your Mouth Off, a company in Hartlepool who produce films with disabled people.
Join in the Glow!Glowmobiles creators Walk the Plank invite you to illuminate yourself for the occasion! There will be four fantastic prizes of £25 in John Lewis vouchers for the person or group with the best glowing costume, bike or buggy. Whether it’s flashing lights, glow sticks, Blinky Badges, torches, glowing jewellery, or something a bit more creative, the aim is to make not just the streets, but the whole of NewcastleGateshead glow.
Send us the pictures here at ngi@ngi.org.uk and we'll put the best on the website!
Saltwell Park 1pm - 3pm
Parade around lake 2pm - 2.30pm
GO North East Bus NO. 53/54 From Newcastle / Gateshead Interchange
BALTIC Square 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Pit stop performance
Nearest Metro: Gateshead
Quaylink Bus: Gateshead Q1 BALTIC Square
Times Square From 4pm
Appearance of ‘Brain Car’
Nearest Metro: Central Station
Quaylink Bus: Q1 Central station
Monument 1 pm - 5.30pm
Glowmobiles gather throughout the afternoon
Nearest Metro: Monument
Quaylink Bus: Q1/Q2 Theatre Royal
Parade 5.30pm View parade route
Nearest Metro: Monument
Quaylink Bus: Q1/Q2 Theatre Royal
Performance and pyrotechnics at Civic Centre 6.30pm
Nearest Metro: Haymarket
Quaylink Bus: Q2 Haymarket

