What's New
Turner Prize 2011 comes to BALTIC in 2011
Tate and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art are delighted to announce that Turner Prize 2011 will be presented at BALTIC. In 2007 the Prize was staged at Tate Liverpool as a curtain-raiser to Liverpool being European Capital of Culture in 2008. Following its success there, it has been decided that the Prize will be presented at Tate Britain and at a gallery outside London in alternate years. The first non-Tate venue outside the capital will be BALTIC in Gateshead. Click here for full details.
NewcastleGateshead year-long festival and events programme in 2011
NewcastleGateshead and all the cultural venues in the twin cities offer a year-round programme of events for everyone to enjoy. 2011 sees some of the city’s most iconic events return, as well as a programme of one off events, community and neighbourhood festivals and sporting milestones, ensuring NewcastleGateshead remains one of the UK’s most vibrant and exciting destinations in 2011.
Below are details of NewcastleGateshead's lead events. For full listings of all the cultural events in NewcastleGateshead in 2011, please refer to the what's on guide.
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Bupa Great North Run Weekend
17 & 18 September 2011
Experience the entire weekend of Bupa Great North Run events including the Great North City Games, cultural programme and junior races.
JUICE - NewcastleGateshead’s Festival for Children and Young People
19-30 October 2011
This award-winning festival showcases the outstanding work created by children and young people as well as a family-friendly programme delivered by regional, national and international artists.
The Turner Prize at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
21 October 2011 - 8 January 2012
BALTIC is the first non-Tate venue outside London to host The Turner Prize, widely recognised as one of the most important and prestigious awards for the visual arts in Europe.
Wunderbar Festival
28 October - 6 November 2011
Wunderbar is a dynamic festival of contemporary performances, visual art, and extraordinary happenings for the North East that places the audience at the heart of the experience.
NewcastleGateshead Winter Festival
November - December 2011
Enjoy everything the festive season has to offer, including Christmas markets, festive performances, world-class cultural events and opportunities to purchase imaginative gifts for Christmas.
NewcastleGateshead iPhone app
Visitors can now download the Official NewcastleGateshead City Guide iPhone App with the simple touch of a button.
The groundbreaking app is one of the first to be developed and used by a tourism organisation in the UK, combining an abundance of interactive features, and supplying information on all things NewcastleGateshead.
It has never been easier to search for hotels, restaurants and bars, or browse what’s on for festivals, shows and events. The app also allows visitors to visualise where they are in relation to top attractions, activities and popular eateries, along with the ability to plan a shortlist of all the things they want to do and see.
The content of the City Guide is selected and supplied by NewcastleGateshead Initiative to ensure visitors get the very most from their city break. Once downloaded, the app puts visitors in the centre of all things good to see and do in this vibrant city-break destination.
Click here to download the app.
New hotel developments in NewcastleGateshead in 2011
2011 sees the arrival of some brand new hotel accommodation in the city including; a four-star Sandman Signature Hotel Newcastle which is located on Barrack Road, opposite St James’ Metro Station. Now open, the hotel has 170 bedrooms comprising a mix of rooms and suite style accommodation. There is also a large sport bar and Asian grill restaurant.
A brand new Jurys Inn NewcastleGateshead Quays located right on the banks of the River Tyne opened its doors in September 2011. This flagship Jurys Inn hotel boasts 200 rooms, a range of meeting spaces and a bar and restaurant.
Westgate Road in the heart of NewcastleGateshead welcomes Sleeperz Newcastle in October 2011. The 98 bed hotel will also include two small meeting rooms.
2012 and 2013 will see the arrival of another two high profile hotel developments in the twin cities. Hotel Indigo Newcastle will be located in the former Eagle Star building on Fenkle Street in Newcastle city centre, adjacent to popular conference venue, The Assembly Rooms. It will feature accommodation, conference space and a Marco Pierre White brasserie. Crowne Plaza Newcastle, opening in 2013 as part of the redevelopment of the Stephenson Quarter in Newcastle, will include 251 bedrooms and extensive conference and banqueting facilities.