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What's On
With one-off and annual festivals and events, a selection of theatres, cinemas and music venues big and small, professional and amateur sporting activities, clubs and events as well as thousands of years of history and heritage, world-class galleries and exhibitions and miles and miles of rolling countryside, picturesque coast and tranquil woodland not to mention more bars, cafes restaurants and clubs than you could possibly count, NewcastleGateshead is guaranteed to have something to keep you entertained, whatever your tastes.
This Month
All Upcoming Events
There are lots of exciting events taking place in NewcastleGateshead including theatre, music, dance, comedy and art and our top events are listed below. Use the tabs above to find out the top events for each month, but if you have specific dates in mind and want to find out what’s on, use our search box on the left to view a comprehensive list of what’s on and help you plan your visit.
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The Fabulous Hollywood Cake Making Contest
Type
Participatory Event
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Celebrate 75 years of cinema in the sweetest possible way by entering our Fabulous Hollywood Cake Making Contest.
Dates
- From:
- 27 May 2012 To 27 May 2012
The Urban Games 2012
Type
Festival
Centre for Life, Grey's Monument
The North of England’s biggest and best Urban Games returns for its third year as part of the Cultural Olympiad.
Dates
- From:
- 17 Aug 2012 To 19 Aug 2012
NewcastleGateshead Bridges Festival
Type
Festival
NewcastleGateshead
NewcastleGateshead Bridges Festival celebrates the history, heritage and contemporary culture of the NewcastleGateshead quayside, the River Tyne and the seven bridges which connect the two.
Dates
- From:
- 4 Aug 2012 To 5 Aug 2012
Cakebook Britain: The People’s Picnic
Type
Festival
Gateshead
Help build the giant, edible map of Great Britain. Look out for food stalls, side-shows, live bands, food adventure playground, and heaps more… Come on down to Saltwell Park - with or without a cake - and join in.
This year we're proud to announce that Cakebook Britain will be part of the London...Venue
Dates
- From:
- 15 Jul 2012 To 15 Jul 2012
Whitley Bay Film Festival 2012
Type
Festival
Whitley Bay
The Whitley Bay Film Festival celebrates great films in great locations. No matter what your age or interest, there’s something for everyone…so grab your popcorn and get ready to check out a wide range of films and events…
Dates
- From:
- 17 Aug 2012 To 2 Sep 2012
~Flow
Type
Participatory Event
Newcastle Upon Tyne
A specially commissioned floating artwork, which visitors can board for free, will stay on the NewcastleGateshead Quayside throughout the summer as part of Artists taking the lead, one of twelve public art commissions funded by the UK Arts Councils, celebrating the London 2012 Olympic and...
Venue
Dates
- From:
- 25 Mar 2012 To 16 Sep 2012
NE1's Quayside Seaside
Type
Festival
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Oh I do like to be beside the Seaside – oh I do like to be beside.....Newcastle Quayside.
One of the most iconic places in Newcastle City Centre is home to its own Seaside Quayside with 800 square metres of beautiful sandy beach with the Tyne’s famous bridges as a backdrop.
NE1 Ltd has...Dates
- From:
- 1 Jun 2012 To 1 Oct 2012
Newcastle Community Green Festival
Type
Festival
Newcastle upon Tyne
The Newcastle Community Green Festival offers a huge range of entertainment, activities, workshops and information to spread a message of environmental protection and social justice - and all running on green power sources.
Dates
- From:
- 2 Jun 2012 To 3 Jun 2012
Newcastle Fashion Week
Type
Festival
Newcastle upon Tyne
Get out your diaries as NE1’s Newcastle Fashion Week is back - this year for 9 fashion fuelled days, including one mega Fashion Weekend from Saturday 26 May – Sunday 3 June 2012.
Dates
- From:
- 26 May 2012 To 3 Jun 2012
Blaydon Races 150th Anniversary
Type
Festival
Newcastle Upon Tyne
It was in Eighteen Hundred and Sixty Two, on a summer's afternoon that the bus was first loaded for Blaydon. And come June 9th 2012, it will be the 150th anniversary of that auspicious day.
Venue
Dates
- From:
- 9 Jun 2012 To 12 Jun 2012
