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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.
February 5th 2020 to March 5th 2020
Heritage
5 Feb 2020 to 5 Mar 2020
Further Afield
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April 15th 2024 to June 14th 2024
Exhibition
15 Apr 2024 to 14 Jun 2024
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Shopping
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November 3rd 2023 to November 3rd 2023
Seasonal
3 Nov 2023 to 3 Nov 2023
Newcastle City Centre
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January 8th 2022 to February 27th 2022
Family
8 Jan 2022 to 27 Feb 2022
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August 1st 2024
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July 27th 2024 to July 27th 2024
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Music lovers will feel right at home in NewcastleGateshead. Read on to discover the unmissable gigs taking place in NewcastleGateshead this spring.
Get ready to put on your best green outfit as you celebrate St Patrick's Day in NewcastleGateshead. Click here to find where you can celebrate St Patrick's Day in Newcastle.
It’s a New Year and a new you, so what better way to celebrate than in Newcastle? Find out what is happening in NewcastleGateshead this New Year's Eve.
Santa Claus is coming to Toon! Click here to find out where to meet Father Christmas in Newcastle and Gateshead.
Newcastle is a great, Christmassy day out - and with a chance to explore the city as well as the local neighbourhoods, choose from a range of bustling Christmas markets and artisan fairs popping up in Jesmond, Ouseburn and along the Quayside.
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