Sonic Arts Week (SAW) returns to Middlesbrough in 2026, and it is turning the volume all the way up. Across ten days, from Wednesday 24th June to Saturday 4th July, this free, family-friendly festival…
Event Review: Life After Hours at Life Science Centre, Newcastle – 04/06/2026
Prehistoric wonders, interactive science and mind-soothing visuals – all with the addition of a bar. Tonight, the Centre for Life kept its doors open a little later than usual for Life After Hou…
Event: Life Goes Kids Free For One Epic Late Night Dinosaur Adventure
Award-winning Life Science Centre (Life) is going kids-free for one epic late-night takeover. Adults can explore dinosaurs, space and the origins of life on Earth at a special after-hours event on Th…
Event: The Late Shows at Various Venues, Newcastle & Gateshead
For two nights this month, The Late Shows returns to transform Newcastle and Gateshead into a city-wide celebration of after-hours culture. Taking place on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th May, the free, a…
Event: Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering
There is plenty of family-friendly activity set to attract visitors to Morpeth from Friday 10th to Sunday 12th April, the weekend after Easter, with a series of special events planned to mark 300 year…
Events: Moving Parts Arts’ Easter Programme at Various Venues, Newcastle
Easter in Newcastle is shaping up to be a busy one, as Moving Parts Arts brings a packed programme of shows, films, exhibitions and hands-on workshops to the city from Friday 3rd–Wednesday 18th April.…
Culture Spotlight: May The Toys Be With You at Bailiffgate Museum & Gallery, Alnwick
If you’ve whiled away the hours tucked beneath the dining table, leant between sofa cushions re-enacting a trench run, or debated which lightsaber colour suits you best, Bailiffgate Museum & Galle…
Event: 36 Lime Street Open Studios, Newcastle
Part of Ouseburn Open Studios, the much-anticipated 36 Lime Street Open Studios event will take place on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th November, from 10am to 5pm. Held in the heart of the Ouseburn Val…
Event: Blue Club Night at BALTIC, Gateshead
If you’re partial to a fun night out, you won’t have experienced anything quite like BALTIC’s Blue Club Night, taking place on Saturday 22nd November. Movement and performance associated with nightlif…
Event: Wintertide Festival at Hartlepool Headland
Wintertide Festival will once again be burning brightly on Hartlepool’s Headland from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd November, with a packed programme of art, music, performance, workshops, and an indepen…