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Thursday July 27, 2017
What's On Sunderland
Beauty and the Beast Pantomime
After a successful Easter run, Beauty and the Beast the pantomime is back for the summer and is visiting The Customs House, South Shields. AJ...
The Customs House Mill Dam South Shields
Today
The Taming of the Shrew 2017
Open air theatre event - see website for full details
Jesmond Dene
Today
Live Skies: Asteroids
In this live planetarium show led by Life’s Science Explainers, sit under the stars in our planetarium and become familiar with the...
Life Science Centre, Times Square, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Today to Sun 3 Sep
Bang, Crackle, Pop
Why does a whip crack? How does lightning make a noise? What makes a cannon go boom? Explore how sounds are made in this noisy Science Theatre show....
Life Science Centre, Times Square, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Today to Sun 27 Aug
Dino Jaws
Don’t miss Dino Jaws, an amazing exhibition from the Natural History Museum, featuring life-size animatronic dinosaur heads – including the...
Life Science Centre, Times Square, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Today to Wed 9 Aug
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – Chase over Atlantis
The star of “Journey to the Center of the Earth” is back in another Jules Verne – inspired voyage! While looking for his long lost grandfather, Sean...
Life Science Centre, Times Square, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Today to Mon 31 Jul
Live From Times Square - Jake Bugg
Live From Times Square - Jake Bugg. Artists performing: Jake Bugg, Sundara Karma, Cabbage.: Tickets avaiable.
Times Square, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Today
The North’s Premier Book Sale
Mammoth sale of high quality new and used books in Durham University’s Pemberton Rooms just a few yards from Durham Cathedral. It’s open...
Pemberton Rooms, Palace Green (just near Cathedral), Durham City
Today to Sun 30 Jul
Magna Carta and the Forest Charters
Monday 19 June - Saturday 9 September
The Collections Gallery, Open Treasure
This exhibition presents a unique opportunity to see all three...
Durham Cathedral
Today to Thu 10 Aug
Marco’s Circus Workshop
Learn circus tricks, including how to juggle and spin plates, at this fun workshop.
Botanic Garden, Durham University, Hollingside Lane, South Road, Durham City.
Today
Festival of Illustration
Hartlepool will once again become the home of world-renowned illustrators, cartoonists and comic artists for a celebration of all things...
Hartlepool Art Gallery
Today to Sat 29 Jul, Tue 1 Aug
Hilarity Bites presents... Raymond Mearns & Katie Pritchard
Coming to Hilarity Bites at The Cornerhouse in Crook on July 27th 2017:
Raymond Mearns, Katie Pritchard, and host Aaron Twitchen
Raymond Mearns...
Cornerhouse Bar & Kitchen, 60-61 Hope Street, Crook
Today
Superheros of Nature
This week is superhero week!
***Come along dressed as your favourite superhero and receive a Superhero of Nature certificate.***
Join some classic...
Saltholme RSPB, Seaton Carew Road, Stockton-on-Tees
Today and Fri 28 Jul
Wallington - Summer Holiday Fun
Bring your bike and ride the new Dragon Cycle Trail around the Wallington estate. Try the West Wood Challenge, get crafty in the indoor play space,...
Wallington, Cambo, Morpeth
Today to Sun 3 Sep
Wallington - Moving In: Lady Molly turns a house into a home
Discover how the Trevelyans turned the house at Wallington into a home when they moved in. Created by November Club, you’ll find installations...
Wallington, Cambo, Morpeth
Today to Tue 8 Aug
Make a Play Theatre Summer School
A fun filled week at the Queen’s Hall Arts Centre for 11-16 year olds to develop their theatre skills, culminating with a live performance in the...
Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham
Today and Fri 28 Jul
School Holiday Fun at Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre
Join us every Tuesday and Thursday during the school holidays for wildlife activities for your budding nature enthusiasts. We’ll have lots of...
Hauxley Nature Reserve, Low Hauxley, Amble
Today, Tue 1 Aug, Thu 3 Aug, Tue 8 Aug, Thu 10 Aug, Tue 15 Aug, Thu 17 Aug, Tue 22 Aug, Thu 24 Aug, Tue 29 Aug, Thu 31 Aug
Michael Eden:Wedgwood and Wouldn’t
The exhibition celebrates the Wedgwoodn’t Vases by contemporary artist Michael Eden. The design is loosely based on early Wedgwood Vases which...
The Bowes Museum
Today to Wed 30 Aug
Amazing Animals
Explore the Museum and see lots of animal inspired artwork before recreating your favourite creature in this fun collage workshop. Children must be...
The Bowes Museum
Today and Fri 28 Jul
Storytelling Busking
Every Tuesday morning from 25 July until 29 August, and every Friday morning from 28 July until 25 August (except 11 August). Be sure to look out...
The Witham, 3 Horse Market, Barnard Castle
Today to Tue 29 Aug
We Learn at Leisure and Study for Pleasure
We Learn at Leisure and Study for Pleasure!” is an exhibition in the Dispensary Gallery that celebrates the ten year anniversary of Teesdale U3A...
The Witham, 3 Horse Market, Barnard Castle
Today to Sat 12 Aug
NTL : Angels in America part 1, Perestroika (15)
America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and...
The Witham, 3 Horse Market, Barnard Castle
Today
The Magic of Illustration
This exhibition, The Magic of Illustration, will bring to life books, music, characters and drawings by local and nationally celebrated artists and...
The Witham, 3 Horse Market, Barnard Castle
Today to Sat 12 Aug
Cragside - Conservation in Action
Meet the conservation volunteers and learn more about the work they do. Step into the house and watch how items from Cragside’s collection are...
Cragside, Rothbury, Morpeth,
Today, Fri 28 Jul, Mon 31 Jul to Fri 4 Aug, Mon 7 Aug to Thu 10 Aug
Exhibition: Extraordinary Objects
An exhibition of photographs and spoken word recordings, which explore our relationship with objects and the stories and memories they resonate. By...
Bailiffgate Museum and Gallery, 14 Bailiffgate, Alnwick
Today to Sat 19 Aug
Watch for Whales and Dolphins
Sea Watch Foundation’s annual National Whale and Dolphin Watch.
Take part by recording and reporting your sightings, all you need is a pen and some sightings forms.
Saturday 29th July - Sunday August 6th
