Events Around Tyne And Wear

Game on 2.0 at Life Science Centre 25 May – 4 September 2019 Game On 2.0 explores the vibrant history, culture and future of gaming, entertainment and technology through more than 150 playable games.

Following visits to Dorchester, Birmingham, Belfast and Glasgow, the Natural History Museum’s iconic Diplodocus cast Dippy is coming to Newcastle upon Tyne’s Great North Museum.

Please note, this garden requires you to pre-book tickets. Go to www.coldcotesmoorgarden.org.uk to book. The garden, landscaped grounds and woods cover around 15 acres. The wooded approach opens out to lawned areas surrounded by ornamental and woodland shrubs and trees.

Mike Hall and Dave Robson from After Midnight will be taking time off from their Classic Clapton Tour to perform a rare acoustic set at Cullercoats Crescent Club on Friday 19 July 2019. They will be performing 2 x 60 minute sets in the ground floor lounge, starting at approx. 8.30pm until 11pm. Doors open 7pm.

Defeat school holiday boredom this summer with an action-packed family day out full of super heroes and video games – plus a special week of activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing!

The fair proved to be extremely popular last year so we’re back in 2019. Held within the glorious Walled Garden at Wynyard hall, the fair introduces you to some of the best Northern plant nurseries and specialists. We shall also have a small garden accessory and gift area too.

TYNE & WEAR FAMILY FUN DAY & DOG SHOW - SUNDAY 21ST JULY - 10AM - 3PM CARNIVAL AND RIDES PONIES BOUNCY CASTLES FACEPAINTER & DJ FOOD AND DRINKS 40 + INDOOR & OUTDOOR STALLS 12 FUN CLASSES WITH PRIZES, ROSETTES UPTO 5TH AND CERTIFICATES FOR ALL PERFECT FOR DOG LOVERS, FAMILIES OR JUST A CHEAP DAY OUT

Part of GemArts Masala Festival – a mix and blend of the finest South Asian Arts & Culture An enthralling blend of South Asian flavours for all the family in this outdoor finale to GemArts’ Masala Festival.

Come along and sing or play some of your favourite tunes in this exciting new music group! The group is open to absolutely anyone with a love for music, even if you’ve never sung or played an instrument before. All instruments provided.

Festival of Archaeology 2019: Revitalising Redesdale Landscape Partnership invites you to take part in an archaeological excavation of a Iron Age/Romano-British enclosed settlement at Rattenraw Farm in Redesdale, Northumberland. No previous experience is necessary and all training will be provided.

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Game on 2.0 at Life Science Centre 25 May – 4 September 2019 Game On 2.0 explores the vibrant history, culture and future of gaming, entertainment and technology through more than 150 playable games.

From the producers of the recent successes of ‘Priscilla Queen Of The Desert’, ‘Annie’ and ‘The Producers’ here at the Tyne Theatre, Astravaganza Entertainment are delighted to be returning to stage Shrek The Musical in July 2019!

This summer BALTIC is celebrating the magic of making! Come along to these free artist-led workshops and try your hand at some experimental making techniques inspired by BALTIC’s current exhibitions.

Step into an enchanted world of song and poetry with some of the finest young classical singers in the North East. Gardens have been celebrated through the ages as places for love, romance and reflection.

There’s huge amounts of fun to be had day-and-night for grown-ups and for kids. Pick up top tips on improvised comedy and theatre, song and dance, with workshops and masterclasses as well as performances galore at five Newcastle venues: Alphabetti Theatre, Cumberland Arms, Stand Comedy Club, Seven Stories and Jurys...

A celebration of Egyptian Belly Dance. From classical music to current sha’abi and pop tunes, this show covers a great variety of music and dance. Our show is a the culmination of a project with Yasmina of Cairo and Kay Taylor.

This compact (¼ acre) experimental garden and nursery provides an education in organic and sustainable gardening. Organic vegetable, fruit, herb and floral gardens show the use of mulching, hen assisted composting and other ideas from the garden’s inventive creator.

This year Big Kid Circus introduces an exciting mix of amazing new artistes! An incredible troupe from Cuba present a variety of acts, including the marvellous Teeter Board, a Russian Bar, a Double Aerial Hoop, a Triple Aerial Trapeze Bar and Roller Skating!

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  Get Creative in an exciting Summer School at BALTIC designed for young people aged 9-13. Across three days you’ll make amazing art, investigate exhibitions and learn about creative people in relaxed and fun sessions led by a BALTIC artist herself If you’re aged 11-13 you will also have the option...

We are offering a 2 for 1 deal, any seat, any day. Call the box office in advance 0203753970 and quote “EXTREME241’ to receive the deal THIS YEAR a new death-defying and extreme circus is descending on the UK as part of it’s European tour.

Set in parkland, Capheaton Hall has magnificent views over the Northumberland countryside. Formal ponds sit south of the house, which has an C19 conservatory, and a walk to a Georgian folly of a chapel.

Join the Grand UK Holidays team as they turn back the clocks a hundred or more year and remember how things used to be. Held at the award-winning Beamish Open Air Museum streets, the shops and homes around the George Washington Hotel recreate life at the turn of the century.

Cirque Du Hilarious Cirque Du Hilarious Starring Danny Adams & Clive Webb with Mick Potts The stars of the Newcastle Theatre Royal Pantomime DANNY & CLIVE, and CBBC stars “DANNY & MICK” will bring their particular brand of lunacy and chaos to the show causing chaos on stage and screams of laughter from all