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Events in Hexham & the North East

What's on in Hexham and across the wider North East.

160 events

11Jun

Thursday11 June 2026

Workshop: Portraits with a Sacred Object — Laing Art Gallery

10:30 AM - 1:00 PM·Laing Art Gallery
Arts & Culture

Paul Young: Songs & Stories — Playhouse

7:30 PM·Playhouse Whitley Bay
Arts & Culture

Mark Watson: Before It Overtakes Us

19:30·Queen's Hall Arts Centre·From £24
Arts & Culture
12Jun

Friday12 June 2026

Pre-School Day — Life Science Centre

9:30 AM - 3:00 PM·Centre for Life
Children & Families

Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors — Northern Stage

10:00 AM·Northern Stage·From £12
Children & Families

Little Artists — Laing Art Gallery

10:30 AM·Laing Art Gallery·Free
Children & Families

Horrible Histories: Awful Egyptians — Northern Stage

1:00 PM·Northern Stage·From £12
Children & Families

Beverley Knight — Born To Perform UK Tour — The Glasshouse

7:00 PM·The Glasshouse
Arts & Culture

Queen by Candlelight

7:30 PM·St Nicholas Square
Arts & Culture

The Magic of Motown — Reach Out

7:30 PM·Playhouse Whitley Bay
Arts & Culture

Sounds of the Underground: Adam Soper

7:30 PM·Victoria Tunnel Entrance·£10
Arts & Culture
13Jun

Saturday13 June 2026

Tynemouth Station Market

9:00 AM - 3:30 PM·Tynemouth Station·Free entry
Markets

Cullercoats Festival

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM·Cullercoats·Free
Community

Northumberland Miners Picnic

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM·Woodhorn Museum·Free
Community

The Bebbanburg Market — Bamburgh Castle

10:00 AM - 4:30 PM·Bamburgh Castle
Markets

Azra Glow — Dance & Circus Spectacle

11:00 AM & 2:00 PM·Gosforth Civic Theatre·£10
Children & Families

Therapeutic Writing Workshop — The Word

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM·The Word·£6.13
Community

Tunes in June: The Black Corner Band at Arbeia

2:00 PM·Arbeia Roman Fort·Free
Arts & Culture

CODA: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin — Playhouse

6:30 PM·Playhouse Whitley Bay
Arts & Culture

Mark Watson: Before It Overtakes Us

7:30 PM·Alnwick Playhouse·£25
Arts & Culture

Roy Chubby Brown — Phoenix Theatre

7:30 PM·Phoenix Theatre·£29
Arts & Culture

The Suggestibles

8:00 PM·The Cumberland Arms·TBC
Arts & Culture

Beer & Classic Vehicle Weekend — Aln Valley Railway

All day·Aln Valley Railway
Community

Taylor Swift Tribute by Xenna

19:00·Queen's Hall Arts Centre·From £26 (Meet & Greet £30)
Arts & Culture

Hexham Heritage Tours 2026

Various·Hexham Town Centre·Check website
Community

Charity Raceday at Hexham Racecourse

TBC·Hexham Racecourse·Check website
Sports

Meet the Makers — Craft Market at Queen's Hall

Various·Queen's Hall Arts Centre·Free entry
Markets

A Sense of Wonder — A-Level Art Exhibition

10:00·Queen's Hall Arts Centre·Free
Arts & Culture

Corbridge Steam Rally 2026

10:00·Tynedale Rugby Football Club·Check website
Community

Hexham Farmers' Market

09:00·Market Place·Free entry
Markets

Imogen Cooper and Paul Lewis Play Mozart — The Glasshouse

19:30·The Glasshouse International Centre for Music·Various
Arts & Culture

Courtney Pine: A Modern-Day Jazz Story 1986-2026 — The Glasshouse

20:00·The Glasshouse International Centre for Music·Various
Arts & Culture

Middle Eastern Cookery Class — Blackfriars

TBC·Blackfriars Restaurant and Banquet Hall·Check website
Community
14Jun

Sunday14 June 2026

Tynemouth Station Market

9:00 AM - 3:30 PM·Tynemouth Station·Free entry
Markets

Morpeth Fair Day

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM·Bridge Street·Free
Community

Relaxed Sunday Session — Life Science Centre

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM·Centre for Life·Included with admission
Children & Families

Heritage Train Rides — Stephenson Steam Railway Opening Day

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM·Stephenson Steam Railway·TBC
Children & Families

The Wilson Family — Free Sea Shanties

12:30 PM·The Cumberland Arms·Free
Arts & Culture

Summer Makeup Masterclass with Charlotte Tilbury

1:30 PM·The Alnwick Garden·£57.95
Community

Harriet Louise Performing Arts: Feel the Beat — Phoenix Theatre

TBC·Phoenix Theatre·TBC
Arts & Culture

Indian Cookery Workshop — Blackfriars

TBC·Blackfriars Restaurant·TBC
Community

Sam Sweeney Trio

19:00·Queen's Hall Arts Centre·From £19
Arts & Culture
15Jun

Monday15 June 2026

Laser Cutting Course in the FabLab

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM·The Word·£22.38
Community
16Jun

Tuesday16 June 2026

This is Rambert — Theatre Royal

7:30 PM·Theatre Royal
Arts & Culture

Interplay — Phoenix Dance at Northern Stage

7:30 PM·Northern Stage
Arts & Culture
17Jun

Wednesday17 June 2026

Heaton Shakespeare Festival 2026

7:00 PM·People's Theatre·£7
Children & Families

World Cup: England v Croatia — Live Screening

9:00 PM·The Brandling Arms
Community

Jost Nickel Drum Clinic — The Glasshouse

19:00·The Glasshouse International Centre for Music·Various
Arts & Culture
18Jun

Thursday18 June 2026

Live Skies in the Planetarium

2:00 PM·Centre for Life
Children & Families

The Real Thing — Playhouse

6:30 PM·Playhouse Whitley Bay
Arts & Culture

Elaine Palmer with Memphis Gerald & Gem Andrews

7:00 PM·The Cumberland Arms·TBC
Arts & Culture

The Stokes Play Steely Dan

7:30 PM·Gosforth Civic Theatre
Arts & Culture

Lunchtime Live at Hexham Abbey

13:00·Hexham Abbey·Free
Arts & Culture

Tynedale Beer & Cider Festival 2026

18:00·Tynedale Park·Check website
Community
19Jun

Friday19 June 2026

The Hoppings 2026: Dates, Rides & Prices

12:00 PM - 10:00 PM·Town Moor
Community

Peppa Pig's Big Family Show — Theatre Royal

4:00 PM·Theatre Royal·From £9
Children & Families

Adult Panto: Wizard of Oz — Playhouse

6:30 PM·Playhouse Whitley Bay
Arts & Culture

The Steelers Play Steely Dan

7:30 PM·Gosforth Civic Theatre·£22
Arts & Culture

Sounds of the Underground: Bitchfinder General

7:30 PM·Victoria Tunnel Entrance·£10
Arts & Culture

The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged) — Northern Stage

7:30 PM·Northern Stage
Arts & Culture

Wallen & Combs — Phoenix Theatre

7:30 PM·Phoenix Theatre·£25
Arts & Culture

Mighty Dub Fest 2026

All weekend·Alnwick Castle
Arts & Culture

Riverdance 25th Anniversary (Cinema) — Phoenix Theatre

TBC·Phoenix Theatre·TBC
Arts & Culture

Refugee Week Open Mic Performance — The Glasshouse

17:00·The Glasshouse International Centre for Music·Free
Community

The Chefs' Stage Volume 1 — Theatre Royal

TBC·Theatre Royal·Check website
Community
20Jun

Saturday20 June 2026

Morris Car Rally — Beamish Museum

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM·Beamish Museum
Community

Lego Brick Pits — Father's Day Weekend

10:00 AM - 4:30 PM·Alnwick Castle
Children & Families

Jesmond Food Market

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM·Armstrong Bridge·Free entry
Markets

Lego Brick Pits — Alnwick Castle

10:00 AM - 4:30 PM·Alnwick Castle·Included with admission
Children & Families

Blyth Live 2026 — Music Festival on Blyth Beach

11:00 AM - 9:00 PM·Blyth Beach
Arts & Culture

Longframlington Funday 2026

12:00 PM·Longframlington Park·TBC
Community

Rookies Hockey Camp — Whitley Bay Ice Rink

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM·Whitley Bay Ice Rink·TBC
Sports

Tunes in June: Rivelino at Arbeia

2:00 PM·Arbeia Roman Fort·Free
Arts & Culture

Joe McElderry Live — Playhouse

7:30 PM·Playhouse Whitley Bay
Arts & Culture

The 4 Decades Show

7:30 PM·Seaton Delaval Arts Centre
Arts & Culture

Queen Rhapsody — Phoenix Theatre

7:30 PM·Phoenix Theatre·£28
Arts & Culture

Alnmouth Arts Festival 2026

All day·Alnmouth village
Arts & Culture

60th Anniversary Steam Weekend — Aln Valley Railway

All day·Aln Valley Railway
Community
21Jun

Sunday21 June 2026

Dads Go Free — Father's Day at Whitehouse Farm

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM·Whitehouse Farm·Free for dads (with paying child)
Children & Families

Yesterbus Classic Rally — Locomotion

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM·Locomotion·Museum admission
Community

Ballet by the Bay: Gala Performance

2:30 PM·Playhouse Whitley Bay
Arts & Culture

Ladies Day at Hexham Racecourse

TBC·Hexham Racecourse·Check website
Sports
22Jun

Monday22 June 2026

Tynemouth Station Book Fair

9:30 AM - 3:30 PM·Tynemouth Station·Free
Community

Kai Widdrington: Evolution — Playhouse

6:30 PM·Playhouse Whitley Bay
Arts & Culture

Operation Mincemeat — Theatre Royal

7:30 PM·Theatre Royal·From £30
Arts & Culture
23Jun

Tuesday23 June 2026

Gráinne Brady

7:30 PM·The Cumberland Arms
Arts & Culture

World Cup: England v Ghana — Live Screening

9:00 PM·The Brandling Arms
Community

Taste of the North Food Festival

All day·Market Place·Free entry
Markets
24Jun

Wednesday24 June 2026

Midsummer Celebration — Free

4:00 PM·The Cumberland Arms·Free
Community
25Jun

Thursday25 June 2026

What a Wonderful World Festival

7:30 PM - 11:00 PM·Alnwick Playhouse & Alnwick Garden
Arts & Culture

Cassidy Janson Sings Carole King — Playhouse

7:30 PM·Playhouse Whitley Bay
Arts & Culture
26Jun

Friday26 June 2026

Alnwick Farmers' Market — June

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM·Market Place·Free entry
Markets

Tipple in the Tunnel — Wine Tasting

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM·Victoria Tunnel Entrance·£30
Arts & Culture

A Night of Northern Soul & Motown

7:00 PM·West Benridge Farm
Arts & Culture

Live/Wire: The AC/DC Show — Playhouse

7:30 PM·Playhouse Whitley Bay
Arts & Culture

Glam Rock Live — Phoenix Theatre

7:30 PM·Phoenix Theatre·£27.50
Arts & Culture

Comedy Night: The Lost Voice Guy — Spanish City

8:00 PM·Spanish City·£15
Arts & Culture

Street Food Friday: Copper Ricebox

Evening·Gosforth Civic Theatre
Community

Royal Northern Sinfonia Summer Tour at Hexham Abbey

19:30·Hexham Abbey·Various
Arts & Culture
27Jun

Saturday27 June 2026

Feast by the Sea — Spanish City

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM·Spanish City Plaza·Free entry
Markets

Feast by the Sea — Whitley Bay

10:00 AM·Spanish City·TBC
Markets

International Fairy Day at Lilidorei — Alnwick Garden

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM·Lilidorei·TBC
Children & Families

North Tyneside Together Festival

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM·North Shields·Free
Community

Tunes in June: Amateur Ornithologist at Arbeia

2:00 PM·Arbeia Roman Fort·Free
Arts & Culture

Blyth Spartans — Pre-Season Friendlies

3:00 PM·Croft Park
Sports

The Three Inch Fools — King Arthur and the Holy Fail

4:00 PM·Gosforth Central Park
Arts & Culture

Jon Boden: The Floodplain Trilogy

7:30 PM·Alnwick Playhouse·From £6
Arts & Culture

Buzz Dance Company: At The Movies — Northern Stage

7:30 PM·Northern Stage
Arts & Culture

World Cup: Panama v England — Live Screening

10:00 PM·The Brandling Arms
Community

Northumberland Plate Festival 2026

All day·Newcastle Racecourse·Ticketed
Community

Hexham Farmers' Market

09:00·Market Place·Free entry
Markets
28Jun

Sunday28 June 2026

Morpeth 10K & Juniors

10:00 AM·Town Hall·From £20
Sports

Feast by the Sea Day 2 — Spanish City

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM·Spanish City Plaza·Free entry
Markets

Something in the Water — Joe McElderry

2:30 PM & 7:30 PM·Theatre Royal·From £33
Arts & Culture

Lazy Sunday with Stagger Lee

4:00 PM·The Cumberland Arms·Free
Arts & Culture

SA Youth Academy Summer Show

TBC·People's Theatre·TBC
Arts & Culture

The McDougalls: Farmyard Fun — Phoenix Theatre

TBC·Phoenix Theatre·TBC
Children & Families
29Jun

Monday29 June 2026

Blyth Market Record Fair

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM·Blyth Market·Free entry
Markets
30Jun

Tuesday30 June 2026

Let 'Em Speak — FLINTA Comedy Open Mic

7:30 PM·The Cumberland Arms·Free
Arts & Culture

Fawlty Towers — Live on Stage — Theatre Royal

7:30 PM·Theatre Royal
Arts & Culture
1Jul

Wednesday1 July 2026

Morpeth Wednesday Market (weekly)

8:30 AM - 3:00 PM·Morpeth Town Centre·Free entry
Markets

The Mouthful Way — Album Launch

7:00 PM·Gosforth Civic Theatre·£15 / £10 under-16s
Arts & Culture

The Mouth Shop — Album Launch

7:30 PM·Gosforth Civic Theatre
Arts & Culture
2Jul

Thursday2 July 2026

Swap Don't Shop — Clothes Swap

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM·Gosforth Civic Theatre·£2.50
Community

Lunchtime Live at Hexham Abbey

13:00·Hexham Abbey·Free
Arts & Culture

Hexham Abbey Film Club: Paddington

13:30·Hexham Abbey·Free
Children & Families
3Jul

Friday3 July 2026

Blyth Market (weekly)

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM·Market Place·Free entry
Markets

Street Food Friday: Five & Dough

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM·Gosforth Civic Theatre
Community

Across The Universe — Beatles Tribute

7:30 PM·Playhouse Whitley Bay
Arts & Culture
4Jul

Saturday4 July 2026

Morpeth Farmers Market — July

9:00 AM - 1:30 PM·Morpeth Town Centre·Free entry
Markets

Jesmond Food Market

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM·Armstrong Bridge·Free entry
Markets

Summer of Play — Gibside (Free Activities)

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM·Gibside·Free with admission, NT members free
Children & Families

Summer Block Party — Glasshouse & BALTIC (Free)

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM·The Glasshouse ICM & BALTIC·Free
Arts & Culture

Blyth Town Carnival

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM·Blyth Market Place
Community

Fool's Gold: The Blaydon Races

7:30 PM·Seaton Delaval Arts Centre
Arts & Culture

Ouseburn Festival 2026

TBC·Ouseburn Valley·Free
Community

Elaine Robertson: Delulu

20:00·Hexham Library·From £15
Arts & Culture
5Jul

Sunday5 July 2026

Butterfly Walk — Jesmond Dene

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM·Pet's Corner entrance·£5
Community

South Tyneside Summer Parade

12:00 PM·South Shields Town Centre·Free
Community
6Jul

Monday6 July 2026

Proms in the Park & Entertainment by the Sea

2:00 PM·Bents Park·Free
Arts & Culture

Bat Walk — Paddy Freeman's Park

9:30 PM - 11:00 PM·Paddy Freeman's Car Park·£5
Community
7Jul

Tuesday7 July 2026

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold — Theatre Royal

7:30 PM·Theatre Royal·From £19
Arts & Culture
8Jul

Wednesday8 July 2026

Wild About Art — Gosforth Nature Reserve

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM·Field Studies Room·£2.50
Community

In The Park Festival — Lewis Capaldi

TBC·Exhibition Park
Arts & Culture
9Jul

Thursday9 July 2026

Mouth of the Tyne Festival — The K's

TBC·Tynemouth Priory and Castle·Sold out
Arts & Culture
10Jul

Friday10 July 2026

Book Talk: Alison Weir — The Boleyn Secret — Alnwick Castle

6:30 PM·Alnwick Castle
Arts & Culture

The Pitmen Poets 2026 Tour — Playhouse

7:30 PM·Playhouse Whitley Bay
Arts & Culture

10CCLO — Phoenix Theatre

7:30 PM·Phoenix Theatre·£25
Arts & Culture

In The Park Festival — Paul Weller

TBC·Exhibition Park
Arts & Culture

Mouth of the Tyne Festival — Ministry of Sound Classical

TBC·Tynemouth Priory and Castle·Sold out
Arts & Culture
11Jul

Saturday11 July 2026

Little Groovers Summer Shake-down

9:00 AM·The Glasshouse·Adults £12, Children £5, Under 1s Free
Children & Families

Family Fun Day — The Glasshouse (Free)

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM·The Glasshouse ICM·Free
Children & Families

Whitley Bay Carnival 2026: Dates & What's On

11:00 AM - 10:00 PM·Whitley Bay Promenade·Free
Community

Lost Minds Festival 2026

12:00 PM - 11:00 PM·Exhibition Park
Arts & Culture

Aidan Kay Book Launch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM·The Word·Free
Community

Friendship Walk: Guided Evening Walk Along Hadrian's Wall

6:00 PM·Hadrian's Wall·Free
Community

Ray Quinn: The King of Swing — Phoenix Theatre

7:30 PM·Phoenix Theatre·From £23
Arts & Culture

Summer Reading Challenge 2026 — Libraries

Library opening hours·All Northumberland & Newcastle libraries·Free
Children & Families

Mouth of the Tyne Festival — Self Esteem

TBC·Tynemouth Priory and Castle·Sold out
Arts & Culture

Hexham Farmers' Market

09:00·Market Place·Free entry
Markets