Here’s a quick summary of some super Easter events in the North East for 2023, in date order to help plan your time. For full details click here.
Details are subject to change and some events may be weather dependent, please check directly with organisers for the latest updates.
👇Browse selected dates below, or skip ahead to view trails & events running throughout week 1 / 2
Week 1
📆 Sat 1st April 2023
Easter Fair @Felling Volunteer Library, Gateshead
Springbank Pavilion Open Day (Newcastle Urban Green) @Leazes Park, Newcastle
Indie Flea Market @Durham Cathedral
📆 Sun 2nd April 2023
Miniature Train Rides @Exhibition Park, Newcastle
Food & Craft Market @Northumberlandia, Cramlington
📆 Mon 3rd April 2023
Pop-Up Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Souter Sports @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
Lego Time @The Word, South Tyneside
Bronze Age Detectives @Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
Lamb Days @The Dairy Barn, Co Durham
📆 Tues 4th April 2023
Pop-Up Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Easter Arts & Crafts @Cleadon Park Library, South Tyneside
Design a Beetle Suncatcher @South Shields Museum & Art Gallery
Lamb Days @The Dairy Barn, Co Durham
📆 Wed 5th April 2023
Pop-Up Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Myth Maker Days @Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle
Easter Crafts (National Trust) @Walker Park, Newcastle
Spring Collage Workshop @Hatton Gallery, Newcastle
Crafty Romans @Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields
Make a Sock Easter Bunny @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
Lego Time @The Word & Jarrow Focus, South Tyneside
Kids Club Easter Crafts @Sunderland Bridges
Super Sun Pendants @Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
Pawfect Games @Derwent Waterside Park, Co Durham
Lamb Days @The Dairy Barn, Co Durham
📆 Thurs 6th April 2023
Dino Crafts @Chopwell Library, Gateshead
Easter Funday @Shiremoor Adventure Playground, Newcastle
Printmaking @Hatton Gallery, Newcastle
Lego Time @Jarrow Focus, Cleadon Park Library & Hebburn Central, South Tyneside
Easter Family Fun Day @Herrington Country Park, Sunderland
Make your own Easter Mask @Stephenson Steam Railway, North Shields
Lamb Days @The Dairy Barn, Co Durham
📆 Fri 7th April (GOOD FRIDAY)
Easter Family Funday @Trinity Square, Gateshead
Wagtastic Egg Hunt @Weetslade Country Park, Wide Open, Newcastle
Easter Trail @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
Lush Bath Bomb Workshop @Sunderland Bridges
Easter Trail & Crafts @Dalton Park, Co Durham
Family Sports Days @Derwent Waterside Park, Co Durham
Easter Trail @Northumberlandia, Cramlington
📆 Sat 8th April 2023
‘Beasts on the Streets’ & Parade (Newcastle Puppetry Festival) @Northumberland Street, Newcastle
Easter Fete @Paddy Freeman Park, Newcastle
Magician & Easter Egg Trail @Gosforth Central Park, Newcastle
Easter Trail @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
Easter Family Fun Day @Ridley Park, Northumberland
Easter Trail & Crafts @Dalton Park, Co Durham
Easter Trail @Northumberlandia, Cramlington
📆 Sun 9th April (EASTER SUNDAY)
Easter Egg Hunt @Bill Quay Farm, Gateshead
Easter Party @Coach & Horses Pub, Birtley, Gateshead
Family Puppet Day (Newcastle Puppetry Festival) @Newcastle
Easter Trail @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
Egg Hunt and Easter Crafts @Derwent Waterside Park, Co Durham
Easter Chick Hunt @Durham Botanic Garden
Family Funday @Ward Jackson Park, Hartlepool, Co Durham
Easter Fair @Hirst Park, Ashington, Northumberland
Easter Sunday Funday @The Burton House Pub, Cramlington, Northumberland
Easter Trail @Northumberlandia, Cramlington
Week 2
📆 Mon 10th April (EASTER MONDAY)
NERD Fest 2023 @The Boiler Shop, Newcastle
Easter Egg Hunt & Messy Church @Kingston Park, Newcastle
Easter Trail @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
World Heritage Day @Durham Castle & Cathedral
Family Sports Days @Derwent Waterside Park, Co Durham
Easter Chick Hunt @Durham Botanic Garden
Easter Trail @Northumberlandia, Cramlington
📆 Tues 11th April 2023
Easter dEGGorating @IKEA Gateshead
Pop-Up Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Fabulous Field Collage @South Shields Museum & Art Gallery
Lego Time @Cleadon Park Library, South Tyneside
📆 Wed 12th April 2023
Pin the Tummy on the Bunny @IKEA Gateshead
Pop-Up Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Myth Maker Days @Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle
Abstract Printmaking @Hatton Gallery, Newcastle
Souter Sports @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
Crafty Romans @Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields
Lego Time @The Word & Jarrow Focus, South Tyneside
Kids Club Lion King Crafts @Sunderland Bridges
A Really Wild Draw @Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
📆 Thurs 13th April 2023
Scrabble Day @Crawcrook Library, Gateshead
Mixed Media Drawing @Hatton Gallery, Newcastle
Lego Time @Cleadon Park Library & Hebburn Central, South Tyneside
Make a Springtime Collage @Stephenson Steam Railway, North Shields
📆 Fri 14th April 2023
Pop-Up Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
MakerPlace: Augmented Reality Books @Gateshead Central Library
Nature Crafts (National Trust) @Elswick Park, Newcastle
Spring Artwork @Hatton Gallery, Newcastle
Lego Time @Jarrow Focus, South Tyneside
Lush Bath Bomb Workshop @Sunderland Bridges
Ways of Looking Adventure @Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
1st–7th April
Egg Hunt @Sunderland Bridges
1st–14th April
Baby Dino Egg Hunt @Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
1st–15th Apr
Ugly Duckling Easter Trail @Hardwick Park, Co Durham
1st–16th April
Easter Egg Hunt @IKEA Gateshead
Springtime Bird Trail @Discovery Museum, Newcastle
Spring Trail @Weetslade Country Park, Wide Open, Newcastle
Easter Hunt @Rising Sun Countryside Park, North Tyneside
Easter Egg Trail @Whitley Bay, North Tyneside
Easter in the City Trail @Sunderland BID
Easter crafts & Photo Display @Sunderland Bridges
Glass Making Demonstrations @National Glass Centre, Sunderland
Spring Bunny Trail @Wharton Park, Durham
Easter Egg Trail @High Force Waterfall, Co Durham
Easter Fun with Rocket @ Locomotion, Shildon, Co Durham
2nd – 15th April
Easter Trail @St Mary’s Lighthouse
3rd-14th April
Play Sessions @Gateshead Children’s Centres (selected dates)
3rd-16th April
Spring Wreath Trail @Land of Oak & Iron, Gateshead
Easter Maze @Metrocentre, Gateshead
6th–16th April
Easter Funfair @Blyth Beach, Northumberland
7th – 13th April
Spanish City Funfair @Whitley Bay
10th–16th April
Crafts & Trail @Durham Cathedral
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