Here’s a quick summary of some super summer holidays events in the North East, in date order to help plan your time. For full details and handy links click here.
Details are subject to change, please check directly with organisers for the latest updates.
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📆 Fri 22nd July
Northern Pride Festival @Newcastle Town Moor
Hebburn Carr-Ellison Carnival @Carr Ellison Park, South Tyneside
📆 Sat 23rd July
Northern Pride Festival @Newcastle Town Moor
Creative Crafts (NE1’s Summer in the City) @Wesley Square, Newcastle
Beelines Bioblitz (Urban Green Newcastle) @Tyne Riverside Country Park, Newcastle
Hebburn Carr-Ellison Carnival @Carr Ellison Park, South Tyneside
Music in the Bandstand (South Tyneside Festival) @South Marine Park, South Shields
📆 Sun 24th July
Kid’s Crafts Club @Land of Oak & Iron, Blaydon
Meet & Make @BALTIC, Gateshead
Northern Pride Festival @Newcastle Town Moor
Brass Bands (South Tyneside Festival) @Amphitheatre, South Shields
Sunday Concerts (South Tyneside Festival) @Bents Park, South Shields
Week 1
📆 Mon 25th July
Metrognomes Show @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Make it Mondays @Pelaw Library, Gateshead
Giant Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Summer of Sport @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
FUN in the SUN @Keel Square Pop-Up Park, Sunderland
📆 Tues 26th July
Metrognomes Show @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Tales on the Tyne (NE1’s Summer in the City) @Wesley Square, Newcastle
Summer Crafts @Discovery Museum, Newcastle
📆 Wed 27th July
Toddler Time + Wonder & Wander Tour @BALTIC, Gateshead
Metrognomes Show @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Dance City @Trinity Square, Gateshead
Giant Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Wonder Wednesdays: Construction & Archaeology @Great North Museum, Newcastle
Crafty Romans @Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields
Summer of Sport @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
Indoor Beach Kid’s Club @Sunderland Bridges Shopping Centre
Taste Experience @Keel Square Pop-Up Park, Sunderland
Summer Family Fun (Active Sunderland) @Herrington Country Park, Sunderland
Tractor Rides @Wheelbirks Farm, Northumberland
📆 Thurs 28th July
Metrognomes Show @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Play on the Plaza @Discovery Museum, Newcastle
Dr Bike free tune-up session @Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields
Make & Take Thursdays @Stephenson Steam Railway, North Shields
📆 Fri 29th July
Metrognomes Show @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Giant Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Hula Fridays @BALTIC, Gateshead
Live Music @Trinity Square, Gateshead
📆 Sat 30th July
The Biking Vikings @Land of Oak & Iron, Blaydon
Metrognomes Show @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Shop, Stay, Play @South Shields Market
Music in the Bandstand (South Tyneside Festival) @South Marine Park, South Shields
Pop-up Choir & Meet Members of Roma Antiqua @Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields
Wake-up, Shake-up @Keel Square Pop-Up Park, Sunderland
📆 Sun 31st July
Kid’s Crafts Club @Land of Oak & Iron, Blaydon
Metrognomes Show @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Meet & Make @BALTIC, Gateshead
Discovering Insects Day @Gosforth Nature Reserve, Newcastle
Hot Wheels Hauler Roadshow (Smyths Toys) @Silverlink, North Shields
Seashore Safari @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
Brass Bands (South Tyneside Festival) @Amphitheatre, South Shields
Sunday Concerts (South Tyneside Festival) @Bents Park, South Shields
📆 Mon 1st Aug
Summer Fun Drop In @Gateshead Early Years and Children’s Centres
Metrognomes Show @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Multiply Roadshow with Jonny Ball @Trinity Square, Gateshead
Giant Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Make it Mondays @Pelaw Library, Gateshead
Summer of Sport @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
FUN in the SUN @Keel Square Pop-Up Park, Sunderland
📆 Tues 2nd Aug
Summer Fun Drop In @Gateshead Early Years and Children’s Centres
Metrognomes Show @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Family Gardening (Big Local Gateshead) @Arkle Street Community Allotment
Himalayan Balsam Pulling (Big Local Gateshead) @Redheugh Football Club
Tales on the Tyne (NE1’s Summer in the City) @Wesley Square, Newcastle
Beelines Nature Discovery Days (Urban Green Newcastle) @Leazes Park, Newcastle
Summer Crafts @Discovery Museum, Newcastle
Kids Fun-Fest (South Tyneside Festival) @South Shields Amphitheatre
Summer Socials @Stack Seaburn, Sunderland
Family Open Days (**Toddlers & Specific Needs) @STEF Farm, Sunderland
📆 Wed 3rd Aug
Toddler Time + Wonder & Wander Tour @BALTIC, Gateshead
Metrognomes Show @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Giant Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Wonder Wednesdays: Plants & Minibeasts @Great North Museum, Newcastle
Wonky Olympics @Discovery Museum, NewcastleCrafty Romans @Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields
Summer of Sport @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
Summer Family Fun (Active Sunderland) @Princess Anne Park, Washington
Indoor Beach Kid’s Club @Sunderland Bridges Shopping Centre
Taste Experience @Keel Square Pop-Up Park, Sunderland
Tractor Rides @Wheelbirks Farm, Northumberland
📆 Thurs 4th Aug
Metrognomes Show @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Play on the Plaza @Discovery Museum, Newcastle
Make & Take Thursdays @Stephenson Steam Railway, North Shields
Bird Ball Making Crafts @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
Kids Fun-Fest (South Tyneside Festival) @South Shields Amphitheatre
Summer Socials @Stack Seaburn, Sunderland
Family Open Days @STEF Farm, Sunderland
📆 Fri 5th Aug
Metrognomes Show @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Live Music @Trinity Square, Gateshead
Giant Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Hula Fridays @BALTIC, Gateshead
Mini Hoppings Summer Fun @Nuns Moor, Fenham, Newcastle
Beelines Bioblitz (Urban Green Newcastle) @Heaton Park, Newcastle
📆 Sat 6th Aug
Hilarious Street Circus @Trinity Square, Gateshead
Metrognomes Show @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Mini Hoppings Summer Fun @Nuns Moor, Fenham, Newcastle
Creative Crafts & Circus Central (NE1’s Summer in the City) @Wesley Square, Newcastle
Carnival at the Quays @Royal Quays, North Shields
Woad, Weapons & Warriors @Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields
Music in the Bandstand (South Tyneside Festival) @South Marine Park, South Shields
Wake-up, Shake-up @Keel Square Pop-Up Park, Sunderland
Summer Socials @Stack Seaburn, Sunderland
Seaham Food Festival @Seaham, Co Durham
Ferryhill Summer Gala @Ferryhill, Co Durham
📆 Sun 7th Aug
Meet & Make @BALTIC, Gateshead
Metrognomes Show @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Kid’s Crafts Club @Land of Oak & Iron, Blaydon
Mini Hoppings Summer Fun @Nuns Moor, Fenham, Newcastle
Brass Bands (South Tyneside Festival) @Amphitheatre, South Shields
Seaham Food Festival @Seaham, Co Durham
Ferryhill Summer Gala @Ferryhill, Co Durham
📆 Mon 8th Aug
Storytime in the Square @Trinity Square, Gateshead
Make it Mondays @Pelaw Library, Gateshead
Giant Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Multiply Roadshow with Ryan Thomas @Saltwell Park, Gateshead
Mini Hoppings Summer Fun @Nuns Moor, Fenham, Newcastle
Summer of Sport @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
FUN in the SUN @Keel Square Pop-Up Park, Sunderland
📆 Tues 9th Aug
Teams Eco Warriors (Big Local Gateshead) @Redheugh Football Club
Mini Hoppings Summer Fun @Nuns Moor, Fenham, Newcastle
Tales on the Tyne (NE1’s Summer in the City) @Wesley Square, Newcastle
Summer Crafts @Discovery Museum, Newcastle
Kids Fun-Fest (South Tyneside Festival) @South Shields Amphitheatre
Summer Socials @Stack Seaburn, Sunderland
Family Open Days (**Toddlers & Specific Needs) @STEF Farm, Sunderland
📆 Wed 10th Aug
Toddler Time + Wonder & Wander Tour @BALTIC, Gateshead
Giant Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Mini Hoppings Summer Fun @Nuns Moor, Fenham, Newcastle
Wonder Wednesdays: Marvellous Menagerie @Great North Museum, Newcastle
Crafty Romans @Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields
Summer of Sport @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
Summer Family Fun (Active Sunderland) @Herrington Country Park, Sunderland
Indoor Beach Kid’s Club @Sunderland Bridges Shopping Centre
Taste Experience @Keel Square Pop-Up Park, Sunderland
Tractor Rides @Wheelbirks Farm, Northumberland
📆 Thurs 11th Aug
Summer Festival @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Mini Hoppings Summer Fun @Nuns Moor, Fenham, Newcastle
England Netball @The Swirle, Newcastle
Play on the Plaza @Discovery Museum, Newcastle
Beelines Nature Discovery Days (Urban Green Newcastle) @Denton Dene, Newcastle
Make & Take Thursdays @Stephenson Steam Railway, North Shields
Cress Head Pots Crafts @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
Kids Fun-Fest (South Tyneside Festival) @South Shields Amphitheatre
Community Fun Day @Beacon of Light, Sunderland
Summer Socials @Stack Seaburn, Sunderland
Family Open Days @STEF Farm, Sunderland
📆 Fri 12th Aug
Summer Festival @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Hula Fridays @BALTIC, Gateshead
Giant Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Mini Hoppings Summer Fun @Nuns Moor, Fenham, Newcastle
📆 Sat 13th Aug
Summer Festival @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Mini Hoppings Summer Fun @Nuns Moor, Fenham, Newcastle
Creative Crafts & Nat Tricks (NE1’s Summer in the City) @Wesley Square, Newcastle
Young Naturalist Open Day @Gosforth Nature Reserve, Newcastle
Carnival at the Quays @Royal Quays, North Shields
Call the Cavalry @Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields
Music in the Bandstand (South Tyneside Festival) @South Marine Park , South Shields
Wake-up, Shake-up @Keel Square Pop-Up Park, Sunderland
Summer of Fun @Durham BID
📆 Sun 14th Aug
Summer Festival @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Meet & Make @BALTIC, Gateshead
Kid’s Crafts Club @Land of Oak & Iron, Blaydon
Seashore Safari @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
Brass Bands (South Tyneside Festival) @Amphitheatre, South Shields
Mon 15th Aug
Make it Mondays @Pelaw Library, Gateshead
Multiply Roadshow with Scarlett Moffatt & Denise Welch @Blaydon Leisure Centre, Gateshead
Giant Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Summer of Sport @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
FUN in the SUN @Keel Square Pop-Up Park, Sunderland
Tues 16th Aug
Teams Eco Warriors (Big Local Gateshead) @Redheugh Football Club
Tales on the Tyne (NE1’s Summer in the City) @Wesley Square, Newcastle
Summer Crafts @Discovery Museum, Newcastle
Kids Fun-Fest (South Tyneside Festival) @South Shields Amphitheatre
Family Open Days (**Toddlers & Specific Needs) @STEF Farm, Sunderland
Wed 17th Aug
Face Painting @Trinity Square, Gateshead
Toddler Time + Wonder & Wander Tour @BALTIC, Gateshead
Giant Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Wonder Wednesdays: Patterned Planet @Great North Museum, Newcastle
Crafty Romans @Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields
Summer of Sport @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
Indoor Beach Kid’s Club @Sunderland Bridges Shopping Centre
Taste Experience @Keel Square Pop-Up Park, Sunderland
Tractor Rides @Wheelbirks Farm, Northumberland
Thurs 18th Aug
Play on the Plaza @Discovery Museum, Newcastle
Make & Take Thursdays @Stephenson Steam Railway, North Shields
Kids Fun-Fest (South Tyneside Festival) @South Shields Amphitheatre
Family Open Days @STEF Farm, Sunderland
Fri 19th Aug
Giant Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Hula Fridays @BALTIC, Gateshead
Beelines Nature Discovery Days (Urban Green Newcastle) @Hodgkin Park, Newcastle
Sat 20th Aug
Family Fun Day (JK Bouncy Castles) @Rutherford AFC, Gateshead
Bare Toed Performance @Wesley Square, Newcastle
Meet Members of Cohors Quinta Gallorum @Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields
Music in the Bandstand (South Tyneside Festival) @South Marine Park, South Shields
Summer Family Fun (Active Sunderland) @Roker Park, Sunderland
Wake-up, Shake-up @Keel Square Pop-Up Park, Sunderland
Sun 21st Aug
Bark in the Park & Kids Craft Club @Land of Oak & Iron, Blaydon
Meet & Make @BALTIC, Gateshead
Brass Bands (South Tyneside Festival) @Amphitheatre, South Shields
Summer Family Fun (Active Sunderland) @Roker Park, Sunderland
📆 Mon 22nd Aug
Make it Mondays @Pelaw Library, Gateshead
Giant Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Summer of Sport @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
FUN in the SUN @Keel Square Pop-Up Park, Sunderland
📆 Tues 23rd Aug
Teams Eco Warriors (Big Local Gateshead) @Redheugh Football Club
Tales on the Tyne (NE1’s Summer in the City) @Wesley Square, Newcastle
Summer Crafts @Discovery Museum, Newcastle
Kids Fun-Fest (South Tyneside Festival) @South Shields Amphitheatre
Family Open Days (**Toddlers & Specific Needs) @STEF Farm, Sunderland
📆 Wed 24th Aug
Toddler Time + Wonder & Wander Tour @BALTIC, Gateshead
Giant Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Wonder Wednesdays: Watery Worlds @Great North Museum, Newcastle
Crafty Romans @Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields
Summer of Sport @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
Summer Socials @Stack Seaburn, Sunderland
Indoor Beach Kid’s Club @Sunderland Bridges Shopping Centre
Taste Experience @Keel Square Pop-Up Park, Sunderland
Children’s Book Festival @Durham Markets
Tractor Rides @Wheelbirks Farm, Northumberland
📆 Thurs 25th Aug
Play on the Plaza @Discovery Museum, Newcastle
Make & Take Thursdays @Stephenson Steam Railway, North Shields
Kids Fun-Fest (South Tyneside Festival) @South Shields Amphitheatre
Bird Ball Making Crafts @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
Family Open Days @STEF Farm, Sunderland
Children’s Book Festival @Durham Markets
📆 Fri 26th Aug
Giant Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Hula Fridays @BALTIC, Gateshead
Barbie Dreamcamper Roadshow (Smyths Toys) @Smyths, Durham
📆 Sat 27th August
Creative Crafts & Ella and Pagen Live (NE1’s Summer in the City) @Wesley Square, Newcastle
Exploration Day @Gosforth Nature Reserve, Newcastle
Wake-up, Shake-up @Keel Square Pop-Up Park, Sunderland
Barbie Dreamcamper Roadshow (Smyths Toys) @Smyths, Sunderland
📆 Sun 28th Aug
Meet & Make @BALTIC, Gateshead
Summer Fayre (Melanoma-Me) @Birtley, Gateshead
Barbie Dreamcamper Roadshow (Smyths Toys) @Smyths, Team Valley, Gateshead
Kid’s Crafts Club @Land of Oak & Iron, Blaydon
Newcastle Mela @Exhibition Park, Newcastle
Family Fun Day (JK Bouncy Castles) @Ox & Plough, Oxclose, Washington
Brass Bands (South Tyneside Festival) @Amphitheatre, South Shields
📆 Mon 29th Aug
Newcastle Mela @Exhibition Park, Newcastle
Summer of Sport @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
FUN in the SUN @Keel Square Pop-Up Park, Sunderland
📆 Tues 30th Aug
BIG River Clean Up (Big Local Gateshead) @Redheugh Football Club
Summer Crafts @Discovery Museum, Newcastle
Tales on the Tyne (NE1’s Summer in the City) @Wesley Square, Newcastle
Beelines Nature Discovery Days (Urban Green Newcastle) @North Kenton Park, Newcastle
Seashore Safari @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
Summer Socials @Stack Seaburn, Sunderland
📆 Wed 31st Aug
Toddler Time + Wonder & Wander Tour @BALTIC, Gateshead
Bubbles Galore! @Discovery Museum, Newcastle
Wonder Wednesdays: Roman Day @Great North Museum, Newcastle
Crafty Romans @Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields
Summer Family Fun (Active Sunderland) @Mowbray Park, Sunderland
Indoor Beach Kid’s Club @Sunderland Bridges Shopping Centre
Taste Experience @Keel Square Pop-Up Park, Sunderland
Tractor Rides @Wheelbirks Farm, Northumberland
📆 Thurs 1st Sep
Play on the Plaza @Discovery Museum, Newcastle
Make & Take Thursdays @Stephenson Steam Railway, North Shields
Cress Head Pots Crafts @Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
📆 Fri 2nd Sep
Wind Tunnel Challenge @Crawcrook Library, Gateshead
Music by the Marina (NE1’s Summer in the City) @Wesley Square. Newcastle
📆 Sat 3rd Sep
Trinity’s Got Talent @Trinity Square, Gateshead
National Doodle Day @Birtley Library, Gateshead
Music in the Bandstand (South Tyneside Festival) @South Marine Park, South Shields
Indoor Beach Kid’s Club @Sunderland Bridges Shopping Centre
Wake-up, Shake-up @Keel Square Pop-Up Park, Sunderland
📆 Sun 4th Sep
Meet & Make @BALTIC, Gateshead
Kid’s Crafts Club @Land of Oak & Iron, Blaydon
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