First-Ever Gin Festival Announced for Jesmond
THIS August seven bars on Jesmond’s popular Osborne Road will set aside their friendly rivalry and unite to host a…
Food Festival returns to Bishop Auckland
Food lovers and families are in for a treat this spring as Bishop Auckland gets ready to host its fabulous…
Ten years of free Newcastle Pride
ONE of the UK’s largest free LGBT festivals will return for the tenth year this summer, thanks to festival sponsor…
Rocking the Waves
As festival mania continues to sweep across the UK, and cruise holidays get ever more popular, one enterprising company has…
Sunderland Shorts – can you feel The Force?
RESISTING the pull of the Dark Side and fast becoming a Force to be reckoned with, Sunderland Shorts Film Festival…
Global Stars to Return to North East Roots and Headline Major Northumberland Music Festival
GLASTONBURY, Camp Bestival, Coachella…now Northumberland has unveiled the line up for its own major music festival launching this summer. The…
Explore the great outdoors with the Walking Festival
NEW and experienced walkers looking to get out and enjoy the borough will have the chance to do so as…
New festivals confirmed for the North East in 2017
Three new festivals, celebrating the very best in food and drink, will take place in the North East next year.…
A Christmas symphony for Sunderland
SOME OF SUNDERLAND’S FINEST MUSICIANS are giving an early musical Christmas present to the city this weekend. As a gesture…
‘Balloonatic’ entertains Stockton high street
CROWDS gathered at Stockton High Street were treated to a performance by ‘The Balloonatic’ on Saturday (3 December). Using his…
Redcar Beach Hosting Top Events
REDCAR beach is hosting two top events this weekend including Get Loose on the Beach featuring star BBC Radio 1…
New Bronze Sculpture “World United by Dance” Unveiled in Festival Town
A town steeped in cultural heritage has unveiled a new stunning bronze sculpture during a special ceremony attended by Cllr…
Building Society Sponsors National Music Festival Initiative
Darlington Building Society is supporting a cultural music event to enable it to return the town later this year.
Proper Food and Drink Festival welcomed back to North Shields
The head of a North Shields business group has welcomed the return to the town of a highly popular food…
SIRF16 Finale Goes off With a Bang
THE sound of percussion and pyrotechnics reverberated across the Tees last night as this year’s Stockton International Riverside Festival came…