Events in Newcastle and the North East

7:30 PM·Northern Stage·From £31.50

Caitlin Moran: How To Be Hopeful, Northern Stage

7:30pm·The Cumberland Arms·Ticketed

Juni Habel plus Watersmeet

7:30 PM·Northern Stage·From £12

29Sept

Tuesday29 September 2026

Scummy Mummies: Hot Mess, Northern Stage

7:45 PM·Northern Stage·See listing

Saria Callas at Northern Stage

7:00 PM·The Cumberland Arms·See booking

30Sept

Wednesday30 September 2026

The Annie Keating Band + The Dreaming Spires

7:30 PM·Northern Stage·See listing

5 Mistakes That Changed History

7:00 PM·Cobalt Studios·£8-15

1Oct

Thursday1 October 2026

Fresh Thursday: 12V5 and Tim Shaw

7:30pm·Northern Stage·Ticketed

Jack Rooke's Good Grief

7:00 PM·The Cumberland Arms·See website

2Oct

Friday2 October 2026

Cazimi at The Cumberland Arms

7:00 PM·Cobalt Studios·£8-13

Marina Zispin and Jaed

7:30 PM·The Cluny·£20 advance (plus fees), 18+

Zion Train

7:00pm·O2 City Hall·From £30

3Oct

Saturday3 October 2026

The Hu - Warrior Chant Tour

7:00 PM·The Cumberland Arms·See website

Jigsaw Wars at The Cumberland Arms

See booking·Utilita Arena Newcastle·See booking

Westlife: 25 Years of Hits

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM·St James Park·Ticketed

4Oct

Sunday4 October 2026

The Big Newcastle Wedding Show

7:00pm·O2 City Hall·From £48

Don Broco

7:00 PM·The Cumberland Arms·See website

Mirror Revelations at The Cumberland Arms

7:00 PM·Cobalt Studios·£3

NUJO Jazz Jam

7:30 PM·The Cumberland Arms·See website

6Oct

Tuesday6 October 2026

Harry Bird at The Cumberland Arms

6:30pm·Tyneside Cinema·Ticketed

7Oct

Wednesday7 October 2026

A Night at the Pictures: 70 Years of LFF

7:00 PM·Cobalt Studios·£10-16

9Oct

Friday9 October 2026

Savana Funk at Cobalt Studios

11:00 PM·Cobalt Studios·£13-16, 21+

Onur Ozer: All Night Long

7:00 PM·Cobalt Studios·£12-16

10Oct

Saturday10 October 2026

OFFGRID: MAAR + Glad Town Ghost

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM·Star and Shadow Cinema·Free entry

11Oct

Sunday11 October 2026

Star and Shadow Autumn Market

Markets

13Oct

Tuesday13 October 2026

Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds: The Concert Experience

7:30 PM (doors 6:30 PM)·O2 City Hall Newcastle·See booking

Food served from 6:00 PM·Star and Shadow Cinema·Pay as you can

14Oct

Wednesday14 October 2026

Community Kitchen at Star and Shadow

See booking·Newcastle Theatre Royal·See booking

15Oct

Thursday15 October 2026

Our Friends in the North: The Thatcher Years, Theatre Royal

11:00 AM·Star and Shadow Cinema·Free

24Oct

Saturday24 October 2026

Family Film Club at Star and Shadow

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM·Life Science Centre·With admission

26Oct

Monday26 October 2026

October Half-Term at Life Science Centre

11:00 AM & 2:00 PM·Seven Stories·£9.50 child, £12.50 adult

Rapunzel at Seven Stories

7:30pm·The Cumberland Arms·Free

27Oct

Tuesday27 October 2026

Let 'Em Speak, FLINTA Comedy Open Mic

Timed entry 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM·Great North Museum: Hancock·Free (booking essential)

29Oct

Thursday29 October 2026

Time Odyssey: A Family Adventure at the Great North Museum

5:00 PM (Fri) - 10:00 AM (Sat)·Great North Museum: Hancock·£85 per person

30Oct

Friday30 October 2026

Halloween Sleepover at the Great North Museum

See booking·Tyneside Cinema·See booking

31Oct

Saturday31 October 2026

Halloween All-Nighter at Tyneside Cinema

Evening·Life Science Centre·Ticketed

Halloween After Dark at Life Science Centre

Film 6:00 PM, prom 8:00 PM - 1:00 AM·Star and Shadow Cinema·Film and prom £8, £10 or £12; party-only £5 or £7

Carrie Halloween Prom at Star and Shadow

7:30 PM·The Cumberland Arms·See booking

6Nov

Friday6 November 2026

Dani Larkin at The Cumberland Arms

Various sessions across the day·Times Square (outside Life Science Centre)·Ticketed per session

7Nov

Saturday7 November 2026

Ice Skating at Times Square

8:00 PM·The Cumberland Arms·See booking

14Nov

Saturday14 November 2026

The Suggestibles Improv Comedy at The Cumberland Arms

Entry from 4:15 PM (closing times vary)·Leazes Park·Timed tickets, peak and off-peak tiers — see website

20Nov

Friday20 November 2026

Northern Lights, Leazes Park

2:00 PM matinee and 7:30 PM evening screenings·Star and Shadow Cinema·£10, £7, £5, £3 or £0 (community pricing)

21Nov

Saturday21 November 2026

Cat Video Fest 2026 at Star and Shadow

Timed sessions during opening hours·Life Science Centre·Special ticketed event

The Santa Experience at Life: Operation Christmas Eve

Matinee and evening performances·Newcastle Theatre Royal·£14 to £34; £2 off for under-16s

24Nov

Tuesday24 November 2026

Jack and the Beanstalk: Newcastle Theatre Royal Pantomime

From 4:30 PM·Star and Shadow Cinema·£20 advance, £30 on the door

28Nov

Saturday28 November 2026

Liminal Sound 2026

7:30 PM·Star and Shadow Cinema·£10 general admission, £8 concession

18Dec

Friday18 December 2026

Mummers Ceilidh at Star and Shadow

2:00 PM·Star and Shadow Cinema·Children £6, adults £8, family of up to four £18

20Dec

Sunday20 December 2026

The Snow Bear at Star and Shadow