Events in North Shields& the North East
What's on in North Shields and across the wider North East.
22 events
10Sept
Thursday10 September 2026
Heritage Walk: North Shields of Yesteryear
See booking·Old Low Light Heritage Centre·£5 plus booking fee
11Sept
Friday11 September 2026
Bessie & The Zinc Buckets and Frog on The Tyne
Evening·The Exchange 1856
12Sept
Saturday12 September 2026
Heritage Talk: The Fish Quay Through Artists' Eyes
See booking·Old Low Light Heritage Centre·£5 (half price for members)
19Sept
Saturday19 September 2026
Heritage Open Day: The Ralph Gardner Story
See booking·Old Low Light Heritage Centre·Free
22Sept
Tuesday22 September 2026
Heritage Talk: Rediscovering Ballast Hills Burial Ground
See booking·Old Low Light Heritage Centre·£5 (free for members)
25Sept
Friday25 September 2026
Guided Walk: Clifford's Fort and the Tynemouth Lifeboats
See booking·Old Low Light Heritage Centre·£5 plus booking fee
26Sept
Saturday26 September 2026
Open Quay: North Shields Artists' Studio Weekend
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM·North Shields Cultural Quarter·Free
27Sept
Sunday27 September 2026
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
Evening·The Exchange 1856
2Oct
Friday2 October 2026
Divorced, Beheaded, Died: An Audience with King Henry VIII
7:00 PM·The Linskill Centre·Ticketed
3Oct
Saturday3 October 2026
Ahoy There, Me Old Muckers!
Evening·Old Low Light Heritage Centre·£10 plus booking fee
8Oct
Thursday8 October 2026
Reelin' in the Dan: The Music of Steely Dan
Evening·The Exchange 1856
9Oct
Friday9 October 2026
The History of Rock
Evening·The Exchange 1856
10Oct
Saturday10 October 2026
Mary Ann Macham: A Black History Month Premiere
1:30 PM & 3:00 PM·Old Low Light Heritage Centre·Free
14Oct
Wednesday14 October 2026
An Evening with Ann Cleeves
Evening·The Exchange 1856
15Oct
Thursday15 October 2026
Voodoo Room
Evening·The Exchange 1856
18Oct
Sunday18 October 2026
Sketch for Sammy
Evening·The Exchange 1856
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This Weekend
Sat12
Heritage Talk: The Fish Quay Through Artists' Eyes
See booking · Old Low Light Heritage Centre
Sat12
Crank It Up! 2026, Beamish Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Beamish Museum
Sat12
Heritage Open Day at Woodhorn
See listing · Woodhorn Museum
Sun13
AJ Bell Great North Run 2026
10:30 AM · Newcastle to South Shields