Dippy the Diplodocus lived in London for over 100 years but now he's on an adventure to Newcastle! 

Enjoy an action-packed family day out full of video games and super heroes at Game On 2.0 this half term holiday
 

Exhibtion exploring the depiction of ancient Rome's great northern frontier of Hadrian’s Wall in cartoons.

Have you ever touched a piece of moon rock? Explore moon mythology; discover the science behind our nearest neighbour!

From July 12th until September 2nd, Sunderland Market square will be transformed into a pop-up park.

Don’t miss Adventure Valley’s Summertime Fun this Summer holidays, there is so much family fun!

Children's Tours of the Castle, Family Trail, Photography Workshops, Woodland Play Area & a Sensory Adventure !  

Every day during the school holidays there will be amazing activities taking place for families to enjoy! 

Free family activities every day of the summer holidays, no need to book. Normal admission applies. 

45 intricate LEGO® models, using 50,000 mini bricks depicting the north's greatest inventions.

Taster sessions, own your own pony day, junior activity mornings, group and private lessons & more. From age 3 upwards.

There is a full programme of exciting events and activities everyday throughout the Summer Holidays!

There’s loads of exciting wetland challenges waiting for you! Grab your free Wetland Explorer log book and get started

A fun and informative trail for all the family to enjoy. Find the clues and solve the puzzles to claim a prize.

Follow the treasure map in the garden and the message in a bottle trail on this Treasure Island inspired trail.

Get active with a variety of sporting activities, including tennis, badminton, table tennis, mini golf and more.

The brilliant ‘Where’s Wally Hunt’ is back in Hexham. Pop into Cogito Books to pick up a search form to get started!

Spend time in the Nuttery and create some wild art, make a home for a wild animal or make friends with a bug.

Experiment with bottle rockets, discover how bridges work, explore volcanoes and learn how your body works.

Look lively and steer a course this summer for the National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool!

The Metrognomes are joined in Exhibition Square by circus performers, fun tricks, jugglers and more!

A relaxed family event and you will discover how different plants improve memory and brain function

Drop in sessions for families most Saturdays 1-3 (plus additional sessions in school holidays).

Silversmith & an artist and card designer will be demonstrating their skills in the garden.No need to pre-book.

Watch legends come to life in a thrilling tale told on an epic scale in this multi award winning spectacular.

Wild Exhibition drop in family activities from 1pm - 3pm, free with your admission ticket to our exhibitions!

Visit Ryhope Engine Museum during their Steaming Weekends & see the huge 100 horsepower steam beam engines in action.  

Whether you're new to running, a youngster or an Olympic athlete, all runners are welcome. 

Based on the classic children’s book series by David McKee, Elmer is a great show for children of all ages.

A mad-capped interactive performance, this veg-tastic event promises to be the icing on a grand family day out.

Disco, facepainting, balloon modelling, magic show, party games and more. 10am - 12.30pm Saturday 24th August

Little Learners Northumberland is so excited announce that we will be hosting a Little Learners Festival! 

Come and meet the Mermaids and ask them all of your questions about their magical underwater world!

A special autism-friendly session with Bubbleologist Jesse Ward; it brings a watery play experience like no other.

Celebrate National Glass Centre 21st Birthday with us! Choose from a range of unique shapes to decorate. 

For free, family-friendly, traffic free cycling.  Perfect for little legs (and longer ones too!)  

Join Albion Historical Falconry and their talented birds of prey to discover more about the Roman mythology of birds.

Join The Lab for a relaxed family event that sees the garden brought to life to tell a story of medicine and memory.

Jesse Ward - Bubbleologist is set to return this summer bringing a watery wetland play experience.

Katie's Garden and teaming up with Sunderland BID to provide you with some fantastic FREE summer crafting sessions!

FREE, fun and family-friendly annual festival celebrating south Asian culture, arts, music and food. 

Could you be the next Robin Hood? Test your aim with archery this summer of sport at Ormesby Hall! 

Mr Windbag’s Marvellous Magic Shows Aug 11th, Circus Skills Aug 18th, Wheels of Steel Aug 25th.

A fantastic fun packed family friendly date for your diary with sea views, films, shopping and children's activities.

Join us this summer at our arts and crafts #sundaysessions that are taking place at The Customs House.
 

Join The Lab for a relaxed family event that sees the garden brought to life to tell a story of medicine and memory.

We have got plenty of action and activities planned to keep those little ones busy throughout the school holidays.

Join us for some green-fingered fun every Monday during the summer holidays, including bug hunting and seed planting.

Each Monday we have activities and crafts inspired by the objects and stories within our collections

Enjoy live music performances as well as taking a ride on a heritage trains in our 50s carriages.

Create your own little masterpiece - make a glass cat, hedgehog, fish or owl using sand to make a mould.

Come along to The Word for their weekly craft sessions and enjoy a range of Space Chase themed crafts.

Free outdoor games and sports activities for children of all ages throughout the summer holidays.

Wild Exhibition drop in family activities from 1pm - 3pm, free with your admission ticket to our exhibitions!

Are you ready for another fun-filled summer of Vitality Blast cricket at Emirates Riverside?!

Newcastle United Foundation’s Soccer Courses are a great way for children to stay active during school holidays

Newcastle United Foundation’s Soccer Courses are a great way for children to stay active during school holidays

Camps are ideal for children aged 4-12 who want to practice their swimming skills over the holidays. 

Will Queen Patsy and the hapless court jester, Muddles, help Prince Philip of Fenham wake Sleeping Beauty?

Camps are ideal for children aged 4-12 who want to practice their swimming skills over the holidays. 

Create amazing art projects using a variety of media, all materials included. For age 5-7 and 7+ and 9+

A creative and imaginative art workshop, packed with fun activities and new techniques your child will love.

Football & multisport school holiday camps for boys and girls age 4 to 14, held at Gosforth Academy

Newcastle United Foundation’s Soccer Courses are a great way for children to stay active during school holidays

Newcastle United Foundation’s Soccer Courses are a great way for children to stay active during school holidays

A Harry Potter hilarious musical parody that is sure to leave your teenagers spellbound. For age 14+

Newcastle United Foundation’s Soccer Courses are a great way for children to stay active during school holidays

Every day during the summer holidays Washington Leisure Centre are running a holiday club full of activities.

Every school holiday, Beacon of Light run a wide range of fun sports activities for boys and girls.

Every school holiday, Beacon of Light run a wide range of fun sports activities for boys and girls.

Make your own bird or fish decoration in this glass painting workshop, inspired by the Victoria & Albert Museum exhibit

Help create pirate and princess themed art and make your contribution to Seaham’s Pirate and Princess Day.

An introduction to Paddle skills built around games and fun in the Marina, with a high emphasis on safety.

Join a member of the team to help clean out some of the pens on the farm, and preparing them for the animals.

Join in with activities and crafts, inspired by the objects and stories within our galleries and exhibitions.

Join Katie's Garden each week of the summer holidays where they’ll be bringing crafty fun to Souter Lighthouse.

Little Dragons sessions for under 5s Songs, stories, crafts, role-play, gallery hunts and more!

This summer, come join us as we travel around the world with Captain James Cook and his first mate Hayley McSail!

Could you be the next Robin Hood? Test your aim with archery this summer of sport at Ormesby Hall! 

Summer Nights is a festival of outdoor film screenings in beautiful heritage locations throughout the summer.

Each week there will be a deliciously tasty food related craft session for children to enjoy with ATOMS Education.

Art and craft activities for children aged 4-10. Making fairy doors, trinket boxes, treasure boxes and lots more.

Throw the dice to select the picture of an artwork currently on show in our gallery and sculpt it in clay.

Children will create a space-themed story entirely from their own ideas through improvisation, games and tasks.

A 45 minute session with a different arts and crafts theme each week in the Special Exhibitions Gallery.

Get creative and join activities and crafts inspired by our Roman heritage at Arbeia Roman Fort.

If you love the BIG Community Sports Festivals then you’ll love the brand new BIG Summer Festival.

Make sure you always have lovely dreams by coming and making your own personalised dream-catcher.

Young farmers will get behind the scenes, meet new friends, discover life on the farm and get close up with the animals.

Bring your little tadpoles along to this fun afternoon and discover the wonderful wildlife which lives in our stream!

The Pantaloons present their adaptation of Jane Austin's classic in the Nuttery for an evening of theatrical fun.

The first event is set around the 1940s Farm, part of the Great North Festival of Agriculture at Beamish Museum. 

A fun filled drop-in craft day at the Shipley. Get inspired by our exhibitions and come and create with us.

We’re celebrating 30 years of We're Going on a Bear Hunt with a very special hunt in Ouseburn’s own Victoria Tunnel. 

A fun, friendly and relaxed environment to break down barriers to learn British Sign Language (BSL).

11am-3pm, free craft activities, suitable for 3 –7 year olds. Every Thursday in the school holidays

Create your own little masterpiece - make a glass cat, hedgehog, fish or owl using sand to make a mould.

Come along to The Word for their weekly craft sessions and enjoy a range of Space Chase themed crafts.

Join a member of the team to help clean out some of the pens on the farm, and preparing them for the animals.

The popular Plays In The Parks are returning transforming the city’s parks into epic stages throughout the summer.

A weekly activity group for under 5s and their grown-ups at Head of Steam, Darlington Railway Museum.

Enjoy good company, good beer and good food at Beer & Bite Night every Friday night. Different traders each week. 

Join our Hands on History team every Friday in the holidays for fun activities taking place around the museum.

This summer holidays you can see wild birds up close and personal with our local licensed bird ringer!

Choose from a range of seaside themed glass shapes and make it fantastic using glass mosaic tiles.

These one off sessions allow you to come along and try our popular Forest Playschool programme.

Come along to the Hylton Dene Play Area and let your imagination run wild at this knight themed session!

Katie's Garden and teaming up with Sunderland BID to provide you with some fantastic FREE summer crafting sessions!

Drop in sessions for families most Saturdays 1-3 (plus additional sessions in school holidays).

Watch legends come to life in a thrilling tale told on an epic scale in this multi award winning spectacular.

Wild Exhibition drop in family activities from 1pm - 3pm, free with your admission ticket to our exhibitions!

See a wide range of model railways on show from Darlington Model Railway Club & visitors from the NE.

The best artisan foods from around the region, live music, arts and entertainment in the heart of Middlesbrough.

a 90 minute writing workshop suitable for children aged 7+ and their families, with author Florianne Humphrey

Fun informal photography workshops for 8-11yrs and 12-15yrs. They can use their camera or phone. 45 minute session. 

This inaugural event will be both a celebration of the city's maritime heritage and a tribute to its creative future.

Join a ranger and members of the Coastal Conservation Group to search the rockpools along Souter's shore.

Family Fun Day/Summer Fair in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Macmillan Toon Angels keep all funds in the North East

Drop in to this fun session that will give you a chance to learn how to play chess or develop your strategy.

A fun, friendly and relaxed environment to break down barriers to learn British Sign Language (BSL).

Little Dragons sessions for under 5s Songs, stories, crafts, role-play, gallery hunts and more!

Join Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy, Makka Pakka and friends for a brand new show on their first ever UK theatre tour in 2019!

Watch legends come to life in a thrilling tale told on an epic scale in this multi award winning spectacular.

Wild Exhibition drop in family activities from 1pm - 3pm, free with your admission ticket to our exhibitions!

Get the kids involved in one of the biggest sporting weekends in the North East in 2019 & sign them up today! 

Learn more about the diverse wild bird species that live at WWT with the help of our volunteer hide guide.

Discover some outstanding local stallholders at one of the finest farmers’ markets in the country! 

Quiet Sunday mornings which are aimed at supporting the needs of people with autism & sensory conditions. 

Come and join Razzamataz Durham Theatre School for an exciting  FREE TASTER SESSION this September!

The annual Agricultural Show at Beamish, recreating a typical country show from the early 1900s.

A parent & child fun active play programme which is led by a qualified early years gymnastics coach. 

Silversmith & an artist and card designer will be demonstrating their skills in the garden.No need to pre-book.

Watch legends come to life in a thrilling tale told on an epic scale in this multi award winning spectacular.

Wild Exhibition drop in family activities from 1pm - 3pm, free with your admission ticket to our exhibitions!

Come and join Razzamataz Durham Theatre School for an exciting  FREE TASTER SESSION this September!

Come along and enjoy free entry to Head of Steam Museum as part of the national Heritage Open Days! 

Our Open Morning is a great way to discover what’s so special about Red House and all we have to offer.

Behind-the-Scenes tours Saturday 14th - booking is essential. Free train rides on Sunday 15th, just turn up!

The seventh Festival of Thrift offers a big FREE weekend packed full of activities for all the family!

 A collection of the finest modified, custom and sport cars in the country. Stunt shows, music, fairground and more!

A fun free family event that begins with a parade through Concord plus funfair, face painting, outdoor sports and more!

Visit Ryhope Engine Museum this September for its annual heritage day and see the beam engines in operation.

 

Come along and chat about this month's read, munch on some biscuits and have fun talking about books!

Baby & Toddler Nearly New Sale 2pm-3.30pm St Aidan's Community Centre, Brunton Park, Gosforth

Led by a friendly Science Explainer, these preschool events are specially designed for young children. 

Please come along and see our academy at work.The theme for is “Carnival”, come and join in the fun!

Creative Baby! is for babies 0-18 mths: activities designed especially for those not yet walking.

Wild Exhibition drop in family activities from 1pm - 3pm, free with your admission ticket to our exhibitions!

This energetic new show show full of thrills, spills, magic and mayhem will delight the whole family!

Watch your favourite nursery rhymes come to life before your eyes, featuring magnificent puppets, fantastic scenery 

Your park needs YOUR Family! Join our Park Rangers as they lead a litter picking session in the park.

Learn more about the diverse wild bird species that live at WWT with the help of our volunteer hide guide.

For free, family-friendly, traffic free cycling.  Perfect for little legs (and longer ones too!)  

Baby & Toddler clothes, toys and equipment sale raising vital funds for the RVI Tiny Lives Trust.