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Tipping Point Live

13 June 2020

Following a highly successful launch event last summer, Tipping Point Live, the region's champion for new and emerging music is back for another year bringing with it 50 of the best bands and musical acts the region has to offer right now.

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Lost Words Festival

25 January 2020 - 22 April 2020

A festival dedicated to a book that has become a global movement celebrating language and nature is to open later this month at The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre.

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Seaham Food Festival 2020

13 June 2020 - 14 June 2020

Organiser Durham County Council has announced the second annual Seaham Food Festival will take place on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 June 2020.

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BEACHJAM 2020 PART ONE

23 May 2020

Fresh for the sell out event last year, BeachJam are pleased to announce that internationally renowned DJ Sonny Fodera will be making a much anticipated return to the North East shore for Part One of BeachJam’s 2020 return to Majuba Beach on Bank Holiday Saturday 23rd May! 

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TYNE VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL

19 March 2020 - 29 March 2020

Forum Cinema Hexham is proud to present the second Tyne Valley Film Festival, a community programmed film festival which will bring together rural film clubs, venues and community organisations for a celebration of film.

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Lobster Charity Ball

01 May 2020

A TRIO of American stars will perform in the region for one night only, when they entertain guests at a popular North East fundraiser...

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South Tyneside Festival 2020

12 July 2020 - 02 August 2020

THREE months of family fun and music is planned this year, with the return of the South Tyneside Festival.

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The Festival of Thrift

12 September 2020 - 13 September 2020

Organisers of the hugely popular Festival of Thrift have announced its return for 2020.

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HIT THE NORTH 2020

03 May 2020

Fast developing its reputation as the region’s most vital inner-city festival for new music, Hit The North have today announced the second wave of names for 2020, building on its promise to deliver its most ambitious lineup to date.

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Corbridge Festival

03 July 2020 - 04 July 2020

Shed Seven, Feeder and Soul II Soul amongst first acts announced for 2020 Corbridge Festival.

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Youth Arts Exhibition: BRIGHT LIGHTS

@ Arts Centre Washington

03 February 2020 - 04 March 2020

Arts Centre Washington’s Youth Arts Exhibition has become a staple in our main Gallery’s calendar as its reputation has built over the last few years....

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Hallé Magic

@ Arts Centre Washington

24 February 2020

Introduce your child to the magic of orchestral music! This relaxed, informal session will give you and your child the chance to listen, enjoy and join in with a string trio of Hallé musicians.

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10CCLO

@ Arts Centre Washington

28 February 2020 - 29 February 2020

Remember these? Dreadlock Holiday, Mr Blue Sky, I’m Mandy Fly Me, Evil Woman, The Things We Do for Love, Wild West Hero, Life is a Minestrone, Art for Art’s Sake, Turn To Stone, I’m Not In Love… A few amongst many of the massive hits that make up the timeless repertoire of10CC and The Electric Light Orchestra.

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Get Hands on With History – Fairies Garden Trail

@ Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens

15 February 2020 - 23 February 2020

It's time to get the kids outside and blow off those winter cobwebs. Wrap up warm and join us for some family fun this February half term at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens....

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EASTER ADVENTURE QUEST

@ Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens

04 April 2020 - 19 April 2020

Join the hunt for dragon eggs on a legendary quest this Easter holiday. Crack the clues as you and your family follow the trail through the grounds of the Hall...

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Bishop Auckland Food Festival 2020

@ Bishop Auckland

18 April 2020 - 19 April 2020

A food festival that attracted more than 29,000 people in April will serve up even more tasty treats, celebrity chefs and culinary inspiration when it returns next year.

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How to be a Roman Soldier

@ Chesters Roman Fort and Museum

15 February 2020 - 23 February 2020

Have you got what it takes to be a Roman soldier? Find out this half term as our ruthless Roman shows you the ropes...

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Tension – Art of Spectra

@ Dance City

02 May 2020

A breath-taking work that challenges the laws of physics

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FORWARD / Into Outside – Beaver Dam Company

@ Dance City

05 March 2020

Wild instinctiveness with precise movement

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Familiar – Gillie Kleiman & Greg Wohead

@ Dance City

12 March 2020

A twinset of performances from two critically acclaimed artists

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Mapdance 2020

@ Dance City

26 March 2020

A set of exciting new works from a dynamic young company