The Late Shows 2025
16 - 17 May

1. Craft Your Own Props & Snap for Glory: The Ultimate Photo Booth Challenge

Flea Circus

Fri Only

Get your creative juices flowing by designing your own fun and quirky props with resident illustrato...

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7. Christ Church

Christ Church

Fri Only

Experience an exciting range of performances from the community of arts organisations based in the c...

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10. Wellness drop in workshops

Yoga x Life

Fri Only

Reconnect, recharge, and rejuvenate with mindfulness, movement, and community. Drop in, unwind, and ...

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12. Open Studio

Incubate Experimental Printmaking

Fri Only

Incubate Experimental Printmaking encourages artists of all abilities to explore the wonderful mediu...

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15. 36 Lime Street Studios

36 Lime Street

Fri Only

Discover the charm of Newcastle’s oldest artist studio building, home to a diverse community of cr...

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16. ​A Celebration of Mr Benn, by David McKee

Seven Stories

Fri Only

Make your way to the magical Attic for an adult-only performance from the talented Seven Stories cre...

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18. The Find X c0wboy soup

The Find

Fri Only

The Find, home to nine resident artists and packed full of 20th century nostalgia and design making,...

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19. Nightscapes

Jim Edwards Studio

Fri Only

Jim Edwards’ latest Nightscape paintings capture the warmth of Newcastle in the evening light. Thr...

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21. Uses and Abuses: Ouseburn River Health

Ouseburn Trust

Fri Only

See the Uses and Abuses exhibition celebrating the story of the Ouseburn river and the people who li...

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22. Jonny Bainbridge and Eric Mansfield at BottleWorks

BottleWorks

Fri Only

A joint exhibition of abstract paintings, collage and abstract impressionism by North East born arti...

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23. Into the Woods with David Lynch

Toffee Factory

Fri Only

The Cumberland Arms x Toffee Factory invite you to join them as they celebrate the extraordinary wor...

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25. Hoults Yard

Fri Only

Take a peek through the keyhole around the former Maling Pottery, once one of the world’s largest ...

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26. The Mother Goose Series

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music

Sat Only

Enter the magical world of Maurice Ravel’s ‘Mother Goose’, through a series of mixed-media sou...

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27. St Mary's Heritage Centre

Sat Only

Enjoy live music, crafting and a café inside this iconic Gateshead building. Discover more about th...

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28. Pure Class

Station East

Sat Only

A pop- up open mic night hosted by performer and spoken word artist Mwelwa Chilekwa. Whether you're ...

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29. Courtyard Art Party

Atlas North East

Sat Only

For the second consecutive year, join Atlas North East as they host a courtyard takeover at Orbis Co...

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31. BEE DJ in the North

Vane

Sat Only

A performance by Berlin-based artist, Jorn Ebner. Using bee sound samples, his live sets are both at...

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32. LOVE SHIRTS

Green Heart Collective

Sat Only

Come and experience Green Heart’s showcase of marvellous creations made from transforming unwanted...

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34. Unleashing Creativity with the Morphological Matrix!

Orbis Community (West Street)

Sat Only

Visit open studios, take part in workshops, and meet the visionary creatives shaping tomorrow. Explo...

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38. Bensham Grove Late

Bensham Grove Community Centre

Sat Only

Enjoy history tours of this grade ll listed building, have fun in the garden, and take part in craft...

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39. The Soundroom

Sat Only

Celebrate four decades of local collective music-making history at a special night at The Soundroom....

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40. Dunston Staiths

Sat Only

Experience the Tyne from a different angle at the historic Dunston Staiths. Immerse yourself in the ...

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43. History Tours

Blackfriars

Sat Only

Blackfriars Restaurant is set within a 13th-century former Dominican friary. Established in 1239 it ...

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50. Enlightened & Entitled

Arcadea

Sat Only

Welcome to the neighbourhood! Make your way across Waterloo Square to find Arcadea’s new venue. Th...

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53. Summerhill Bowling Club

Summerhill Bowling Club

Sat Only

Come and explore a truly unique hidden gem in the heart of Newcastle city centre, a stone’s throw ...

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54. Experience the world of Freemasonry

Maple Terrace Masonic Hall

Sat Only

Purpose built in 1870 as a masonic building, this hidden gem is still busy today with masonic meetin...

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55. Torchlit Churchyard Tours

Newcastle Cathedral

Sat Only

Join a churchyard tour, starting in St Nicholas Square. Was Queen Victoria truly unamused by her vis...

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58. Open Mic

Live Theatre

Sat Only

Come to this hub of new writing to watch or take part in an open mic night in Live’s iconic bar, w...

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62. Haylofts

Sat Only

Haylofts, formerly the stables for Newcastle Breweries, is the newest addition to the Hoults Yard gr...

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