The North East’s largest music festival will be returning to the region this May, with performances from several well-known acts, including Paolo Nutini, Enter Shikari, Calvin Harris, The Horrors, Delphic, Donnovan, De La Soul, and Ellie Goulding. The festival take place on the 30th May – 31st May, and will be spread across several stages. [...]
Durham Mysteries 2010 will see some of the UK’s finest literary talents come together to bring a new twist to some of the world’s best known stories. The event will include ten plays, each one a dramatisation of stories from the bible. The plays, which were originally performed in the County during medieval times, are [...]
EAT! NewcastleGateshead is back for it’s fourth year, and this year promises to be better than ever for this exciting food festival. This year, EAT! will be promoting local food producers, restaurants, and culinary talent. The festival will a wide range of events including “The Big EAT!” – a free weekend of street food markets, [...]
As part of ‘Homecoming Scotland‘, the Tattoo will be coming to Linlithgow on August 13th, 2009 for the ‘Taste of the Tattoo’ event. The Tattoo will pay tribute to the 250th anniversary of the birth of the country’s famous bard, Robert Burns, and will showcase more than 500-performers, including participants from several countries, such [...]
The Highland Games will return to North Berwick on August 8th 2009. This year will mark the 14th anniversary of the event. The North Berwick Highland Games has grown from a small, niche event to a sporting spectacular that attracts upwards of 14,000 people each year. This year’s events include a pipe band competition, a [...]
The Summer Tyne Festival in Newcastle is due to kick off next month, with the Sing for Water event starting the festivities. The festival will run form the 17th – 26th July 2009. The Sing For Water event will see choirs performing water and river-related shows to raise money for the WaterAid charity, which aims [...]
Newcastle City Library is scheduled to re-open on June 7th 2009, and to celebrate this event, the city is hosting several reading-related celebrations throughout the month. From the 4th – 7th June 2009, Northumberland Street will be home to a giant bookcase populated with some famous characters from popular literature, including Captain Hook, Sherlock Holmes, [...]
The North East’s premier music festival, Evolution, will be returning for its eight year this month, and this year toe festival promises to be bigger than ever. Tickets for the Evolution Festival are on sale now, and visitors will be able to enjoy a Bank Holiday weekend full of live music and performances spanning several [...]
Delegate passes for the Edinburgh Interactive Festival are available now, at the EIF09 Web Site. The festival, which is an annual event, will be running from the 10th to the 16th August 2009. There will be public games screenings, and a Dare ProtoPlay showcase, which will allow visitors to see some of the best games [...]
The annual festival of food and drink is returning to Newcastle next this weekend, and this time it promises to be bigger, better, and tastier than ever before. The EAT! Festival will be spread across several venues in Newcastle and Gateshead, and will run from the 2nd to the 17th May 2009. The festival will [...]
