What's on in Gateshead Summer 2026
We've gathered 67 events happening in Gateshead between 1 Jun – 31 Aug across 15 venues — led by music (29), days out (13) and visual art (9), including 17 free-entry events, with 20 listings at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music. Click any event to see times, prices and book direct.
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Beverley Knight
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
Imogen Cooper and Paul Lewis play Mozart
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
Afterlight Management Presents: Perfect Chicken!
Station East, Gateshead
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Beverley Knight
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
Imogen Cooper and Paul Lewis play Mozart
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
Afterlight Management Presents: Perfect Chicken!
Station East, Gateshead
National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
Vue Gateshead, Gateshead
Kittiwake Talks
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
Foundation Press Wednesday Workshops: Morning Edition
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
Exhibition Spotlight Tour
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
Dollcraft
Vane, Gateshead
Mix-Up Musicals - The Ultimate Casting Catastrophe!
Little Theatre, Gateshead
Cherry Knowles // Zeta Point // Iron Pallets
Downcast Studios, Gateshead
Midsummer: Threads of Courage
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
Baltic Behind The Scenes Tour
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
Jamie Lee Harrison - Cosmic Social
Cosmic Social, Gateshead
The Little Mermaid
Heworth Grange Comprehensive School, Gateshead
Baltic Cinema: Fear Eats the Soul (Angst Essen Seele Auf)
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
Everything Changes: The Take That & Robbie Williams Story
Little Theatre, Gateshead
Tiny Lives Fundraiser event - 7 Band All Dayer
Downcast Studios, Gateshead
Montelimar Rainbows Single Launch w/ Vennels + The Ruffians
The Central, Gateshead
Masterclass: Intro to Watercolours
Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead
Oral Habit
The Central, Gateshead
Baltic Beer Festival
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
On the Tyne Promotions Presents Punk on the Tyne 2026
The Black Bull, Gateshead
Punk on the Tyne
The Black Bull, Gateshead
Watercolour Class: Summer Bookmarks
Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead
The Siege of Windmill Hills All Dayer
The Black Bull, Gateshead
Peter Pan - Saturday Afternoon Students
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Chitra Ganesh: Artist & Curator Tour
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
Summer Block Party | Baltic x The Glasshouse
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
Peter Pan - Saturday Morning Students
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Hand Embroidery: Fabric Vessels
Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead
Art Car Boot Fair
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
Thrum
The Central, Gateshead
Rattus: Stranglers Tribute
The Black Bull, Gateshead
Afternoon Tea and Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
Samling Academy ‘The Party’
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
Ghost Dance Plus Support and Goth DJ
The Black Bull, Gateshead
Queer Pleasure Archive: Performative-Self-Portraits (Part 1) & Photo-Embroidery (Part 2)
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
Family Fun Day
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
Screaming Dead
The Central, Gateshead
Little Groovers Summer Shake-down
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
Family Film Club: Coco
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
Baltic Shop Creates: Relaxed Zine Making with Sofia Barton
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
North East Tabletop Expo
Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead
Cahalen Morrison
The Central, Gateshead
Queer Pleasure Archive: Show and Tell Journaling
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
Family Crafting - summer holidays 2026
Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead
BBC Introducing Live at the Proms
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
BBC Proms: Crippled Symmetry
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
Ivor Cutler and the Shinytribe: a Double Bill of Songs and Stories Performed by Tim Dalling.
Little Theatre, Gateshead
Bee Tours
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
BBC Proms: Nadine Shah and Royal Northern Sinfonia
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
BBC Proms: Choirs on the Concourse
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
The Beatles Vs Elton John
Little Theatre, Gateshead
Holiday Art Class - Summer
Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead
Music on Film: Stop Making Sense
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
Music On Film: The Last Waltz
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
Family Film Club: Sing
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
Game On
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
Shelley Tenerife - NorthEast Takeover
Thomas Wilson Working Mens Club, Gateshead
Jumpin' Jive
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
Tear Up, Convict Class, Logoz and Bint.
The Black Bull, Gateshead
Get Heavy Festival
Downcast Studios, Gateshead
Family Film Club: Fantasia
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
Afternoon tea and Folklore - Taylor Swift
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
The Darling Buds
The Central, Gateshead
End of Summer Silent Disco
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
Silent Disco: Little Groovers
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead
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