Northumberland plays host to many events throughout the year, so you will never be short of things to do in Northumberland. If you want a true experience of Northumberland, look no further than the wide selection of festivals and shows. From traditional village shows in the shadows of the Cheviot Hills to the increasingly popular music festivals in Alnwick and Hexham, all have a distinct programme of events and friendly atmosphere.
As you would expect from Northumberland, many of our events take place in, and take advantage of, our wonderful landscapes. Throughout the year you can take part in guided walking events to discover the beauty and history of remote areas of countryside, or you can join expert guides to spot our rarest wildlife.
If you’re planning to visit Northumberland during the school holidays or on bank holidays you won’t be disappointed. Many of the English Heritage and National Trust managed properties host everything from themed fairs to historical re-enactments.
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Children's Festival, Seaton Delaval
Sharp Shooters Day, Hexham
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Belford Singers, Rothbury
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Medieval Mixture, Rothbury
Astley Park Summer Fair, Seaton Delaval
Dr Claire Breay: Public lecture on the St Cuthbert Gospel, Holy Island
Morpeth Craft Fair, Morpeth
A Romp Through the Regency, Belsay
Family Printing Day, Mickley
The Gospels at St Cuthbert's Church in Elsdon, Elsdon
Guided Walk - Brampton to Lanercost, Haltwhistle
Conquer That Spider Fear, Ponteland
Ramsay Gibb: The Pilgrim Coast, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - New Voices, Rothbury
Northern Bootcamp Tri-it Weekend, Belford
The Wind in the Willows, Belsay
Nest Box Building, Kielder
The Brinkburn Music Festival, Rothbury
'Towards Lindisfarne - the Crossing of the Ways' Concert, Holy Island
The Gospels at St Mary's Church, Ponteland
'Have A Go' Habitats Day, Mickley
The 26th PGA Cup - Great Britain & Ireland v USA, Hexham
Raphael Falconry, Alnwick
Have-a-go Archery, Belsay
Living the Tradition- Tidal Furrows, Bamburgh
Twelfth Night, Warkworth
Blyth Renewables Festival 2013, Blyth
Living the Tradition Tidal Furrows, Rennington
BHF Hadrian's Wall Hike, Haydon Bridge
Aydon Castle Summer Music - The North East Recorder Orchestra, Corbridge
Living The Tradition - Tidal Furrows, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Footsteps - Belford to St Cuthbert's Cave, Belford
Walltown Crags Discovery Adventures, Greenhead
Jolly July, Ashington
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - North East Recorder Orchestra, Rothbury
Milky Way Stargazing, Hexham
Footsteps - Lindisfarne Ramble, Holy Island
The Pilgrim Coast, Ashington
Footsteps - Wooler to Wester Tor, Belford
Nature Detectives, Kielder
Row to the Farnes, Bamburgh
Folk in the Farmyard, Mickley
Bands At Belsay, Belsay
Universe, Hexham
Archaeology Detectives, Chollerford
Celebrating the Gospels, Holy Island
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Durham., Alnwick
Dan Snow - Battle Castles, Alnwick
Hen Harrier Carnival at Greenhead Duck Day, Greenhead
Pole Lathing, Greenhead
Martin The Magician @ The Boat Inn, Kielder
On The Trail of St Cuthbert & the Lindisfarne Gospels, Wooler
Primate Weekend, Ponteland
Glendale Festival Ride, Wooler
Swing and Climb Day, Hexham
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - The Border Tarts, Rothbury
Dragon Puppet Theatre, Alnwick
New Moon Observing, Hexham
Hands On History - Highwaymen and Pirates, Belsay
Holy Island Pilgrimage 2013, Holy Island
Virgin Money Cyclone Challenges, Ponteland
Flower Festival - Lindisfarne Gospels Theme, Holy Island
Regency Garden Picnic, Belsay
'Inspired by Grace', Bamburgh
Mouth of the Tweed Food Festival, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Music Weekends at St Cuthbert's House, Seahouses
Footsteps - Humbleton Hill, Belford
Festival of Archaeology, Bamburgh
Corbridge Festival, Corbridge
A Soldier's Life, Haydon Bridge
Great North Bike Ride, Seahouses
Illumination, Holy Island
Newbiggin Sprint Triathlon, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
Felton and Thirston Fair, Felton
Water Day, Hexham
Warkworth Craft, Antique & Collectables Fair, Warkworth
Family Fun Day, Morpeth
A Monks Tale, Holy Island
Potter-inspired Characters, Alnwick
Aydon Castle Summer Music - Pierrot Productions, Corbridge
Comedy Of Errors, Belsay
High Ropes Day, Hexham
Rothbury Walking Festival, Rothbury
Pride and Prejudice, Belsay
The Gospels at The Bailiffgate Museum, Alnwick
The Bellingham Blast, Bellingham
Buzzing Around, Allendale
Whalton Village Show, Whalton
Living the Tradition- Tidal Furrows, Newton-by-the-Sea
Celebrating the Gospels at Bamburgh Castle, Bamburgh
Midsummer Evening Picnic, Belsay
Our Black Grouse and other animals, Hexham
Flodden Field - For Those Who Fought and Died, Etal
Peterkin the Jester, Alnwick
Peatland Pacer, Blanchland
Story Hunt, Berwick-upon-Tweed
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Durham, Berwick-upon-Tweed
The Flodden Trails, Wooler
Aquatics Weekend, Ponteland
Blacksmithing, Greenhead
Living the Tradition- Tidal Furrows, Embleton
Guided Walk - Brampton Circular, Haltwhistle
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Brinkburn String Quartet, Rothbury
Archery at Alnwick Castle, Alnwick
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Cobweb Orchestra, Rothbury
Sanctuary on Lindisfarne - Christian Forshaw & The Sanctuary Ensemble, Holy Island
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Fitzsimmons Choir, Rothbury
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - The Durham Viol Manuscript, Rothbury
Cosmos, Cocktails and Canapès, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Kielder Observatory - Aurora Night, Hexham
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Blithesong, Rothbury
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Pierrot Productions, Rothbury
The Road to Flodden, Warkworth
Summer Zoo Club, Ponteland
Living the Tradition - Tidal Furrows, Wooler
Castles Challenge Triathlon, Bamburgh
Fuchsia Society Show, Belsay
Public Lecture on the Lindisfarne Gospels, Holy Island
The Big Butterfly Count, Ponteland
Coming Home - A Flower Festival, Alnwick
Flodden Discovery Weekend, Etal
The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross by Haydn, Holy Island
Regency Revels, Belsay
Fontburn Reservoir Fishing Competition, Morpeth
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Harps of the Clasarch Society, Rothbury
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Durham, Blyth
Aydon Castle Summer Music - Cabaret Ensemble, Corbridge
Sense and Sensibility, Belsay
Falconry Fair, Chillingham
Vintage Car Show & Bands at Belsay, Belsay
Rothbury Music Festival, Rothbury
Birds of Prey Weekend, Ponteland
A Lindisfarne Gospel - The Alastair Anderson Band, Holy Island
Rusty Bodkins 16th Century Bowman, Ford
The Broadstruther Bash - with Wooler Cycle Hub, Wooler
Hen Harrier Carnival at The Alnwick Garden, Alnwick
The Making of the Gospels, Holy Island
Hear No Evil - Sanctuary Sessions, Alnwick
The Romans Return to Chillingham Castle, Chillingham
Living History with St Cuthbert's Land, Bamburgh
Den Building, Kielder
Kielder Observatory - Public Observing, Hexham
Romeo and Juliet - Outdoor Theatre, Chillingham
Alnmouth Arts Festival, Alnmouth
King Arthur's Cavalry, Chollerford
Talk: Building dreams, Rothbury
Kielder Challenge Walk, Kielder
The Gospels at St Cuthbert's Church in Blyth, Blyth
Puffing Billy 200 Festival, Wylam
Forest Weekend, Ponteland
Gospels on the Grass, Holy Island
Glendale Show 2013, North Middleton
Big Breeze Bike Ride, Stamfordham
Trouvere Minstrels, Alnwick
Catherine Yass, High Wire, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Fyfe Dangerfield Unplugged at Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island
Medieval Courtly Combat, Warkworth
Living the Tradition - Tidal Furrows, Holy Island
Guided Walk - Irthing Gorge, Haltwhistle
Working Forest, Kielder
Guided Walk - Haltwhistle Burn, Haltwhistle
Clash of Kingdoms, Etal, Etal
Drawn Together: Hexham Abbey, Hexham
Craft Fairs in Etal Village Hall ,
Conservation Club, Ponteland
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Alnwick Silver Singers, Rothbury
Wallington Pipers, Cambo
The Gospels at St Cuthbert's Church in Bellingham, Bellingham
Dry Stone Walling, Greenhead
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Coquetdale Chamber Choir, Rothbury
Viking Raiders, Holy Island
Hexham Busking Bonanza, Hexham
Colourful Creative Craft Workshop - Natural Dyes, Cornhill-on-Tweed
From Prehistory to Present, Hexham
Summer Exhibition, Hexham
Crafts with the Company of Artisans, Alnwick
Photo Trail on Holy Island, Holy Island
Gladiators!, Chollerford
Medieval Jesting with Zooted, Alnwick
Third Annual Battlesteads Beer Festival, Hexham
Dinner with the Dinosaurs, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Three Cheers for Hay Meadows, Alston
Bewick's Birthday Bonanza, Mickley
Pirates & Princesses Day, Ponteland
National Insect Weekend, Ponteland
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Cobwebs Cabaret Ensemble, Rothbury
Alnwick Trail Runner, Alnwick
Castle to Castle - A Musical Celebration of the Gospels, Bamburgh
Footsteps - Wooler to Yeavering Bell, Belford
Clash of Kingdoms, Warkworth
4x4 Safari, Kielder
Colourful Creative Craft Workshop - Papermaking, Cornhill-on-Tweed
Concert of Northumbrian Smallpipes & Fiddle, Holy Island