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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Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - New Voices, Rothbury
Public Lecture on the Lindisfarne Gospels, Holy Island
High Ropes Day, Hexham
The Romans Return to Chillingham Castle, Chillingham
Water Day, Hexham
The Bellingham Blast, Bellingham
Kielder Observatory - Aurora Night, Hexham
Living The Tradition - Tidal Furrows, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Pride and Prejudice, Belsay
Star Watch, Hexham
Family Printing Day, Mickley
The Gospels at St Cuthbert's Church in Blyth, Blyth
Warkworth Craft, Antique & Collectables Fair, Warkworth
Nature Detectives, Kielder
Aydon Castle Summer Music - The North East Recorder Orchestra, Corbridge
Conservation Club, Ponteland
The Gospels at St Cuthbert's Church in Bellingham, Bellingham
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Pierrot Productions, Rothbury
Bands At Belsay, Belsay
Raphael Falconry, Alnwick
Colourful Creative Craft Workshop - Papermaking, Cornhill-on-Tweed
Corbridge Festival, Corbridge
Walltown Crags Discovery Adventures, Greenhead
The Gospels at The Bailiffgate Museum, Alnwick
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Coquetdale Chamber Choir, Rothbury
Castle to Castle - A Musical Celebration of the Gospels, Bamburgh
A Lindisfarne Gospel - The Alastair Anderson Band, Holy Island
The Road to Flodden, Warkworth
Archaeology Detectives, Chollerford
Regency Revels, Belsay
Footsteps - Wooler to Wester Tor, Belford
A Monks Tale, Holy Island
Romeo and Juliet - Outdoor Theatre, Chillingham
Gladiators!, Chollerford
Cosmos, Cocktails and Canapès, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Hexham Abbey Festival, Hexham
Festival of Archaeology, Bamburgh
Regency Garden Picnic, Belsay
Guided Walk - Brampton Circular, Haltwhistle
Dinner with the Dinosaurs, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Drawn Together: Hexham Abbey, Hexham
Rothbury Music Festival, Rothbury
Puffing Billy 200 Festival, Wylam
The Brinkburn Music Festival, Rothbury
Flodden Discovery Weekend, Etal
Den Building, Kielder
Living the Tradition Tidal Furrows, Rennington
Crafts with the Company of Artisans, Alnwick
Footsteps - Lindisfarne Ramble, Holy Island
Rothbury Walking Festival, Rothbury
Ramsay Gibb: The Pilgrim Coast, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Martin The Magician @ The Boat Inn, Kielder
Trouvere Minstrels, Alnwick
Aydon Castle Summer Music - Pierrot Productions, Corbridge
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Fitzsimmons Choir, Rothbury
Sharp Shooters Day, Hexham
Hands On History - Highwaymen and Pirates, Belsay
Exhibition of Embroidered Panels, Hexham
Kielder Challenge Walk, Kielder
The Making of the Gospels, Holy Island
Third Annual Battlesteads Beer Festival, Hexham
Virgin Money Cyclone Challenges, Ponteland
Birds of Prey Weekend, Ponteland
Primate Weekend, Ponteland
Flower Festival - Lindisfarne Gospels Theme, Holy Island
Celebrating the Gospels at Bamburgh Castle, Bamburgh
The Gospels at St Cuthbert's Church in Elsdon, Elsdon
Footsteps - Humbleton Hill, Belford
Universe, Hexham
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Alnwick Silver Singers, Rothbury
Summer Exhibition, Hexham
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Harps of the Clasarch Society, Rothbury
Big Breeze Bike Ride, Stamfordham
Coming Home - A Flower Festival, Alnwick
Colourful Creative Craft Workshop - Natural Dyes, Cornhill-on-Tweed
4x4 Safari, Kielder
The Broadstruther Bash - with Wooler Cycle Hub, Wooler
'Towards Lindisfarne - the Crossing of the Ways' Concert, Holy Island
Music Weekends at St Cuthbert's House, Seahouses
'Have A Go' Habitats Day, Mickley
Living the Tradition- Tidal Furrows, Newton-by-the-Sea
Medieval Jesting with Zooted, Alnwick
A Romp Through the Regency, Belsay
Living the Tradition - Tidal Furrows, Holy Island
Pole Lathing, Greenhead
Dry Stone Walling, Greenhead
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Blithesong, Rothbury
Whalton Village Show, Whalton
Comedy Of Errors, Belsay
The Wind in the Willows, Belsay
Milky Way Stargazing, Hexham
Guided Walk - Haltwhistle Burn, Haltwhistle
Midsummer Evening Picnic, Belsay
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - North East Recorder Orchestra, Rothbury
Clash of Kingdoms, Warkworth
Kielder Observatory - Public Observing, Hexham
Have-a-go Archery, Belsay
'Inspired by Grace', Bamburgh
Story Hunt, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Conquer That Spider Fear, Ponteland
Guided Walk - Brampton to Lanercost, Haltwhistle
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Cobweb Orchestra, Rothbury
Living the Tradition- Tidal Furrows, Embleton
Aydon Castle Summer Music - Cabaret Ensemble, Corbridge
On The Trail of St Cuthbert & the Lindisfarne Gospels, Wooler
King Arthur's Cavalry, Chollerford
Three Cheers for Hay Meadows, Alston
Peterkin the Jester, Alnwick
Living the Tradition - Tidal Furrows, Wooler
Twelfth Night, Warkworth
Fyfe Dangerfield Unplugged at Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island
Mouth of the Tweed Food Festival, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - The Border Tarts, Rothbury
Medieval Courtly Combat, Warkworth
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Medieval Mixture, Rothbury
Morpeth Craft Fair, Morpeth
Fuchsia Society Show, Belsay
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Durham, Blyth
Dragon Puppet Theatre, Alnwick
Living History with St Cuthbert's Land, Bamburgh
The 26th PGA Cup - Great Britain & Ireland v USA, Hexham
Fontburn Reservoir Fishing Competition, Morpeth
Forest Weekend, Ponteland
Archery at Alnwick Castle, Alnwick
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Durham., Alnwick
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Coquet Singers, Rothbury
Footsteps - Wooler to Yeavering Bell, Belford
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Cobwebs Cabaret Ensemble, Rothbury
Great North Bike Ride, Seahouses
Northern Bootcamp Tri-it Weekend, Belford
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - The Durham Viol Manuscript, Rothbury
Flodden Field - For Those Who Fought and Died, Etal
Swing and Climb Day, Hexham
Jolly July, Ashington
National Insect Weekend, Ponteland
Dan Snow - Battle Castles, Alnwick
Our Black Grouse and other animals, Hexham
Clash of Kingdoms, Etal, Etal
Astley Park Summer Fair, Seaton Delaval
Catherine Yass, High Wire, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Newbiggin Sprint Triathlon, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
Talk: Building dreams, Rothbury
Row to the Farnes, Bamburgh
Children's Festival, Seaton Delaval
The Flodden Trails, Wooler
Bewick's Birthday Bonanza, Mickley
Hen Harrier Carnival at The Alnwick Garden, Alnwick
Dr Claire Breay: Public lecture on the St Cuthbert Gospel, Holy Island
Wallington Pipers, Cambo
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Belford Singers, Rothbury
The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross by Haydn, Holy Island
A Soldier's Life, Haydon Bridge
Folk in the Farmyard, Mickley
Nest Box Building, Kielder
Alnmouth Arts Festival, Alnmouth
Illumination, Holy Island
Blyth Renewables Festival 2013, Blyth
BHF Hadrian's Wall Hike, Haydon Bridge
From Prehistory to Present, Hexham
Sanctuary on Lindisfarne - Christian Forshaw & The Sanctuary Ensemble, Holy Island
Aquatics Weekend, Ponteland
Felton and Thirston Fair, Felton
Craft Fairs in Etal Village Hall ,
The Gospels at St Mary's Church, Ponteland
Peatland Pacer, Blanchland
The Big Butterfly Count, Ponteland
Hen Harrier Carnival at Greenhead Duck Day, Greenhead
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Brinkburn String Quartet, Rothbury
Living the Tradition- Tidal Furrows, Bamburgh
Castles Challenge Triathlon, Bamburgh
Footsteps - Belford to St Cuthbert's Cave, Belford
Celebrating the Gospels, Holy Island
Photo Trail on Holy Island, Holy Island
Blacksmithing, Greenhead
Glendale Show 2013, North Middleton
Falconry Fair, Chillingham
The Pilgrim Coast, Ashington
Gospels on the Grass, Holy Island
Pirates & Princesses Day, Ponteland
New Moon Observing, Hexham
Viking Raiders, Holy Island
Holy Island Pilgrimage 2013, Holy Island
Buzzing Around, Allendale
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Durham, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Working Forest, Kielder
Family Fun Day, Morpeth
Vintage Car Show & Bands at Belsay, Belsay
Glendale Festival Ride, Wooler
Hexham Busking Bonanza, Hexham
Concert of Northumbrian Smallpipes & Fiddle, Holy Island
Potter-inspired Characters, Alnwick
Summer Zoo Club, Ponteland
Sense and Sensibility, Belsay
Alnwick Trail Runner, Alnwick
Rusty Bodkins 16th Century Bowman, Ford
Guided Walk - Irthing Gorge, Haltwhistle