Living History with St Cuthbert's Land, Bamburgh
Why All The Fuss?, Ponteland
Children's Roman Soldier School, Haydon Bridge
Blyth Renewables Festival 2013, Blyth
The Kings Speech Film Screening (rated 15), Ashington
Celebrating the Gospels, Holy Island
Guided Walk - Brampton Circular, Haltwhistle
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Blithesong, Rothbury
Story Hunt, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Sharp Shooters Day, Hexham
Pirates & Princesses Day, Ponteland
Kielder Observatory - Aurora Night, Hexham
Hands On History - Highwaymen and Pirates, Belsay
The Big Butterfly Count, Ponteland
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Durham, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Family Printing Day, Mickley
Regency Revival, Belsay
Holy Island Pilgrimage 2013, Holy Island
The Road to Flodden, Warkworth
Festival of Archaeology, Bamburgh
WaterAid Pairs Fishing Competition, Kielder
Colourful Creative Craft Workshop - Traditional Herbal Skin Products, Cornhill-on-Tweed
Buzzing Around, Allendale
Fuchsia Society Show, Belsay
Etal Home Brew, Food & Craft Fair, Cornhill-on-Tweed
'A Lindisfarne Gospel' - The Alastair Anderson Band, Holy Island
Three Cheers for Hay Meadows, Alston
Outdoor Climbing Adventure, Haydon Bridge
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Cobweb Orchestra, Rothbury
Conquer That Spider Fear, Ponteland
Tea Leaf Reading, Kielder
Candle Making, Kielder
The Gospels at St Cuthbert's Church in Elsdon, Elsdon
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Durham, Blyth
The Unfolding Sky, Warkworth, Warkworth
Conservation Club, Ponteland
Pre-School Day, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Northumberland Miners Picnic, Ashington
Guided Walk - Haltwhistle Burn, Haltwhistle
Gladiators!, Chollerford
Public Lecture on the Lindisfarne Gospels, Holy Island
Colourful Creative Craft Workshop - Feltmaking, Cornhill-on-Tweed
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - North East Recorder Orchestra, Rothbury
Drawn Together: Hexham Abbey, Hexham
Medieval Courtly Combat, Warkworth
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Coquetdale Chamber Choir, Rothbury
Crafts with the Company of Artisans, Alnwick
Bikes and Bonnets, Morpeth
Bewick's Boredom Busters, Mickley
It's a Big River, Ponteland
Rusty Bodkins Medieval Archer, Bamburgh
Dr Claire Breay: Public lecture on the St Cuthbert Gospel, Holy Island
Bewick's Birthday Bonanza, Mickley
The Gospels at St Mary's Church, Ponteland
Get Your Boots On Tour 2013, Heddon-on-the-Wall
Rothbury Music Festival, Rothbury
Northern Bootcamp Tri-it Weekend, Belford
Castles Challenge Triathlon, Bamburgh
Viking Raiders, Holy Island
Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens' 2nd Birthday!, Ponteland
Den Building, Kielder
Nature Detectives, Kielder
'Have A Go' Habitats Day, Mickley
Viking Finger Weaving, Kielder
Colourful Creative Craft Workshop - Natural Dyes, Cornhill-on-Tweed
Nest Box Building, Kielder
Woodland Bushcraft Experience, Bardon Mill
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Northumbrian Pipes of Robsons Choice, Rothbury
Medieval Castle Life, Warkworth
4x4 Safari, Kielder
Inspired by Grace, Bamburgh
National Insect Weekend, Ponteland
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Medieval Mixture, Rothbury
Peatland Pacer, Blanchland
The Gospels at St Cuthbert's Church, Bedlington
Footsteps - Belford to St Cuthbert's Cave, Belford
Cycling to Suffrage, Morpeth
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Alnwick Silver Singers, Rothbury
Archaeology Detectives, Chollerford
Regency Garden Picnic, Belsay
Walk On - Forest Walk by Tim Knowles, Kielder
Dragon Puppet Theatre, Alnwick
The Flodden Trails, Wooler
High Ropes Day, Hexham
A Free Guided Leisure Ride from Wooler Cycle Hub, Wooler
New Moon Observing, Hexham
QE2 Sprint Triathlon, Ashington
Lets Zumba, Alnwick
50 things Challenge , Cambo
Craft Fairs in Etal Village Hall ,
Talk: Building dreams, Rothbury
Regency Revels, Belsay
Deer Safari, Kielder
Hexham Busking Bonanza, Hexham
Morpeth Craft Fair, Morpeth
Potter-inspired Characters, Alnwick
Lead The Way, Alston
Concert of Northumbrian Smallpipes & Fiddle, Holy Island
Our Black Grouse and other animals, Hexham
Kielder Observatory - Public Observing, Hexham
National Volunteer Weekend, Ponteland
Medieval Jesting with Zooted, Alnwick
Big Universe, Hexham
Glendale Festival Ride, Wooler
Alnmouth Arts Festival, Alnmouth
Bug Hunts , Ashington
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Harps of the Clasarch Society, Rothbury
Alwinton Round Challenge Walks, Alwinton
Emily Inspires!, Morpeth
Costumes From Austen, Belsay
Footsteps - Wooler to Yeavering Bell, Belford
Footsteps - Wooler to Wester Tor, Belford
Car Boot Sale at The Alnwick Garden, Alnwick
Comedy Of Errors, Belsay
Fabulous Father's Day, Ponteland
Birds of Prey Weekend, Ponteland
On The Trail of St Cuthbert & the Lindisfarne Gospels, Wooler
Clash of Kingdoms, Etal, Etal
Guided Walk - Brampton to Lanercost, Haltwhistle
Working Forest, Kielder
Spring Crafts for Kids, Seaton Delaval
Sense and Sensibility, Belsay
Bellingham Rural Craft Fair, Bellingham
Raphael Falconry, Alnwick
Allendale Fair, Allendale
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Cobwebs Cabaret Ensemble, Rothbury
Trouvere Minstrels, Alnwick
Summer Zoo Club, Ponteland
Seghill Famous Gala, Cramlington
Pride and Prejudice, Belsay
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Brinkburn String Quartet, Rothbury
Dear Angel, Holy Island
A Forest Adventure, Kielder
The Unfolding Sky, Holy Island
Peterkin the Jester, Alnwick
Felton and Thirston Fair, Felton
The Brinkburn Music Festival, Rothbury
Northumberland County Show, Bywell
Evening of Railway Films, Ponteland
Alnwick Trail Runner, Alnwick
Wallington Pipers, Cambo
Clash of Kingdoms, Warkworth
Chepstow Male Voice Choir - Jubilee Tour 2013, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
Hexham Regatta, Hexham
Forest Weekend, Ponteland
Cars in the Courtyard, Cambo
Aydon Castle Summer Music - Belford Singers, Corbridge
Coming Home - A Flower Festival, Alnwick
Bushcrafts Survival Day, Kielder
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Belford Singers, Rothbury
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Ashington & District Male Voice Choir, Rothbury
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Alnwick Pipers in the Manor House, Rothbury
Universe, Hexham
Celebrating the Gospels at Bamburgh Castle, Bamburgh
Emily Inspires! Procession & Church Service, Morpeth
A Soldier's Life, Haydon Bridge
Hexham Book Festival - Alan Johnson, Hexham
Red Squirrel Conservation Weekend, Ponteland
Gospels on the Grass, Holy Island
Colourful Creative Craft Workshop - Peg Loom and Brinkley Loom Weaving, Cornhill-on-Tweed
Castle to Castle - A Musical Celebration of the Gospels, Bamburgh
An evening with those who should not be named!, Kielder
Photo Trail on Holy Island, Holy Island
Children's Gladiator School, Chollerford
Astley Park Summer Fair, Seaton Delaval
Rothbury Walking Festival, Rothbury
Special Viewing of Tom Fleming - A Life In Letters, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Colourful Creative Craft Workshop - Papermaking, Cornhill-on-Tweed
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - The Durham Viol Manuscript, Rothbury
Great North Bike Ride, Seahouses
Glendale Show 2013, North Middleton
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - Fitzsimmons Choir, Rothbury
Virgin Money Cyclone Challenges, Ponteland
Spindlestone in Concert, Morpeth
The Vikings are coming to Bamburgh Castle, Bamburgh
Aydon Castle Summer Music - Pierrot Productions, Corbridge
Crime and Punishment Week, Belsay
Twelfth Night, Warkworth
Warkworth Craft, Antique & Collectables Fair, Warkworth
Primate Weekend, Ponteland
The Gospels at Woodhorn Museum, Ashington
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Durham., Alnwick
Water Day, Hexham
Family Astronomy, Hexham
The Art Tour 2013, Ingram
Footsteps - Lindisfarne Ramble, Holy Island
Pirate Week Craft, Ashington
Milky Way Stargazing, Hexham
Footsteps - Humbleton Hill, Belford
The Wind in the Willows, Belsay
Dan Snow - Battle Castles, Alnwick
King Arthur's Cavalry, Chollerford
Flowers of the Forest: Flodden 9th September 1513, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Six Nowt - Live, Wark
The Romans Return, Cambo
Bat Night, Kielder
Summer Sessions, Rothbury
Brinkburn Priory Summer Music - New Voices, Rothbury
The Broadstruther Bash - with Wooler Cycle Hub, Wooler
The Making of the Gospels, Holy Island
Madagascar Madness, Ponteland
'Lindisfarne - the Crossing of the Ways' Concert, Holy Island
Aydon Castle Summer Music - Bastille Day, Corbridge
A Romp Through the Regency, Belsay
Swing and Climb Day, Hexham
Sanctuary on Lindisfarne - Christian Forshaw & The Sanctuary Ensemble, Holy Island
Midsummer Evening Picnic, Belsay
Have-a-go Archery, Belsay
A Monks Tale, Holy Island
Folk in the Farmyard, Mickley
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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