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