What's on in Northumberland in November 2026

Sunday 1 November 2026

• Northumberlandia Food and Craft Market

  10:00 Northumberlandia, Cramlington · Free

  The regular outdoor market of local food, drink and crafts beside the Lady of the North landform, run by Events2gogo. Dress for the weather and combine it with a walk up the landform. Organiser

• Halloween crafts for kids

  11:00 Bamburgh Castle, Bamburgh · Included with castle admission: £19.95 adults, £10 children 5 to 16, under 5s free, family £58.50

  Drop-in clay modelling in the room after the gift shop, where children make Halloween ornaments and small sculptures to take home. Included with castle admission. Organiser

• All Saints Day and Halloween at the Pele Tower

  13:00 Cresswell Pele Tower, Cresswell · Free

  The volunteer-run medieval tower opens for an All Saints Day and Halloween afternoon, and the walled garden next door is free to visit too. Parking is about 200 metres away. Organiser

• Holmes and Watson: The Curious Case of the Masked Magician

  14:30 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £20, children £10

  Holmes and Watson investigate a magician who vanishes mid-performance in 1906, with real magic along the way. Organiser

• Morpeth Fireworks Display

  17:00 Morpeth Rugby Club, Grange House Field, Morpeth

  Morpeth's bonfire and fireworks night at the rugby club field on Mitford Road. Gates open at 5pm and the bonfire is lit at 6pm; there is parking and toilets on site. Organiser

Monday 2 November 2026

• Biodiversity and shorebird protection

  10:00 William Elder Building, Castlegate, Berwick-upon-Tweed

  A Berwick Educational Association morning talk on biodiversity and protecting shorebirds. Organiser

• Bowsden History Group: Ad Gefrin

  19:30 Bowsden Village Hall, Bowsden

  A village history group talk about Ad Gefrin, the Anglo-Saxon royal site near Wooler. Doors 7pm. Organiser

Tuesday 3 November 2026

• Fallen Angels

  13:15 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £17, concessions £15, children £10

  Noel Coward's comedy about two wives whose shared old flame may be about to visit from France. Also on Friday 20 November at 7.15pm. Organiser

• Si King: Welcome Home

  18:15 Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham · From £10.50

  The Hairy Bikers star talks about his first solo cookbook of honest, everyday dishes, followed by a book signing. Organiser

• Emma Johnson and Gregory Drott: Alnwick Music Society

  19:30 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £20, ages 19 to 30 £8, under 18s free

  Clarinettist Emma Johnson, a former BBC Young Musician of the Year, plays with pianist Gregory Drott. Organiser

• Ponteland Wildlife Group talk: Morocco's High Atlas Mountains after the earthquake

  19:30 St Mary's Parish Centre, Ponteland · £3

  An evening talk by Phil and Alison Hanmer for Ponteland Wildlife Group, a local group of Northumberland Wildlife Trust. Everyone is welcome. Organiser

• Alexei Sayle: How I've Tried to Change the World

  20:00 Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham · From £10.50

  Alexei Sayle looks back, with plenty of jokes, on decades of campaigning for a fairer world. Organiser

Wednesday 4 November 2026

• Music in the Café

  12:30 Woodhorn Museum, Ashington · Included with Woodhorn Annual Pass (£11 adults, £10 concessions, under 18s free)

  Three's a Crowd play easy listening songs from the 60s and 70s in the Winding House Café. Drop in with a cuppa. Organiser

• Feast of the Wild Game Tasting Dinner

  19:00 The Kirkstyle Inn, Slaggyford

  A tasting dinner of locally sourced wild game at the Kirkstyle Inn in the South Tyne valley. Book with the inn. Organiser

• Women's Adventure Film Tour

  19:30 Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham · From £9

  Five short documentaries about women taking on remote places and extreme challenges. Organiser

Thursday 5 November 2026

• NT Live: Golden Boy

  Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15 adults, £14 concessions, £8 children

  Josh O'Connor stars in Clifford Odets' drama about a young violinist drawn into boxing, filmed at the National Theatre. Also showing on Sunday 8 November. Organiser

• Burrell art workshop

  10:00 YHA Berwick, The Granary, Dewar's Lane, Berwick-upon-Tweed

  A day-long Burrell art workshop run by the Berwick Educational Association at the YHA Granary. Organiser

• Friends of PCPS Fireworks Display

  16:30 Ponteland Community Primary School, Ponteland

  The school's annual community fireworks night on Callerton Lane, with food stalls. Tickets are sold in advance through TicketEbo. Organiser

• Blyth Comedy Campus

  18:00 Market Pavilion, Blyth · Free

  Free stand-up comedy workshops with Little Robot CIC on 5, 12 and 19 November, 6pm to 8pm, ending in a live showcase on 26 November at 7pm. No experience needed, but you need to attend every session; book the 5 November date to sign up. Organiser

• Standing in Line

  19:00 Hepscott Parish Hall, Hepscott · £15 standard, £10 concession

  Folk songs, poetry and projected images tell the true First World War story of Albert Scrimshaw. Suitable for all ages. Organiser

• Hejira: celebrating Joni Mitchell

  19:30 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £28

  A seven-piece band plays Joni Mitchell's late 1970s songs, much of it from her live album era. Organiser

Friday 6 November 2026

• Carpet Gallop Raceday

  11:00 Hexham Racecourse, Hexham

  A Friday of jump racing with the first race at 12.25pm. Free shuttle buses run from Hexham rail and bus stations. Organiser

• Digging Deep creative writing group

  14:00 Woodhorn Museum, Ashington · Included with Woodhorn Annual Pass (£11 adults, £10 concessions, under 18s free)

  A friendly, volunteer-led monthly writing group in the museum's Learning Room, writing about our lives and landscapes. Beginners and experienced writers are both welcome; just drop in. Organiser

• Stargazing for Kids

  18:30 Battlesteads Dark Sky Observatory, Wark · £22.50 adults, £19.50 concessions, £55.50 family (2 adults, 2 children)

  A two-hour family session learning to find constellations, planets and the Moon's phases, with telescopes, binoculars, real space rocks from the Moon and Mars, and free hot drinks. Children take home activity sheets. Organiser

• Inn Echo: Celtic folk trio

  19:00 St Cuthbert's Church, Norham · £15, under 25s £10

  Award-winning fiddle, guitar and cello trio from Prince Edward Island in Canada, playing high-energy Celtic folk. Refreshments available. Organiser

Saturday 7 November 2026

• Morpeth Farmers' Market

  Market Place, Morpeth · Free

  The monthly farmers' market fills the Market Place on the first Saturday of the month, with local food and produce stalls. Good for a browse before a walk along the Wansbeck in Carlisle Park. Organiser

• Newbiggin by the Sea Fireworks

  Newbiggin-by-the-Sea (venue to be confirmed), Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

  Newbiggin's annual bonfire night celebrations with fireworks over the bay, hot food and drink from local traders and entertainment. Check local listings for times. Organiser

• Hexham Creative and Holistic Market

  10:00 Hexham Racecourse, Hexham

  A monthly market of makers, crafts and holistic stalls held at the racecourse. Organiser

• Lantern Making Workshop

  10:00 Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham · Free

  A second chance to make a lantern for the Hexham Lantern Parade, with free 45-minute sessions at 10am, 11am and 12pm. Book a place for each child. Organiser

• Monthly Coffee Morning

  10:00 Seaton Delaval Arts Centre, Seaton Delaval

  A relaxed community coffee morning at the arts centre on Blyth Street, a good chance to see the building and pick up the programme. Organiser

• Beaver enclosure safari

  10:30 Wallington, Cambo · £35 per person

  Beaver ecologists from Wild Intrigue lead a walk through the wetland the Wallington beavers have reshaped, looking for signs of their work. The beavers are nocturnal, so this is about their habitat rather than seeing the animals; book with Wild Intrigue on 07484 214610. Organiser

• Space Kids: Searching for Aliens

  16:30 Kielder Observatory, Kielder · £25 adults, £15 concessions, family ticket £72 (4 people)

  A family session asking whether there is life out there and how scientists might find it, with space rocks to look at and the telescopes pointed at the Moon, planets and stars when the sky allows. Organiser

• Alnwick Community Fireworks

  18:00 Alnwick Town Juniors FC, Greensfield, Alnwick · £6 adults, £4 children 4 to 16, under 4s free

  Alnwick Round Table's annual fireworks display at Greensfield, with food and a bar on site. Pay on the gate by cash or card, or buy fast-track tickets online. Organiser

• The Uprising (15)

  18:00 Seahouses Hub, Seahouses · £8, £7.50 or £4, family ticket £21

  Historical drama about a farmer who leads a peasants' march on London after plague and heavy taxes. Community cinema run by Seahouses Development Trust, with a bar. Organiser

• Alnwick Round Table Fireworks

  18:30 Alnwick Town Juniors Football Club, Greensfield, Alnwick

  Alnwick and District Round Table's community fireworks at Greensfield, with food vendors on site. Tickets can be booked online in advance. Organiser

• Hexham Fireworks

  19:00 Sele Park, Hexham · Free

  Hexham Town Council's free community fireworks over the Sele, supported by the Rotary Club and Tynedale Lions. Volunteers collect donations for future displays and local charities. Organiser

• Qween UK

  19:30 Seaton Delaval Arts Centre, Seaton Delaval · £17, concessions £16.50

  A four-piece Queen tribute covering the big hits and some acoustic numbers, in costume. Theatre seating and bring your own drinks. Organiser

• Standing in Line

  19:30 Humshaugh Village Hall, Humshaugh · £15 standard, £10 concession

  Folk songs, poetry and projected images tell the true First World War story of Albert Scrimshaw. Suitable for all ages. Organiser

• Erin Harpe and Countryman Jim

  20:00 The Ship Inn, Low Newton-by-the-Sea · £25 including Saturday night pie

  Old-school acoustic country blues from the Boston duo, with a pie supper included in the ticket. Organiser

Sunday 8 November 2026

• Morpeth Remembrance Day Service

  Morpeth town centre, Morpeth · Free

  Morpeth's Remembrance Sunday service, organised with the town council. Organiser

• NT Live: Golden Boy

  Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15 adults, £14 concessions, £8 children

  A second screening of the National Theatre's Golden Boy, with Josh O'Connor as a violinist turned boxer. Organiser

• Illicit Whisky Walk: Wholehope Still

  10:00 Coquet valley, just past Alwinton, Alwinton · £18

  A three to four hour guided walk to the site of an old illicit still in upper Coquetdale, with hot drinks and a small whisky tasting. Maximum ten people; wear sturdy boots and waterproofs. Organiser

• Northern Artisans' Market

  10:00 Lowick Village Hall, Lowick

  A one-day market of local artisan crafts and gifts in Lowick village hall. Organiser

• Hexham Remembrance Sunday

  10:15 Hexham War Memorial, Beaumont Street, Hexham · Free

  The Remembrance parade leaves the Moot Hall at 10.15am for the 10.30am service at the war memorial on Beaumont Street. Organiser

• Guided walk: hillforts of the Breamish Valley

  10:30 Ingram Bridge car park, Ingram

  A four mile walk with plenty of stops among the forts, camps and burial sites of the Breamish Valley, with a guide explaining each one. There is about 1,100ft of climbing; no dogs. Organiser

• Remembrance Sunday parade and service

  10:35 New Market to the Cenotaph, Deuchar Park, Morpeth · Free

  Led by Morpeth Pipe Band, the parade leaves New Market at about 10.35am and marches to the cenotaph in Deuchar Park for the 11am service, organised with the Royal British Legion. Organiser

• Remembrance Sunday service at Ridley Park Cenotaph

  10:45 Ridley Park Cenotaph, Blyth · Free

  Blyth's main Remembrance Sunday service at the cenotaph in Ridley Park, following services at the Cowpen and Newsham memorials earlier in the week. Organiser

• Remembrance Sunday service

  11:00 St Aidan's Church and village green war memorial, Bamburgh · Free

  A Remembrance Sunday Eucharist in St Aidan's, followed by the ceremony at the war memorial on the village green. Organiser

• Luca Silvestrini's The Magic Flute

  14:00 Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham · From £13

  A 70-minute dance theatre version of Mozart's opera, following Papageno and Prince Tamino on their quest to find Princess Pamina. Organiser

• Sunday Jazz: Greg Abate and the Dean Stockdale Trio

  15:00 Hexham Library, Queen's Hall, Hexham · £10 in advance, £12 on the door

  American saxophonist and flautist Greg Abate plays with pianist Dean Stockdale's trio in Hexham Library. Organiser

• Space Kids: Searching for Stars

  17:00 Kielder Observatory, Kielder · £25 adults, £15 under 16s, £72 family (2 adults, 2 children)

  An early-evening session for children: a short talk, making constellations the way the ancient Greeks did, then a tour of the observatory and the telescopes. It finishes in time for tea, and everyone needs a ticket. Organiser

• Standing in Line

  19:30 Amble Parish Hall, Amble · £15 standard, £10 concession

  Folk songs, poetry and projected images tell the true First World War story of Albert Scrimshaw. Suitable for all ages. Organiser

Tuesday 10 November 2026

• Guided walk: Cambo Circular

  11:15 Wallington, Cambo · Included with normal admission (National Trust members free)

  A 4.5 mile walk from the Courtyard across farmland to Cambo village and back through the gardens, with climbs, stiles and road crossings. Suits confident walkers; dogs on leads welcome. Organiser

• Mark Simmons: Jest to Impress

  19:30 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £20

  One-liner comedian Mark Simmons with a new hour of jokes and quick-fire improvisation. Organiser

• Ruthie Henshall: The Showgirl and the Prince

  19:30 Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham · From £10.50

  The West End star shares backstage stories from her career, including her 1980s romance with Prince Edward during her time in Cats. Organiser

Wednesday 11 November 2026

• Willow birdfeeders workshop

  10:00 The Hearth, Horsley · £35

  A three-hour willow workshop in which you weave two birdfeeders to take home. Places are limited. Organiser

• Armistice Day service

  10:55 Outside Morpeth Town Hall, Morpeth · Free

  A short service of remembrance outside the Town Hall, with the two-minute silence at 11am. Organiser

• Armistice Day ceremony

  11:00 Bamburgh War Memorial, village green, Bamburgh · Free

  A short act of remembrance at the war memorial on Bamburgh's village green at 11am. Organiser

• Eliot Smith's Pitman

  13:30 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £23, concessions £20

  A contemporary dance show inspired by the Pitmen Painters of Northumberland. Organiser

• Berwick Film Society: The Last Viking

  14:00 Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10, £9.50 concessions, £6 Berwick Film Society members

  A Danish dark comedy about two brothers hunting for buried loot, screened by Berwick Film Society at 2pm and 7pm. Non-members welcome. Organiser

• Eliot Smith's Pitman (dance)

  19:30 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £23, concessions £20

  A contemporary dance piece about the Ashington Group of Pitmen Painters, set to folk, jazz, swing and brass band music. Also a 1.30pm matinee. Organiser

Thursday 12 November 2026

• Brocksbushes Christmas Fayre

  Brocksbushes Farm Shop, Corbridge

  A four-day Christmas fayre at the farm shop near Corbridge, a good early start on festive food and gifts. Organiser

• Ship Inn winter supper

  The Ship Inn, Low Newton-by-the-Sea

  A set winter supper menu pairing the Ship's kitchen with its own brewery. Book by phone on 01665 576262. Organiser

• Home education craft and chat

  13:30 Woodhorn Museum, Ashington · Session free; accompanying adults need a Woodhorn Annual Pass

  A drop-in afternoon for home-educating families, with optional crafts and a chat with the museum's learning officer about what sessions you would like. Stay on to explore the museum. Organiser

• It's A Wonderful Us

  19:30 Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham · From £12.50

  A co-created double act that mixes variety-show comedy with one man's life story and his experience of learning disability. Organiser

• Morpeth Music Society: Fibonacci Quartet

  19:30 Morpeth Methodist Church, Morpeth · £20; season ticket £80 for six concerts; under 18s free

  The Fibonacci Quartet bring a string quartet programme to the Morpeth Music Society season. Tickets online, from the Chantry tourist information centre or on the door if any are left. Organiser

Friday 13 November 2026

• A Musical Christmas Carol

  Ponteland Memorial Hall, Ponteland

  A jukebox musical retelling of Dickens's A Christmas Carol, told through popular songs. Check the listing for performance times and tickets. Organiser

• Hexham Lantern Parade

  18:00 Hexham Bandstand, Hexham · Free

  Bring a lantern and join the parade through the streets of Hexham, meeting at the bandstand. It is free and there is no need to book. Organiser

• Ready-Set-Rocket! for kids

  18:30 Battlesteads Dark Sky Observatory, Wark · £22.50 adults, £19.50 concessions, £55.50 family (2 adults, 2 children)

  Children build, decorate and launch their own water-powered rockets and learn how thrust and stability work. Each child needs to bring an empty fizzy drink or sparkling water bottle. Organiser

• Stargazing in the Garden at Lord Crewe Arms

  19:00 Lord Crewe Arms, Blanchland

  A November stargazing session in the garden of the Lord Crewe Arms. Organiser

• The Sound of Simon

  19:30 Felton Village Hall, Felton · £15 plus booking fee

  A five-piece band play the Paul Simon songbook, including the Simon and Garfunkel classics, in Felton's village hall. Organiser

• Laura Lexx: Yo-Yo

  20:00 Hexham Library, Queen's Hall, Hexham · From £19

  Award-winning comedian Laura Lexx on marriage, self-acceptance and growing up, in Hexham Library. Organiser

Saturday 14 November 2026

• Morpeth Christmas Lights Switch-On

  Market Place, Morpeth · Free

  A family afternoon in the Market Place with stage entertainment, face painting, a snow globe photo spot, children's fairground rides, Santa and food stalls, ending with the lights going on. Organiser

• Wooler Trail Marathon

  08:00 Wooler YHA, Cheviot Street, Wooler

  A tough 28.5-mile marked trail marathon through the Cheviot foothills with over 6,000 feet of climbing and a 9.5-hour cut-off. Registration from 6.45am. Organiser

• Hexham Farmers' Market

  09:00 Hexham town centre, Hexham · Free

  Local food producers at Hexham's farmers' market in the heart of the town, usually held on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. The Queen's Hall hosts a free Meet the Makers craft market in its foyer the same morning. Organiser

• Wet felted landscape workshop

  11:00 Newbrough Town Hall, Newbrough · £35

  Claire Priestley leads an introductory felt-making session in which you make a wool landscape picture. Organiser

• Best in the World

  14:00 Studio 25, Market Pavilion, Blyth · Free

  Alex Elliott's four-star show about darts and what it means to be the best, with live darts and true stories of small triumphs. Two performances, 2pm and 7pm, each about 70 minutes; free but book ahead. Organiser

• Space Kids: Searching for Stars

  16:30 Kielder Observatory, Kielder · £25 adults, £15 under 16s, £72 family (2 adults, 2 children)

  An early-evening session for children: a short talk, making constellations the way the ancient Greeks did, then a tour of the observatory and the telescopes. It finishes in time for tea, and everyone needs a ticket. Organiser

• Northumbrian Winds: Music for All

  18:30 Hexham Abbey, Hexham · £10 to £16.50

  The symphonic wind orchestra plays a crowd-pleasing programme including music from Chicago, Cats and the 1812 Overture. Organiser

• Cloudbusting: The Music of Kate Bush

  19:30 Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham · From £26

  A tribute band plays Kate Bush's best-known songs, from Wuthering Heights to Running Up That Hill, with a visual show. Organiser

• Dreamcoat Stars

  19:30 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £30, premier £33

  Singers from touring productions of Joseph and his Technicolor Dreamcoat perform musical theatre hits. Organiser

Sunday 15 November 2026

• Wooler Trail Half Marathon

  09:00 Wooler YHA, Cheviot Street, Wooler

  A 14-mile trail half marathon in the National Park with around 2,400 feet of ascent and a four-hour cut-off. Expect bog or frost depending on the weather. Organiser

• The Brain Bending Science Illusion Show

  14:00 Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham · From £14

  Mr West and his crow Crowbert work through optical illusions, science tricks and brain teasers for a Sunday afternoon audience. Organiser

• The Royal Opera: Carmen

  14:00 Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15 adults, £14 concessions, £8 children

  Bizet's Carmen from the Royal Opera House, shown on the big screen on a Sunday afternoon. Organiser

• Rainer Hersch: All Classical Music Explained

  15:00 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £25

  The pianist, conductor and comedian Rainer Hersch mixes stand-up with classical music. Organiser

• Rogues' Gallery

  19:00 Lesbury Village Hall, Lesbury · £15 standard, £10 concession

  Sketches, poetry and storytelling around a mysterious portrait reveal the hidden stories of women as artists and muses. Organiser

• Astrophotography evening

  20:00 Kielder Observatory, Kielder · £39 adults, £33 concessions

  A talk on photographing the Milky Way, aurora and star trails, then practical shooting under the dark sky if the weather allows. Bring a camera with a wide-angle lens and a tripod; phones can be used too. Organiser

Monday 16 November 2026

• The Dark Cosmos

  20:00 Kielder Observatory, Kielder

  A specialist evening on dark matter, dark energy and the questions cosmology has not yet answered, with telescope observing if the sky is clear and hot drinks included. Organiser

Tuesday 17 November 2026

• Hidden Histories: exploring Morpeth County Lunatic Asylum records

  10:00 Woodhorn Museum, Ashington

  A Northumberland Archives workshop at Woodhorn looking at the surviving records of the Morpeth County Lunatic Asylum and what they reveal. Tickets are limited. Organiser

• Shooting Star Supper: Leonids meteor shower

  21:00 Battlesteads Dark Sky Observatory, Wark · £27.50 adults, £24.50 concessions, £75.50 family of four

  Soup and sandwiches in the Battlesteads restaurant, then the observatory to learn where shooting stars come from, handle meteorites and watch for the Leonids. Indoor activities run if it is cloudy. Organiser

Wednesday 18 November 2026

• Weatherbys Raceday

  11:30 Hexham Racecourse, Hexham

  National Hunt racing at Hexham, high above the Tyne Valley. Gates open at 11.30am and the first race is at 1.03pm. Organiser

• Matthew McKinney and Roelof Temmingh: song recital

  19:00 Berwick Parish Church (Holy Trinity), Berwick-upon-Tweed · Free

  Kathleen Ferrier Award-winning tenor Matthew McKinney and pianist Roelof Temmingh perform songs from their debut album, with interval drinks and canapés. Retiring donation. Organiser

Thursday 19 November 2026

• Calendar Girls

  Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham · From £14

  Queen's Hall Theatre Club stages the comedy about Yorkshire women who pose for a charity calendar to raise money for a local hospital. Organiser

• GIANT: The Play

  Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15 adults, £14 concessions, £8 children

  John Lithgow plays Roald Dahl in the award-winning play, filmed live. Also showing on Sunday 22 November. Organiser

• Night Must Fall

  Warkworth Memorial Hall, Warkworth

  Warkworth Drama Group's autumn thriller in the village's Memorial Hall. Organiser

• Curator's after-hours museum tour

  16:30 Vindolanda, Bardon Mill · £150 per person

  An after-hours tour of the Vindolanda museum with curator Barbara Birley, looking closely at the organic finds preserved under the fort. Maximum eight people; light refreshments and same-day site entry included. Organiser

• Festive candle making at the Haunted Museum

  19:00 Northumberland Haunted Museum, Amble · £45

  Make a Christmas scented candle and wax melts with Ruth from Willows Den, with mulled wine and mince pies. Organiser

• Giant (screening of the play)

  19:00 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £15, concessions £14

  A screening of the acclaimed play about a famous children's author facing a scandal. Also shown Sunday 22 November and Thursday 26 November at 12.30pm. Organiser

• Inn Echo

  19:30 Wark Town Hall and Mechanics Institute, Wark · £18 supporter, £15 standard, £12 subsidised, £10 concession

  Celtic folk trio Inn Echo play lively tunes on fiddle, guitar and cello. Organiser

Friday 20 November 2026

• Hexham Christmas Lights Switch-On

  Hexham town centre, Hexham · Free

  Hexham gathers for carols, a visit from Santa and the switch-on of the town's Christmas lights. Times will be announced nearer the date. Organiser

• A Little Norham Christmas

  18:00 Norham Village Hall, Norham

  An evening festive fair with gift and craft stalls, a glass of Prosecco or a soft drink and canapés, raising money for Soul Kitchen and Great North Air Ambulance. Organiser

• Mayor of Morpeth's Charity Ball

  18:15 Morpeth Rugby Club, Morpeth · £49.50

  An evening do at Morpeth Rugby Club raising money for the Mayor's charity, the British Heart Foundation. Book by phoning Morpeth Town Council on 01670 514314. Organiser

• Sound Roots presents

  19:30 Gilsland Village Hall, Gilsland · £15 standard, £10 concession

  A triple bill of three young musicians and their bands, mixing traditional and contemporary music. Organiser

Saturday 21 November 2026

• Blanchland Artisan Christmas Makers Market

  Blanchland village, Blanchland

  A weekend Christmas market of artisan makers in the stone village of Blanchland, with parking, toilets and a cafe nearby. Organiser

• Christmas Craft Fair at Belsay

  Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens, Belsay · Included with normal admission; English Heritage members free

  Handmade gifts, crafts and treats from local makers and independent sellers, with food traders on hand. Book ahead online for 15% off admission. Organiser

• Blyth Christmas Lights On

  10:00 Market Place, Blyth · Free

  A day of live entertainment, panto performers and festive fun in the Market Place, ending with the lighting of the town's Christmas tree. Organiser

• Alnwick Garden Christmas Fair

  10:30 The Pavilion, The Alnwick Garden, Alnwick · Free

  An indoor festive fair of seasonal traders selling gifts and handmade crafts. No garden ticket is needed for the fair or the Pavilion cafe. Organiser

• Belford Christmas Fayre

  10:30 St Mary's Church, Belford

  A Christmas fayre at St Mary's, Belford, on the Saturday morning before Advent. Organiser

• Night-time navigation

  16:00 Walltown Country Park, Greenhead · £30, or £55 for two, plus booking fee

  Learn to find your way in darkness and poor visibility in the International Dark Sky Park. You need basic navigation already, including bearings and pacing; bring a head torch. Organiser

• Space Kids: Searching for Aliens

  16:30 Kielder Observatory, Kielder · £25 adults, £15 concessions, family ticket £72 (4 people)

  A family session asking whether there is life out there and how scientists might find it, with space rocks to look at and the telescopes pointed at the Moon, planets and stars when the sky allows. Organiser

• Dark skies: where are the aliens?

  18:00 Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre, Low Hauxley · £12 plus booking fee

  Dr Adrian Jannetta leads a stargazing session on the search for life beyond Earth, with the observatory telescope if the sky allows. Organiser

• Stargazing for Kids

  18:30 Battlesteads Dark Sky Observatory, Wark · £22.50 adults, £19.50 concessions, £55.50 family (2 adults, 2 children)

  A two-hour family session learning to find constellations, planets and the Moon's phases, with telescopes, binoculars, real space rocks from the Moon and Mars, and free hot drinks. Children take home activity sheets. Organiser

• The Untangled Knot

  19:00 Berwick Parish Church (Holy Trinity), Berwick-upon-Tweed

  Folk musicians John Reed, Shirley Barr, Beth Porter and Rachel Taylor-Beales perform new material that will form the basis of an album. Organiser

• The Dark Cosmos

  21:00 Battlesteads Dark Sky Observatory, Wark · £22.50 adults, £19.50 concessions, £55.50 family (2 adults, 2 children)

  The story of the universe from the Big Bang to today's galaxies, with an explanation of dark matter and dark energy, then observing with the 14-inch telescope and binoculars if the sky is clear. Organiser

Sunday 22 November 2026

• GIANT: The Play

  Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15 adults, £14 concessions, £8 children

  A second screening of the filmed stage play starring John Lithgow as Roald Dahl. Organiser

• Deadwater Dirty Duathlon

  10:00 Kielder Castle, Kielder · £38 solo, £46 team of two (plus booking fee)

  A winter run, bike, run from Kielder Castle: a 10km trail run, 12km on red-graded mountain bike trail and a final 7.5km run, raced solo or as a pair. Organiser

• Sound Down Sunday

  10:00 Woodhorn Museum, Ashington · Included with Woodhorn Annual Pass (£11 adults, £10 concessions, under 18s free)

  A quieter morning at the museum with fewer visitors and the sound turned down in the displays, with ear defenders to borrow. Good for anyone who finds busy museums overwhelming. Organiser

• Guided walk: Alwinton, Copper Snout and Shillmoor

  10:30 Alwinton National Park car park, Alwinton

  A strenuous eight mile circuit on old drove roads and Clennell Street with views of the Cheviots and tales of whisky stills and Border Reivers. Bring lunch; no dogs. Organiser

• Royal Northern Sinfonia: Brahms

  15:00 St Mary's Church, Wooler · £20, students and unwaged £6, under 18s free

  Members of Royal Northern Sinfonia, directed by Maria Wloszczowska with clarinettist Cristina Mateo, play Brahms's Clarinet Quintet and Serenade No. 1. Tickets online or on the door. Organiser

• Hugh Bonneville in conversation

  16:15 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £16, under 18s £8

  The actor talks about Downton Abbey, Paddington and his new children's book, followed by a signing, raising funds for The Alnwick Garden Trust. Organiser

• Space Kids: Searching for Stars

  17:00 Kielder Observatory, Kielder · £25 adults, £15 under 16s, £72 family (2 adults, 2 children)

  An early-evening session for children: a short talk, making constellations the way the ancient Greeks did, then a tour of the observatory and the telescopes. It finishes in time for tea, and everyone needs a ticket. Organiser

Monday 23 November 2026

• The Bayeux Tapestry: talk by Dr June Neilson

  10:00 William Elder Building, Castlegate, Berwick-upon-Tweed

  Dr June Neilson talks about the Bayeux Tapestry for the Berwick Educational Association. Organiser

• Doctor Who: The Satan Pit (screening)

  19:00 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £8, concessions £7

  A re-edited big-screen showing of the two-part Tenth Doctor adventure set on a base orbiting a black hole. Organiser

• Cult Classic Comic Strip Films and Live Q&A

  19:30 Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham · From £20

  Classic Comic Strip Presents films on the big screen, followed by a Q&A with creator Peter Richardson and actor Phil Cornwell. Organiser

• Folk night at the Ship Inn

  20:00 The Ship Inn, Low Newton-by-the-Sea

  The Ship's monthly folk night on the fourth Monday, open to anyone who wants to play or listen. Organiser

Tuesday 24 November 2026

• Alnwick Castle Christmas Fair

  Alnwick Castle, Alnwick

  The castle reopens for two days in late November for a Christmas fair of Northumberland makers and producers. Organiser

• Berwick Craft Cafe: advent houses

  18:30 Tweed Gallery, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed

  Fold and build your own tiny paper houses for Advent, with tea and cake. Maximum ten places. Organiser

• The Comic Strip: screening and Q&A

  19:30 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £22.50

  Clips and full length films from the 1980s Comic Strip collection, followed by a live question and answer session. Organiser

Wednesday 25 November 2026

• Alnwick Castle Christmas Fair: market day

  Guest Hall, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick

  Local makers sell handcrafted gifts and seasonal food in the castle's Guest Hall, raising money for the charity Smile for Life. Tickets were not yet on sale when checked. Organiser

• Berwick Film Society: Our Land

  14:00 Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10, £9.50 concessions, £6 Berwick Film Society members

  A documentary about England's right to roam movement and who gets to walk the countryside, screened at 2pm and 7pm. Non-members welcome. Organiser

• Duane Andrews and The Hot Club of Conception Bay

  19:00 Newbrough Town Hall, Newbrough · £15 standard, £10 concession

  Juno award-winning guitarist Duane Andrews mixes Newfoundland traditional music with Django Reinhardt style swing. Organiser

• The Rheingans Sisters

  19:30 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £18

  Folk duo with fiddles, voices, banjos and a medieval tambourin a cordes. Organiser

Thursday 26 November 2026

• Yule Embroidery Workshop

  13:30 Ad Gefrin, Wooler · £35

  Learn traditional stitches and make a Bayeux-inspired sampler with members of the Acle Early Medieval Reenactment Society. Materials, tea or coffee and shortbread included. Organiser

• Dom Joly: Trigger Happy TV Anniversary Show

  19:30 Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham · £30 standard, VIP options available

  Dom Joly marks 25 years of Trigger Happy TV with favourite clips, characters and behind-the-scenes stories. Organiser

• Horncliffe Folk Club

  20:00 Horncliffe Memorial Hall, Horncliffe

  A night of live folk music at Horncliffe Memorial Hall. Check Horncliffe Events for the guest artist and tickets. Organiser

Friday 27 November 2026

• The Illicit Still Whisky Experience

  Ad Gefrin, Wooler · £40

  A guided tour of Northumberland's hidden whisky-making past with three tastings, from new make spirit to the Tacnbora blend, ending with a dram and a drovers' dish in the Beodern restaurant. Organiser

• Winter Wreath Making at Lord Crewe Arms

  10:00 Lord Crewe Arms, Blanchland

  Make your own Christmas door wreath at the historic inn in Blanchland. Organiser

• Yule Embroidery Workshop

  10:00 Ad Gefrin, Wooler · £35

  A morning session of the festive stitching workshop: make a Bayeux-inspired sampler to take home. Beginners welcome, all materials included. Organiser

• Beaver enclosure safari

  10:30 Wallington, Cambo · £35 per person

  Beaver ecologists from Wild Intrigue lead a walk through the wetland the Wallington beavers have reshaped, looking for signs of their work. The beavers are nocturnal, so this is about their habitat rather than seeing the animals; book with Wild Intrigue on 07484 214610. Organiser

• Procession of the Yule Straw Goat

  17:15 Wooler High Street to Ad Gefrin, Wooler

  A candlelit community parade with schoolchildren, choirs and pipers escorts a six-metre straw goat and St Nicholas from the High Street to Ad Gefrin, where there is music, food and drink. Organiser

• Festive wreath making class

  17:30 The Pavilion, The Alnwick Garden, Alnwick · £49.95

  Make a fresh Christmas wreath with Time to Bloom by Chloe, with tea, coffee and mince pies. All materials supplied. Organiser

• Christmas wreath making at Hauxley

  18:00 Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre, Amble · £65 plus booking fee

  Florist Moira Angus shows you how to make a fresh foliage wreath, with a grazing platter of local cheese and charcuterie included. Bring your own scissors. Organiser

• Morpeth Antiquarian Society talk: Constance Leathart: A Life in the Clouds

  19:15 St James' Centre, Morpeth · £4 visitors, £1 members

  Sarah Littlefear on the life of Constance Leathart, under the title A Life in the Clouds. Visitors welcome; doors open at 7pm. Organiser

• Hello Again: a tribute to Neil Diamond

  19:30 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £32

  Sixty years of Neil Diamond songs with a live band, video and narration. Organiser

• Royal Northern Sinfonia Winter Tour

  19:30 Hexham Abbey, Hexham

  String players from the Royal Northern Sinfonia perform atmospheric winter music by Sibelius, Grieg and others by candlelight. Organiser

Saturday 28 November 2026

• Anglo-Saxon Tales and Ancient Legends

  Ad Gefrin, Wooler

  Heroic battles and mythical creatures in storytelling sessions from the Anglo-Saxon era, at the museum and distillery beside the old royal site of Yeavering. Organiser

• Berwick Music Society: Scott Slapin

  Berwick Parish Church (Holy Trinity), Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10, under 18s free

  A solo viola recital by Scott Slapin for Berwick Music Society. Under 18s get in free. Organiser

• Christmas shopping event

  Crabbies Berwick Garden Centre, East Ord · Free

  A family day at the garden centre with therapy ponies, face painting, farm shop suppliers with samples, store discounts and a charity raffle. Organiser

• Ford and Etal Christmas Market

  Ford, Etal, Heatherslaw and Ford Castle, Ford

  More than 70 stalls spread across Ford, Etal, Heatherslaw and Ford Castle, with vintage buses between the villages, outdoor food and festive entertainment. Admission tickets are sold at the estate information points and dogs on leads are welcome. Organiser

• Ford and Etal Christmas Market

  Ford, Etal and Heatherslaw villages, Ford and Etal

  More than 70 food, craft and gift stalls spread across Ford, Etal and Heatherslaw, with festive entertainment and Ford Castle opening specially. Dogs on leads welcome. Organiser

• Hexham Farmers' Market

  09:00 Hexham town centre, Hexham · Free

  Local food producers at Hexham's farmers' market in the heart of the town, usually held on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. The Queen's Hall hosts a free Meet the Makers craft market in its foyer the same morning. Organiser

• Christmas wreath making

  10:00 Crabbies Berwick Garden Centre, East Ord

  A hands-on session with Occasions of Eyemouth making your own Christmas wreath, with all materials, tea or coffee and a homemade sweet treat included. Organiser

• Spices, Salves and Seasonal Scents workshop

  11:00 Bamburgh Castle, Bamburgh

  The Historical Herbalists lead a two-hour session making mulled wine sachets, spiced vinegar and a 17th century winter salve from old recipe books. Materials, refreshments and castle entry are included; tell staff about allergies beforehand. Organiser

• Day by Day: the Doris Day songbook

  14:30 Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick · £23

  Singer Lynda Radford performs 25 Doris Day songs and tells her story. Organiser

• Space Kids: Searching for Stars

  16:30 Kielder Observatory, Kielder · £25 adults, £15 under 16s, £72 family (2 adults, 2 children)

  An early-evening session for children: a short talk, making constellations the way the ancient Greeks did, then a tour of the observatory and the telescopes. It finishes in time for tea, and everyone needs a ticket. Organiser

• Bamburgh Christmas lights switch-on

  17:30 St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh · Free

  The village lights, run by volunteers and paid for by donations, go on after a short service in St Aidan's Church. Wrap up, it is right on the coast. Organiser

• George and the Drag Queen

  19:30 Allendale Village Hall, Allendale · £18 supporter, £15 standard, £12 subsidised, £10 concession

  A comedy with heart in which a village fete volunteer, his granddaughter and a Lebanese drag queen find their stories tangled together. Organiser

• Money for Nothing: 25th Anniversary Tour

  19:30 Hexham Abbey, Hexham · £25

  A Dire Straits tribute band plays a two-hour, fully live set of the band's hits. Organiser

• The Simon and Garfunkel Story

  19:30 Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham · From £32

  A touring tribute that plays Simon and Garfunkel's songs live, with photos and film of the duo's rise projected behind the band. Organiser

Sunday 29 November 2026

• Aln Valley Railway Christmas Fair

  Aln Valley Railway, Lionheart Station, Alnwick · Train fares from £12.50 adults, £6 children

  A Christmas fair day at Lionheart Station with steam-hauled trains running on the heritage line. Organiser

• Christmas wreath making

  10:00 Crabbies Berwick Garden Centre, East Ord

  A hands-on session with Occasions of Eyemouth making your own Christmas wreath, with all materials, tea or coffee and a homemade sweet treat included. Organiser

• Northumberlandia Food and Craft Market

  10:00 Northumberlandia, Cramlington · Free

  The regular outdoor market of local food, drink and crafts beside the Lady of the North landform, run by Events2gogo. Dress for the weather and combine it with a walk up the landform. Organiser

• Festive wreath making

  10:30 Bamburgh Castle, Bamburgh

  Florist Rachel from The Blossom Bee helps you make a traditional wreath to take home, with a festive drink, castle admission and the Christmas installation included. No floristry experience needed and spaces are limited. Organiser

• Natural wreath workshop

  10:30 The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre, Once Brewed · £36 plus booking fee

  Willow artist Liz Beech shows you how to weave a willow ring and dress it with seasonal greenery. Materials, parking and a cafe voucher are included. Organiser

• Errington Reay Festive Fair

  11:00 Errington Reay Pottery, Bardon Mill · Free

  Handmade Christmas gifts from local makers at the Bardon Mill pottery, with pottery demonstrations, food and drink and things for children to do. Organiser

• Festive makeup masterclass with Charlotte Tilbury

  13:30 The Pavilion, The Alnwick Garden, Alnwick

  A festive makeup masterclass hosted with Charlotte Tilbury at The Alnwick Garden. Organiser

• Beauty and the Beast (Northumberland Theatre Company)

  15:00 Felton Village Hall, Felton · £10 adults; up to three children free with each adult

  Northumberland Theatre Company bring their touring version of the fairy tale to Felton for a Sunday afternoon show. Children go free with a paying adult. Organiser

Monday 30 November 2026

• Burrell in Berwick: The Missing Pictures

  10:00 William Elder Building, Castlegate, Berwick-upon-Tweed

  Ray Clarke gives this Berwick Educational Association talk; the Burrell exhibition runs at the Granary Gallery from 31 October. Organiser

• Festive wreath making

  10:30 Bamburgh Castle, Bamburgh

  Florist Rachel from The Blossom Bee helps you make a traditional wreath to take home, with a festive drink, castle admission and the Christmas installation included. No floristry experience needed and spaces are limited. Organiser

• Craig Ogden: An Evening of Guitar Classics

  19:30 Great Hall, Hexham Abbey, Hexham · £23 adults, £8 students, school children free

  Classical guitarist Craig Ogden plays music from Bach and Vivaldi to Piazzolla in the Great Hall at Hexham Abbey, for Hexham and District Music Society. Organiser