What's on in Berwick and Holy Island

Wednesday 30 September 2026

• Berwick Film Society: Miroirs No. 3

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

  Christian Petzold's 2026 German and French drama about a young piano student who finds refuge with a local woman after a mysterious incident in the countryside. Screened at 2pm and 7pm. Organiser

• Alana Brook organ recital

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

  An evening organ recital by Alana Brook in Holy Trinity, the parish church on the Parade. Entry is free with a retiring collection. Organiser

Thursday 1 October 2026

• Berwick Comedy Club

  19:00 The Straw Yard, Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed

  An evening of stand-up comedy at The Straw Yard in the Barracks. Organiser

• The Incomer

  19:00 Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10.50 full (£8 Thursday special), £10 concession, £6.50 child, student and benefit

  Louis Paxton directs this darkly comic Scottish debut about two siblings who survive by hunting seabirds on a remote island, starring Domhnall Gleeson and Gayle Rankin. Organiser

Friday 2 October 2026

• Practical Magic 2

  Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10.50 full (£8 on Thursdays), £10 concession, £6.50 under 18s, students 18 to 26 and benefit

  Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman return as the Owens sisters, who must confront the curse that threatens their family. Check the cinema listing for screening times. Organiser

Saturday 3 October 2026

• Berwick Open Studios

  Venues across Berwick, Berwick-upon-Tweed · Free

  Artists and makers open more than 25 studios and spaces around Berwick for the second weekend of the town's first open studios event. Free, with maps from the visitor centre. Organiser

• Practical Magic 2

  Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10.50 full (£8 on Thursdays), £10 concession, £6.50 under 18s, students 18 to 26 and benefit

  Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman return as the Owens sisters, who must confront the curse that threatens their family. Check the cinema listing for screening times. Organiser

• Berwick Music Society: Trio Kagura

  14:00 Berwick Parish Church (Holy Trinity), Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15, under 18s free

  The Berwick Music Society season opens with violin, cello and piano trio Trio Kagura. Under 18s get in free. Organiser

• Norham Village Band concert

  15:00 St Cuthbert's Church, Norham · Free

  Norham Village Band plays to celebrate the reopening of St Cuthbert's Church after three months of works, with afternoon tea. Entry by donation. Organiser

• Confessions of an Artist: Paddy Hartley in conversation

  19:00 The Straw Yard, Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10 to £15.50 (early bird and standard)

  Multidisciplinary artist Paddy Hartley talks about building a 35-year creative career and the things they do not tell you at art school, followed by an audience Q&A. Doors 6.30pm. Organiser

Sunday 4 October 2026

• Norham Industrial Show

  10:00 Norham Village Hall, Norham

  A traditional village show of home baking, handicrafts, photography, garden produce and children's entries, held every year in the village hall. Organiser

• Rendez-Vous Dance: Moving Together workshop

  14:00 Maltings at Hide Hill, Berwick-upon-Tweed · Free

  A free two-hour inclusive movement workshop for adults led by choreographer Mathieu Geffré and movement artist David Kam. No dance experience needed and activities can be adapted. Organiser

• Sensory friendly screening: Practical Magic 2

  14:00 Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10.50 full, £10 concession, £6.50 under 18s, students 18 to 26 and benefit

  A relaxed screening of the Practical Magic sequel with the lights left on low, the sound turned down, no trailers and subtitles throughout. Moving around and making noise is welcome. Organiser

Monday 5 October 2026

• Berwick Literary Festival

  Venues across Berwick, Berwick-upon-Tweed · Most talks £10 to £15; some free events

  A week of more than 55 author talks, workshops and family events in halls and churches around Berwick, from history and nature writing to comedy and cookery. Book through The Maltings box office. Organiser

• Elaine Thomson: Saltwater, a Midsummer Ghost Story

  14:00 The Straw Yard, Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Author Elaine Thomson introduces Saltwater, her midsummer ghost story. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Clive Jones: The 'Real' Smiley

  16:00 Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Clive Jones on the 'real' Smiley. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Hannah Kaner and Laura Steven: Northumberland's answer to Game of Thrones

  18:00 Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Two bestselling fantasy authors talk about growing up in Northumberland and how the region shapes their stories. Organiser

• Bowsden History Group: traditional music and stories

  19:30 Bowsden Village Hall, Bowsden

  A village history group evening of traditional music and stories. Doors 7pm. Organiser

• Come and Sing with Vivace Vocal Collective

  19:30 Spittal Community Hall, Spittal

  An open Christmas rehearsal with the Vivace Vocal Collective for singers aged 16 and over. No auditions, choir experience or music reading needed. Organiser

• Helen Goh: Baking and the Meaning of Life

  19:30 Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Baker and food writer Helen Goh talks about baking and what it means to her, as part of Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

Tuesday 6 October 2026

• Gaynor Macfarlane: The Art of Adaptation

  10:00 The Straw Yard, Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Gaynor Macfarlane explains how books are transformed into audio drama. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Christina Jansen: Joan Eardley and The Scottish Gallery

  12:00 Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Christina Jansen gives an intimate perspective on Joan Eardley and The Scottish Gallery, a good companion to the Eardley exhibition at the Granary Gallery. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Linda Bankier: Voices From The Archives

  14:00 Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  A talk on voices from the archives by Linda Bankier, part of Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• George Szirtes: Crossing Borders

  16:00 Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  George Szirtes on poetry, the translation of poetry and the poetry of translation. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Ben Barry: The Rise and Fall of the British Army 1975 to 2025

  18:00 Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Ben Barry traces the rise and fall of the British Army over fifty years, from 1975 to 2025. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Seán Hewitt: Open, Heaven

  19:30 The Straw Yard, Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Seán Hewitt talks about Open, Heaven. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

Wednesday 7 October 2026

• Amanda Roberts: Discovering Isabella's Berwick

  11:00 The Straw Yard, Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  A local history talk exploring Berwick in the past, described at the time as a thievish and ill-behaved place. Part of Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Peter Aitchison: Black Friday, the Eyemouth Fishing Disaster of 1881

  13:00 Holy Trinity Church, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  The story of the 1881 storm that devastated the fishing fleet of Eyemouth, just up the coast from Berwick. Part of Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Dominic Gregory: Lifeboat at the End of the World

  15:00 Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Dominic Gregory talks about Lifeboat at the End of the World. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Anthony Delaney: Queer Georgians

  16:00 The Straw Yard, Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Anthony Delaney on the lives of queer Georgians. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Late Fame

  18:00 Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10.50 full, £10 concession, £6.50 under 18s, students 18 to 26 and benefit

  A drama about a forgotten New York poet who finds a circle of young admirers and has to decide how sincere their interest really is. Organiser

• John Lloyd: Funny Old Life

  19:30 Holy Trinity Church, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15

  Comedy producer John Lloyd, behind Blackadder, QI and Spitting Image, looks back on his career in conversation. Part of Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

Thursday 8 October 2026

• Practical Magic 2

  Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10.50 full (£8 on Thursdays), £10 concession, £6.50 under 18s, students 18 to 26 and benefit

  Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman return as the Owens sisters, who must confront the curse that threatens their family. Check the cinema listing for screening times. Organiser

• Martins Book Printers factory tour

  09:00 Martins the Printers, Sea View Works, Spittal · £10

  A one-hour tour of Martins, the family-owned book printers that has worked in Berwick since 1892. Tours at 9am and 10:30am, with more on Friday 9 October. Organiser

• Louise Tucker: Find Your Way to Writing workshop

  10:00 The Straw Yard, Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £25

  A two-hour creative writing workshop with Louise Tucker for anyone wanting to find their way into writing. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Mark Batey: Grace and Josephine to the Rescue

  11:00 Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Author Mark Batey talks about his book Grace and Josephine to the Rescue at Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Martyn Howe: The Coast Is Our Compass

  13:00 Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Author Martyn Howe talks about The Coast Is Our Compass at Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Matthew Parris: If At First You Don't Succeed

  15:00 Holy Trinity Church, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15

  Writer and broadcaster Matthew Parris talks about If At First You Don't Succeed at Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• John Osborne: Sandy Arse

  17:00 Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  John Osborne talks about Sandy Arse. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Cabaret of Words

  19:00 The Straw Yard, Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · Free

  An open mic night for poets, storytellers and lovers of the spoken word, with table seating and a bar. Free to watch, with optional donations; part of Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Vince Cable: Eclipsing the West

  19:30 Holy Trinity Church, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15

  Former Business Secretary Vince Cable discusses the shifting balance of global economic power. Part of Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

Friday 9 October 2026

• Martins Book Printers factory tour

  09:00 Martins the Printers, Sea View Works, Spittal · £10

  A second chance to tour the Berwick book printers that has been binding and printing books since 1892. Tours at 9am and 10:30am. Organiser

• Paul Stevenson: My Tics and Me

  10:00 Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Paul Stevenson on changing the story of Tourette syndrome. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Marion Todd: Killing People for a Living

  12:00 Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Marion Todd gives her talk Killing People for a Living. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Bella Bathurst: The Lighthouse Stevensons

  14:00 Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  The story of the family of engineers who built Scotland's lighthouses, a fitting talk in Berwick's lighthouse bicentenary year. Organiser

• Diarmaid MacCulloch: Finding Our Bearings

  14:00 Berwick Parish Centre, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Diarmaid MacCulloch on Christianity's long journey. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Joanne Harris: Sleepers in the Snow

  16:00 Holy Trinity Church, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15

  Chocolat author Joanne Harris talks about Sleepers in the Snow at Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Alistair Moffat: The North Sea

  19:30 Holy Trinity Church, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15

  Borders historian Alistair Moffat explores the history of the North Sea and the people around its shores. Organiser

Saturday 10 October 2026

• In The Lighthouse: sound and light installation

  Ness Gate and Berwick Pier, Berwick-upon-Tweed · Free

  Artist Ed Carter lights up the walk along the pier to Berwick Lighthouse with a sound and light piece about Robina Burgon, the town's first female lighthouse keeper. Free, just turn up; wrap up warm as the pier is exposed. Organiser

• Masud Husain: Our Brains, Ourselves

  10:00 Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Masud Husain gives his talk Our Brains, Ourselves. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Stephen Alford: All His Spies

  10:00 Berwick Parish Centre, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Stephen Alford on the secret world of Robert Cecil. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Adventure Babies sensory storytelling

  10:30 Berwick Library, Walkergate, Berwick-upon-Tweed · Free

  Free sensory stories for babies and toddlers with puppets, music, lights and parachutes, at 10:30am and 12pm. Part of Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Christian Foley: Babblin' Animal Raps

  11:30 The Guildhall, Marygate, Berwick-upon-Tweed · Free

  An interactive show of animal poems, freestyle raps and audience participation for primary-age children. Free, but booking is needed. Organiser

• Borderland walking food tour of Berwick

  12:00 Berwick town centre, Berwick-upon-Tweed

  A small-group guided walk around Berwick with local food tastings and stories of the Borderlands, led by a local guide. Groups are capped at 14, so book ahead. Organiser

• Clare Coghill: Cafe Cùil Cookbook

  12:00 Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Clare Coghill on the Cafe Cùil Cookbook, recipes from the Isle of Skye. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Iain MacGregor: Battle

  12:00 Berwick Parish Centre, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Iain MacGregor on the moments that transformed warfare, from ancient Greece to Ukraine. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Lighthouse 200 Celebration Cake

  12:00 Marygate market place, Berwick-upon-Tweed · Free

  Baker Jim Ford recreates the giant lighthouse-shaped Christmas cake made by a Berwick baker in 1908, with free slices while they last, live music and local history stories. Part of the celebrations for 200 years of Berwick Lighthouse. Organiser

• Carolina Ewing: A Blizzard in Berwick

  13:30 Berwick Library, Walkergate, Berwick-upon-Tweed · Free

  Children's author Carolina Ewing reads from her stories set around Berwick and talks about the wildlife in them, with a Q&A and activity sheet. Organiser

• Bloodaxe Poets: James Berry Poetry Prize winners

  14:00 Berwick Parish Centre, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Readings from the three equal winners of the James Berry Poetry Prize, with Bloodaxe. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• David Breeze: A Chainsaw Massacre

  14:00 Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  David Breeze on recovering from the felling of a tree. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• David Hepworth: Hope I Get Old Before I Die

  16:00 The Straw Yard, Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Music writer David Hepworth talks about Hope I Get Old Before I Die at Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Jake Morris-Campbell: Between the Salt and the Ash

  16:00 Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  A journey into the soul of Northumbria with poet and writer Jake Morris-Campbell. Organiser

• James Bailey and Kathryn Mannix: The Meaning of Life

  18:00 Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  James Bailey and Kathryn Mannix discuss the meaning of life. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Simon McDonald: Lessons From a Life in Diplomacy

  19:30 Holy Trinity Church, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15

  Simon McDonald reflects on lessons from a career in diplomacy at Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

Sunday 11 October 2026

• Alexander Ballinger: Phyllis Dalton, a Career in Costume

  10:00 Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Alexander Ballinger on costume designer Phyllis Dalton, from Lawrence of Arabia to The Princess Bride. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Alison Smith: Emergence, Writing Truth workshop

  10:00 The Straw Yard, Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £25

  A two-hour writing workshop with Alison Smith, Emergence: Writing Truth. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Claire Gilbert: Finding My Way to Write I, Julian

  12:00 Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Claire Gilbert on finding her way to write I, Julian. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Wendy Holden: An Intimate Portrait of Audrey Hepburn

  12:00 The Guildhall, Marygate, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Author Wendy Holden on the life of Audrey Hepburn, part of the final day of Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Michael Robb: Shelf Life

  14:00 Berwick Parish Centre, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Michael Robb on the past, present and future of bookselling and publishing in Britain. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Paul de Zulueta: Last Night I Dreamt

  14:00 Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10

  Paul de Zulueta gives a personal history of the du Maurier family. Part of the Berwick Literary Festival. Organiser

• Andante Chamber Choir: A Choral Tapestry

  15:00 St Cuthbert's Church, Norham · Free

  An a cappella programme of folk song arrangements by Holst, Vaughan Williams and Grainger alongside sacred music, with afternoon tea. Entry by donation. Organiser

• Louis de Bernières: Celebrating Words

  16:00 Holy Trinity Church, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15

  The author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin closes Berwick Literary Festival with an hour of words written, spoken and performed. Organiser

Monday 12 October 2026

• Come and Sing with Vivace Vocal Collective

  19:30 Spittal Community Hall, Spittal

  An open Christmas rehearsal with the Vivace Vocal Collective for singers aged 16 and over. No auditions, choir experience or music reading needed. Organiser

Tuesday 13 October 2026

• Body of Memory: Paddy Hartley retrospective

  The Straw Yard, Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · Free

  A retrospective of 35 years of Paddy Hartley's work on science, medicine, memory and the body, including embroidered textiles, sculpture and film about First World War facial reconstructive surgery. Organiser

Wednesday 14 October 2026

• Glorious Geese

  11:00 Window on Wild Lindisfarne, Holy Island · Free

  Family crafts and games at Window on Wild Lindisfarne, near the harbour on Holy Island, to celebrate the return of the geese to the nature reserve. Check the causeway safe crossing times before you set off. Organiser

• Borderland walking food tour of Berwick

  12:00 Berwick town centre, Berwick-upon-Tweed

  A small-group guided walk around Berwick with local food tastings and stories of the Borderlands, led by a local guide. Groups are capped at 14, so book ahead. Organiser

• Berwick Film Society: Cotton Queen

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

  A Sudanese coming-of-age drama set in a cotton-farming village, screened by Berwick Film Society at 2pm and 7pm. Non-members welcome. Organiser

Friday 16 October 2026

• Baby Cinema: Sense and Sensibility

  12:00 Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10.50 full, £10 concession, £6.50 child, student and benefit

  A relaxed screening of the new Sense and Sensibility for parents, carers and grandparents with a baby under 12 months, with lower volume, raised lighting and subtitles. Organiser

• Hadestown: The Musical

  19:00 Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15 adults, £14 concessions, £8 children

  The West End production of the folk and jazz musical, filmed live and shown on the big screen. Organiser

Saturday 17 October 2026

• Lowick Art Group exhibition

  10:00 Berwick Parish Centre, Berwick-upon-Tweed · Free

  A free one-day exhibition of work by local artists from Lowick Art Group. Organiser

• Borderland walking food tour of Berwick

  12:00 Berwick town centre, Berwick-upon-Tweed

  A small-group guided walk around Berwick with local food tastings and stories of the Borderlands, led by a local guide. Groups are capped at 14, so book ahead. Organiser

• English National Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty

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

  A cinema screening of English National Ballet's Sleeping Beauty, with Tchaikovsky's score. Organiser

• Lighthouse 200 Sand Art on the Beach

  14:00 Spittal Point Beach, Spittal · Free

  Help artist Claire Eason create a giant temporary sand drawing of the Lighthouse 200 emblem and star constellations on Spittal beach. Taking part is free but needs booking; watching is open to all until the tide takes it. Organiser

Sunday 18 October 2026

• Advanced Kurinuki ceramics workshop: geology box making

  11:00 The Straw Yard, Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £120 (includes materials and drinks)

  A one-day workshop with ceramic artist Paddy Hartley, carving a solid block of clay into a lidded box inspired by the layers and textures of Berwick's geology. Organiser

Monday 19 October 2026

• Power to the Borders: community clean energy

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

  Nick Edgar looks at the economics, policies and opportunities around community clean energy, in a joint Berwick Educational Association and Greener Berwick event. Organiser

Tuesday 20 October 2026

• The Met Opera: Macbeth

  18:00 Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15 adults, £14 concessions, £8 children

  Verdi's Macbeth from the Metropolitan Opera in New York, with Lise Davidsen as Lady Macbeth. Sung in Italian with subtitles. Organiser

Wednesday 21 October 2026

• Berwick Film Society: The Stranger

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

  A new adaptation of Camus's novel set in 1938 Algiers, screened by Berwick Film Society at 2pm and 7pm. Non-members welcome. Organiser

• Cnut's Invasion of 1015 to 16: the Viking perspective

  19:30 The Guildhall, Marygate, Berwick-upon-Tweed

  An evening history talk in Berwick Guildhall looking at Cnut's invasion of England from the Viking side. Organiser

Thursday 22 October 2026

• Exploring the Bayeux Tapestry: artists' book workshop

  10:00 Norham Village Hall, Norham

  Make a concertina-folded artist's book inspired by the motifs, borders and colours of the Bayeux Tapestry with Mo Healy. Only eight places per session; book through Norham Arts Group. Organiser

• Fallen Angels

  19:00 Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15 adults, £14 concessions, £8 children

  A filmed Broadway production of Noël Coward's comedy, starring Rose Byrne and Kelli O'Hara. Organiser

• Mountain Song: bluegrass

  19:30 The Straw Yard, Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £12 early bird

  Will Greenway and James Hickman play old-time Appalachian bluegrass with close harmony singing and guitar. Doors 7pm. Organiser

• Amy Leach and Alasdair Paul

  20:00 Horncliffe Memorial Hall, Horncliffe

  An evening concert with Amy Leach and Alasdair Paul in Horncliffe's village hall, a few miles up the Tweed from Berwick. Organiser

Friday 23 October 2026

• Verity

  Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10.50 full (£8 on Thursdays), £10 concession, £6.50 under 18s, students 18 to 26 and benefit

  Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson star in this psychological thriller about a struggling writer hired to ghostwrite for a famous author at her remote estate. Organiser

Saturday 24 October 2026

• Eric Thomas: lute recital

  11:30 Berwick Parish Church (Holy Trinity), Berwick-upon-Tweed · Free

  A late-morning lute recital, with tea, coffee and food in the Parish Centre from 10:45am. Admission by retiring donation. Organiser

Sunday 25 October 2026

• Tidekettle card making workshop

  13:00 Horncliffe Memorial Hall, Horncliffe · £20 including refreshments

  An afternoon card-making workshop in Horncliffe's village hall, a few miles up the Tweed from Berwick, with refreshments included. Organiser

• Speakeasy: Ruth McCann on Japanese stab binding

  14:00 The Straw Yard, Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · Free

  Bookbinder Ruth McCann leads an informal afternoon of talk and making in a cabaret-style setting, focusing on Japanese stab binding. Doors 1.30pm. Organiser

Monday 26 October 2026

• Goose Festival

  Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve (Holy Island and Budle Bay), Holy Island · Free

  A week of events across Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve for the arrival of the wintering geese, including sunrise dawn chorus events at Budle Bay and family nature activities. Guided walks must be booked and Holy Island is only reachable at low tide. Organiser

• David Roberts: A Life in Clay

  17:30 The Straw Yard, Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15

  An interview and Q&A with raku ceramicist David Roberts on his five-decade career, followed by an exhibition preview at 27 Art House from 7pm. Organiser

Tuesday 27 October 2026

• Berwick Craft Cafe: origami paper pumpkins

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

  Fold origami pumpkins complete with stem and vine, with tea and cake and all materials provided. Maximum ten places. Organiser

• The Royal Ballet: Manon

  19:15 Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £15 adults, £14 concessions, £8 children

  Kenneth MacMillan's ballet set in 18th-century Paris, screened from the Royal Opera House. Organiser

Thursday 29 October 2026

• Exploring the Bayeux Tapestry: artists' book workshop

  10:00 Norham Village Hall, Norham

  Make a concertina-folded artist's book inspired by the motifs, borders and colours of the Bayeux Tapestry with Mo Healy. Only eight places per session; book through Norham Arts Group. Organiser

• Speakeasy: Rachael Champion in conversation

  19:00 The Straw Yard, Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · Free

  Visual artist Rachael Champion talks about her site-specific sculpture and installations, which explore links between ecology, heritage and the built environment. Organiser

Friday 30 October 2026

• Sensory friendly screening: Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom

  14:00 Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £10.50 full, £10 concession, £6.50 child, student and benefit

  Shaun's Halloween adventure in a relaxed screening: low lights, lower volume, no trailers, subtitles throughout, and children are free to move around and make noise. Organiser

• The Rocky Horror Picture Show party and singalong

  18:00 Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed · £12.50, £6.50 under 18s and students

  A Halloween costume party with prizes in The Straw Yard from 6pm, then an audience-participation singalong screening at 8pm. Organiser

Saturday 31 October 2026

• Bad Apples

  Maltings Cinema at Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed

  A one-day Halloween screening of the 15-rated Bad Apples at the Maltings cinema in the Barracks. Check the listing for the time. Organiser

• Samhain and Halloween celebration

  Horncliffe Memorial Hall, Horncliffe

  A Samhain and Halloween celebration at Horncliffe Memorial Hall. Check Horncliffe Events for times and tickets. Organiser

• Berwick Whisky Festival

  13:00 Berwick Town Hall, Berwick-upon-Tweed

  Berwick's first whisky festival brings more than 30 brands to the historic Town Hall, with a Glencairn glass included. Last pour 4:45pm; over 18s only. 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

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

Friday 6 November 2026

• 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

Sunday 8 November 2026

• 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

• Northern Artisans' Market

  10:00 Lowick Village Hall, Lowick

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

Wednesday 11 November 2026

• 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