A Summer of Fun - Gateshead & South Tyneside Find Out What's On
- Kelly
- Jun 26
- 3 min read
This post has been updated for 2025
Our Summer guides are proving very popular once again this year.
I have decided to do more guides to cover more areas as we always get asked for more and more ideas.
There's lots going on across the North East this summer.
I will add more to this guide when more events have been announced
If you have a family friendly event that you would like us to include in our guides please click HERE
You can also advertise your business every Friday for free in our very popular Facebook Group. HERE
What's on
The Word
🌞Lego Time - Ongoing
🌞Board games - Ongoing
🌞Chess for all - ongoing event
🌞Summer reading challenge - Until September
🌞Giant games day - 6th August
South Shields Museum
🌞Seaside postcards crafts - 29th July
🌞Stunning sunsets crafts - 5th August
🌞Marvellous materials - Watercolours - 12th August
🌞Marvellous materials - Pastels - 19th August
🌞Mixed materials - relaxed session - 26th August
Gibside National Trust
🌞A Summer of adventure - 5th July - 2nd September
🌞Gibside Summer of play - family challenge 5th July - 31st August
🌞Bird Ringing - 13th July - 20th July
🌞Soft Archery - 23rd July - 27th August
🌞Nature crafts - 24th July - 28th August
🌞The Time bandits - 25th - 29th July
Arbeia Roman Fort
🌞Meet the Tungrians 26th -27th July
🌞Nothing has been announced yet but there's usually craft sessions
Land of Oak & Iron
🌞Bugs & Stuff - 1st August
🌞Time bandits in the courtyard - 2nd August
🌞Summer guided bird walk - 3rd August
🌞Meet & greet goats and sheep - 10th August
🌞Family guided bird walk - 12th August
🌞Bark in the park - 23rd August
🌞Bat walk - 26th August
Keep scrolling for more ideas
Shipley Art Gallery
🌞Relaxed family craft sessions running throughout summer
🌞Lego coding workshop - 2nd August
Other events
🌞Gateshead toy, train & sci-fi fair - 27th July
🌞Saltwell park market - 2nd-3rd August
🌞Toddler thursdays at Jarrow Hal - Throughout
Check out these other posts for more ideas
Spring walk ideas (Also nice during summer)
If you have a family friendly event that you would like us to include in our guides please click HERE
You can also advertise your business every Friday for free in our very popular Facebook Group. HERE
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