What's On This Weekend in South Shields
32 events happening across South Shields and the North East this weekend. 6 right here in South Shields.
Making the Invisible Visible
The Word, 45 Market Place, South Shields, NE33 1JF
New exhibition opening at The Word, running to late January 2027.
Jarrow Marches: A Play and Songs By Tom Kelly
The Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, NE33 1ES
Tom Kelly's play with songs marking the 90th anniversary of the 1936 Jarrow Crusade, when 200 unemployed men walked to London to petition Parliament.
Also This Weekend
Hadestown: Teen Edition
The Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, NE33 1ES
South Shields Market
Market Place, South Shields, NE33 1JF
Wellness Weekends: Qigong at South Shields Museum
South Shields Museum and Art Gallery, Ocean Road, South Shields, NE33 2JA
Hornets Nest Business Club
The Trustmark Group Stadium, 16 South Drive, Hebburn, NE31 1UN
Barry Steele in The Roy Orbison Story, Playhouse Whitley Bay
Playhouse Whitley Bay, Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1LZ
Coalfields in Song and Verse
Arts Centre Washington, Biddick Lane, Washington, NE38 8AB
Hebburn Food Market
Station Road, Hebburn, NE31 1PN
Deadly Seas: Tides of No Return
Tynemouth Aquarium, Grand Parade, Tynemouth, NE30 4JF
Beamish Family Film Club
Beamish Museum, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0RG
Songs of the Railway
Hopetown Darlington, McNay Street, Darlington, DL3 6SW
NELPG 60th Birthday
Hopetown Darlington, McNay Street, Darlington, DL3 6SW
Hebburn Town v Oxford City
The Trustmark Group Stadium, 16 South Drive, Hebburn, NE31 1UN
Whitley Bay v Marske United
Hillheads Park, Rink Way, Whitley Bay, NE25 8HR
Surf Movie Social
Holy Saviour's Tynemouth Village Hall, Tynemouth
Jay Francis: A Tribute to George Michael
The Greenhouse at Tynemouth Park, Grand Parade, Tynemouth, NE30 4JL
Mooney and The Meds
Three Tanners Bank, Tanners Bank, North Shields, NE30 1JH
10CC's Graham Gouldman: Heart Full of Songs, Playhouse Whitley Bay
Playhouse Whitley Bay, Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1LZ
Whitley Bay parkrun
The Links, Whitley Bay
Tynemouth Station Market
Tynemouth Metro Station, Tynemouth
Space on Screen: WALL-E and The Martian
Culture House, Keel Square, Sunderland, SR1 3HA
Heritage Train Rides at Stephenson Steam Railway
Stephenson Steam Railway, Middle Engine Lane, North Shields, NE29 8DX
Redworth Hall Wedding Open Day
Redworth Hall Hotel, Surtees Road, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 6NL
The Wedding & Venues Show, Newcastle Racecourse
Newcastle Racecourse, High Gosforth Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 5HP
Whitley Warriors v Solway Sharks
Whitley Bay Ice Rink, Hillheads Road, Whitley Bay, NE25 8HP
Dom Joly: Trigger Happy TV 25th Anniversary Tour, Playhouse Whitley Bay
Playhouse Whitley Bay, Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1LZ
Beamish Folk
Beamish Museum, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0RG
Infant Hercules Choir at Beamish
Beamish Museum, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0RG
Space on Screen: The Wild Robot and Apollo 11
Culture House, Keel Square, Sunderland, SR1 3HA
Planetarium at Culture House Sunderland
Culture House Sunderland, Keel Square, Sunderland, SR1 3ES
Across the Network
Gosforth
See all →- French Night at Northern Rugby Football Club — Fri 9 Oct
- Pod on the Tyne Live — Fri 9 Oct
Jesmond
See all →- Music in the Library: John Rowland Trio — Fri 9 Oct
- Keep Jesmond Clean Litterpick — Sat 10 Oct
Morpeth
See all →- Carlisle Park parkrun — Sat 10 Oct
- Halloween Spooktacular at Whitehouse Farm — Sat 10 Oct
Tynemouth
See all →- Deadly Seas: Tides of No Return — Sat 10 Oct
- Surf Movie Social — Sat 10 Oct
Whitley Bay
See all →- Barry Steele in The Roy Orbison Story, Playhouse Whitley Bay — Fri 9 Oct
- Whitley Bay v Marske United — Sat 10 Oct
Blyth
See all →- Play, Discover and Grow — Fri 9 Oct
- Once Upon a Friday: Storytime for Adults at Blyth Library — Fri 9 Oct
Alnwick
See all →- Shakespeare in Action Workshop Series — Sat 10 Oct
- Spookydorei Days at Lilidorei — Sat 10 Oct
Hexham
See all →- Again and Again and Again: Susie MacMurray at Vindolanda — Fri 9 Oct
- The Floyd Effect: Pulse of the Darkside Tour — Fri 9 Oct
Heaton
See all →- Onur Ozer: All Night Long — Fri 9 Oct
- Savana Funk at Cobalt Studios — Fri 9 Oct
Ponteland
See all →- Autumn Terrarium Workshop at Dobbies — Fri 9 Oct
- Autumn Terrarium Workshop at Dobbies — Sat 10 Oct
Durham
See all →- The Man With The Plan — Fri 9 Oct
- Durham Book Festival 2026 — Fri 9 Oct
North Shields
See all →- 808 State — Fri 9 Oct
- John Logan at Cullercoats Crescent Club — Fri 9 Oct
Hebburn
See all →- Hornets Nest Business Club — Fri 9 Oct
- Hebburn Food Market — Sat 10 Oct
Newcastle City
See all →- Onur Ozer: All Night Long — Fri 9 Oct
- Savana Funk at Cobalt Studios — Fri 9 Oct
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