Things to do with kids in Newcastle recommendations
Soft play, play villages, farms, water fun and family activities in Newcastle and nearby. Browse current Newcastle listings with dates and official links.
Current events and activities in Newcastle
- Teach Rex - Rainton Meadows Arena
Teach Rex uses life-like dinosaurs to perform their 1 hour show, teaching children about the anatomy and life of one the most mesmerising creatures that have ever roamed our planet.
10:00 at Neville Hall
- Little Artists Plus+ - Laing Art Gallery
This Little Artists session is held during October half term and welcome siblings up to the age of 7.Please note that activities are still focused around kids age 1-5, but friends and siblings are welcome to participate.
00:00 at Laing Art Gallery
- Spooky Special Effects Make Up Event for 7-12 Year Olds - Laing Art Gallery
Join us this Halloween at the Laing Art Gallery for our Spooky Special Effects make up class.Young people aged 7-12 years old will get the chance to work with Special Effects Make Up Artist and teacher Over the Winks and
00:00 at Laing Art Gallery
- Layered Landscapes With Artist Pui Lee - Shipley Art Gallery
A workshop for children aged 7 - 12 with their grown ups.Led by artist Pui Lee, you'll create your own layered landscape.Be inspired by the decorative arts, textiles, landscapes and paintings on display, and create your
10:30 at Shipley Art Gallery
- Tyneside Cat Centre Halloween Open Day - Cats Protection Tyneside Cat Centre
Join us for our first ever Halloween Open Day!We’re very excited to be hosting our first ever Halloween Open Day to help raise vital funds to support the cats in our care, and we'd love to see you there!There’ll be plent
11:00 at Neville Hall
- Halloween Sleepover - Great North Museum: Hancock
A unique opportunity to spend a night in your favourite museum.
17:00 at Great North Museum: Hancock
- Eldon Scare Trail Halloween Event
Halloween is creeping closer, and this year Eldon Square is back with a fang-tastic day of spooky fun! From our much-loved Eldon Scare Trail to family entertainment throughout the day, there’s something for every little
09:00 at Eldon Square
- Beginner tennis
Working in partnership with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Everyone Active deliver the LTA Youth Programme. The Programme consists of 6 stages and will take your children from learning the basic skills to playing on a
09:15-10:00 at Silksworth Tennis
- Orange Tennis Sun 1100
Working in partnership with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Everyone Active deliver the LTA Youth Programme. The Programme consists of 6 stages and will take your children from learning the basic skills to playing on a
11:00-12:00 at Silksworth Tennis
- Ghosts of History - Halloween at Newcastle Castle - Newcastle Castle
From the 1st October to the 2nd November, explore Newcastle Castle, and the city that bears its name, like never before…From Romans and Anglo-Saxons to Victorians, medieval prisoners and the people caught up in Newcastle
00:00 at Neville Hall
- Green Tennis Tue 1600
Working in partnership with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Everyone Active deliver the LTA Youth Programme. The Programme consists of 6 stages and will take your children from learning the basic skills to playing on a
16:00-17:00 at Silksworth Tennis
- Nurture Nest - Great North Museum: Hancock
Nurture Nest is a session for babies who haven't learnt to crawl yet.
00:00 at Great North Museum: Hancock
- My Name Is Rachel Corrie - Live Theatre
Gaza. 2003. A young idealist from Olympia, Washington - a lover of poetry, people and nature - travels to Rafa as part of an international peace brigade. She lives with Palestinian families, works with the children, resi
19:30 at Neville Hall
- Christmas Village Newcastle
Christmas Village Newcastle brings festive fun to the city centre, with something for the whole family.
00:00 at Newcastle venue
- The Santa Experience: Operation Christmas Eve - Life Science Centre
The magic returns to Life! The much-loved Santa Experience is back with a new festive twist this year. This Christmas, Life brings you a magical, festive experience that you won’t find anywhere else!
10:00 at Life Science Centre
- Peter Pan - Chester-Le-Street Community Centre
Chester-le-Street Theatre Group Junior Section are proud to present PETER PAN!Fly away to Neverland with us for a magical pantomime packed with adventure, laughter, music, mayhem and plenty of fairy dust!Join Peter Pan a
14:15 at Neville Hall
- Santa's Grotto 2026 - Dobbies Birtley
Step into a North Pole village filled with Christmas fun, with the return of Santa's Grotto!Step into a North Pole village filled with Christmas fun, with the return of Santa's Grotto!22 November-24 December* | ticket pr
12:00 at Neville Hall
- Jack and the Beanstalk - Theatre Royal
Jack and the Beanstalk is sprouting into life and will take to the Grey Street stage for the 2026/27 festive season!Climb to new heights of hilarity as Danny Adams leads the cast of Jack and the Beanstalk, playing the fe
14:00 at Theatre Royal Newcastle