Family events near Morpeth 2026
Everything on within 20 miles of Morpeth, grouped by type. 63 events listed, 21 of them free. Each one shows dates, times, prices and tips, and we check them against the organisers' websites.
Fireworks displays (17)
- Blyth Annual Fireworks
31 Oct 2026 · Gates 4pm; fireworks 7pm
Mermaid Car Park area, Blyth · 8 miles · See event website - Firework Extravaganza at Beamish Hall
1 Nov 2026 to 4 Nov 2026 · Opens 6pm
Beamish Hall, Stanley · 20 miles · See event website - Gateshead RFC Fireworks
1 Nov 2026 · Gates 4.30pm; fireworks 6.30pm
Gateshead Rugby Club, Low Fell · 16 miles · Adult £7 · Family £25 - Morpeth Rugby Club Fireworks
1 Nov 2026 · From 5pm
Morpeth Rugby Club · under 1 mile · See event website - North Tyneside Fireworks Display
1 Nov 2026 · 6pm-7.30pm; fireworks from 7pm (about 15 minutes)
The Links, Whitley Bay · 12 miles · Free - South Tyneside Fireworks
1 Nov 2026 · Two displays: 6pm and 8pm
South Shields seafront, Sea Road NE33 2LD · 15 miles · Free - Blue Flames Annual Fireworks
5 Nov 2026 · Gates 5.30pm; display 7.30pm
Blue Flames Sporting Club, Benton · 12 miles · See event website - The Big Blaze, Lintz Hall Farm
5 Nov 2026 to 7 Nov 2026 · 4pm-11pm
Lintz Hall Farm, near Rowlands Gill · 19 miles · Adult £11 · Family £26 - Barmoor Fireworks, Ryton
6 Nov 2026 · Funfair from 4pm; fireworks 7pm
Barmoor Field, Ryton · 14 miles · Free - Floodlit Firework and Funfair Racenight
6 Nov 2026 · Afternoon and evening racing with a fireworks finale
Newcastle Racecourse, Gosforth Park · 10 miles · Adult £21 · Family £30 - Rutherford AFC Bonfire and Fireworks
6 Nov 2026 · Gates 6pm; fireworks about 8.30pm
Beggarswood Park, Lobley Hill, Gateshead · 16 miles · Adult £12 · Child £9 - Alnwick Round Table Fireworks
7 Nov 2026 · From 6.30pm
Alnwick Town Football Club · 17 miles · See event website - Blaydon RFC Bonfire and Firework Extravaganza
7 Nov 2026 · Gates 4pm; bonfire 6.15pm; fireworks 7.15pm
Blaydon RFC, Swalwell · 15 miles · Adult £9.42 · Child £5.74 · Family £25.17 - Gateshead Stadium Firework Frenzy
7 Nov 2026 · 5pm-9pm; fireworks 8.30pm
Gateshead International Stadium · 15 miles · Adult £6 · Child £6 - Gosforth Fireworks Extravaganza
7 Nov 2026 · Gates 5pm; fireworks about 7pm
Gosforth Sports Association, Broadway West · 11 miles · Adult £8.50 · Child £6.50 · Family £25 - Newbiggin Fireworks
7 Nov 2026
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea seafront · 7 miles · See event website - Tynemouth Cricket Club Fireworks
7 Nov 2026 · Gates 5pm; fireworks from 7pm
Tynemouth Cricket Club · 14 miles · Adult £7 · Child £4 · Family £20
Santa and Christmas experiences (12)
- Fenwick Christmas Window
1 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027 · Reveal Sunday 1 November, 6.30pm (live online); windows open to everyone from Monday 2 November
Fenwick, Northumberland Street, Newcastle · 14 miles · Free - Walking with The Snowman at Belsay
7 Nov 2026 to 10 Jan 2027 · 10am-4pm
Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens · 8 miles · See event website - Christmas Village, Old Eldon Square
19 Nov 2026 to 23 Dec 2026
Old Eldon Square, Newcastle · 14 miles · See event website - Newcastle Christmas Market
19 Nov 2026 to 23 Dec 2026
Grey's Monument and Grey Street, Newcastle · 14 miles · Free - Father Christmas at Lilidorei
20 Nov 2026 to 24 Dec 2026
Lilidorei, The Alnwick Garden · 17 miles · See event website - Christmas at Beamish
21 Nov 2026 to 31 Dec 2026 · 10am-4pm; closed 25-26 Dec
Beamish, The Living Museum of the North · 20 miles · See event website - Christmas at Gibside
21 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027
Gibside, Rowlands Gill · 17 miles · See event website - Christmas at Wallington
21 Nov 2026 to 31 Dec 2026
Wallington, Cambo · 11 miles · See event website - Santa's Enchanted Elf Journey, Whitehouse Farm
21 Nov 2026 to 24 Dec 2026
Whitehouse Farm Centre, near Morpeth · 1 miles · See event website - Christmas at Seaton Delaval Hall
28 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027
Seaton Delaval Hall NE26 4QR · 9 miles · Adult £15 · Child £7.50 · Family £37.50 - North Pole Express, Tanfield Railway
28 Nov 2026 to 24 Dec 2026 · Hourly departures 10.25am-4.25pm; about 2 hours in total
East Tanfield Station, DH9 9UY · 20 miles · Adult £24 · Child £24 - Father Christmas at Belsay
5 Dec 2026 to 22 Dec 2026
Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens · 8 miles · Child £12
Christmas light trails (3)
- Winter Lights at The Alnwick Garden and Lilidorei
20 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027
The Alnwick Garden, Alnwick · 17 miles · See event website - Christmas at Cragside: A Journey Through Fairyland
21 Nov 2026 to 31 Dec 2026
Cragside, Rothbury · 13 miles · See event website - Northern Lights Newcastle
26 Nov 2026 to 31 Dec 2026
Leazes Park, Newcastle · 13 miles · Adult £12 · Child £12
Christmas light switch-ons (7)
- Newcastle Christmas Lights Switch-On
12 Nov 2026
Newcastle city centre · 14 miles · Free - Morpeth Christmas Lights Switch-On
14 Nov 2026 · Activities from noon; countdown time to be announced
Bridge Street, Morpeth · under 1 mile · Free - Spanish City Christmas Tree Lights
15 Nov 2026 · 4pm-6pm; tree lights 5pm
Spanish City, Whitley Bay · 13 miles · Adult £5 · Child £5 - Alnwick Christmas Lights Switch-On
20 Nov 2026 · 7pm
Bondgate Within, Alnwick · 17 miles · Free - Blyth Christmas Lights Switch-On
21 Nov 2026 · 10am-6pm; countdown time to be announced
Market Place, Blyth · 8 miles · Free - Amble Christmas Lights Switch-On
22 Nov 2026 · 5pm-7pm
Amble Town Square · 12 miles · Free - Bedlington Christmas Lights Switch-On
28 Nov 2026 · 2pm-6pm; lights 5pm
Market Place, Bedlington · 5 miles · Free
Christmas markets and fairs (10)
- Newcastle Quays Christmas Market
7 Nov 2026 to 8 Nov 2026 · Check opening times with the organiser.
Newcastle Quays, North Shields · 14 miles · Free - Brocksbushes Christmas Fayre
12 Nov 2026 to 15 Nov 2026 · Check opening times with the organiser.
Brocksbushes Farm, near Corbridge · 17 miles · Free - Beamish Hall Christmas Fair
13 Nov 2026 to 15 Nov 2026 · Check opening times with the organiser.
Beamish Hall, near Stanley · 20 miles · Free - Gateshead Stadium Christmas Market
15 Nov 2026 · Check opening times with the organiser.
Gateshead International Stadium · 15 miles · Free - Spanish City Christmas Fayre
20 Nov 2026 to 22 Nov 2026 · Check opening times with the organiser.
Spanish City, Whitley Bay · 13 miles · Free - Alnwick Garden Christmas Fayre
21 Nov 2026 to 22 Nov 2026 · Check opening times with the organiser.
The Alnwick Garden, Alnwick · 17 miles · Free - Christmas Craft Fair at Belsay
21 Nov 2026 to 22 Nov 2026 · 10am-4pm
Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens · 8 miles · See event website - Alnwick Castle Christmas Fair
24 Nov 2026 to 25 Nov 2026
Guest Hall, Alnwick Castle NE66 1NQ · 17 miles · See event website - Northumberlandia Christmas Craft Market
29 Nov 2026 · Check opening times with the organiser.
Northumberlandia, near Cramlington · 7 miles · Free - North Shields Christmas Market
5 Dec 2026 to 6 Dec 2026 · Check opening times with the organiser.
North Shields · 15 miles · Free
Pantomimes and Christmas shows (6)
- Sleeping Beauty (Customs House panto)
20 Nov 2026 to 2 Jan 2027
The Customs House, South Shields · 15 miles · See event website - Jack and the Beanstalk (Theatre Royal panto)
24 Nov 2026 to 17 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal, Grey Street, Newcastle · 14 miles · See event website - The Snow Queen (Northern Stage)
3 Dec 2026 to 2 Jan 2027
Northern Stage, Barras Bridge, Newcastle · 13 miles · See event website - Aladdin (Tyne Theatre panto)
4 Dec 2026 to 3 Jan 2027
Tyne Theatre & Opera House, Westgate Road, Newcastle · 14 miles · See event website - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
4 Dec 2026 to 3 Jan 2027
Playhouse Whitley Bay · 13 miles · See event website - Christmas at The Glasshouse with Matt Baker
17 Dec 2026 · 7:30pm (about 2 hours)
The Glasshouse, Gateshead Quays · 14 miles · Adult £5
Ice skating (1)
- Newcastle's Outdoor Ice Rink
7 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027 · Hour-long sessions (about 45 minutes on the ice)
Times Square, Life Science Centre, Newcastle · 14 miles · Adult £15.75 · Child £14.50 · Family £49.50
Halloween events (4)
- On now Indoor pumpkin patch at Whitehouse Farm
10 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026
Whitehouse Farm Centre, near Morpeth · 1 miles · Adult £16.95 · Child £16.95 - On now The Pumpkin Garden at The Alnwick Garden
10 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026 · Half term 10am-4pm
The Alnwick Garden, Alnwick · 17 miles · See event website - On now Halloween half term at Belsay
24 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026 · 10am-4pm
Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens · 8 miles · See event website - On now Family Fright Fest, Lintz Hall Farm
30 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 · 11am-4pm
Lintz Hall Farm, near Burnopfield NE16 6AS · 19 miles · Adult £14
New Year's Eve events (1)
- New Year's Eve fireworks, Newcastle and Gateshead Quayside
31 Dec 2026 · Usually an early family display at 6pm and a midnight display
Newcastle and Gateshead Quayside · 14 miles · Free
Festivals and exhibitions (2)
- Snowdrop season at Howick Hall Gardens
1 Feb 2027 to 28 Feb 2027
Howick Hall Gardens, near Craster · 20 miles · See event website - Chinese New Year in Newcastle
6 Feb 2027 to 28 Feb 2027
Chinatown, Stowell Street, Newcastle · 14 miles · Free
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