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This month in the North East
ExhibitionUntil 17 Jan · Gateshead
Chitra Ganesh & Tish Murtha at BALTIC
Two free, drop-in exhibitions on Gateshead Quayside — a Brooklyn artist's UK debut and Tish Murtha's Tyneside photography.
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead Quays, NE8Free
MarketUntil 31 Dec · Newcastle
Grainger Market
A gorgeous Grade I-listed Victorian market hall in the heart of Newcastle, trading six days a week.
Grainger Market, Grainger Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5QGFree entry
MarketUntil 8 Feb · Newcastle
Quayside Sunday Market
A long-running, year-round outdoor market on Newcastle's historic Quayside with independent traders selling handmade crafts, art and local produce.
Newcastle Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3DEFree entry
ExhibitionUntil 1 May · Gateshead
BALTIC Open Submission 2026
BALTIC's flagship open-call exhibition of around 100 works by artists from across the region and beyond, free to visit on Gateshead's quayside.
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead Quays, South Shore Road, Gateshead NE8 3BAFree entry
ExhibitionUntil 29 Mar · Middlesbrough
Turner Prize 2026
Britain's most talked-about art prize lands in Teesside — four shortlisted artists, free entry, no queue-worthy hype needed.
MIMA (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art), Centre Square, Middlesbrough TS1 2AZFree
ExhibitionUntil 13 Feb · Newcastle
Pre-Raphaelites: Art and Poetry
The first exhibition to properly explore the Pre-Raphaelites' art and poetry side by side, with Rossetti, Millais and Elizabeth Siddall.
Laing Art Gallery, New Bridge Street West, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8AGAdmission charge applies, concessions available
Craft & making👋 Meet peopleSat 14 – Sun 15 Nov · Durham
Ushaw Christmas Craft Fair
Over 50 regional crafters and artisans in a grand Gothic seminary, 10am–4pm.
Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens, Durham DH7 9RHIncluded with Day Pass or Membership
MusicThu 26 Nov · Gateshead
Lambchop, Glasshouse Gateshead
Nashville alt-country favourites Lambchop in the intimate Sage 2 hall on the Tyne.
Sage 2, Glasshouse International Centre for Music, GatesheadSee Glasshouse box office
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