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Here is a list of Christmas concerts and events in Newcastle-upon-Tyne over the festive season, some of which are free! If you would like us to add your event to this list, just leave a comment at the bottom of the article and we’ll put it in. You don’t even have to leave your e-mail address.

Contents (click to go to the relevant section):

Events & Activities

Carol Concerts

Shows

Events & Activities

GATESHEAD 2008 NORDIC FESTIVAL 15/11/2008 – 05/12/2008

• Tel: 0191 433 6917
• Gateshead welcomes dancers, actors, artists and musicians from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden for the 2008 Nordic Festival. Throughout the festival enjoy concerts, exhibitions and theatre, combining the talents of our Nordic neighbours with regionally based artists, craftsmen and performers. For the full line up of events, click here.

KIELDER WATER WONDERLAND 22/11/2008 – 21/12/2008

• Kielder Water, Leaplish Waterside Park, Kielder Reservoir, Kielder
• Tel: 0845 155 1553
• Leaplish Waterside Park on the shores of Kielder Water, will become a Winter Wonderland full of new surprises and familiar attractions for the family to enjoy.Elves’ workshop, Christmas theatre, Mrs Christmas kitchen, Arts and crafts, Skating, Snow tubing and every paying adult will receive a Christmas gift.
• Day pass £25 per child and £25 per adult. Booking essential.
• Click here for more info.

FROST FAIR 28/11/2008 – 30/11/2008

• Performance Square, The Sage, St Mary’s Square, Gateshead, Quays, Gateshead NE8 2JR
• Tel: 0191 433 6917
• Visit the Frost Fair for an exciting range of foods and crafts from our region and beyond, featuring a fusion of Nordic and British music and dance. Plus, among the many delights of the Frost Fair will be some special guests; Bjorn the Polar Bear, a beautifully animated and realistic life size puppet will tell some Nordic tales, and some real life Cairngorm Reindeer will be welcoming visitors to the newly opened Gateshead Heritage Centre.

SANTA RUN 07/12/2008

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  Santa Run Newcastle

  11am: Exhibition Park / Town Moor, Newcastle

• The festive fun run, is being held to raise much needed funds for the Evening Chronicle Sunshine Fund and Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice. Scores of Santas and children in festive fancy dress will run, jog or walk the 4km route through Exhibition Park and the Town Moor.
• Entry £15 (aged 14+).
• Family run £12.50 for one adult and one child or £25 for two adults and two children.
• Each adult will be sent their own Santa suit and children can wear festive fancy dress of their own choice.
• For more information, or for an application form for this year’s run, please contact the Sunshine Fund on (0191) 201 6090 or e-mail sunshinefund@ncjmedia.co.uk

SKATING @ LIFE 08/11/2008 – 22/02/2009

• Centre for Life, Times Square, Nr Newcastle Central Station, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4EP
• Tel: +44 (0) 191 243 8210
• Make the most of the winter season and get your skates on! It’s the perfect way to spend time with friends and family during the festive period.

SWEDISH DANCE & CEILIDH 02/12/2008

• 7pm: Caedmon Hall, Gateshead Central Library, Prince Consort Road, Gateshead NE8 4LN
• Tel: 0191 433 8420 Fax: 0191 477 7454
• At 7.00pm Kerry Fletcher will run a short dance workshop. The night will then be shared between Redhueghers Ceilidh Band and Fidola, a fiddle and mandola duo from Sweden who play traditional Swedish dance music. Don’t worry if you think you won’t know the dances, both Kerry and our regular callers will gently guide you through an evening of dance and fun.

VAL MCDERMID 04/12/2008

• 7pm: Culture Lab, Grand Assembly Rooms, Newcastle University, King’s Walk, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU
• The Northern Writers’ Centre is delighted to host best-selling Northumberland crime writer, Val McDermid, for an evening of books, sparkling conversation, mulled wine, and mince pies. Val will be launching her new crime thriller, A Darker Domain.
• Admission: £6/£4 (concs)/£2(students).
• To book tickets: 0191 222 1332

Carol Concerts

JOHN LEWIS CAROL SERVICE 09/12/2008

• 6.30pm: St Andrew’s Church, Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5SS

CAROLS IN THE CITY 12/12/2008

• 6.00pm: The Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas, St. Nicholas, Churchyard, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1PF
• Tel: 0191 232 1939 Fax: 0191 230 0735
• Email: office@stnicnewcastle.co.uk
• (tea and mince pies in the Hall from 4.30 pm)

LANTERNS CONCERT 13/12/2008

• 11.00am: The Literary and Philosophical Society, Westgate Road
• Tel: 0191 232 1939 Fax: 0191 230 0735 Email: office@stnicnewcastle.co.uk

CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE 14/12/2008

• 6.30 pm: City Church, The Castle Gate, Melbourne Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2JQ UK.
• Tel: 0191 233 2288
• Email: office@city-church.co.uk

We will be singing well-known Christmas carols, there’ll be Christmas readings and the service will last just an hour. Children are welcome but there will be no separate activities arranged for them. Coffee and mince pies will be served at the end of the service.

MARIE CURIE CAROL SERVICE 14/12/2008

• 3pm: The Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas, St. Nicholas, Churchyard, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1PF
• Tel: 0191 232 1939 Fax: 0191 230 0735 Email: office@stnicnewcastle.co.uk

NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS WITH THE WELSH SOCIETY 14/12/2008

• 4.30pm: St Andrew’s Church, Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5SS

SCOUTS CAROL SERVICE 15/12/2008

• 6.30pm: St Andrew’s Church, Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5SS

NEW CENTURY GUILD CAROL SERVICE 16/11/2008

• 1.30pm: St Andrew’s Church, Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5SS

CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT 18/12/2008

• 7pm: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Clayton Street West, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom NE1 5HH
• Telephone: +44 (0)191 232 6953

CRIB SERVICE 20/12/2008

• 11.00am: The Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas, St. Nicholas, Churchyard, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1PF
• Tel: 0191 232 1939 Fax: 0191 230 0735
• Email: office@stnicnewcastle.co.uk
• An interactive journey for all ages.

4th SUNDAY IN ADVENT 21/12/2008

• 11am: St Andrew’s Church, Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5SS

THE CATHEDRAL CAROL SERVICE 24/12/2008

• CHRISTMAS EVE 6.00 pm: The Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas, St. Nicholas, Churchyard, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1PF
• Tel: 0191 232 1939 Fax: 0191 230 0735 Email: office@stnicnewcastle.co.uk

BLESSING OF THE CRIB AND FIRST EUCHARIST OF CHRISTMAS 24/12/2008

• 11.30 pm: The Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas, St. Nicholas, Churchyard, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1PF
• Tel: 0191 232 1939 Fax: 0191 230 0735 Email: office@stnicnewcastle.co.uk

CHRISTMAS EVE: CHRISTINGLE 24/12/2008

• 4.30pm: St Andrew’s Church, Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5SS

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD AND FIRST MASS OF CHRISTMAS 18/12/2008

• 8pm: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Clayton Street West, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom NE1 5HH
• Telephone: +44 (0)191 232 6953

CHRISTMAS DAY 25/12/2008

• The Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas, St. Nicholas, Churchyard, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1PF
• There will be NO 8.00 am HOLY COMMUNION
• 10.00 am Procession and Sung Eucharist
• President and Preacher: The Bishop of Newcastle
• There will be no evening service.
• Tel: 0191 232 1939 Fax: 0191 230 0735 Email: office@stnicnewcastle.co.uk

CHRISTMAS DAY 25/12/2008

• 8am & 10.30am: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Clayton Street West, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom NE1 5HH
• Telephone: +44 (0)191 232 6953

CHRISTMAS DAY 25/12/2008

• 11am: St Andrew’s Church, Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5SS

Shows

Hansel & Gretel

HANSEL & GRETEL 28/11/2008 – 10/01/2009

• Northern Stage, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RH
• Tel: 0191 230 5151

Hansel and Gretel are brother and sister. Their mother is dead and their family is impoverished and destitute. After the family’s last crust of bread has gone, Hansel and Gretel find themselves alone amongst the trees of Kielder Forest. But a monstrous danger lurks in the darkest part of the woods. Even with the help of some magical companions, they’ll need all of their cunning to escape a grisly fate.

• Tickets £5.50 – £18.50
• Click here for more info.

STEREOPHONICS 12/12/2008

• Metro Radio Arena Newcastle, Arena Way, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 7NA
• Tel: 0844 493 6666 Fax: 0844 493 3313
• Stereophonics will follow up their hotly anticipated appearance at V Festival with a UK greatest hits tour appearing at the Metro Radio Arena on Friday 12th December 2008. The tour will revisit all the best moments from the band’s ‘decade in the sun’, from early classics like ‘The Bartender And The Thief’ to songs from their latest UK no. 1 album ‘Pull The Pin’.
• Tickets £29.50

THE GOBLIN WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS 21/11/2008 – 10/01/2009

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  The Goblin Who Saved Christmas

  Northern Stage, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RH

• Tel: 0191 230 5151
• Max is a goblin-shaped Christmas tree decoration who is always hung out of sight. Margaret is the fairy who sits on top of the tree. For as long as anyone can remember she has been running Christmas with military precision. On Christmas Eve she’s ready for the big day… but this year, nothing happens. Max offers to help, but can he collect enough festive wishes and deliver them to the Spirit of Christmas before it’s too late?
• For children aged 6 and under and their families.
• Tickets: £7.50 (£5.50 concessions).
• Click here for more information.