What's on in North Shields for free?
30 upcoming events
We've rounded up 30 upcoming events in North Shields for free — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in North Shields for free
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Sat 10 · 9:30 AMFree
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Baby & Young Children First Aid Awareness Course
North Shields Library
Sat 10 · 1:30 PM£0
📽️Documentary🗣️Talk
Mary Ann Macham — screening and panel with sculptor Keith Barrett and filmmaker Dan Prince
Cliffords Fort
Sat 10 · 3 PM£0
📽️Documentary🗣️Talk
Mary Ann Macham — screening and Q&A
Cliffords Fort
Tue 13 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk💼Career
AMF WOMEN: Coaching, Mentoring and the Power of Shared Experience
OsecoElfab (North Shields site)
Thu 15 · 11 AMFree
💼Career
Primary Care Events (Apprenticeships and CPD)
Sunderland
Sun 18 · 11 AMFree
🎨Creative workshop💼Career0–15 yrs
Get On Set: Family Edition — Halloween Prosthetics Workshop
CREW GAL Creative House
Sun 25 · 10 AMFree
🪑Flea market
I Love North Shields Vintage Market | Autumn Edition
Salt Market Social
Mon 26 · 11 AMFree
🎨Creative workshop🎪Kids' show0–15 yrs
Get Into Character: Family Edition - Spooky Halloween Playwriting Workshop
CREW GAL Creative House
Tue 3 Nov · 10 AM£0–4.50
Kraken Networking - The Cue & Darts Lounge, North Shields
The Cue and Darts Lounge North Shields
Fri 6 NovFree
Steve Pledger
Low Lights Tavern
Sat 14 Nov · 10 AMFree
Toy Swap
Saint Aidan's Church
Sun 15 Nov · 10:30 AMFree
Alternative Market, Masonic Hall North Shields
North Shields Masonic Hall
Tue 24 Nov · 1 PM£0–6.13
🗣️Talk📸Photography
FEATHER, FANG, AND THREAD: THE WILD ART OF ANGLO-SAXON NORTHUMBRIA
Cliffords Fort
Wed 25 Nov · 9:30 AM£0
✂️Workshop
Up & Running with AI - North Tyneside
The Exchange 1856
Sun 29 Nov · 10 AMFree
🏷️Other
I Love North Shields Vintage Market | Coastal Edition | Salt Market Social
Salt Market Social
Fri 4 DecFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎶Singer-songwriter
Steve Pledger
Low Lights Tavern
Fri 11 Dec · 7 PMFree
💿DJ set
EE Tyneside End of Year Party
The Exchange 1856
Sun 20 Dec · 10 AMFree
I Love North Shields Vintage Market | Xmas Edition | Salt Market Social
Salt Market Social
Sun 31 Jan · 10 AMFree
I Love North Shields Vintage & Antique Market | Salt Market Social
Salt Market Social
Sun 28 Feb · 10 AMFree
I Love North Shields Vintage & Antique Market | Salt Market Social
Salt Market Social
Sun 28 Mar · 10 AMFree
I Love North Shields Vintage & Antique Market | Salt Market Social
Salt Market Social
Sun 25 Apr · 10 AMFree
I Love North Shields Vintage & Antique Market | Salt Market Social
Salt Market Social
Sun 30 May · 10 AMFree
I Love North Shields Vintage & Antique Market | Salt Market Social
Salt Market Social
Sun 27 Jun · 10 AMFree
I Love North Shields Vintage & Antique Market | Salt Market Social
Salt Market Social
Sun 25 Jul · 10 AMFree
I Love North Shields Vintage & Antique Market | Salt Market Social
Salt Market Social
Sun 26 Sep · 10 AMFree
I Love North Shields Vintage & Antique Market | Salt Market Social
Salt Market Social
See also in North Shields for free
At 1 PM£11.55
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌐World music
AHOY THERE, ME OLD MUCKERS!” – AN AFTERNOON WITH MARINERS AND MARRAS
Sunderland, North Shields
At 7 PM
🌙Indie💿DJ set
Oliver Thomas Armstrong + This Glorious Chaos Machine
The Engine Room, North Shields
At 9 PM£11
🎫Concert
Dressed To Kill
Unionist Club South Shields
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM£25.50
✨Pop🎭Theatre
Thank Abba for the Music
The Customs House, South Shields
Fri 16 · 6:30 PM£11.55
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Pitman Poets
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word, South Shields
Fri 16 · 7 PM£16.96–20.21
🎻Classical🎫Concert
AUTUMN AND WINTER CLASSICS The Osborne Trio
Cliffords Fort, North Shields
Fri 23 · 7 PM
🌙Indie🎫Concert
Knats + Support
Are You Affiliated, Newcastle
At 7 PM£8.30
🎸Rock✨Pop
The Fabs & Kat Murray
Cullercoats Crescent Club, North Shields
Sat 17 · 7 PM£16.96
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
The Marty Craggs Band- In Aid Of The Bay Foodbank
Cullercoats Cresent Club & Institute Ltd
Fri 9 · 7:30 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Barry Steele concert in Whitley Bay
Playhouse Whitley Bay
Tue 27 · 11 AM
✨Pop🌐World music
THE GOLDEN ERA OF K-POP IS COMING TO THE FANS MUSEUM
Fans Museum
At 1 PM£11.55
🎉Club💿DJ set
Clubland classics brunch
The New Sundial, South Shields
Thu 29 · 6 PM£1
🧺Market
Hedworth Hall Moon Market
Hedworth Hall, South Shields
Sat 31 · 8 PM£11
🎉Club
Los Capitanes Halloween Party Night
The Greenhouse, Tynemouth
At 7 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
ATMOS returns // Oxygenic
Oxygenic, Newcastle
Sun 25 · 2 PM£8–10
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Ellis Lake’s Spooktacular
Shiremoor Community Association
Mon 26 · 4 PM£6.13–16.96
🎪Street party
Jollof Connect 2026
Jubilee Club, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Sun 11 · 7 PM£5
🎤Stand-up
Les Gibson's Stand-Up Comedy New Act Night
Babylon Club, Street
Thu 22 · 6 PM£15.60
🪄Magic
Royal Quays Halloween scare wash 2026!
Royal Quays Outlet, North Shields
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM£0
🎤Stand-up
An Audience with Phoebe LaReine
Brew & Bind, Monkseaton
At 8 PM£14.50
🎤Stand-up
Jason Cook's Comedy Club October
The Customs House, South Shields
Sat 10 · 11 AM£5
🎭Theatre🌳Outdoors
Jarrow Marches: A Play & Songs By Tom Kelly
The Customs House, South Shields
Sat 10 · 2:30 PM£20–25
🎭Theatre
Hadestown: Teen Edition
The Customs House, South Shields
Wed 7 · 9:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk
South Tyneside Public Health Conference 2026
Little Haven Hotel, South Shields
Sat 10 · 6:30 PM£8.83–14.25
🎬Cinema
SURF MOVIE SOCIAL #1
Holy Saviour's Tynemouth Village Hall
Wed 14 · 7:30 PM£8–10
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
Copy of The Curious Social: INSIDE-OUT with Dr Kate O'Brien
Baba yagas loft, North Shields
Thu 15 · 7 PM£33.22
🍽️Food
Winter Warmers Wine Tasting
Vineyard 72, Tynemouth
Thu 22 · 6 PM£3.96
📚Literature
Creative Writing Workshop
Linskill Centre, Tynemouth
Mon 5 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Jarrow’s Finest Hour: The Jarrow March 90 Years On
Jarrow Focus
Thu 15 · 7 PM£8
🗣️Talk♀️Feminism
How 200 women voted in the 1869 General Election
WHITLEY BAY BIG LOCAL
Tue 27 · 10 AM£0
📜Poetry📚Literature
The Poetry Surgery - Whitley Bay
Whitley Bay Library
Mon 12 · 6:30 PM£4.50
📚Literature
Storycraft: Folklore Edition
Brew and Bind, Monkseaton
Tue 6 · 9:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Working together, better: Research in the North East and North Cumbria
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Fri 9 · 8:30 PM£22.38
🗺️Guided tour
North East Land, Sea & Air Museum Ghost Hunt with The Shadow Stalkers
North East Land, Sea and Air Museums, Sunderland
Sat 10 · 10 AM£0
📜Poetry📚Literature
The Poetry Surgery - Wallsend
Wallsend Library
Tue 13 · 5:30 PM£0
🗣️Talk
Mind the Generation Gap: Creating the Future-Ready Workplace
Lighthouse Suite, Roker Hotel, BW Premier Collection, Sunderland
Wed 14 · 7 PM
🗣️Talk
SUNDERLAND Roker Hotel
The Roker Hotel, Sunderland
Thu 15 · 6:30 PM£119.89–217.39
🍽️Food
Wine + Cheese Tasting (for 2 or 4) (October)
Sheepfolds Stables, Monkwearmouth
Tue 20 · 1 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
CASS Public Lecture with Paul Blacklock
Wearside View, Monkwearmouth
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Venues in North Shields for free
North Shields Library
4 events
1a Bedford Terrace
2 events
The Exchange 1856
5 events
King Street Social Club
4 events
Salt Market Social
14 events
Low Lights Tavern
2 events
The Engine Room
9 events
Three Tanners Bank
13 events
Cliffords Fort
7 events
Sunderland
3 events
CREW GAL Creative House
2 events
Cullercoats Crescent Club
4 events