What's on in South Shields?
118 upcoming events
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Events in South Shields
Fri9
Tomorrow
Sat10
Saturday 10 October
Sat 10 · 9:45 AM£13–47
🎯Archery & fencing⚽Team sports
Whitburn Archers 2.4k Challenge - 4 World Record Status WA18 rounds
Saint Mary's Avenue
Sat 10 · 11 AM£5
🎭Theatre🌳Outdoors
Jarrow Marches: A Play & Songs by Tom Kelly
The Customs House
Sat 10 · 1 PM£0
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Autumn Bird Walk: South Shields
Trow Point
Sat 10 · 1:30 PM£6.13
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Therapeutic Writing Workshops with Amy Hartwell
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Sat 10 · 2:30 PM£20–25
🎭Theatre
Hadestown: Teen Edition
The Customs House
Sun11
Sunday 11 October
Mon12
Monday 12 October
Tue13
Tuesday 13 October
Tue 13 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk💼Career
BIPC Bitesize: Facebook for Business
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Tue 13 · 10:30 AM£10
✂️Workshop
Weekly Life Drawing
The Customs House
Tue 13 · 1:30 PM£15
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Portraits for Beginners at The Customs House
The Customs House
Tue 13 · 1:30 PM£15
✂️Workshop
Portraits for Beginners
The Customs House
Tue 13 · 6 PM£20
✂️Workshop
Weekly Oil Painting
The Customs House
Wed14
Wednesday 14 October
Later
Thu 15 · 6 PM£30
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Cosy Afternoon - Pumpkin Decorating
Into the woods family cafe
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM£36–76.50
🗣️Talk
An Evening with Sunderland Legends Peter Reid and Kevin Phillips
The Customs House
Fri 16 · 12 PMFree
📚Literature
Justine Sless - Book signing
Electric Beacon Books
Fri 16 · 6:30 PM£11.55
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Pitman Poets
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Fri 16 · 7 PM£10–12.50
🪄Magic
South Tyneside International Magic Festival Family Magic Extravaganza
The Customs House
Sat 17 · 10:15 AMFree
🎨Creative workshop🎯Board gamesup to 15 yrs
Workshops with Lego Bricks - Brick Safari
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Sat 17 · 11 AM£9.38
✂️Workshop
Paint your own Halloween Skull
Craft and Coffee
Sat 17 · 11:30 AMFree
🎨Creative workshopup to 15 yrs
Workshops with Lego Bricks - Little Engineers
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Sat 17 · 1 PM£8.83
📚Literature🗣️Talk
An Afternoon with Ann Cleeves
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Sat 17 · 7:30 PM£15–16
🪄Magic🎭Theatre
South Tyneside International Magic Festival Gala Show
The Customs House
Sun 18 · 5:30 PM£22.38
🧘Wellness
Sound Bath with Jill and Dean
St Peter's Church Hall
Sun 18 · 7:30 PM£22.50
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
Scott Bennett: Blood Sugar Baby
The Customs House
Mon 19 · 9:30 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Navigating SEND in South Tyneside Drop-In
Biddick Hall & Whiteleas Family Hub
Mon 19 · 4:30 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop📖Story timefrom 8 yrs
Arts and Craft Club at The Word
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Tue 20 · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop💼Career
Cashflow Planning - How to get to grips with Business Finance
One Trinity Green
Wed 21 · 9:30 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services
SEND Surgery Session - Horsley Hill Family Hub
Horsley Hill Family Hub
Thu 22 · 7:30 PM£31.50
✨Pop🎸Rock
Go Your Own Way - The Fleetwood Mac Legacy
The Customs House
Fri 23 · 6 PM£25.50–28
✨Pop🎫Concert
Girl Pop Live
The Customs House
Sat 24 · 12 PMFree
📚Literature
Book launch and book signing - L.J. Morton
Electric Beacon Books
Sat 24 · 1 PM£9.38
✂️Workshop
Paint your own Halloween Skull
Craft and Coffee
Sat 24 · 3 PM£11DE
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Autumn fall band fest
Unionist Club South Shields
Sat 24 · 7:30 PM£20
🎤Stand-up
Jamie Hutchinson: 'Can My Mate Come? He’s Sound.'
The Customs House
Tue 27
🧸Kids12–17 yrs
Teen art session - paint a Dementor
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Tue 27 · 2 PM£11.55
🎪Kids' show0–12 yrs
Halloween Spooky Spectacular
The New Sundial
Tue 27 · 6 PM£16.96
🎪Kids' show0–14 yrs
Sundial Scarefest
The New Sundial
Wed 28 · 11 AM£11.55
🎪Street party🐣Animals0–15 yrs
The new sundial spooky spectacular
The New Sundial
Wed 28 · 1 PM£2
🎊Socials0–15 yrs
Spooky Daytime Disco
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Wed 28 · 2 PM£11.55
🎪Kids' show0–15 yrs
The new sundial spooky spectacular
The New Sundial
Wed 28 · 7 PM£11.55
🎬Cinema
Beetlejuice family movie night
The New Sundial
Thu 29 · 3 AM$159.95
✂️Workshop
Think Like A Funder - Write Like A Winner
Ocean Road Community Centre
Thu 29 · 12:30 PM£13–15.50
🎭Theatre🎪Kids' show
Dennis' Little Chip Shop of Horrors
The Customs House
Thu 29 · 1:30 PMFree
🎊Socials3–15 yrs
Halloween themed children dance sessions
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Thu 29 · 6 PM£1
🧺Market
Hedworth Hall Moon Market
Hedworth Hall
Thu 29 · 7 PM£11.55
🎬Cinema
Hocus pocus movie night at the New Sundial
The New Sundial
Fri 30 · 10 AM£25
🎨Creative workshop🎊Socials5–12 yrs
Spotlight Dance Academy Halloween Camp 2026
Spotlight Dance Academy
Fri 30 · 2:30 PM£2.50–5
🎯Board games0–15 yrs
Halloween Themed Family Party Games
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Fri 30 · 2:30 PM£15
🎊Socialsfrom 13 yrs
Spotlight Dance Academy Halloween Camp (13+)
Spotlight Dance Academy
Sat 31 · 7 PM£16.96
🎪Street party
Halloween family party
The New Sundial
Sat 31 · 9 PM£15
🎉Club
Velocity "Halloween Special"
Viva At The Venue
Sun 1 · 6 PM£9.38
🏷️Other
Balcony view fireworks viewing
The New Sundial
Sun 1 · 8 PM£30
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
JOHN MILES 'Music Was My First Love'
The Customs House
Mon 2 · 10 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services🕊️Human rights
School Exclusions Support Hub
Ridgeway Family Hub
Mon 2 · 7 PM£11.55
🏷️Other
Clairvoyant night with Sean Roper
The New Sundial
Tue 3 · 10 AMFree
💼Career
BIPC Bitesize: Your Market Research Strategy
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Tue 3 · 10:30 AM£0
🧾Drop-in services🤝Volunteering
Multi-Agency Drop-In Roadshow
Cleadon Park Library
Wed 4 · 9 AM£10
💼Career
Not All Women Wear Capes: Movember Special
The Vigilant Inn
Wed 4 · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop💼Career
How to Master Digital Marketing and Develop Your Brand
One Trinity Green
Thu 5 · 10 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services🤝Volunteering
SENDIASS on the Key Community Bus
One Trinity Green
Thu 5 · 12:30 PMFree
🌳Outdoors💛Inclusivity
Walk and Talk with Nicquina
South Marine Park
Fri 6 Nov · 8 PM£14.50
🎤Stand-up
Jason Cook's Comedy Club November
The Customs House
Sat 7 Nov · 7:30 PM£11.55
🔢Bingo
Brian Houshby and Adam Bonkaz Bingo
The New Sundial
Sun 8 Nov · 7 PM£15–17.50
🎭Theatre
TCH Young Performers' Company presents It's a Movie... Musical
The Customs House
Mon 9 Nov · 10 AMFree
Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan Workshop
27 Beach Rd
Mon 9 Nov · 10 AM
Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan Workshop
29 Beach Rd
Sat 14 Nov · 10:30 AM£0
Pop Up Choir - with Beccy Owen
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Sat 14 Nov · 2:45 PM£16.50
⚡Punk🎫Concert
Punk fest
Unionist Club South Shields
Sun 15 Nov
🥋Martial arts🤾Sports & fitness
Northern Area Dan Gradings – South Shields
Kodokwai Judo Club
Thu 19 Nov · 10 AMFree
AI for Start-Ups - Part of Global Entrepreneurship Week
One Trinity Green
Fri 20 Nov · 6:30 PM£18–20.50
🎭Theatre
Sleeping Beauty
The Customs House
Sat 21 Nov · 7 PM£16.96
🎉Parties
Christmas Cracker Party
The New Sundial
Wed 25 Nov · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop💼Career
How to make posts that POP!
One Trinity Green
Fri 27 Nov · 7:30 PM£16.96
🎉Club
Christmas Cracker Party
The New Sundial
Sat 28 Nov · 12:30 PM£12–14.50
🎪Kids' show0–7 yrs
Christmas with the Crackers
The Customs House
Sat 28 Nov · 1 PM£8.83
🎤Stand-up🎭Theatre
A Christmas Carol — Gerald Dickens
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Sat 28 Nov · 9 PM£11
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Slade UK
Unionist Club South Shields
Sun 29 Nov · 12 PM£11.55
Santa meet and greet
The New Sundial
Mon 30 Nov · 1 PM£2
🪗Folk dance🎊Socials
Cèilidh at The Word
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Tue 1 Dec · 4:30 PM£15.34
🧸Kids0–15 yrs
Letters to Santa
The New Sundial
Thu 3 Dec · 4:30 PM£15.34
🧸Kids0–12 yrs
Letters to Santa
The New Sundial
Fri 4 Dec · 4:30 PM£15.34
🎪Kids' show0–12 yrs
Letters to Santa
The New Sundial
Sat 5 Dec · 7:30 PM£11.55
Xmas hoedown
The New Sundial
Sun 6 Dec · 4:30 PM£15.34
🧸Kids0–15 yrs
Letters to Santa
The New Sundial
Mon 7 Dec · 4:30 PM£15.34
🧸Kids0–15 yrs
Letters to Santa
The New Sundial
Tue 8 Dec · 4:30 PM£15.34
🐣Animals0–12 yrs
Letters To Santa
The New Sundial
Wed 9 Dec · 4:30 PM£15.34
🎪Kids' show0–12 yrs
Letters to Santa
The New Sundial
Thu 10 Dec · 5 PM
🧺Market🌳Outdoors
Hedworth Hall Twilight Christmas Market
Hedworth Hall
Fri 11 Dec · 2:30 PM£24
🎭Theatre
Sleeping Beauty (Young at Heart)
The Customs House
Fri 11 Dec · 9 PM£5.50
🎫Concert
The Kill
Unionist Club South Shields
Sat 12 Dec · 1 PM£9.38
🎭Theatre
A Very Victorian Christmas
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Mon 14 Dec · 5 PM£19.95
🎪Kids' show0–15 yrs
Tea with Santa
The New Sundial
Wed 16 Dec · 1 PM£2
🕺Disco
Festive Daytime Disco
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Wed 16 Dec · 5 PM£19.95
🎪Kids' show🍽️Food0–15 yrs
Tea with Santa
The New Sundial
Fri 18 Dec · 9 PM£7.70
Ed Blaney's Bowie Odyssey
Unionist Club South Shields
Sat 19 Dec
Vocal Legends - Live in Concert with Sandy Smith
Mio's South Shields
Sun 20 Dec
Breakfast With Santa
The New Sundial
Sun 20 Dec · 1 PM
Grinch movie showing
The New Sundial
Tue 22 Dec · 4 PM£2
Teen art session - create the Northern Lights in pastels
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Thu 31 Dec · 7:30 PM£30
🎤Stand-up
Jason Cook's NYE Comedy Club
The Customs House
Mon 11 Jan · 10 AMFree
The Role of the SEND IAS Service Workshop
27 Beach Rd
Tue 2 Feb · 10:30 AMFree
Multi-Agency Drop-In Roadshow
Cleadon Park Library
Tue 16 Feb · 4 PM£2
Teen art session - Drawing Hip Hop
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Mon 8 Mar · 10 AMFree
Exclusions & Part-Time Timetables Workshop
27 Beach Rd
Tue 30 Mar · 4 PM£2
Teen art session - Create an Abstract Figure
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Sun 11 Apr
Janet Street-Porter is Still Off the Leash at 80
The Customs House
Fri 21 May · 7:30 PM£32.50
Cirque De Celine
The Customs House
Tue 1 Jun · 10:30 AMFree
Multi-Agency Drop-In Roadshow
Cleadon Park Library
Tue 1 Jun · 4 PM£2
Teen art session - Creating Urban Art
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
Sun 12 Sep · 8 AM£19.95
Great North Run 2027
Great North Run Finish Line
See also in South Shields
Tue 13 · 7 PM£14.85
🎸Rock🎙️Small gig
The Kairos
Three Tanners Bank, North Shields
Fri 16 · 7 PM£16.96–20.21
🎻Classical🎫Concert
AUTUMN AND WINTER CLASSICS The Osborne Trio
Cliffords Fort, North Shields
Thu 22 · 7 PM
🎸Rock⚡Punk
The Undertones
Sunderland, North Shields
Fri 23 · 7 PM
🌙Indie🎫Concert
Knats + Support
Are You Affiliated, Newcastle
Thu 29 · 7:30 PM
🎙️Small gig
HMRC + Vice Killer
The Engine Room, 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
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Barry Steele concert in Whitley Bay
Playhouse Whitley Bay
Thu 29 · 7 PM£3.96
💿DJ set
Halloween Disco with live DJ
Land of Green Ginger, Tynemouth
Sat 31 · 8 PM£11
🎉Club
Los Capitanes Halloween Party Night
The Greenhouse, Tynemouth
Sat 17 · 6 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Hathor 05
Oxygenic, Newcastle
Sun 25 · 2 PM£8–10
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Ellis Lake’s Spooktacular
Shiremoor Community Association
Fri 23 · 10 PM
💿DJ set🎉Club
Knats AfterShow Party W/ Knats & Friends + Man Power
Are You Affiliated, Newcastle
Sat 31 · 7 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Me Me Me Halloween Fancy Dress Ball with Decius (Soundsysytem) Man Power, Logan Fisher & ROSIE
Are You Affiliated, Newcastle
Sun 11 · 7 PM£5
🎤Stand-up
Les Gibson's Stand-Up Comedy New Act Night
Babylon Club, Street
Sun 18 · 7 PM£7.21
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
North Shields Comedy Club: NEW ACT OF THE YEAR
Salt Market Social, North Shields
Thu 22 · 6 PM£15.60–17.82
🪄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
Thu 29 · 7:30 PM£14.25
🎤Stand-up
Oxy-Giggle 3 - Live Comedy at Oxygenic Whitley Bay
Oxygenic, Newcastle
Sun 11 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Dom Joly - Trigger Happy TV 25th Anniversary Tour
Playhouse Whitley Bay
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
Sat 24 · 1:30 PM£5.58
📚Literature♿Disability
Creative Writing Club
Grass area just outside of Glasshouse Tea Room, Tynemouth
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
🎬Cinema🗣️Talk
Chopwell Lockout - Commemoration
The Red House Micropub, Chopwell
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
Fri 30 · 7 PM£11.55
📚Literature
Words of Love: readings by the Border Readers
The Smugglers at The Queens Head, Cullercoats
Fri 30 · 7 PM
📚Literature
Words of Love Border Readers Event
Cullercoats Fishermans Lookout
Thu 5 · 11:23 AM
🍽️Food
CAMRA@East Boldon (Sunderland Beer & Cider Festival)
Station Approach, East Boldon
Mon 12 · 6:30 PM£4.50
📚Literature
Storycraft: Folklore Edition
Brew and Bind, Monkseaton
Wed 4 · 12:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🕊️Human rights
Exclusions & Part-Time Timetables Workshop
Primrose Family Hub, Jarrow
Tomorrow · 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 PMFree
🗣️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 South Shields
Hedworth Hall
2 events
Spotlight Dance Academy
2 events
27 Beach Rd
4 events
Craft and Coffee
2 events
One Trinity Green
5 events
Electric Beacon Books
2 events
The Customs House
25 events
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word
23 events
Unionist Club South Shields
5 events
The New Sundial
25 events
Cleadon Park Library
4 events
Ridgeway Family Hub
2 events