Events in Newcastle upon Tyne — December 2026

December 2026: events in Newcastle upon Tyne.

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73 events are listed in Newcastle upon Tyne. These are the ones we'd start with.

Open-air concert crowd on a lawn facing a stage in the afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Dec 21

Jingle Bell Rock

O2 City Hall Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Festival crowd with raised arms in front of bright stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4

Heartbreak: The Tom Petty Show – 50th Anniversary Tour 2026

The Cluny · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Guitarist singing in silhouette on a hazy blue and purple lit club stage with crowd hands raised in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 18

ABBA-Merry Christmas

O2 City Hall Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Thu, Dec 10

Ricky Gervais - Venue Premium Tickets

Utilita Arena Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Sat, Dec 19

Lindisfarne

O2 City Hall · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £32

Sat, Dec 5

Bill Bailey: Vaudevillean

Utilita Arena Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Sat, Dec 12

90s Day Party: Newcastle

Digital · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £23

Tue, Dec 1

The Damned - Final Damnation 50

O2 City Hall Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Wed, Dec 2

EVERGREY

Anarchy Brew Co · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £29

Wed, Dec 2

Dave Hill's Slade

O2 City Hall Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Wed, Dec 2

The Haunted Youth

The Grove · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £17

Guitarist seen from behind at a rooftop acoustic gig at golden hour — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 2

The Rabbitts

Cluny 2 · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Wed, Dec 2

Newcastle United vs Manchester United

St James Park · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £110Resale

Thu, Dec 3

Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

O2 City Hall Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £43

Close view of a mixing desk with glowing faders and knobs and a blurred band on a blue-lit stage behind — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 3

JS Promotions present Jesus Jones

The Cluny · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £28

Fri, Dec 4

Dylan John Thomas

NX · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £11

Fri, Dec 4

Sunami

Anarchy Brew Co · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £26

An acoustic guitar on a stand and a microphone sit under a spotlight on a club stage. — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4

Trevor Horn

Independent - Sunderland · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Guitarist silhouetted against red stage lights with hands raised in the crowd — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4

Floorshow Promotions present THE DEVOUT

Newcastle University Student Union · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £18

Sunset harbour concert seen from a boat with a distant stage — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4

ATFK and ME LOST ME (co-headline show)

The Lubber Fiend · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £14

Brass band in a park bandstand seen from behind on a sunny afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4

Heartbreak: The Tom Petty Show – 50th Anniversary Tour 2026

The Cluny · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Sat, Dec 5

Newcastle United vs Sunderland

St James Park · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £304Resale

Sat, Dec 5

Frank Carter and the Sex Pistols

O2 City Hall · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £68

Band in silhouette on a rooftop against a sunset sky with string lights overhead and the audience seen from behind — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 5

The Magic of Motown

O2 City Hall Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Sat, Dec 5

TOYAH - Toyah's Christmas Party

The Fire Station · Newcastle upon Tyne

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A group of people seen from behind gathers under a warmly lit stone archway on a wet cobbled street at dusk. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 5

Springsteen Sessions

The Cluny · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Sat, Dec 5

Bill Bailey: Vaudevillean

Utilita Arena Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Concert crowd with raised hands in the stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 6

Christmas At The Movies

O2 City Hall Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Sun, Dec 6

Sevendust

Digital · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £34

Sun, Dec 6

Big Country

Wylam Brewery · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £38

Mon, Dec 7

The Very Best of The Pogues

O2 City Hall · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £45

Tue, Dec 8

Jamie T

O2 City Hall · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £41

Band playing to a crowd in a brick-walled club — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 8

The Fell plus support

The Grove, Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £28

Tue, Dec 8

Bleech 9:3

The Cluny · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Wed, Dec 9

Little Miss Nasty

The Cluny · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £25

Thu, Dec 10

Ricky Gervais - Venue Premium Tickets

Utilita Arena Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Thu, Dec 10

Andrew Cushin

O2 City Hall · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £32

Thu, Dec 10

Ricky Gervais: Legend

Utilita Arena Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Thu, Dec 10

David J

The Cluny · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £25

Drumsticks blurred mid-strike over a snare and cymbals — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 11

Juliet's Not Dead - The Grove, Newcastle

The Grove · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £17

Fri, Dec 11

The Bootleg Beatles In Concert

O2 City Hall Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £39

Afternoon open-air concert crowd facing a stage under a canopy — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 11

The Doors Rising

Think Tank? · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £17

Fri, Dec 11

Core. Presents: OMO + IRK

The Lubber Fiend · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £28

A man seen from behind stands in an empty ornate ballroom with chandeliers and tall arched windows while two people talk in the distance. — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 11

Slady

The Cluny · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Sat, Dec 12

90s Day Party: Newcastle

Digital · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £23

Sat, Dec 12

Lost In Music

O2 City Hall Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Sat, Dec 12

Ash

Newcastle Northumbria University SU · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £33

People arriving at a glass-fronted event venue at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

Aynsley Lister

The Cluny · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Sun, Dec 13

Laffs4Kids

O2 City Hall Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Sun, Dec 13

Culture Club: The Singles Tour

Utilita Arena Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £58

A small group of people seen mostly from behind in a brick-walled venue with strings of bulbs over a bare stage and black curtain. — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 13

Goodnight Texas

The Cluny · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Sun, Dec 13

Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand-Up Years

The Stand Comedy Club - Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £27

Mon, Dec 14

Kate Rusby At Christmas

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £27

Macro of piano hammers and strings — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 16

The Deadlians

Cluny 2 · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Thu, Dec 17

SOUNDS FAMILIAR CHRISTMAS PARTY

Digital · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £9

Thu, Dec 17

Ministry of Sound Classical

O2 City Hall Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Open instrument case on cobbles with blurred passers-by — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 18

ABBA-Merry Christmas

O2 City Hall Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

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String quartet in silhouette at the end of a stone colonnade aisle lined with rows of lit candles — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 18 · 07:00 PM

Candlelight: Christmas Classics

St Mary’s by the Tyne · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £15

Fri, Dec 18

Beatlemania

Anarchy Brew Co · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £20

Singer seen from behind at a microphone on a lit stage in a gilded historic theatre with the audience in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 18

The Sensational Alex Harvey Experience

Cluny 2 · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Guests arriving in a bright glass-walled event venue foyer — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 18

The Local Heroes

The Cluny · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Sat, Dec 19

Lindisfarne

O2 City Hall · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £32

Sat, Dec 19

Nu-Castle

Anarchy Brew Co · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £17

Sat, Dec 19

The Bottom Line

The Grove · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £17

Concert lights over a large indoor arena audience — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 19

Ultra:Foxx - a tribute to the music of Ultravox and John Foxx

Cluny 2 · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Sun, Dec 20

Man In The Mirror - A Tribute to Michael Jackson

O2 City Hall Newcastle · Newcastle upon Tyne

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Candlelit string quartet in a church — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 11, 2026 – Sat, Jan 23, 2027 · 09:00 PM

Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

St Mary’s by the Tyne · Newcastle upon Tyne

From £16

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Festive season

December is typically dominated by festive markets, holiday concerts and New Year’s Eve programming, with many cities running special end-of-year events.

Browse Christmas markets, festive concerts and holiday shows
Look for New Year's Eve parties and countdown events
Book early — festive-season tickets and popular markets fill up fast