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Working with you, NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau brings expert advice and support, established partnerships with local academia, business and industry, and extensive local knowledge. We offer FREE and unbiased advice to any event organiser to make it easier for you to bring your event to our region.
Find out moreNewcastle’s anticipated five-star hotel has arrived
Hotel Gotham Newcastle has opened its doors, bringing new energy to one of the city’s most iconic buildings. The former fire station has been transformed into a 57-bedroom luxury hotel – stylish, bold and full of personality, with all the signature charm. Phase one introduces Siren, the hotel’s restaurant with an elegant edge and Fire, […]
20 November 2025
Breaking new ground beyond the capital, the not-for-profit organisation founded in 2019 to challenge gender stereotypes and empower young girls, Festival of The Girl, has announced its first-ever event outside London. Scheduled for March 2026 in Newcastle upon Tyne, the event is being delivered in partnership with Newcastle-based global marine insurer, NorthStandard. Designed for primary […]
5 November 2025
First LGBTQIA+ summit of its kind in the UK to arrive in Newcastle and Gateshead
NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI) are proud to announce its support of the Safer To Be Me Summit, the UK’s first of its kind, which is being held in Newcastle and Gateshead this month. Taking place over the course of a week 20-25 October 2025, Safer To Be Me is set to bring more than 500 delegates […]
9 October 2025
- Newcastle University, Durham University
- 15 - 19 September 2025
- Newcastle University, Northumbria University, Durham University
- 30 June - 4 July 2025
- Newcastle Civic Centre
- 2 November 2024
- Crowne Plaza Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 2-4 September 2024
- Frederick Douglass Centre, Newcastle University; Stephenson Building, Newcastle University
- 10-12 September 2024