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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 Gateshead named host for top Travel Trade Convention
NewcastleGateshead has been named as the location for a major Travel Trade convention in 2027. Leading travel association UKinbound announced that its 2027 Annual Convention will be held in the region next February. The announcement was made at this year’s Convention Gala Awards evening. The winning bid was submitted by Newcastle Gateshead Initiative (NGI)’s multi-award-winning […]
27 February 2026
2026 Mercury Prize returns to Newcastle
Following its biggest year yet in 2025, The Mercury Prize has announced its return to Newcastle as the host city for 2026, in partnership with Newcastle City Council. The 2026 Awards Show will be held on Thursday 22 October at the Utilita Arena, Newcastle. The Awards Show will feature live performances from many of the twelve shortlisted artists and the evening will culminate in […]
18 February 2026
North East charity ‘shines a light’ on 45 years of fighting fuel poverty
Newcastle-based charity National Energy Action’s Annual Fuel Poverty Conference marks 45 years of fighting fuel poverty by lighting up the Millennium Bridge (see video link below). National Energy Action’s Annual Conference is taking place this week (9-11 February) in the Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead. Sponsored by North East-based Northern Gas Networks and […]
10 February 2026
- 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