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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 moreThe world-renowned art and technology festival is set to take place in the UK for the first time this year. Taking place from 26 August to 1 September 2026 across various venues in the North East of England, the 404 International Festival of Art & Technology will bring internationally renowned artists and futuristic design to […]
6 May 2026
Newcastle to host world-leading microbiology conference in 2027
Northumbria University will welcome hundreds of scientists from across the globe when it hosts an international conference dedicated to understanding the microscopic world of bacteria and microbes in summer 2027. The 7th Meeting of Bergey’s International Society of Microbial Systematics (BISMiS), the world’s leading organisation for the study of how microbes are discovered, named and […]
29 April 2026
Newcastle tourism hotspots set to compete on national stage
Two Newcastle businesses have been named finalists in the national VisitEngland Awards for Excellence. VisitEngland has today, 15 April, announced the finalists for the tourism industry’s national Awards for Excellence. The Catalyst, the remarkable venue based on the 24-acre innovation district, Newcastle Helix and ‘Europe’s oldest dining room’ Blackfriars will be fending off national competition […]
16 April 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