What To Do This Weekend
Dive into autumn this weekend
What’s New
In Whitby
Calluna has officially opened its doors at Saltmoore, just outside Whitby. It offers an intimate dining experience celebrating the ingredients, people and places of North Yorkshire, and has a carefully considered tasting menu that will evolve with the seasons.
In Newcastle
Tucked away on Forth Street, Frostique is a brand new wellness café where you can build your own açai bowl, try delicious matcha and coffee blends, or indulge in some sweet treats. It’s the perfect place to enjoy a slow morning.
In Hartlepool
Meraki is a brand new Scandinavian-inspired café by day, and Mediterranean-influenced wine and cocktail bar by night. Situated on Church Square, it’s fitted with gorgeous ambient lights and sleek decor – creating an atmosphere that is too good to miss.
In York
The highly anticipated Hera Social is officially opening in York on the 17th and can be found at 68 Gillygate. This is Yorkshire’s first venue dedicated exclusively to women’s sport, and will function as a social space with both a café and a bar.
Fall into Form
Rising, shining, and aligning this weekend
Club Luvo are hosting one of their popular sunrise pilates classes this Saturday at King Edward’s Bay in Tynemouth. It will be an early start, but the chance to catch a glorious sunrise with a side of pilates is well worth pulling yourself out of bed for.
Un-be-leaf-able Crafts
Rake in some compliments with your own handmade autumn decor
In Morpeth
This Saturday, join The Creative Studio in Morpeth for a hands-on felt needling workshop to create a cute little ghost for Halloween. It’s beginner-friendly, and is a unique new hobby to get involved in.
In Gateshead
Cosmo Creates is hosting a workshop to show you how to make your own autumn dried flower wreath for your home. Hosted at Staiths Café this Saturday, it’s the perfect way to your unleash your creative side.
In Durham
Explore the art of wax melt making and create some fabulous autumnal scents for your home. This workshop, hosted on Saturday in Field & Fodder Durham, will use eco friendly waxes and teach you about all the different oils and wax pouring techniques.
In Shipley
Leafy Couture’s Autumn Wreath Workshop is taking place this Friday at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Salts Mill. Using beautiful autumn foliage, you can create a gorgeous statement autumn wreath for your front door.
The Sound of Autumn
The Mercury Prize Fringe festival is underway
Mercury Prize Fringe Week has officially begun, and in the run up to the 2026 award show a range of events will be taking place in Newcastle. On Saturday, head to the Grainger Market Unplugged for a showcase of acoustic sets from some of the North East’s most exciting upcoming artists.
Fired Up For Autumn
Gourd vibes only at these pottery painting classes
In Byker
On the 17th, Kiln is hosting a monster making pottery class just in time for Halloween! Let your imagination run wild and bring a quirky clay creature to life, before getting it glazed, fired and ready to be taken home.
In Durham
Spend your Sunday afternoon transforming your own ceramic pumpkin into something unique at The Story. Sip on some prosecco, indulge in the sweet treats provided, and make a cute, handmade autumn keepsake.
In Skipton
Book in for a spooky Halloween pottery session this weekend at Coffee and Clay in Skipton. They have a range of homemade cakes, coffee and scones to enjoy while you paint.
In York
Join the Good Girls Book Club this weekend at The Hospitium in York Museum Gardens for a pottery painting workshop. You can paint a book-inspired vase, or opt for an autumnal ceramic pumpkin. This cosy event is the perfect place to unwind this weekend.
The Stein’s the Limit
Don your Dirndls and lace up your Lederhosen, Yorktoberfest is returning this weekend!
Step into a fully-themed Bavarian festival in York this weekend and experience vibrant live music and outrageous entertainment. Fill your steins with delicious German beer and dance the night away to foot-stomping oompah tunes.
Canvas and Verse
Step into a world where Victorian verse meets canvas at Laing Art Gallery
Starting on 17th October, Laing Art Gallery will be exhibiting a large-scale showcase exploring the connection between Pre-Raphaelite fine and decorative art and poetry. It will feature more than 100 masterpiece paintings, drawings, literary works and objects – some of which have never been displayed in Newcastle.
