Friday 16th May 2025

Qawwal Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers are one of Pakistan’s most esteemed qawwali ensembles. The sons of Ustad Qawal Bahauddin Khansahab, the legendary maestro of the Khusrau tradition of qawwali singing, the brothers are direct descendants of the first qawwali singers dating back to the 13th century.
Saturday 31st May 2025

GemArts Mini Mela is headed to Hopetown! A colourful and creative day out for the whole family with arts, music and dance workshops for all ages.
Thursday 19th June 2025

The 2025 PEN Lecture will be delivered by award-winning novelist Kamila Shamsie on 19 June 2025, at the Culture Lab in Newcastle, in partnership with New Writing North and the Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts (NCLA).
English PEN’s annual PEN Lecture invites a leading writer to reflect on the current state of free expression, and to explore th...