FESTIVALS IN THE NORTH EAST 2026
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Festivals in the North East 2026

Looking for festivals in the North East? We track 13 happening across the region in 2026, from Accelerate, Bellingham All Acoustic, Northern Kin to hidden local gems. Filter by genre, month, size and camping to find one near you.

BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend came to Sunderland in 2026, but the North East runs a festival circuit well beyond the headline booking. Fezzy tracks 13 events across the region, including Stockton Calling's packed indie bill, Mouth of the Tyne Festival in Tynemouth, Party in the Park at Morpeth, Lindisfarne Festival on Holy Island and Bellingham All Acoustic in rural Northumberland. The season runs from April to late September. Use the date filter to find what is still ahead.

13 festivalsApril to September 2026Biggest: Lindisfarne Festival (8,000 cap)Electronic · Indie · Rock · Arts & Culture
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3-5 Sept

Lindisfarne Festival

Berwick-upon-Tweed
Festival8,000 cap

Lindisfarne Festival 2026: Faithless, Razorlight, The Proclaimers & Professor Green headline Beal Farm, Northumberland, 3-5 Sep....

Independent music & artseclectic lineups
Tickets
26-26 Sept

Accelerate

Washington
Festival6,000 cap

Accelerate festival data is unconfirmed: our original record (free, Washington Arts Centre) does not match the current accelerate...

ElectronicHigh-energy electronic and rave festival in the North East bringing big DJ lineups and a strong underground atmosphere.
3-6 Sept

Bellingham All Acoustic

Northumberland
Festival

Small acoustic folk weekender in rural Northumberland with intimate concerts, sessions and campsite fireside music.

Acoustic / folkFolk
Tickets
Festival

Alnwick Ford International Horse Trials is a British Eventing-sanctioned CCI3*/CCI2* event held over 4 days in June at Longframli...

Equestrian
Tickets
22-24 May

BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend

Sunderland
Festival

Olivia Dean, Fatboy Slim, Niall Horan & FISHER headlined 2026 in Sunderland. Radio 1's annual touring festival with 100+ artists.

Popdance
Tickets
Festival

A three-day international eventing competition at Belsay Estate, Northumberland, running 15-17 May 2026 with CCI4* to CCI1* class...

Equestrian
Tickets
27-28 Jun

Chester-Le-Street Steam & Vintage Fair

Chester-Le-Street
Festival

Chester-le-Street Steam & Vintage Fair 2027: 26-27 Jun, Lambton Estate, County Durham. Lawnmower racing, steam engines & re-enact...

Steam & Vintage
Tickets
Festival

County Durham (Brandon Cricket Club)

Dance / bounce / tranceclubland DJs
Tickets
19-21 Jun

Mighty Dub Fest

Alnwick
Festival

Multi-genre festival in its 16th year at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland. Camping, glamping and six entertainment areas, 19-21 Jun...

Music
Tickets
Festival

Mouth of the Tyne Festival is an annual live music event staged at Tynemouth Priory and Castle in North Tyneside each July, run b...

MixedIndie👨‍👩‍👧
Tickets

Northern Kin

North East
Festival

County Durham

Rockblues
Tickets
Festival

Northumberland's biggest family music festival, returning for its eighth year over the August Bank Holiday weekend at Farmers Fie...

Music
Tickets
4-4 Apr

Stockton Calling

Stockton-on-Tees
Festival

Stockton Calling is a multi-venue new-music day festival held across seven venues in Stockton-on-Tees town centre on Easter Satur...

IndieRock
Tickets

North East festivals month by month

September

3 festivals
3-6 SeptBellingham All AcousticNorthumberland · Acoustic / folk
3-5 SeptLindisfarne FestivalBerwick-upon-Tweed · Independent music & arts
26-26 SeptAccelerateWashington · Electronic

April

1 festival · already run for 2026
4-4 AprStockton CallingStockton-on-Tees · Indie

May

2 festivals · already run for 2026
15-17 MayBelsay International Horse TrialsBelsay · Equestrian
22-24 MayBBC Radio 1's Big WeekendSunderland · Pop

June

3 festivals · already run for 2026
19-21 JunMighty Dub FestAlnwick · Music
25-28 JunAlnwick Ford International Horse TrialsMorpeth · Equestrian
27-28 JunChester-Le-Street Steam & Vintage FairChester-Le-Street · Steam & Vintage

July

1 festival · already run for 2026
9-12 JulMouth of the Tyne FestivalTynemouth · Mixed

August

1 festival · already run for 2026
28-30 AugParty in the Park MorpethMorpeth · Music

FAQs

When are the next festivals in North East?

The next festivals in North East are Accelerate (26-26 Sept).

What is the biggest of the festivals in North East?

Lindisfarne Festival is the biggest of the festivals in North East in our directory, with a capacity of around 8,000.

How many festivals in North East are happening in 2026?

Fezzy lists 13 festivals in North East for 2026, running April to September 2026. New events are added as they are announced.