This post features over 100 FREE events taking place across North East England. Always check details with venues direct for the most up to date info before heading out as details can change.
If you're looking for even more FREE days out, check out this post: The Ultimate Guide to FREE Days Out in North East England (over 50 attractions)
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FREE Trails for August
- Peter Rabbit : Tales on the Tyne
- Wallace & Gromit AR TRail at Hopetown Darlington
- Tales from the Trail Book Trail at Northumberlandia
- Weetslade Summer Trail
- Wonderful Wildlife Summer Trail at Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre
- NewcastleGateshead Stottie Trail (10 - 16 August)
- Enchanted Durham LEGO Trail (1-15 August)
Kids Eat Free / For £1 Deals
Let me know if you spot any other independent restaurants / cafes / pubs offering deals this summer. Please check t&cs with each venue - especially regarding the times / dates these offers are valid.
- Kids Eat Free when you book Interactive Darts at WonderBar Newcastle
- Kids Eat Free at Twenty Twenty Newcastle
- Kids Eat Free at Muztard Durham
- Kids Eat Free at Hinnies Whitley Bay
- KIds Eat Free at Dobson & Parnell Newcastle
- Kids Eat Free at Blackfriars Newcastle
- Kids Eat Free at Sambuca Boldon
- Kids Eat Free at Vercelli Hexham
- Kids Eat Free at Stone Fired Pizza Hartlepool Marina
- Kids Eat Free at The Clay Oven Chapel House
- Kids Eat Free at Cafe 32 in the Linskill Centre North Shields
- Kids Eat Free at The Double Diner Jesmond
- Kids Eat Free at Chow Chow Street Food Truck (various locations)
- Kids Eat Free at The Hawk Ponteland
- Kids Eat Free at Walworth Castle
- FREE Hot Drinks & Juice at BALTIC Front Room (you can also bring a packed lunch to eat inside here)
- Kids Eat for 88p at The Stone Trough, Gateshead
- Kids Eat for £1 at The Schooner, Amble
- Kids Eat for £1 at Olive Kitchen Newcastle
- Kids Eat for £1 at The Green Room Newcastle Theatre Royal
- Kids Eat for £1 at Marco Polo Hartlepool
- Kids Eat for £1 at Half Moon Stakeford
- Kids Eat for £1 at The Woodmans Arms, Whickham
- Kids Eat for £1 at The Runhead Bar & Grill
- Kids Eat for £1 at The Royal George, Peterlee
- Kids Eat for £1 at Meat:Stack (via the Embargo App)
Sat 1 August
- FREE Summery Tales Family Festival at Live Theatre Newcastle Garden with FREE Face Painting, FREE Workshops, Craft Stations, Live Music and more (if you'd like to join a workshop, book a free ticket)
- (ad) FREE ENTRY Ridley Park Fun Zone
- FREE Screen on the Green, Tiny Toon and Stay & Play at Old Eldon Square
- FREE Plasticine Dumpling Making at Oriental Museum Durham
- FREE Enchanted Durham LEGO Trail
- FREE Meet the Tungrians at Arbeia Roman Fort
- FREE North East Meccano Group at Locomotion Shildon
Sun 2 August
- (ad) Ridley Park Fun Zone in Blyth is BACK
- FREE Mini Train Rides at Exhibition Park (donations welcome)
- FREE Screen on the Green, Tiny Toon and Stay & Play at Old Eldon Square
- FREE Meet the Tungrians at Arbeia Roman Fort
- FREE Enchanted Durham LEGO Trail
- (ad) FREE Entry Gateshead Food Festival
Mon 3 August
Tues 4 August
- FREE Seashell ShoreWorkshop at The Bridges Sunderland
- FREE Enchanted Durham LEGO Trail
- FREE Stone Painting Design at Building Blocks Day Centre Washington
- FREE Family Crafts at South Shields Museum
- (ad) FREE Explore & Draw at Shipley Art Gallery
- FREE Create Your Own Drag Car Race to Take Home at Locomotion Shildon
Wed 5 August
- FREE Pottery Painting at Oriental Museum Durham
- FREE Enchanted Durham LEGO Trail
- FREE Wild Wednesdays in Sunderland Museum Community Garden (flower fun)
- FREE Living History Day (Roman Life) at Arbeia Roman Fort
- FREE Create a Roman Centurian Paper Helmet
- (ad) FREE Bubbleologist at Trinity Square, Gateshead
- FREE Lego Time at The Word South Shields
- FREE Create Your Own Drag Car Race to Take Home at Locomotion Shildon
Thurs 6 August
- FREE Terrific Tentacles Workshop at The Bridges Sunderland
- FREE Enchanted Durham LEGO Trail
- FREE Gardening Themed Crafts at The Word South Shields
- FREE Create Your Own Drag Car Race to Take Home at Locomotion Shildon
Fri 7 August
- (ad) FREE Novum Festival (7-9 August)
- (ad) FREE Lego Build & Talk at Discovery Museum
- (ad) FREE ENTRY Ridley Park Fun Zone
- FREE Nature Scavenger Day at Church of Our Lady, Seaton Delaval
- FREE Dystopia Book Club for Teens at Farrell Centre
- FREE Screen on the Green, Tiny Toon and Stay & Play at Old Eldon Square
- FREE Make your own Rangoli Artwork at Oriental Museum Durham
- FREE Enchanted Durham LEGO Trail
- FREE Coastal Creatures Crafts at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
- FREE Recycled Bug Board Game Workshop at the Land of Oak and Iron
- FREE Board Games at The Word South Shields
- FREE African Drumming Sessions at The Word South Shields
Sat 8 August
- (ad) FREE Beats, Cycles & Songs outside Great North Museum
- (ad) FREE Walking Silent Disco around Newcastle City Centre (book a free ticket)
- (ad) FREE ENTRY Ridley Park Fun Zone
- FREE Minecraft Club at Farrell Centre
- FREE Screen on the Green, Tiny Toon and Stay & Play at Old Eldon Square
- FREE Novum Festival
- (ad) FREE Entry Kids Fest at Baltic (8 & 9 August)
- FREE Korean Brooch Making Workshop at Oriental Museum Durham
- FREE Enchanted Durham LEGO Trail
- (ad) FREE Trinirty Square Street Circus
Sun 9 August
- (ad) FREE Novum Festival
- (ad) FREE Walking Silent Disco around Newcastle City Centre (book a free ticket)
- (ad) FREE ENTRY Ridley Park Fun Zone
- FREE Screen on the Green, Tiny Toon and Stay & Play at Old Eldon Square
Mon 10 August
- FREE Make your own Jellyfish at IKEA Gateshead
- FREE Moana Character Visit at The Bridges Sunderland
- FREE Remembering VJ Day Crafts at The Story Durham (with a free goody bag)
- FREE Enchanted Durham LEGO Trail
- FREE Birds Eye View Storytelling at Sunderland Museum & Winter Garden
- FREE Music Themed Crafts at The Word South Shields
- FREE Big Science Day at Locomotion Shildon
Tues 11 August
- FREE Crabby Crafts Workshop at The Bridges Sunderland
- FREE Enchanted Durham LEGO Trail
- FREE Family Crafts at South Shields Museum
- FREE Big Science Day at Locomotion Shildon
Wed 12 August
- (ad) FREE Interactive Storytelling for Under 5s at Great North Museum (book a free ticket)
- FREE Outdoor Play for Under 5s at Segedunum with storytime, mascot meet & greet, outdoor play and complimentary refreshments
- FREE Search for Red Squirrels at Hauxley Wildlife Centre
- FREE Screen on the Green, Tiny Toon and Stay & Play at Old Eldon Square
- FREE Badge Making at Oriental Museum Durham
- FREE Enchanted Durham LEGO Trail
- FREE Wild Wednesdays in Sunderland Museum Community Garden (bird art)
- FREE Create a Roman Belt Buckle at Arbeia Roman Fort
- (ad) FREE Punch and Judy at Trinity Square, Gateshead
- FREE Lego Time at The Word South Shields
- FREE Big Science Day at Locomotion Shildon
Thurs 13 August
- (ad) FREE Time Travel Club at Discovery Museum (Ready for Take Off)
- (ad) FREE Drop In LEGO Mass Build at Great North Museum
- FREE Make a Train Station at Stephenson Railway
- FREE 15 Minute City Map Making Workshop at Farrell Centre
- FREE Screen on the Green, Tiny Toon and Stay & Play at Old Eldon Square
- FREE Jiggling Jellyfish Workshop at The Bridges Sunderland
- FREE Enchanted Durham LEGO Trail
- FREE Sensory Play / Autism Awareness Day in Darlington Town Centre
- FREE Gardening Themed Crafts at The Word South Shields
- FREE Big Sciene Day at Locomotion Shildon
Fri 14 August
- (ad) FREE Drop In LEGO Mass Build at Great North Museum
- FREE Summer Nature Celebration Day at The Lighthouse, Byker
- FREE Screen on the Green, Tiny Toon and Stay & Play at Old Eldon Square
- FREE X-Ray Craft at Oriental Museum Durham
- FREE Enchanted Durham LEGO Trail
- FREE Coastal Creatures Crafts at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
- FREE Board Games at The Word South Shields
- FREE Rap & Lyric Writing Session at The Word South Shields
Sat 15 August
- FREE Half Pipe Show at Metrocentre
- FREE Make Your Own Fan at Oriental Museum Durham
- FREE Enchanted Durham LEGO Trail
- FREE Middlesbrough Mela at Albert Park
Sun 16 August
Mon 17 August
- (ad) FREE LEGO and K'Next Building at Discovery Museum
- (ad) FREE Drop In LEGO Mass Build at Great North Museum
- FREE Screen on the Green, Tiny Toon and Stay & Play at Old Eldon Square
- FREE Moana Character Visit at The Bridges Sunderland
- FREE Creative Painting at Building Blocks Day Centre, Washington
- FREE Create a Futuristic Museum Exhibition using K'Nex at Sunderland Museum
- FREE Music Themed Crafts at The Word South Shields
Tues 18 August
- (ad) FREE Drop In LEGO Mass Build at Great North Museum
- (ad) FREE Drop In Treasure Crafts at Great North Museum
- FREE Screen on the Green, Tiny Toon and Stay & Play at Old Eldon Square
- FREE Snappable Sharks Workshop at The Bridges Sunderland
- FREE Family Crafts at South Shields Museum
- (ad) FREE Explore & Draw for all ages at Shipley Art Gallery
- FREE Create Your Own Architechture Model at Locomotion Shildon
Wed 19 August
- (ad) FREE Interactive Storytelling for Under 5s at Great North Museum (book a free ticket)
- FREE Outdoor Play for Under 5s at Segedunum with storytime, mascot meet & greet, outdoor play and complimentary refreshments
- FREE Screen on the Green, Tiny Toon and Stay & Play at Old Eldon Square
- FREE Butterfly Decoration Making at Oriental Museum Durham
- FREE Wild Wednesdays in Sunderland Museum Community Garden (pond critters)
- FREE Make a Mini Draco Cavalry Standard at Arbeia Roman Fort
- FREE Hands On Archaeology at Arbeia Roman Fort
- FREE Lego Time at The Word South Shields
- FREE Create Your Own Architechture Model at Locomotion Shildon
Thurs 20 August
- FREE Bio Blitz and Nature Collage Making at Stephenson Railway
- FREE Box Room Making at Farrell Centre
- FREE Screen on the Green, Tiny Toon and Stay & Play at Old Eldon Square
- FREE Turtley Awesome Treats Workshop at The Bridges Sunderland
- FREE Really Wild Garden Fayre at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
- FREE Legends & Fairytales Day in Darlington Town Centre
- FREE Gardening Themed Crafts at The Word South Shields
- FREE Create Your Own Architechture Model at Locomotion Shildon
Fri 21 August
- (ad) FREE Young Gardeners at Seaton Delaval Hall Community Garden (free event for all - you don't need to be a member)
- FREE Screen on the Green, Tiny Toon and Stay & Play at Old Eldon Square
- FREE Mandela Making at Oriental Museum Durham
- FREE Chemistry Experiments at The Land of Oak and Iron
- FREE Board Games at The Word South Shields
- FREE African Drumming Sessions at The Word South Shields
Sat 22 August
Sun 23 August
Mon 24 August
- FREE Dystopia Book Club for Teens at Farrell Centre
- FREE Screen on the Green, Tiny Toon and Stay & Play at Old Eldon Square
- FREE Make Pirate Treasure at IKEA Gateshead
- FREE Moana Character Visit at The Bridges Sunderland
- FREE Card & Photo Frame Making at The Story Durham (with a free goody bag)
- FREE Build a Mini Museum Workshop at Sunderland Museum
- FREE Music Themed Crafts at The Word South Shields
Tues 25 August
- FREE Sustainable Water Bottles Workshop at The Bridges Sunderland
- FREE Family Crafts at South Shields Museum
- (ad) FREE Explore & Draw for all ages at Shipley Art Gallery
- FREE The Three Little Pigs Interactive Performance at Monkton Stadium (Hebburn)
Wed 26 August
- FREE Make Your Own Dragon at Oriental Museum Durham
- FREE Wild Wednesdays in Sunderland Museum Community Garden (make mini gardens)
- FREE Time Quest Archaeological Dig at Arbeia Roman Fort
- FREE Lego Time at The Word South Shields
Thurs 27 August
- (ad) FREE Time Travel Club at Discovery Museum (Crack the Code)
- FREE Nature Artwork at Stephenson Railway
- FREE Screen on the Green, Tiny Toon and Stay & Play at Old Eldon Square
- FREE Terrific Tote Bags Workshop at The Bridges Sunderland
- FREE Dinosaur Day in Darlington Town Centre
- FREE Gardening Themed Crafts at The Word South Shields
Fri 28 August - North of Tyne
- FREE Decorate Your Own Positivity Plate at Oriental Museum Durham
- FREE Board Games at The Word South Shields
- FREE Rap & Lyric Writing Session at The Word South Shields
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