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What's on: Wednesday 4 to Sunday 8 November 2026
Only events with a dated listing from the venue, organiser, council or a named listings site. Each one is linked.
Fri 6 Nov · 2–3pm
Museum Tour with the Assistant Keeper, Adam Bell, South Shields Museum. £5, book via TicketSource. (SouthShields.org listing: Museum Tour with the Assistant Keeper; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Museum Tour with the Assistant Keeper, Adam Bell, South Shields Museum. £5, book via TicketSource. (SouthShields.org listing: Museum Tour with the Assistant Keeper; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Fri 6 and Sat 7 Nov · 8pm
Jason Cook's Comedy Club, The Customs House, Mill Dam. Ages 16+. From £14.50. (SouthShields.org listing: Jason Cook's Comedy Club; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Jason Cook's Comedy Club, The Customs House, Mill Dam. Ages 16+. From £14.50. (SouthShields.org listing: Jason Cook's Comedy Club; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Fri 6 – Sun 8 Nov · Fri 2–6pm, Sat–Sun 11am–6pm
Laser tag and arcades, Ocean Beach Pleasure Park, Sea Road. (Ocean Beach Pleasure Park: events and opening; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Laser tag and arcades, Ocean Beach Pleasure Park, Sea Road. (Ocean Beach Pleasure Park: events and opening; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Fri 6 – Sun 8 Nov · 11am–3pm
Souter Lighthouse café open (lighthouse closed). (National Trust: Souter Lighthouse and The Leas; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Souter Lighthouse café open (lighthouse closed). (National Trust: Souter Lighthouse and The Leas; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Sat 7 Nov · 9:30am, 10:20am, drop-in 11:30am–3pm
Wellness Weekend at South Shields Museum: movement session at 9:30am (free; sold out on TicketSource as of 4 Nov), Slow Looking (free, book), drop-in collage craft. The last day of the National Gallery loan of Mignard's The Marquise de Seignelay. (North East Museums: Wellness Weekends movement session; TicketSource: Wellness Weekends movement session, 7 Nov; North East Museums: Wellness Weekends Slow Looking; North East Museums: Wellness Weekends craft session; North East Museums: National Gallery Masterpiece Tour, Mignard; checked 4 Nov 2026; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Wellness Weekend at South Shields Museum: movement session at 9:30am (free; sold out on TicketSource as of 4 Nov), Slow Looking (free, book), drop-in collage craft. The last day of the National Gallery loan of Mignard's The Marquise de Seignelay. (North East Museums: Wellness Weekends movement session; TicketSource: Wellness Weekends movement session, 7 Nov; North East Museums: Wellness Weekends Slow Looking; North East Museums: Wellness Weekends craft session; North East Museums: National Gallery Masterpiece Tour, Mignard; checked 4 Nov 2026; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Sat 7 Nov · 3pm (gates 12:30pm)
South Shields FC v Southport, National League North, Mariners Park (Wolf Competitions Stadium), Shaftesbury Avenue, NE32 3UP. Adults £20 seated, £18 terrace; concessions available. (SouthShields.org listing: South Shields v Southport; Southport FC: Next match, away at South Shields; South Shields FC: Match centre; checked 3 Nov 2026)
South Shields FC v Southport, National League North, Mariners Park (Wolf Competitions Stadium), Shaftesbury Avenue, NE32 3UP. Adults £20 seated, £18 terrace; concessions available. (SouthShields.org listing: South Shields v Southport; Southport FC: Next match, away at South Shields; South Shields FC: Match centre; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Sat 7 Nov
Storytelling with author and illustrator Hannah Graham, Market Square (outside The Word). Free. Part of the Local Heroes Saturday programme. (High Life North listing: Free Family Entertainment, South Shields Market Square; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Storytelling with author and illustrator Hannah Graham, Market Square (outside The Word). Free. Part of the Local Heroes Saturday programme. (High Life North listing: Free Family Entertainment, South Shields Market Square; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Saturdays
Free family entertainment at South Shields Market, Saturdays until spring 2027. (South Tyneside Council: Free family fun comes to South Shields Market; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Free family entertainment at South Shields Market, Saturdays until spring 2027. (South Tyneside Council: Free family fun comes to South Shields Market; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Sun 8 Nov · 10:15am
Remembrance Sunday. The parade assembles on Beach Road by the Town Hall, marches via Westoe Road at 10:30am, and the service at Westoe War Memorial starts at 10:55am. Rolling road closures on parts of Beach Road and Westoe Road, roughly 10am to noon. (South Tyneside Council: Remembrance services; Shields Gazette, 3 Nov 2026: Remembrance Sunday services; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Remembrance Sunday. The parade assembles on Beach Road by the Town Hall, marches via Westoe Road at 10:30am, and the service at Westoe War Memorial starts at 10:55am. Rolling road closures on parts of Beach Road and Westoe Road, roughly 10am to noon. (South Tyneside Council: Remembrance services; Shields Gazette, 3 Nov 2026: Remembrance Sunday services; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Sun 8 Nov · until about 11:30am
Metro: no trains between Pelaw and South Hylton until about 11:30am (Network Rail work); replacement bus 901 runs Heworth to South Hylton. A revised morning timetable also applies on the Yellow line between South Shields and St James. Trains hold at platforms for the two-minute silence at 11am. (Travel North East (Nexus): Travel updates; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Metro: no trains between Pelaw and South Hylton until about 11:30am (Network Rail work); replacement bus 901 runs Heworth to South Hylton. A revised morning timetable also applies on the Yellow line between South Shields and St James. Trains hold at platforms for the two-minute silence at 11am. (Travel North East (Nexus): Travel updates; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Sun 8 Nov · all day
Free travel on Stagecoach buses for serving personnel and Reserves (in uniform or with military ID), cadets in uniform and veterans wearing medals or veteran badges. Also on Wed 11 Nov. (Stagecoach: Free bus travel for the Armed Forces on Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day; Shields Gazette, 3 Nov 2026: free bus travel for the Armed Forces community at Remembrance; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Free travel on Stagecoach buses for serving personnel and Reserves (in uniform or with military ID), cadets in uniform and veterans wearing medals or veteran badges. Also on Wed 11 Nov. (Stagecoach: Free bus travel for the Armed Forces on Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day; Shields Gazette, 3 Nov 2026: free bus travel for the Armed Forces community at Remembrance; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Sun 8 Nov · 7pm
TCH Young Performers' Company: It's a Movie… Musical, The Customs House. From £15. (SouthShields.org listing: TCH Young Performers; checked 3 Nov 2026)
TCH Young Performers' Company: It's a Movie… Musical, The Customs House. From £15. (SouthShields.org listing: TCH Young Performers; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Still being confirmed: Customs House shows are listed from SouthShields.org. Times and tickets: Check The Customs House: What's on.
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Coming up
Wed 11 Nov · 10:30–10:55am
Armistice Day. West Park War Memorial: assemble 10:50am, service 10:55am. Mill Dam: gather at the Mission to Seafarers 10:30am, Merchant Navy Memorial service 10:50am. (South Tyneside Council: Remembrance services; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Armistice Day. West Park War Memorial: assemble 10:50am, service 10:55am. Mill Dam: gather at the Mission to Seafarers 10:30am, Merchant Navy Memorial service 10:50am. (South Tyneside Council: Remembrance services; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Wed 11 Nov · 11am
Metro trains hold at platforms for the two-minute silence. Free Stagecoach bus travel for the Armed Forces community all day (see 8 Nov). (Travel North East (Nexus): Travel updates; Stagecoach: Free bus travel for the Armed Forces on Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Metro trains hold at platforms for the two-minute silence. Free Stagecoach bus travel for the Armed Forces community all day (see 8 Nov). (Travel North East (Nexus): Travel updates; Stagecoach: Free bus travel for the Armed Forces on Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Thu 12 Nov · 4–7pm
Littlehaven Beach water quality drop-in, Little Haven Hotel, River Drive, with Northumbrian Water, the Environment Agency and the council. (Shields Gazette, 31 Oct 2026: Littlehaven water quality information event; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Littlehaven Beach water quality drop-in, Little Haven Hotel, River Drive, with Northumbrian Water, the Environment Agency and the council. (Shields Gazette, 31 Oct 2026: Littlehaven water quality information event; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Fri 13 Nov – Thu 3 Dec · see times
Ebenezer screenings, Customs House cinema. (SouthShields.org listing: Ebenezer; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Ebenezer screenings, Customs House cinema. (SouthShields.org listing: Ebenezer; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Sat 14 Nov · 10:30am–2:30pm
Pop Up Choir with Beccy Owen, The Word. Free; book on Eventbrite. (SouthShields.org listing: Pop Up Choir at The Word; The Word: What's on; checked 3 Nov 2026; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Pop Up Choir with Beccy Owen, The Word. Free; book on Eventbrite. (SouthShields.org listing: Pop Up Choir at The Word; The Word: What's on; checked 3 Nov 2026; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Sun 15 Nov · 10am–4pm
Create linocut prints workshop, The Word. £6.13, ages 16+. (The Word: What's on; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Create linocut prints workshop, The Word. £6.13, ages 16+. (The Word: What's on; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Wed 18 Nov · 5:30pm
Lift the Curfew Walk, organised by Bright Futures, starting at 459 John Williamson Street. (Shields Gazette, 22 Oct 2026: Lift the Curfew Walk; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Lift the Curfew Walk, organised by Bright Futures, starting at 459 John Williamson Street. (Shields Gazette, 22 Oct 2026: Lift the Curfew Walk; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Wed 18 Nov · 6–7pm
South Tyneside Sings: Hello Children Everywhere, The Word. Free drop-in. (The Word: What's on; checked 4 Nov 2026)
South Tyneside Sings: Hello Children Everywhere, The Word. Free drop-in. (The Word: What's on; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Thu 19 Nov · time TBC
Christmas lights switch-on, Market Place (time TBC). Earlier in the Market Square: Santa and his Elf 11am–4pm, the Harton Harmonisers choir and free face painting. Santa at Hays Travel (Denmark Centre) 4–6pm, £5 per child, raising money for the Red Bench Project. (South Tyneside Council: Free family fun comes to South Shields Market; High Life North listing: Free Family Entertainment, South Shields Market Square; Shields Gazette: Santa at Hays Travel, South Shields; checked 3 Nov 2026; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Christmas lights switch-on, Market Place (time TBC). Earlier in the Market Square: Santa and his Elf 11am–4pm, the Harton Harmonisers choir and free face painting. Santa at Hays Travel (Denmark Centre) 4–6pm, £5 per child, raising money for the Red Bench Project. (South Tyneside Council: Free family fun comes to South Shields Market; High Life North listing: Free Family Entertainment, South Shields Market Square; Shields Gazette: Santa at Hays Travel, South Shields; checked 3 Nov 2026; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Fri 20 Nov – Sat 2 Jan · see times
Sleeping Beauty, the Customs House pantomime. From £14. Young at Heart performance 11 Dec. (SouthShields.org listing: Sleeping Beauty; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Sleeping Beauty, the Customs House pantomime. From £14. Young at Heart performance 11 Dec. (SouthShields.org listing: Sleeping Beauty; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Sat 21 Nov · 10:15am–12:15pm
Writer's Block workshop, The Word. Free; book ahead. (The Word: What's on; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Writer's Block workshop, The Word. Free; book ahead. (The Word: What's on; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Sat 28 Nov · 1–2:30pm
A Christmas Carol, The Word. £8.83, ages 16+. (SouthShields.org listing: A Christmas Carol at The Word; The Word: What's on; checked 3 Nov 2026; checked 4 Nov 2026)
A Christmas Carol, The Word. £8.83, ages 16+. (SouthShields.org listing: A Christmas Carol at The Word; The Word: What's on; checked 3 Nov 2026; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Sat 28 Nov · 11am–1pm
Westoe Brass Band, Market Square. Free. (High Life North listing: Free Family Entertainment, South Shields Market Square; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Westoe Brass Band, Market Square. Free. (High Life North listing: Free Family Entertainment, South Shields Market Square; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Sun 29 Nov · 1–2pm
Historical fiction talk with author William Prince, The Word. Free; book ahead. (The Word: What's on; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Historical fiction talk with author William Prince, The Word. Free; book ahead. (The Word: What's on; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Mon 30 Nov · 10am
Marsden Bay and The Leas wellbeing walk from The Word. (Shields Gazette, 3 Nov 2026: wellbeing walk; Visit South Tyneside: Marsden Bay and The Leas walking for wellbeing; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Marsden Bay and The Leas wellbeing walk from The Word. (Shields Gazette, 3 Nov 2026: wellbeing walk; Visit South Tyneside: Marsden Bay and The Leas walking for wellbeing; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Thu 3 Dec · 6–10pm
South Shields FC Christmas Market, Wolf Competitions Stadium (marquee). Free; up to 30 stalls. The club says opening times are still to be confirmed. (South Shields FC: Christmas Market (free event); checked 4 Nov 2026)
South Shields FC Christmas Market, Wolf Competitions Stadium (marquee). Free; up to 30 stalls. The club says opening times are still to be confirmed. (South Shields FC: Christmas Market (free event); checked 4 Nov 2026)
Sat 5 Dec · 1–3pm
Jen Stevens, Market Square. Free. (High Life North listing: Free Family Entertainment, South Shields Market Square; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Jen Stevens, Market Square. Free. (High Life North listing: Free Family Entertainment, South Shields Market Square; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Sat 5 and Sun 6 Dec · 10am–3pm
Westoe RFC Christmas Market, Dean Road. (Shields Gazette, 24 Oct 2026: Westoe RFC extends its Christmas market; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Westoe RFC Christmas Market, Dean Road. (Shields Gazette, 24 Oct 2026: Westoe RFC extends its Christmas market; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Thu 10 Dec · 5–9pm
Twilight Christmas Market, Hedworth Hall, Dean Road. Free entry. (Skiddle listing: Hedworth Hall Twilight Christmas Market; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Twilight Christmas Market, Hedworth Hall, Dean Road. Free entry. (Skiddle listing: Hedworth Hall Twilight Christmas Market; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Sat 12 Dec · 4:30pm and 6pm
Candlelit Tours, Arbeia Roman Fort. Sold out (checked 4 Nov). (North East Museums: Candlelit Tours at Arbeia; TicketSource: Candlelit Tour of Arbeia; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Candlelit Tours, Arbeia Roman Fort. Sold out (checked 4 Nov). (North East Museums: Candlelit Tours at Arbeia; TicketSource: Candlelit Tour of Arbeia; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Sat 12 Dec · 1–3pm
History Wardrobe: A Very Victorian Christmas, The Word. £9.38. (The Word: What's on; checked 4 Nov 2026)
History Wardrobe: A Very Victorian Christmas, The Word. £9.38. (The Word: What's on; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Sat 19 Dec · 1–3pm
Jen Stevens with Bubble Play, Market Square. Free. (High Life North listing: Free Family Entertainment, South Shields Market Square; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Jen Stevens with Bubble Play, Market Square. Free. (High Life North listing: Free Family Entertainment, South Shields Market Square; checked 4 Nov 2026)
Sun 12 Sep 2027 · 10:50am start
Great North Run. Finish at South Shields. (Great Run Company: AJ Bell Great North Run; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Great North Run. Finish at South Shields. (Great Run Company: AJ Bell Great North Run; checked 3 Nov 2026)
Still being confirmed: Christmas lights switch-on time (19 Nov): not yet published by the council on 4 Nov. Check South Tyneside Council: Free family fun comes to South Shields Market.
Sources for this page
- SouthShields.org listing: Museum Tour with the Assistant Keeper, checked 3 Nov 2026
- SouthShields.org listing: Jason Cook's Comedy Club, checked 3 Nov 2026
- Ocean Beach Pleasure Park: events and opening, checked 4 Nov 2026
- National Trust: Souter Lighthouse and The Leas, checked 3 Nov 2026
- North East Museums: Wellness Weekends movement session, checked 4 Nov 2026
- TicketSource: Wellness Weekends movement session, 7 Nov, checked 4 Nov 2026
- North East Museums: Wellness Weekends Slow Looking, checked 3 Nov 2026
- North East Museums: Wellness Weekends craft session, checked 3 Nov 2026
- North East Museums: National Gallery Masterpiece Tour, Mignard, checked 3 Nov 2026
- SouthShields.org listing: South Shields v Southport, checked 3 Nov 2026
- Southport FC: Next match, away at South Shields, checked 3 Nov 2026
- South Shields FC: Match centre, checked 3 Nov 2026
- High Life North listing: Free Family Entertainment, South Shields Market Square, checked 4 Nov 2026
- South Tyneside Council: Free family fun comes to South Shields Market, checked 3 Nov 2026
- South Tyneside Council: Remembrance services, checked 3 Nov 2026
- Shields Gazette, 3 Nov 2026: Remembrance Sunday services, checked 3 Nov 2026
- Travel North East (Nexus): Travel updates, checked 4 Nov 2026
- Stagecoach: Free bus travel for the Armed Forces on Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day, checked 4 Nov 2026
- Shields Gazette, 3 Nov 2026: free bus travel for the Armed Forces community at Remembrance, checked 4 Nov 2026
- SouthShields.org listing: TCH Young Performers, checked 3 Nov 2026
- Shields Gazette, 31 Oct 2026: Littlehaven water quality information event, checked 3 Nov 2026
- SouthShields.org listing: Ebenezer, checked 3 Nov 2026
- SouthShields.org listing: Pop Up Choir at The Word, checked 3 Nov 2026
- The Word: What's on, checked 4 Nov 2026
- Shields Gazette, 22 Oct 2026: Lift the Curfew Walk, checked 3 Nov 2026
- Shields Gazette: Santa at Hays Travel, South Shields, checked 3 Nov 2026
- SouthShields.org listing: Sleeping Beauty, checked 3 Nov 2026
- SouthShields.org listing: A Christmas Carol at The Word, checked 3 Nov 2026
- Shields Gazette, 3 Nov 2026: wellbeing walk, checked 3 Nov 2026
- Visit South Tyneside: Marsden Bay and The Leas walking for wellbeing, checked 3 Nov 2026
- South Shields FC: Christmas Market (free event), checked 4 Nov 2026
- Shields Gazette, 24 Oct 2026: Westoe RFC extends its Christmas market, checked 4 Nov 2026
- Skiddle listing: Hedworth Hall Twilight Christmas Market, checked 4 Nov 2026
- North East Museums: Candlelit Tours at Arbeia, checked 3 Nov 2026
- TicketSource: Candlelit Tour of Arbeia, checked 3 Nov 2026
- Great Run Company: AJ Bell Great North Run, checked 3 Nov 2026