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John Godber's This Is The Life: Alnwick, 23 and 24 Feb
John Godber's new comedy This Is The Life plays Alnwick Playhouse twice: 7.30pm on 23 February 2027 and 2pm on 24 February. Tickets £22, members £18.70.
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Alnwick Garden 25th Anniversary (Past): 2 to 4 October
Evening tickets are £10 for fireworks, lasers and a Grand Cascade water show on 2 to 4 October. Dogs must leave by 5pm, and under-16s go free with an adult.
Christmas
Northumberland Santa grottos and Santa trains 2026, priced
Bamburgh Castle's grotto is £19.95 a child, Lilidorei's from £26.50 and Kielder's full day from £44.50. Five Northumberland Santa visits with dates and prices.
Christmas
Alnwick Garden Winter Lights: Early-Bird From £11 to 31 Oct
Early-bird Winter Lights tickets run to 31 October: Saver nights from £11, Standard £18.15, Premium £20.90. The trail runs 20 November to 3 January.
Christmas
Northumberland Christmas markets 2026: 8 dates set
Hexham Abbey's Christmas Fair is 12 December; Brocksbushes opens 12 November at £3.50. Ford and Etal is 28-29 November, Alnwick indoors on three December weekends.
Remembrance
Northumberland Remembrance Sunday 2026: parade times
Remembrance Sunday is 8 November. Hexham parades from the Moot Hall at 10.15am, Morpeth's service is 11am at Deuchar Park, and Blyth holds four services.
Alnwick
Alnwick Cobbles Works Start 28 Sept, Market Place Parking Shut
Work on the Cobbles starts Monday and runs to autumn 2027. Market Place parking is suspended from October 2026 to January 2028. What changes, and when.
Business
New Northumberland Businesses: 65 Firms in Two Weeks
65 new companies registered in Northumberland from 11 to 25 September, from a Thai restaurant in Alnwick to a Berwick bakehouse. Plus the closures on record.
Bonfire Night
Northumberland Fireworks: Blyth 31 Oct, Morpeth 1 Nov
Blyth's free shows are at 6pm and 7.30pm on 31 October and Morpeth RFC's bonfire is Sunday 1 November. Hexham (free) and Alnwick (£6) go on 7 November.
Christmas
Northumberland Christmas Lights: Morpeth 14 Nov at 5pm
Morpeth switches on Saturday 14 November: Santa and the Mayor light the town at 5pm. Hexham follows on Friday 20 November, Blyth on Saturday 21 November.