A small collection of market stalls supporting local businesses, artists, and creators! Stalls are available during the whole festival.

Create your own simple rod puppet using bamboo, material, cardboard and foam. Develop design and sculpting skills by choosing what head to carve out of your block of foam using scissors - a human? an alligator? an alien from the plant Galtraxia?! It's up to you! Once you've finished constructing your rod puppet there will be the opportunity to decorate it with whatever bits and bobs you can find before adding the all important eyes so it can see! 

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This workshop is a 2 hour session for ages 6 and up. The session involves the use of scissors to carve the puppet head and hands from recycled foam. All tools and materials provided. 

Drop in with your children to hand make your own Maling “grapefruit dish” (ear-ring caddy or world cup!) in self-hardening clay to take away and treasure.

Add your message to the Byker Wall of Love to share with us what you love about the East End and what you want to see in the future!

This big, bold and beautiful elephant has brought joy to children, adults and families around the North East since being born in 2022. Elephant Rock was inspired by the famous elephant-shaped rock of the same name that stood on the beach near Hartlepool, before it was washed away into the sea 1891. This puppet shows Elephant Rock brought back to life, emerging from the ocean once again over 100 years later. Operated by 3 performers, this walkabout act is certain to make a big impact at your event and offer a unique experience to everyone it meets.

Watch the only YOUTH CIRCUS UNICYCLE TEAM on Hadrian Square as they ride with confidence and perform tricks and feats of skill and mastery!!

Spend a relaxing afternoon designing and constructing your own tea caddy or jar out of clay slabs, decorated using monoprinting techniques or sgraffito to

give that detailed Blue and White look.

Watch in awe at Newcastle's only youth circus CIRKO NORDA as they throw incredible tricks, acrobatic feats and much more!

Then  why not join the circus and learn some cool tricks in the free circus skills workshops!

DANCE DANCE DANCE! Swannek is a six piece Jazz/neo-soul collective from the Northeast of England.

Come and design and create your own embossed dish from clay slabs to hand paint.

Lorraine Clay - I have been a professional potter for 20 years, exhibiting in the Biscuit Factory and the Shipley, and
now making for exhibitions and on commission, such as Labyrinth dishes for Shepherd’s Dene.

What better way to feel alive again than with a big throbbing res-erection.  Go on trick or treat yourself to a hilarious drag-tastic séance. Ghouls just want to have fun…and it’s time you did too.

A desperate soul haunts Byker Arts Festival and no, not the out of work performers that congregate in the bar, plot twist… it’s a ghost and it’s about time they exited stage left.

Join the mystical mess Séayoncé as they warm up summoning history’s greatest spirits before a little exorcise.

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‘Queer, overboard and full of vice.’

★★★★★ LondonBoxOffice

WINNER: Vault Festival After Dark Award
NOMINEE: The QX Cabaret Awards 2019 – Best Comedy act
Recommended by Condé Nast as one to see at 2019 Edinburgh Festival

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PLEASE NOTE THS SHOW IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FESTIVAL DAY TICKET!

PLEASE BOOK HERE.

Spend the rest of the night with us and wind up/down with some good tunes and home-brewed beers!