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At Newcastle University you can enjoy an extensive programme of public lectures, music concerts, gallery exhibitions and other activities, right here on campus. All the venues are a short walk from each other and are close to the city centre. Plus, many of our cultural venues and events are free to attend.
UK Stroke Research Workshop
Date:
3 September 2025 - 4 September 2025
Time:
10:30 - 17:00
Location:
David Shaw Lecture Theatre, The Medical School
Newcastle University
Lunchtime Concert - The Rugged Island - 25th September 2025
Date:
25 September 2025
Time:
13:10 - 14:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Student Concert - 25 September 2025
Date:
25 September 2025
Time:
16:00 - 17:30
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Lunchtime Concert - Imma Setiadi & Nigel Clayton - 2 October 2025
Date:
2 October 2025
Time:
13:15 - 14:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Student Concert - 2 October 2025
Date:
2 October 2025
Time:
16:00 - 17:30
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Lunchtime Concert - Pete Tanton and the Cuban Heels - 9th October 2025
Date:
9 October 2025
Time:
13:15 - 14:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Student Concert - 9 October 2025
Date:
9 October 2025
Time:
16:00 - 17:30
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Lunchtime Concert - The Exu - 16 October 2025
Date:
16 October 2025
Time:
13:15 - 14:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Student Concert - 16 October 2025
Date:
16 October 2025
Time:
16:00 - 17:30
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
NCL in Action Launch Day: Newcastle
Date:
17 October 2025
Time:
13:00 - 17:30
Location:
Location: Newcastle Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8QH
Guest speakers
Lunchtime Concert - Violin & Piano Recital - 23 October 2025
Date:
23 October 2025
Time:
13:15 - 14:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Student Concert - 23 October 2025
Date:
23 October 2025
Time:
16:00 - 17:30
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
HIVstory Exhibition Opening
Date:
29 October 2025
Time:
17:30 - 20:00
Location:
One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4BX
Lunchtime Concert - Steven Moore - 30 October 2025
Date:
30 October 2025
Time:
13:15 - 14:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Student Concert - 30 October 2025
Date:
30 October 2025
Time:
16:00 - 17:30
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Research & Innovation Showcase: AI Advances and Earth Observation
Date:
12 November 2025
Time:
12:00 - 17:30
Location:
G.003, Urban Sciences Building, Newcastle University
Lunchtime Concert - Sophie Rocks - 13 November 2025
Date:
13 November 2025
Time:
13:15 - 14:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Student Concert - 13 November 2025
Date:
13 November 2025
Time:
16:00 - 17:30
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Newcastle University Symphony Orchestra Concert - 15 November 2025
Date:
15 November 2025
Time:
19:30 - 21:30
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Newcastle Bach Choir - 16 November 2025
Date:
16 November 2025
Time:
19:00 - 21:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Lunchtime Concert - Chris Newman & Andy Watt - 20 November 2025
Date:
20 November 2025
Time:
13:15 - 14:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Student Concert - 20 November 2025
Date:
20 November 2025
Time:
16:00 - 17:30
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Stage 2 Folk Interims, 1 December 2025
Date:
1 December 2025
Time:
12:30 - 13:15
Location:
G.13, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Interim Recitals by Final Year Music Undergraduates - December 2025
Date:
8 December 2025
Time:
13:15 - 14:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Interim Recitals by Final Year Music Undergraduates - 9 December 2025
Date:
9 December 2025
Time:
11:00 - 18:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Interim Recitals, Band Room, 10 December 2025
Date:
10 December 2025
Time:
11:30 - 18:45
Location:
Band Room, Music Studios, Newcastle University campus
Interim Recitals, King's Hall, 10 December 2025
Date:
10 December 2025
Time:
13:30 - 17:35
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
New Vocal Ensemble 10 December 2025
Date:
10 December 2025
Time:
19:00 - 20:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Interim Recitals, St. Andrew's Church, Thursday 11 December 2025
Date:
11 December 2025
Time:
09:15 - 09:35
Location:
St. Andrew's Church, Newgate Street, Newcastle, NE1 5SS
Interim Recitals, Band Room, Thursday 11 December 2025
Date:
11 December 2025
Time:
10:00 - 18:00
Location:
Band Room, Music Studios, Newcastle University campus
Lunchtime Concert - David Barlow Remembered - 11 Dec 2025
Date:
11 December 2025
Time:
13:15 - 14:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Interim Recitals, King's Hall, Thursday 11 December 2025
Date:
11 December 2025
Time:
14:45 - 16:40
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Interim Recitals, Friday 12 December 2025
Date:
12 December 2025
Time:
12:00 - 16:35
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Interim Recitals, Band Room, Friday 12 December 2025
Date:
12 December 2025
Time:
17:15 - 17:30
Location:
Band Room, Music Studios, Newcastle University campus
Voices of Hope - A Choral Christmas
Date:
20 December 2025
Time:
19:30 - 21:30
Location:
St. James' and St. Basil's Church, Fenham, Newcastle, NE4, 9XP
Richard Elliott - Music Research Seminar, 28 January 2026
Date:
28 January 2026
Time:
16:00 - 17:00
Location:
G.09, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Lunchtime Concert - Jordan Aikin & Quercus - 5 February 2026
Date:
5 February 2026
Time:
13:15 - 14:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Brundibar Festival - Closing Concert, 8 February 2026
Date:
8 February 2026
Time:
19:30 - 21:30
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Michael Winter - Music Research Seminar, 11 February 2026
Date:
11 February 2026
Time:
16:00 - 17:00
Location:
G.09, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Lunchtime Concert - David de la Haye & Tara Bergin - 12 February 2026
Date:
12 February 2026
Time:
13:15 - 14:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Lunchtime Concert - Pellingmans’ Saraband with Sara Salloum - 19 February 2026
Date:
19 February 2026
Time:
13:15 - 14:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Tom Lockwood, Music Research Seminar - 25 February 2026
Date:
25 February 2026
Time:
16:00 - 17:00
Location:
G.42, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Lunchtime Concert - James Lancelot - 26 February 2026
Date:
26 February 2026
Time:
13:15 - 14:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Lunchtime Concert - Music for Four Trumpets - 5 March 2026
Date:
5 March 2026
Time:
13:15 - 14:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Matthew Ord - ‘“A Pervading Feeling of Truth”: Sound Recording and Authenticity in Traditional Music’ - 11 March 2026
Date:
11 March 2026
Time:
16:00 - 18:00
Location:
G.09, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Lunchtime Concert - Gamelan - 12 March 2026
Date:
12 March 2026
Time:
13:15 - 14:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Lunchtime Concert - Voice & Piano - 19 March 2026
Date:
19 March 2026
Time:
13:15 - 14:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
CANCELLED: New voices on arts, humanities and social sciences
Date:
19 March 2026
Time:
17:30 - 18:30
Location:
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Qualify as a Teacher! Join our webinar with Newcastle University
Date:
10 April 2026
Time:
11:00 - 12:00
Location:
Online via Zoom
Lunchtime Concert - Sensible Prices - 23 April 2026
Date:
23 April 2026
Time:
13:15 - 14:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
‘Justice for the 97’: Fractured lives, truth recovery and the Hillsborough Law by Emeritus Professor Phil Scraton
Date:
23 April 2026
Time:
17:30 - 18:30
Location:
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Guest speakers
The 2026 PEN Lecture with Max Porter
Date:
29 April 2026
Time:
18:00 - 19:30
Location:
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Guest speakers
Lunchtime Concert - Ruth Lyon - 30 April 2026
Date:
30 April 2026
Time:
13:15 - 14:00
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Final Year Music Recitals - 5 May 2026 Band Room
Date:
5 May 2026
Time:
10:00 - 18:40
Location:
Music Studios, Assembly Lane, Newcastle University
Final Year Music Recital - 5 May 2026
Date:
5 May 2026
Time:
11:00 - 16:20
Location:
King's Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Folk Ensemble Recitals - 5 May 2026, Recital Room
Date:
5 May 2026
Time:
17:00 - 18:25
Location:
Recital Room, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
CANCELLED: British Academy Lecture: Education, health and inequality by Professor Russell Viner
Date:
5 May 2026
Time:
17:30 - 18:30
Location:
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Guest speakers
Folk Ensemble Recitals, 5 May 2026, Recital Room
Date:
5 May 2026
Time:
18:00 - 18:25
Location:
Recital Room, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
End of Year Recitals, 7 May 2026, Newcastle Cathedral
Date:
7 May 2026
Time:
10:00 - 15:20
Location:
42/44 Mosley Street, Newcastle, NE1 1DF
End of Year Recitals, 7 May 2026, Newcastle Cathedral
Date:
7 May 2026
Time:
10:00 - 15:20
Location:
42/44 Mosley Street, Newcastle, NE1 1DF
End of Year Recitals, 7 May 2026, Band Room
Date:
7 May 2026
Time:
10:00 - 15:20
Location:
Band Room, Music Studios, Newcastle University
End of Year Recitals, 7 May 2026, Band Room
Date:
7 May 2026
Time:
10:00 - 15:20
Location:
Band Room, Music Studios, Newcastle University
End of Year Recitals, 7 May 2026, Newcastle Cathedral
Date:
7 May 2026
Time:
14:00 - 14:40
Location:
42/44 Mosley Street, Newcastle, NE1 1DF
Stage 2 Recitals - 11 May 2026, Band Room
Date:
11 May 2026
Time:
09:45 - 16:55
Location:
Music Studios, Assembly Lane, Newcastle University
Stage 2 Music Recitals - 11 May 2026, Recital Room
Date:
11 May 2026
Time:
12:30 - 17:45
Location:
Recital Room, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Stage 2 Music Recitals - 12 May 2026, Band Room
Date:
12 May 2026
Time:
13:30 - 18:30
Location:
Band Room, Music Studios, Assembly Lane, Newcastle University
Stage 2 Music Recitals - 12 May 2026, Band Room
Date:
12 May 2026
Time:
13:30 - 18:30
Location:
Band Room, Music Studios, Assembly Lane, Newcastle University
The ‘other’ man: Enlightenment ideas and today’s racial fears by Professor Tommy J. Curry
Date:
12 May 2026
Time:
17:30 - 18:30
Location:
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Guest speakers
Stage 2 Music Recitals - 13 May 2026, Recital Room
Date:
13 May 2026
Time:
09:10 - 10:20
Location:
Recital Room, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Stage 2 Music Recitals - 13 May 2026, Band Room
Date:
13 May 2026
Time:
12:20 - 16:40
Location:
Band Room, Music Studios, Assembly Lane, Newcastle University
Stage 2 Music Recitals - 13 May 2026, Band Room
Date:
13 May 2026
Time:
12:50 - 16:40
Location:
Band Room, Music Studios, Assembly Lane, Newcastle University
Stage 2 Music Recitals - 14 May 2026, Recital Room
Date:
14 May 2026
Time:
10:45 - 13:35
Location:
Recital Room, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Stage 2 Music Recitals - 14 May 2026, Recital Room
Date:
14 May 2026
Time:
12:00 - 13:35
Location:
Recital Room, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Tyneside Geographical Society Lecture: Between the salt and the ash: A new North East pilgrimage by Jake Morris-Campbell
Date:
14 May 2026
Time:
17:30 - 18:30
Location:
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Guest speakers
Stage 2 Music Recitals - 19 May 2026, Recital Room
Date:
19 May 2026
Time:
10:30 - 16:35
Location:
Recital Room, Armstrong Building Newcastle University
Stage 2 Music Recitals - 19 May 2026, Recital Room
Date:
19 May 2026
Time:
10:30 - 16:35
Location:
Recital Room, Armstrong Building Newcastle University
Folk Ensemble Recitals - 19 May 2026, Recital Room
Date:
19 May 2026
Time:
11:30 - 13:30
Location:
Recital Room, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
Stage 2 Music Recitals - 20 May 2026, Band Room
Date:
20 May 2026
Time:
10:55 - 16:25
Location:
Band Room, Music Studios, Assembly Lane, Newcastle University
Stage 2 Music Recitals - 20 May 2026, Band Room
Date:
20 May 2026
Time:
11:30 - 16:25
Location:
Band Room, Music Studios, Assembly Lane, Newcastle University
Stage 2 Music Recitals - 20 May 2026, Recital Room
Date:
20 May 2026
Time:
12:00 - 12:55
Location:
Recital Room, Armstrong Building Newcastle University
Stage 2 Music Recitals - 20 May 2026, Recital Room
Date:
20 May 2026
Time:
12:00 - 13:30
Location:
Recital Room, Armstrong Building Newcastle University
Discover Festival
Date:
13 June 2026
Time:
10:00 - 16:00
Location:
Newcastle University City Centre Campus
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