What's On in Newcastle

Shorty Sundays — NQ64 is already one of Newcastle's most beloved venues — a retro arcade bar crammed with vintage machines, neon glow, and endless competitive energy — and on Sunday mornings they throw open the doors for the little ones. Shorty Sundays is the rare family event that feels genuinely fun for grown-ups too, so pack in the kids and let the quarters fly. Kicks off at 11:00am; check the website for pricing and booking details.

Prehistoric Sounds Presents: Spiratones + Breadcrumbs — For the princely sum of £0–£2, Billy Bootleggers hosts a Sunday afternoon of live music courtesy of Prehistoric Sounds, a promoter with a knack for unearthing acts that feel like proper discoveries. Spiratones and Breadcrumbs take to the stage from 2:00pm in what promises to be an intimate, unhurried afternoon — the kind where you arrive for one drink and end up staying for all of it. A near-free ticket to something genuinely new? That is hard to argue with.

Soul Supper Immersive Dining Experience - Newcastle — The Purple Peacock is throwing a feast that goes well beyond the plate — the Soul Supper is an immersive dining experience where the food, the music, and the atmosphere are choreographed to move you, in every sense. Doors open at 3:00pm and tickets are £40, which feels entirely reasonable once you factor in the theatrical ambition of the whole affair. If your Sunday afternoons have been feeling a little ordinary lately, consider this your corrective.

Charity Night in Aid of Great Ormand Street — The Cluny is one of those venues that seems to attract good people doing good things, and this evening from 4:30pm is a fine example — a charity night raising funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital, one of the most beloved children's hospitals in the country. The exact line-up is worth checking on the website, but the cause alone gives you every reason to be there. Come for the music, stay for the feeling that your Sunday night actually meant something.

The Jose Almarcha Trio — Tucked into the intimate surroundings of Cluny 2 at 7:00pm, the Jose Almarcha Trio promises the kind of Sunday evening jazz that makes the city feel miles away from the ordinary. Almarcha is a guitarist of genuine warmth and invention, and in a room this size every note lands close. Check the website for ticket details — this is the sort of quietly special gig you will be telling people about on Monday morning.

Piff and Pop's Magic Shoppe — Piff and Pop bring their gloriously eccentric magic show to the grand surroundings of the Tyne Theatre at 7:30pm, and if you have never seen their particular brand of theatrical conjuring — equal parts mischief, wonder, and showbiz swagger — tonight is an unmissable introduction. The Tyne Theatre is a spectacular venue for this kind of spectacle, all ornate detail and old-world atmosphere, which makes the tricks land even harder. Check the website for tickets and prepare to have absolutely no idea how they did any of it.