This is South Tyneside Festival
Three months of entertainment at South Shields seafront
Sunday concerts at Bents Park
Fabulous FREE concerts across four weekends
- Free entry
- No tickets required
- Gates open approximately 12:45PM
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Sunday 13 July
More InformationThe NEXT! Big Thing with Sonny Tennet
+ Cortney Dixon + Patrick Gosling + Drum Young + more
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Sunday 20 July
More InformationPride in South Tyneside Shayne Ward
+ The Future is Queer + Shelley Stevens + more
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Sunday 27 July
More InformationNik Kershaw + Katrina (formerly of Katrina and The Waves)
+ The Understudies + more
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Sunday 3 August
More InformationBjörn Again
+ Voices of Virtue Gospel Choir
- £6 per person
- Under 5s free
- Gates open approximately 12 noon
- Guaranteed earlier access into the park
- Dedicated bar serveries and toilets
Calling all North East soloists, bands, choirs and groups!
Do you want a chance to be the NEXT! Big Thing and perform at South Shields Amphitheatre in June?
You could be in the running to play at one of our Sunday concerts!
Applications close at 12 midnight on Friday 2 May 2025.
Find out more information about the NEXT! Big Thing by reading our FAQs.
Register nowFestival Parade
A spectacle of colour, dance and music
The biggest carnival of its kind in the North East, the hugely popular South Tyneside Festival Parade is here for the weekend on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 of July.
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Main Parade
- Saturday 5 July
- 1pm - 5pm
Join us as the parade makes its way from the South Shields Town Hall to Bents Park, where there will be even more entertainment to enjoy.
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Entertainment by the Sea
- Sunday 6 July
- 12pm - 3pm
Come along to Sandhaven Promenade at South Shields seafront for Entertainment by the Sea - an afternoon of entertainment, performances and live music as part of our Summer Parade weekend celebration.
Entertainment by the Sea
Proms in the park
- Sunday 6 July
- 3pm - 5pm
A warm welcome for the return of proms in the park…. get ready to enjoy a whole host of classical performances and singers at an open-air concert in the Bents Park, South Shields. Music lovers are invited to bring along their picnics and deck chairs, flags and voices ready for the best sing song in South Tyneside.
Proms in the parkOther events
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Image of musical band playing at the Amphitheatre
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Image of brass band member playing trumpet
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Image of childrens entertainer performing with crowd
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Image of crowd of people watching musical performance at bandstand
Frequently asked questions
Find out more detailed information on the Sunday concerts - including where to go and what to do on the day.
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