HOT DATES 2011 – February Update

Welcome to new Hot Dates Blogger, STEPHEN BELL!

CHINESE NEW YEAR, NEWCASTLE: 3^rd to 6^th February http://www.newcastlegateshead.com/site/whats-on/festivals/chinese-new-year

TANFIELD RAILWAY “On the Wagon” event: 19th, 20th February www.tanfieldrailway.co.uk

VENICE CARNIVAL: 25^th February to 4^th March

EIDER CHASE RACE DAY, NEWCASTLE RACECOURSE: 26^th February www.newcastle-racecourse.co.uk

FOCUS ON IMAGING 2011: NEC, 6^th to 9th March www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk

BARFORD RACEWAY: 13^th March www.barfordraceway.com

WHITBY GOTHIC WEEKEND: 25^th to 27^th March http://wgw.topmum.co.uk/

DRAGON BOAT RACING: TEESSIDE, 17^th April www.dragonboat.org.uk

BIKEWISE EASTER EGG RUN: 24^th April www.bikewisenews.org.uk

MORPETH NORTHUMBRIA GATHERING: 29^th April to 1^st May www.northumbriana.org.uk/gathering

TORNADO, N Yorkshire Moors Railway, Pickering: 7^th and 8^th May www.a1steam.com

HAWORTH 40’s WEEKEND: 14^th & 15^th May www.haworth-village.org.uk

BRITISH SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP: Croft Circuit, 14^th & 15^th May www.croftcircuit.co.uk

EVOLUTION FESTIVAL, NewcastleGateshead Quayside: 28^th and 29^th May

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY SHOW: BH 30^th May www.northcountyshow.co.uk

APPLEBY HORSE FAIR: 2^nd to 8^th June www.applebyfair.org

JETSKI (JSRA) BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP, DONCASTER: 4^th and 5^th June www.jsra.co.uk

BLAYDON RACES: 9^th June

PICKERING 60’s FESTIVAL: 10^th and 11^th June www.pickering60sfestival.co.uk

DURHAM REGATTA: 11^th and 12^th June

NCPF BEAMISH MEMBERS WEEKEND: 18^th, 19^th, 20^th June www.ncpf.org.uk/index.php?id=ncpf-events

BRITISH TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP: Croft Circuit, 18^th &19^th June www.croftcircuit.co.uk

NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE FESTIVAL, NEWCASTLE RACECOURSE: 23^rd to 25^th June

NORTHERN ROCK CYCLONE: 24^th to 26^th June

BRASS: Durham International Festival: July TBA www.brassfestival.co.uk

DURHAM MINERS’ GALA: 9^th July

LADIES DAY, NEWCASTLE RACECOURSE: 23^rd July

BIKEWISE 2011: 24^th July (tbc)

GATESHEAD SUMMER FLOWER SHOW: 29^th to 31^st July

SUNDERLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW: 30^th, 31^st July

EDINBURGH FRINGE: 5^th to 29^th August

PICKERING TRACTION ENGINE RALLY: 4^th to 7^th August www.pickeringsteam.com

NEWCASTLE MELA: August tba

WOLSINGHAM SHOW: 3^rd and 4^th September

BUPA GREAT NORTH RUN WEEKEND: 17^th and 18^th September

PICKERING WARTIME WEEKEND: 14^th to 16^th October

TURNER PRIZE AT BALTIC: 21^st October 2011 to 8^th January 2012

WHITBY GOTHIC WEEKEND: 4^th to 6^th November

BOXING DAY DIP: 26^th December, Seaburn, Sunderland

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