Watersports and live music will combine as part of an exciting new festival set to make a splash in North Tyneside.
The first ever North Sea Weekender festival is set to take place between 8-10 October 2021.
The all-action event will see a mix of watersports, food and drink pop-ups and some special one-off live music shows.
It will feature the Tynemouth Surf Open, organised by Tynemouth Surf Co, alongside stand-up paddle board activities from CBK Adventures and Northern SUP Racing.
Paddle board activities are free to enter and include an XL SUP Team Challenge, freestyle challenge, and race events.
The surf open has categories including Shortboard, Longboard, SUP Surf, Juniors (U16’s), Mini Groms (8 &U) with prize money and merch up for grabs.
Special one-off music concerts at Tynemouth’s Surf Café and Watch House Museum will take place with the first shows announced as Ben Ottewell and Heidi Curtis.
Gomez frontman Ben Ottewell plays an intimate show in a truly amazing place, the Watch House Museum in Tynemouth, home to the Volunteer Life Brigade, on Saturday 9 October.
Heidi Curtis is a 19 year old singer-songwriter from North Shields. After getting a number of festival shows under her belt in 2021, and supporting Sam Fender at various venues around the UK, she’ll captivate audiences with her powerful vocals and unique style of melody-driven rock, at Tynemouth’s Surf Café on Friday 8 October.
Tickets for both shows go on sale at 9am this Friday at www.seetickets.com.
There’ll be food and drink pop-ups and more details of events and activities will be announced soon.
North Tyneside has an array of coastal lifestyle businesses and organisations which the festival hopes to highlight throughout the month of October.
Follow the event on social media – NorthSeaWKNDR on Facebook and @northseaweekender on Instagram.
