Newcastle, England — City Information
City Facts
- Location
- Northeast England, United Kingdom.
- Time Zone
- GMT (GMT + 1 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).
- Electricity
- 240 volts AC, 50Hz; square, three-pin plugs are standard.
Cost of Living
| 1.00 USD = 0.62 GBP |
| 1.00 EUR = 0.87 GBP |
| Currency conversion rates as of 19 July 2011 |
Special Events
Chinese New Year
January/February
Newcastle's Chinatown is turned into a carnival of color and noise; festivities culminate with an impressive fireworks display.
Stowell Street
Website: www.newcastlegateshead.com
Evolution
May
The biggest music festival in the northeast.
Various venues
Website: www.evolutionfestival.co.uk
Newcastle Community Green Festival
June
The UK's biggest free community environmental festival.
Leazes Park
Website: www.newcastlegreenfestival.org.uk
Whitley Bay International Jazz Festival
July
An exciting program of internationally known artists from the world jazz music scene.
Village Newcastle Hotel, Cobalt Business Park
Website: www.whitleybayjazzfest.org
Newcastle Mela
September
A two-day Asian art, drama and music festival.
Exhibition Park
Website: www.newcastle.gov.uk/mela
Great North Run
September
Over 50,000 runners take part in the biggest half-marathon in the world starting just outside the city center and finishing by the coast.
Website: www.greatrun.org
Juice
October-November
Two weeks of events, performances and activities, celebrating the creativity of children and young people.
Throughout the city
Website: www.newcastlegateshead.com
Winter Festival
December
A packed program of events ranging from an outdoor ice skating rink outside the Baltic to spectacular pyrotechnic displays on the Tyne River.
Website: www.newcastlegateshead.com
