Editing Newcastle upon Tyne (section)

===Festivals and fairs===
In either January or February, [[Chinatown, Newcastle|Newcastle's Chinatown]] becomes the focus point of celebrations for the [[Chinese New Year]] with carnivals and parades.

The Newcastle Science Festival, now called [[Newcastle ScienceFest]], returns annually in early March.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newcastlesciencefest.com/ |title=Newcastle Science Festival – Home |publisher=Newcastlesciencefest.com |access-date=4 August 2010}}</ref>

The Newcastle [[Beer Festival]], organised by [[Campaign for Real Ale|CAMRA]] takes place in April each year.<ref>{{cite web | title=Beer Festival | publisher=cannybevvy.co.uk | url=http://www.cannybevvy.co.uk/Beer_Festival/beer_festival.html | access-date=20 January 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213092807/http://www.cannybevvy.co.uk/Beer_Festival/beer_festival.html | archive-date=13 February 2008 }}</ref> [[Evolution Festival]], a music festival that attracted tens of thousands of attendees, took place in May from 2002 until 2013 and was described as "the biggest festival Tyneside has ever staged".<ref>{{cite news|title=Evolution Festival postponed for one year|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-26142833|access-date=10 July 2016|work=BBC News|date=12 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Barr |first1=Gordon |title=Festival hits Dizzee heights |url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/music/festival-hits-dizzee-heights-1571989 |access-date=10 July 2016 |work=[[Evening Chronicle]] |date=7 April 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914115216/http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/music/festival-hits-dizzee-heights-1571989 |archive-date=14 September 2016 }}</ref> The This Is Tomorrow festival now takes place over the spring bank holiday and is in the same location. The biennial [[AV Festival]] of international electronic art, featuring exhibitions, concerts, conferences and film screenings, is held in March. The North East Art Expo, a festival of art and design from the regions professional artists, is held in late May.<ref name=artExpo2>{{cite news | last = Whetstone | first = David | title = Expo gives artists and makers a showcase | newspaper = The Journal | location = Newcastle | publisher = thejournal.co.uk | date = 3 April 2008 | url = http://www.thejournal.co.uk/culture/arts/expo-gives-artists-makers-showcase-4505979 | access-date = 24 May 2017 | archive-date = 7 November 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171107004639/http://www.thejournal.co.uk/culture/arts/expo-gives-artists-makers-showcase-4505979 }}</ref><ref name=artExpoNe1>{{cite web | url = http://northeastexpo.co.uk/ | title = North East Expo – Autumn 2017 | website = northeastexpo.co.uk| publisher = northeastexpo | access-date = 24 May 2017}}</ref>

[[The Hoppings]], the largest annual collection of travelling fairs in Europe, comes together on [[Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle Town Moor]] every June. The event has its origins in the [[Temperance movement in the United Kingdom|Temperance Movement]] during the early 1880s, and coincides with the annual [[Horse racing|race week]] at High Gosforth Park.<ref>{{cite web |title=Town Moor Hoppings |publisher=newcastle.gov.uk |url=http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/wwwfileroot/localstudies/factsheets/Factsheet3Hoppings.pdf |date=September 2004 |access-date=20 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227084006/http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/wwwfileroot/localstudies/factsheets/Factsheet3Hoppings.pdf |archive-date=27 February 2008 }}</ref> Newcastle Community Green Festival, which claims to be the UK's biggest free community [[Environmental science|environmental]] festival, also takes place every June, in [[Leazes Park]].<ref>{{cite web | title=History of the Festival | publisher=newcastlegreenfestival.org.uk | url=http://www.newcastlegreenfestival.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=40 | access-date=20 January 2008 | archive-date=13 January 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113214143/http://www.newcastlegreenfestival.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=40 }}</ref> The Cyclone Festival of Cycling takes place within, or starting from, Newcastle in June.<ref>{{cite web | title=Cyclone Festival of Cycling| url=https://cyclonecycling.com | access-date=14 August 2020 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=cyclone2008>{{cite web | title=What is it? | publisher=northernrockcyclone.co.uk | url=http://www.northernrockcyclone.co.uk/about.asp | access-date=20 January 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217184407/http://www.northernrockcyclone.co.uk/about.asp | archive-date=17 December 2007 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> The Northern Pride Festival and Parade is held in [[Leazes Park]] and in the city's Gay Community in mid July. The Ouseburn Festival, a family oriented weekend festival near the city centre, incorporating a "Family Fun Day" and "Carnival Day", is held in late July.<ref>{{cite web | title=Ouseburn Festival home page | publisher=ouseburnfestival.org | url=http://www.ouseburnfestival.org/index.htm | access-date=25 January 2008 | url-status=usurped | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523090242/http://ouseburnfestival.org/index.htm | archive-date=23 May 2007 }}</ref>

Newcastle [[Mela]], held on the late [[August Bank Holiday]] weekend, is an annual two-day multicultural event that blends drama, music and food from [[Punjabi culture#Modern Punjabi Culture|Punjabi]], [[Culture of Pakistan|Pakistani]], [[Bengal#Culture|Bengali]] and [[Hindu]] cultures.<ref>{{cite web |title=What is the Mela ? |publisher=newcastle.gov.uk |url=http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/core.nsf/a/mela_what |access-date=25 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026103201/http://newcastle.gov.uk/core.nsf/a/mela_what |archive-date=26 October 2007 }}</ref> NewcastleGateshead also holds an annual International Arts Fair. The 2009 event was held in [[Sage Gateshead|The Glasshouse]] Music and Arts Centre (then called Sage Gateshead), designed by [[Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank|Norman Foster]].<ref>{{cite web | title=NewcastleGateshead Arts Fair home page | publisher=ngartfair.com | url=http://www.ngartfair.com/ | access-date=25 January 2008 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20030416181002/http://www.ngartfair.com/ | archive-date=16 April 2003 }}</ref> In October, there is the Design Event festival—an annual festival providing the public with an opportunity to see work by regional, national and international designers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Introducing Design Event |publisher=design-event.co.uk |url=http://www.design-event.co.uk/index.htm |access-date=22 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212052802/http://www.design-event.co.uk/index.htm |archive-date=12 February 2008 }}</ref>
The SAMA Festival, an East Asian cultural festival is also held in early October.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.samafestival.org |title=NewcastleGateshead 6–12 October 2008 |publisher=SAMA Festival |date=24 July 2008 |access-date=4 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090811011606/http://www.samafestival.org/ |archive-date=11 August 2009 }}</ref>