Celebrations
Horticultural Show 2026
Saturday, 5th & Sunday, 6th September 2026
The museum has teamed up with the North East Horticultural Society for this annual event, taking place on the museum’s Events Field, which will see fierce, friendly competition at the museum as a vast array of vegetables, flowers and crafts are put forward to be judged.
Beamish reserves the right to alter or change this programme at any point.
Festival of Transport 2026
Join us for a Festival of Transport as part of May Half Term!
- Saturday, 23rd – Sunday, 31st May 2026
Georgian Gathering
Step back to the hustle and bustle of the early 1800s as Pockerley Old Hall, the Waggonway and St Helen’s Church come alive with Georgian entertainment and a whole host of traditional crafts and activities.
- Saturday, 19th – Sunday, 20th September 2026
Atchin-tan and celebration of Gypsy Roma Traveller history
Atchin-tan in Romani, the language of the Romany Gypsies, means “stopping place”. Using the museum’s Bow Top living wagon and our 1950s caravan we will be recreating a stopping place at Spain’s Field Farm.
- Saturday, 12th – Sunday, 13th September 2026
Plan your visit
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Beamish is a large open air museum with many historic buildings, some of which are not always completely accessible to visitors.
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1900s Town
Explore the 1900s Town and see how families lived and worked in the years leading up to the First World War.