Head to North Tyneside's coast for big weekends of watersports, silent discos, pop-up food and drink events and very special one-off live music shows.

The North Sea Weekender series will feature the Tynemouth Longboard Classic comp organised by Tynemouth Surf Co and a paddle boarding event from Northern SUP Racing and Northerly Swell.

Save the dates:

First up are silent discos on Saturday 17 August at Cullercoasts Bay. There'll be one for families and a later one for over 18s. 

Big Dippa takes place on Saturday 24 - Sunday 25 August at Whitley Bay with paddle board racing and events on the beach and music, food and drink on the Plaza.

Join Dip Club for a special bank holiday North Sea Weekender beach social with an optional sea dip, on Monday 26 August at Longsands beach in Tynemouth.

There'll be very special one-off music concerts including The Pale White (Saturday 14 September) and Craig Charles (Friday 20 September) at the Salt Market in North Shields.

Tynemouth Longboard Classic comp will feature a men's, women's and junior comp on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October at Longsands beach. 

Shore Yoga will host the Wellbeing Weekender also on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October, featuring yoga workshops and activities. Look out for the yoga tents on the grassy area overlooking Tynemouth Longsands.

Follow the event on social media – NorthSeaWKNDR on Facebook and @northseaweekender on Instagram.

Photo credit: Chris White.