The festive season is always a special time in NewcastleGateshead with festvials, Christmas markets, and a host of other unique events to bring some warmth and colour to the chilly winter days and nights. Produced by NewcastleGateshead Initiative, Winter Festival includes the ever-popular Enchanted Parks, a New Year's Eve Winter Carnival on the Quayside, Ouseburn Open Studios and many other activities, performances and seasonal shopping opportunities.