Hartlepool Events, Things to Do and Festivals 2014 / 2015

(Hartlepool, County Durham, England, UK)

The town's annual events listings has never looked more exciting, with Hartlepool hosting leading festivities such as the Tall Ships' Races of 2010, along with its regular annual Dockfest, Headland Heritage Festival and ever-popular Beer Festival. Many of the yearly things to do in the town take place at the Borough Hall or the Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre, while further events are staged at the Ward Jackson Park, along the coastline of Seaton Carew, or even onboard the Wingfield Castle paddle steamer.

In recent years, the Tees Valley region has started to gain quite a reputation for its annual celebrations. Always popular are the vintage car rallies, the sailing regattas, the local agricultural shows and the open-air concerts. Events that really stand out here include the Georgian Festival at the beginning of August, which is staged at the Hartlepool Maritime Experience attraction and celebrates the best aspects of this Regency period, with the Historic Quayside becoming nothing short of a thriving Georgian seaport for the weekend.

Hartlepool Calendar of Festivals and Events 2014 / 2015: General Information

The main regional events held here each year are listed below:

• Annual Pantomime - mid-January, at the Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre
• International Festival of Animation and Computer Games (ANIMEX) - early February, at the University of Teeside
• Community Cavalcade - late March, at the Borough Hall
• Marina 5-Mile Road Race - early April, starting at the marina
• Easter Sunday Funday - mid-April, at the Ward Jackson Park
• Race for Life Event - early June, at nearby Seaton Carew
• Middlesborough Live Music - early June, at venues around Middlesborough
• Hartlepool Dockfest - early July, at the Maritime Experience
• Headland Heritage Festival - mid-July, at the Borough Hall and Town Square
• Summer Brass Band Concerts - Sundays in July, at the PPS Wingfield Castle
• Stockton International Riverside Festival - late July to early August, in the neighbouring town of Stockton on Tees
• Georgian Festival - early August, at the Maritime Experience
• Summer Brass Band Concerts - Sundays in August, at the Ward Jackson Park
• Hartlepool Horticultural Show - mid-August, at the Borough Hall
• Summer Extravaganza - late August, at the Ward Jackson Park
• Annual Hartlepool Countryside Festival - late August, based at the Summerhill Nature Reserve
• Heritage Open Days Event - mid-September, at venues across the Tees Valley
• Beer Festival - mid-October, organised by the Hartlepool Round Table and held at the Borough Hall
• Spoo-Quay - late October, at the Maritime Experience
• Fireworks Festival - early November, at nearby Seaton Carew
• Santa's Arrival - mid-November, at the Middleton Grange Shopping Centre
• Christmas Crackers - mid-December, at the Maritime Experience
• Christingle in the Park - mid-December, at the bandstand in Ward Jackson Park
• Annual Hartlepool Male Voice Choir Christmas Concert - mid-December, at the Borough Hall