Informal sessions where young people from 7-17 and families can come along to work on projects, develop new skills, participate in challenges

A four-workshop programme designed to introduce artists, creatives, craftspeople, and designer-makers to the possibilities of digital making and equipment.

Try out the Raspberry Pi, tinker with our fun Pi projects, see some Pi powered projects in action. For 8 years and over.

A beginner coding workshop of creative games and challenges with Microbits

Try out the Raspberry Pi, tinker with our fun Pi projects, see some Pi powered projects in action. Explore amateur radio, different coding languages and Microbits. Bring along your own project and chat with experts about your own project ideas in a hackspace area. For 8 years and over.

Try your hand at e-textiles and make a Frida Kahlo inspired light up flower crown. Suitable for sewing beginners. 12+ years.

Simple coding, hack Minecraft, microbits, and Raspberry Pi.

New tech, creative making, and coding for everyone, including MakerSpace, robotics, Minecraft, animation, quadcopter racing, and Microbits.

A VR workshop - create and experience VR sculptures.

Find out more about the Raspberry Pi, tinker with our fun Raspberry Pi projects, chat with experts and share project ideas in a hackspace area.

A workshop using iPads and animation green screen. Suitable for 8-12 years.

Create and engage with makers, including MakerSpace and Vector76.

A coderdojo session to support Gateshead Library, VoltSport, and artist Ben Freeth in building an art piece.

MakerMonth - Build a Super Ant Weight Robot with the team behind Roaming Robots and the Extreme Robots Show.

A range of show and tell activities: Makerspace, Raspberry Pi hacks Minecraft, VR, Tilt brush, drones, robotics, amateur radio and more.

Suitable for families with children 8+ - Building Robots with Lego Mindstorm.

Suitable for families with children 8+ - Design and build air powered cars

Meet representatives from creative industries and learn from the experts. Take part in drop in sessions, workshops, chat about tech start-ups and gaming. Sessions include Virtual Reality, designing 3D characters, engineering, programming and programming robots.

A range of show and tell activities: Raspberry Pi, 3D printers, Oculus Rift, Sony VR headset, programming workshops, taster sessions and much more.

If you're under 17 and would like some help with learning to code please register to come along. It's free for all participants. Scratch, HTML, Python, Javascript or anything else.

If you're under 17 and would like some help with learning to code please register to come along. It's free for all participants. Scratch, HTML, Python, Javascript or anything else.

If you're under 17 and would like some help with learning to code please register to come along. It's free for all participants. Scratch, HTML, Python, Javascript or anything else.

If you're under 17 and would like some help with learning to code please register to come along. It's free for all participants. Scratch, HTML, Python, Javascript or anything else.

A range of show and tell activities: 3D Printing, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, 3D virtual design avatars, Oculus Rift DK2, Spikerbox, Lego Online and more.

Meet developers and designers from Ubisoft; take part in talks, drop in activities and workshops. Vector 76 will cover augmented reality and the Oculus Rift. Ages 12+.

Various sessions cater for kids, adults and teachers. Topics include: retro gaming, raspberry pi and 3D printing. Part of British Science Festival.

Aged 12 to 18 years? Interested in a career with the gaming industry? Then staff from Reflections (Ubisoft) will be running workshops for this event.