- Opera North’s Aeons A sound journey along the banks of the Tyne with the Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North, composer and accordionist Martin Green and Becky Unthank.
- Invisible Flock’s 105+dB The North’s passion for football captured in a large scale, sonic artwork.
- Northern Film and Media’s Remake a Take A chance to step inside stills from iconic northern films and to remake a take.
- Richard DeDomenici’s Get Carter: Redux Reshooting scenes in the original settings for a new take on this classic film.
- Vanessa Grasse’s MESH Participatory choreography weaving through the streets, bringing us together.
- Steve Messam’s Whistle Cascading sounds of locomotive whistles following the line of the medieval town wall.
- Boff Whalley’s Trailblazing Three choirs walking the three routes, filling them with song and gathering for a finale.
- Northern Stage’s Self-Build Utopias Performances, installations and exhibitions imagining a more fun, sustainable and creative future.
- Great North Children’s Hospital’s Pop-up Hospital – interactive and virtual experiences exploring the human body and cutting-edge medicines.
- The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s Immersive Hybrid Reality Offshore Wind Turbine A chance to experience working life on a wind turbine.
- Brighter Sound’s The Hexagon Experiment Bringing together artists and scientists for new work and conversations inspired by the wonder material Graphene.
- Dominic Wilcox’s Little Inventors North 2030 Northern children’s ideas of inventions for life in 2030, created by makers
- Hedgehog Lab’s The Rocket Reimagined – The Rocket brought back to life in a memorable virtual reality journey.
- Unfolding Theatre’s Multiverse Arcade Capturing and sharing peoples’ thoughts on how to change the world for the better in the future.
- Brick This’ LEGO Timeline of Innovation A 3D timeline of northern innovations.
- Ryder’s Horse to Hyperloop: The Evolution of Design Exploring the high speed transport of tomorrow.
- Siemen’s The Ingenious Energy Challenge Seven seconds to generate energy in fun and innovative ways using Pavegen smart flooring.
- NBS’s Future Buildings Try out technologies breaking the boundaries of what’s possible in construction.
- Mind the Gap’s Daughters of Fortune A chance for audiences to explore real experiences of learning disability and parenthood through exhibition and performance.
- Animmersion’s Deepframe: The World’s Largest Mixed Reality Display Immersive experiences blending the virtual world with the real environment.
- RTC North’s Northern Design Quest Discover the stories behind iconic northern designs and create your own from design to launch.
- Northumbria University’s Tools for Everyday Life Exploring the importance of 3D design in the creation of products and furniture.
- Frank Style’s Fifty Northern Icons A 150m mural showing publicly-voted northern icons.
- 1upNorth A two-week, hands-on gaming showcase.
- Seven Stories’ Winged Tales of the North A story of ambition and hope by David Almond brought to life in a street art trail.
- Maadigital’s How will you fly? Create your own wing designs on friends and family with this digital app.
- The NewBridge Project’s Life in a Northern Town The North’s emerging artists share their artworks inspired by their perceptions of life in a northern town.
- Side Gallery’s About the North: Imagined Dialogues – see the ways the North has been projected by many great photographers, with a special focus on Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen’s work.
- Intu’s Little Black Graphene Dress Hi-tech wearable application of Graphene.
- Aidan Moesby’s Sagacity: Periodic Table of Emotions Watch the ever-changing mood of the North on a ‘periodic table’ that colour-codes emotions and uses twitter to measure feelings.
- Neil Armstrong’s The Dog Ate My Wheelchair – a multi-screen video installation offering glimpses into the world of north east people who identify as ‘disabled’ or ‘different’ as a result of mental and/or physical impairments.
- FutureEverything and Naho Matsuda’s Every Thing Every Time – the live story of the city told through a constantly updating poem drive by smart data.
- D6: culture in transit and Henna Asikainen’s Delicate Shuttle An installation of white poplar leaves weaving together a tapestry of fragmented experiences of migration.
- Kate Fox’s Where There’s Muck, There’s Bras A show exploring the northern women we may have heard of and the ones we have not.
- Chris Sharkey’s Get in the Band An innovative, dynamic, live performance for anyone who loves music.
- The Embroiderer’s Guild‘s The Needle Points North – 14 textile panels tell the story of the diversity of our communities, culture and landscapes