Sign Up For An Event
We are delighted to share information about forthcoming in-person events for which we are taking bookings (please see the school calendar for a complete list of all events).
Availability is limited for bookable activities so please reserve your place as soon as possible using the links below. You may also wish to follow the RGS Ticketsource page for alerts when tickets are released.
As with all RGS events, it is essential that any photos taken only involve the child you are there to watch/support (incidental images of other children within the photo are acceptable). Absolutely no photos should appear on social media. Thank you.
Forthcoming events
RGS 500 ON Dinner Newcastle
Friday 10th October 2025
Join us for a fabulous opportunity to catch up with old friends and meet new acquaintances from the Old Novo Community and celebrate 500 years of RGS!
RGS 500 Garden Party
Saturday 21st June 2025
Join us for a fabulous relaxed night of celebration for RGS parents and Old Novos.
RGS 500 Festival
Saturday 28th June 2025
We would love you to join us in a glorious culmination of all that we are and do at this year’s RGS Festival.
John Elders Memorial Match
Saturday 28th December 2024
We are delighted to announce that this annual event will return on Christmas 2024. This year's match is an extra special affair, marking the 125th anniversary of the Novocastrians' formation.
RGS 500 Choir and Orchestra Concert
Wednesday 19th March 2025
We are thrilled to announce that The Royal Grammar School, Newcastle will officially launch the 500th anniversary celebrations at the RGS 500 Choir and Orchestra held at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music.
RGS Senior School Carol Service
Tuesday 17th December 2024
Come and join us for our Senior Carol Service which includes Christmas readings, congregational carols and performances from the Intermediate Choir, Senior Choir, Chamber Choir and Symphony Orchestra.
Recent events
The Big Play Day
Friday 22nd November 2024
A 5pm performance by the massed student orchestra of the North East. RGS has teamed up with Music Partnerships North, North Tyneside Music Hub and schools across the region for a day of music making.
RGS Super Block Home Fixtures
Saturday 21st September
RGS will play their first major hockey and rugby home games of the season vs The Grammar School at Leeds and we warmly invite the RGS Community to support our teams.
A Night at the Musicals
Wednesday 27th November 2024
We are delighted to invite you to join us for A Night at the Musicals. This evening will showcase all things musical theatre.
RGS Founder's Service
Wednesday 16th October 2024
We are delighted to extend an invitation to our wider community for this year’s Founder's Service on Wednesday 16th October 2024. The very special event will reflect on the almost 500-year history of the school and the indelible impact of ONs on the world.
RGS Winterwonderland
Friday 29th November 2024
A festive celebration for charity.
Step into the magic of the season at the RGS Winterwonderland.
Summer Skills 2024
Various dates
Performance sessions will be held at RGS's purpose built facilities.
Past event archive
- Newcastle United Multi-Skills Camp - Summer Holidays 2024
- Kate Waugh's Olympic Breakfast Watch Party - Wednesday 31st July 2024
- Recent Leavers' Reunion & Y12 Networking Event - Tuesday 2nd July 2024
- RGS Garden Party at The Biscuit Factory - Saturday 29th June 2024
- RGS Festival - Saturday 29th June 2024
- Sports Awards - Thursday 27th June 2024
- RGS Talks with Dr Fiona Hill CMG - Monday 24th June 2024
- Open Instrumental Evening - Wednesday 12th June 2024
- RGS Golf Day - Monday 10th June 2024
- School Experience Day - Thursday 6th June 2024
- SEND & Neurodiversity Parents' Forum - Thursday 6th June 2024
- Newcastle United Multi-Skills Camp - May Half Term 2024
- Private View - Thursday 16th May 2024
- School Experience Day - Thursday 18th April 2024
- Y12 UCAS Presentations - Tuesday 16th and Thursday 18th April 2024
- Newcastle United Multi-Skills Camp - Easter Holidays 2024
- Choir and Orchestra Concert - Wednesday 20th March 2024
- RGS Talks Alex Partridge, Living with ADHD - Tuesday 19th March 2024
- Celebrating co-education at RGS: stained glass window reveal - Friday 8th March 2024
- RGS Junior School Cinema Screening - Friday 8th March 2024
- London ONA Dinner - Thursday 7th March 2024
- Anastasia: The Musical - 13th-15th February 2024
- Senior School Jazz Concert - Friday 19th January 2024
- Newcastle United Foundation Multi-Skills Camp - Christmas Holidays
- Senior School Christmas Carol Service - Tuesday 12th December 2023
- RGS Art of Hope & Winter Wonderland - Friday 1st December 2023
- Virtual Information Evening - Wednesday 15th November 2023
- Open Morning - Saturday 18th November 2023
- Old Novocastrians' Association AGM - Thursday 9th November 2023
- Founder's Service - Wednesday 25th October 2023
- Friends of RGS Autumn Walk - Saturday 14th October 2023
- Newcastle ONA Dinner - Friday 13th October 2023
- New Parents' Social Event - Wednesday 4th October 2023
- RGS History Walk - Tuesday 12th September 2023
- RGS Super Block Home Fixtures - Saturday 9th September 2023
- Varley Cup - Saturday 2nd September 2023
- Senior School House Dance - Wednesday 5th July 2023
- Newcastle United Foundation Camp - Summer 2023
- Recent Leavers & Y12 Networking Event - Tuesday 4th July 2023
- RGS Festival - Saturday 1st July 2023
- RGS Summer Garden Party - Saturday 1st July 2023
- Sports Awards - Thursday 29th June 2023
- Band Fest - Wednesday 28th June 2023
- Open Instrumental Evening – Monday 26th June 2023
- Private View - Thursday 11th May 2023
- Leavers' Evening - Wednesday 3rd May 2023
- Parent Talk - Drugs & Harm Reduction - Tuesday 18th April 2023
- RGS Holiday Camps by The Newcastle United Foundation - Easter 2023
- Junior School Spring Concert - Wednesday 29th March 2023
- A Monster Calls - Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th March 2023
- Friends of RGS Spring Walk - Saturday 18th March 2023
- Neurodiversity for Parents and Carers - Tuesday 14th and 15th March 2023
- Senior School Choir and Orchestra Concert - Tuesday 14th March 2023
- London ONA Dinner - Thursday 9th March 2023
- Senior School Spring Concert - Wednesday 8th March 2023
- The Collingwood Society Annual Lecture - Tuesday 7th March 2023
- The Revenger's Tragedy - Tuesday 14th to Thursday 16th February 2023
- Ceilidh Night Wednesday 25th January 2023
- Senior School Jazz Concert - Friday 20th January 2023
- John Elders Memorial Match - Tuesday 27th December 2022
- Old Novos' Luncheon Club - Tuesday 13th December 2022
- Senior School Carol Service - Tuesday 13th December 2022
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Thursday 8th and Friday 9th December 2022
- RGS Talks 'E-Safety' - Tuesday 6th December 2022
- RGS Art of Hope and Winter Wonderland - Thursday 24th November 2022
- A Night at the Musicals - Friday 18th November 2022
- RGS v Durham School at Kingston Park - Saturday 19th November 2022
- Open Morning - Saturday 12th November 2022
- Senior School House Music - Tuesday 8th November 2022
- RGS Talks Hope Virgo - Tuesday 1st November 2022
- Founder's Service - Tuesday 18th October 2022
- ONA 96th Newcastle Dinner - Friday 14th October 2022
- New Parents' Social Event - Wednesday 5th October 2022
- Old Novocastrians' Association AGM - Tuesday 27th September 2022
- RGS Super Block Home Fixtures - Saturday 17th September 2022
- RGS History Walk – Tuesday 6th September 2022
- Old Novos' Networking Event - Tuesday 5th July 2022
- RGS Garden Party - Saturday 2nd July 2022
- RGS Day - Saturday 2nd July 2022
- Skylight - Wednesday 29th June 2022
- RGS Sports Awards – Thursday 30th June 2022
- Battle of the Bands - Tuesday 5th July 2022
- Open Instrumental Evening - Wednesday 29th June 2022
- Matilda Jr - Tuesday 21st June 2022
- Friends of RGS Walk - Saturday 11th June 2022
- Senior School House Dance - Thursday 9th June 2022