Amble Puffin Festival Events 2026

Amble Puffin Festival

Amble Puffin Festival celebrates everything Puffin! Fun and activities in the Friendliest Port at the best time of year to see the Coquet Island puffins, as they prepare to take care of their newly hatched pufflings.

The festival will include: craft fair, guided nature walks, bird watching, local history talks, arts and crafts, watersports and live music. There will be events to interest all age groups. Events will be held in a variety of locations throughout the town.

For more information on Amble Puffin Festival, contact Julia Aston at Amble Development Trust.
Email: Julia@ambledevelopmenttrust.org.uk
Tel: 01665 712929

Events: Saturday 23rd May

TimeDescriptionLocationCost
10-4pmFair in the Square: Arts, crafts, food, community groups and children’s amusementsTown SqFree
Puffins Ahoy! Livestream of puffins on Coquet Island. SPONSORED BY ALNCOMTown SqFree
12.30 - 1.30pmAll about Puffins. A chance to ask the RSPB and Coquet Island wardens about the puffins and other wonderful birds and seals on the island.Town SqFree
10.30amEntertainment from Amble's Puffin Dance SchoolTown SqFree
10am-12pmPop-up Bird watching with Space for Shorebirds Come along and watch the birds along the estuary using our telescopes.Braid/Estuary next to the Shorebase TrustFree
10.15-12.30Quilting for beginners - scissor holder. Join Caroline from Rainbow Quilts for this beginner's quilting workshop. Make a scissor holder in seaside fabric and a tonal blender. Materials included but you will need to bring your own sewing machine (or hire one) sewing kit thread and shears. More details on their website.Amble Pin Cushion, Queen St NE65 0BZ£35 see www.amblepincushion.co.uk/workshops
10.30-12pmDrop-In Arts and Crafts Activity at Amble Library. Free event. All children must be accompanied by an adult.Amble Library, Middleton St NE65 0ETFree
11amSeascape photography workshop with professional photographer Ivor Rackham. Approx 1.5hrs.Paddlers beach. Meet at puffin sculpture at Paddlers ParkFree
11amBare Toed aerial dancers. Performance plus Come and Try aerial cocoons for childrenTown SqFree
11-3pmGansey exhibition and knitting demo - come and try!Dry Water Arts Centre, Wellwood Street Amble NE65 0FGFree
2-3pmFamily sand castle/art competition at Little Shore. Hosted by Amble Swimblers. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Weather dependent. Prizes SPONSORED BY SEASIDE TRAVELLittle ShoreFree
12middayBare Toed aerial dancers. Performance plus Come and Try aerial cocoons for childrenTown SqFree
11amGuided walk around the Bord Waalk sculptures *Please note this will not cover the whole trailMeet at steps near Cock + Bull in Town Sq
Registration 11am. Judging from 12middayDog Show with Northumberland Dog Rescue. Registration at 11am with judging from 12 midday. On the Braid near the beacon. The categories are; best senior, best bitch, best dog, best rescue, waggiest tailAmble Braid near the beaconDetails from www.northumberlandogrescue.co.uk or see their Facebook page. 01665 579246.
12.15pmPuffin Fun competition. Can you make the best Puffin sound? Can you walk like a puffin? For all ages.Town SqFree
12.30pmPuffin surprise eventTown SqFree
12middayGuided tour around Dovecote Street Arts exhibition. With Luke McTaggartDovecote Centre, Dovecote St NE65 0DXFree
1pm - 1.45pmAfternoon talk: 'The Secret Lives of Northumberland's Nesting Shorebirds' with Space for ShorebirdsCock+Bull in Town SqFree
1.00pmTribe ZuzaTown SqFree
1.15pmSimon Wood drum circle. Join in and have fun. All ages. SPONSORED BY HOLIDAYCOTTAGES.CO.UK
1.30-3.45pmQuilting for beginners - tidy bag. Join Caroline from Rainbow Quilts for this beginner's quilting workshop. Make a tidy bag in seaside fabric and a tonal blender. Materials are included, but you will need to bring your own sewing machine (or hire one), sewing kit, thread and shears. More details on their website.Amble Pin Cushion, Queen St NE65 0BZ£35 see www.amblepincushion.co.uk/workshops
2pmJamie and Georgie: second setTown SqFree
2pmAfternoon nature walk: Summer Visitors to the Coast – a guided walk to spot and learn about all the seabirds and shorebirds of Northumberland and the habitats they depend on. Suitable for all, beginners welcome! With Berwickshire and Northumberland Marine Nature Partnership, RSPB and Space for Shorebirds.Meet at steps near Cock + Bull in Town SqFree
2.30pmTribe Zuza second setTown SqFree
2.15pmSimon Wood second set. SPONSORED BY HOLIDAYCOTTAGES.CO.UKTown SqFree
3.30pmThe BoffsTown SqFree
all dayInteractive Puffin Percussion from Dry Water Arts. Come and have a go!PierFree
all dayRainbow Harbour Community Banners along the pierPier
variousMeet Tommy Noddy the giant puffinvariousFree
7pm - 9pmEvening Talk: From Sea to Stitch: Join Deb Gillanders from Proper Gansey to uncover the history and meaning of the iconic North East fishermen’s Ganseys.Dry Water Arts Centre, Wellwood Street Amble NE65 0FGFree

Events: Sunday 24th May

TimeDescriptionLocationCost
9amWildlife photography walk/workshop with photographer Ivor Rackham. Approx 1.5hrs.Meet at steps near Cock + Bull in Town SqFree
9.30amPuffin Festival Landscape Artist of the Year Competition. Meet at Amble Youth Project at 9.30am, work between 10am-2pm, Judging from 2-3pm. SPONSORED BY THE OLD BOAT HOUSERegister via Dovecote Street Arts dovecotestreetarts@gmail.comFree
10-4pmFair in the Square: Arts, crafts, food, community groups and children’s amusements
Puffins ahoy! Livestream of the puffins on Coquet Island. SPONSORED BY ALNCOMTown Sq
all dayRainbow Harbour Community Banners along the pierPier
all dayInteractive Puffin Percussion from Dry Water Arts. Come and have a go!PierFree
11amInglenook Folk Band: Durham based band who love all things folkyTown SqFree
11 - 3pmGansey exhibitionDry Water Arts Centre, Wellwood Street Amble NE65 0FGFree
10.45am startFamily beach activities with Coquet River Action Group (CRAG). Meet at 10.45 on the Little Shore ready for the Big Splash at 11am. 2-3pm Sandcastle competion. Prizes SPONSORED BY SEASIDE TRAVEL. Children should be supervised. Weather dependentLittle ShoreFree
11-1pmPuffin kites on the Little Shore with Dry Water Arts. Make and fly. Weather dependentLittle ShoreFree
11.30amCaribbean Crew. Steel Band from CramlingtonTown SqFree
12 middayLive music with Northern Monkey Brass Band. The North East's finest New Orleans Brass Band.
Featured artist on BBC Radio 3's Jazz Line Up.		Town SqFree
12-12.30pmLunchtime talk: Stronger Shores: Where are we now? A talk about the Stronger Shores arts and nature project with Blair Watson
12.30pmInglenook Folk Band second set
variousMeet Tommy Noddy the giant puffinvariousFree
1pmCaribbean Crew Steel Band second setTown Sq
1pm - 1.45pmAfternoon talk: All about Coquet Rivers Action GroupCock+Bull in Town SqFree
1.30pmNorthern Monkey Brass Band second setTown SqFree
2pmAfternoon history walk: the sea, the wrecks and the fishing. With Nick GibbsMeet at steps near Cock + Bull in Town SqFree
2pmLive music from Pete Bell aka 'The Human Jukebox'Free
2pm ishPuffin fun run finish. Fun run from Puffins Social Running Club. Whitley Bay to AmbleTown SqDetails from their Instagram page: runwithpuffins
2.30pmMeze Mundo first setTown Sq
3pmLandscape artist winner announcementTown Sq
3pmLive music from Pete Bell aka 'The Human Jukebox'
3.30pmMeze Mundo second setTown SqFree
3.30pmThe BoffsTown SqFree
all dayInteractive Puffin Percussion from Dry Water Arts. Come and have a go!PierFree
all dayRainbow Harbour Community Banners along the pierPier
variousMeet Tommy Noddy the giant puffinvariousFree
7pm - 9pmEvening Talk: From Sea to Stitch: Join Deb Gillanders from Proper Gansey to uncover the history and meaning of the iconic North East fishermen’s Ganseys.Dry Water Arts Centre, Wellwood Street Amble NE65 0FGFree