To mark February 29, which only happens every four years, we’ve rounded up 10 of the top things you can do in the North East on the day itself.
9. Received Wisdom, Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
Work by a Turner Prize-winning artist is on display in Sunderland in the latest arts coup for the Museum & Winter Gardens. Pieces by Lubaina Himid - a pioneer of the Black Arts movement in the 1980s who was awarded the famous Turner Prize in 2017 – are on show as part of free exhibition Received Wisdom, alongside work by artists including Amikam Toren, Phyllida Barlow, John Sheehy, Elisabeth Vellacott and more. The major contemporary British art exhibition is the first in a three-year partnership with the acclaimed Arts Council Collection after Sunderland was chosen as one of just three places nationwide to be part of the Collection’s National Partnership Programme. Received Wisdom aims to celebrate older artists: Those who have enjoyed long careers and those who discovered their creativity later in life. Photo: submitted
10. Game of Thrones afternoon tea, Crook Hall, Durham
A Game of Thrones-inspired Afternoon Tea is being held at Crook Hall in Durham on Saturday from noon until 3.30pm. You can look forward to welcome drink of wine or ale by the fire with fire and ice tartlet canapes followed by savoury themed treats, such as Hot Pie’s Vegetable Pot Pie, Cranberry and Brie-nne Parcel and King Robert’s ‘boaring’ barbecued Pulled Pork Roll. It will be followed by sweet treats including The Iron Scone, Red Velvet Wedding Cake and Sansa's Favourite Lemon Cake. The price is £24.50 for adults and £12 for children. You will need to pre-book. Photo: JPI Media