Join us for a WOW Think In and have your say on what you think should be part of the first ever WOW North East Festival.

The first ever WOW North East Festival will take place in 2025 in partnership with S&DR200 (Stockton and Darlington Railway 200 year celebrations) and we want you to be part of it!

Do you want to help shape WOW - Women of the World - North East? In 2025, the first ever WOW North East Festival will take place on 17 and 18 October 2025 at Gala Durham (including a schools day for young people across the region).

Join us for a WOW Think In and have your say on what you think should be part of the first ever WOW Festival in the region.

Around the world, WOW programmes are planned through a series of WOW Think Ins, led by the WOW Team including our Founder Jude Kelly. These friendly events are a chance to have your say on what your WOW Festival should be about. What ideas can be developed into the programme and what in your opinion are the most relevant topics for women, girls and non-binary people today? And for the men and boys we share the world with?

Every WOW Festival starts with Think Ins, from New York to Karachi, Istanbul to Rio de Janeiro, Australia, across the UK and beyond, so you’ll be joining thousands of people of all genders who’ve got together to think about what they want their festival to be like.

Come as you are - you don’t need to prepare anything, and there’s no pressure to talk if you’d rather listen. All are welcome! If there are individuals or groups you think should be there, please do let us know. WOW Think In sessions are open to all ages and all genders.

All venues are wheelchair accessible.

WOW is partnering with S&DR200 as part of a nationwide festival celebrating 200 years of train travel in the area, to present WOW North East - the first festival in the region.