Events
Club Events Calendar
The Club has a vibrant calendar of social events detailed below. Full information and booking details are announced by email when ticket sales open.
EVENTS CALENDAR 2026
JANUARY 2026
Wednesday 7th - Monthly drinks evening
Tuesday 13th - Pre-match football supper
Wednesday 14th - Book group - Transcription by Kate Atkinson
Friday 23rd - 12th Annual Burns Supper & Ceilidh
Wednesday 28th - Evening lecture with Dr Martin Farr ‘Swingin’ Imperialism: Decline and Decadence in the 1960s’
FEBRUARY 2026
Wednesday 4th - Monthly drinks evening
Saturday 7th - Pre-match football meal
Wednesday 11th - Lunchtime lecture by Dr Peter Jones: ‘Plebs, power, and politics in Ancient Rome’
MARCH 2026
Wednesday 8th - Monthly drinks evening
Friday 6th - International Women’s Day Lunch
Wednesday 11th - Book group
APRIL 2026
Wednesday 1st - Theatre evening: Supper at the club then ‘Hamlet’ at the Theatre Royal
Wednesday 8th - Monthly drinks evening
Wednesday 22nd - Evening Lecture & supper (Owen Hopkins)
MAY 2026
Wednesday 6th - Monthly drinks evening
Thursday 7th - A Sparkling Introduction to Candover Brook
Wednesday 13th - Book Group (The Paris Wife by Paula McLain)
JUNE 2026
Wednesday 10th - Monthly drinks evening
Thursday 11th - Evening Lecture & Supper (Dr Seth Thevoz)
Thursday 18th June - Waterloo Day lunch
Wednesday 24th - Theatre evening: Supper at the club then ‘Operation Mincemeat’ at the Theatre Royal
JULY 2026
Wednesday 1st - Madeira & Sherry Dinner
Wednesday 8th - Book Group
Thursday 16th - Scottish Malt Whisky Tasting and Dinner
SEPTEMBER 2026
Tuesday 1st - Drinks Party
Wednesday 9th - Book Group
Thursday 17th - Evening Talk with Charlotte Mitchell, followed by dinner
OCTOBER 2026
Thursday 1st - Whisky tasting and dinner with Canon Adrian Hughes
Tuesday 6th - Annual Golf Day at Close House
Thursday 8th - Evening Art demonstration with Alan Reed, followed by dinner
Thursday 22nd - Lunchtime speaker event - 'In conversation with Adam Sisman'
Wednesday 28th - Evening lecture with Dan Jackson, followed by dinner
NOVEMBER 2026
Wednesday 11th - Book Group
Thursday 19th - Beaujolais Nouveau Lunch
Wednesday 25th - Winter Cheese & Wine Party
Friday 27th - Annual Black Tie Dinner celebration for the Club's 197th anniversary
DECEMBER 2026
Monday 14th - Members' Christmas Lunch
Tuesday 15th - Members' Christmas Lunch
Wednesday 16th - Members' Christmas Lunch
And a couple of dates for your 2027 diary...
JANUARY 2027
Wednesday 6th - New Year Drinks Party
Friday 22nd - 13th Annual Burns Supper
MORE EVENTS COMING SOON…
A SELECTION OF PREVIOUS EVENTS FOR INFORMATION…
Evening lecture by Dr Peter Jones ‘Running a Roman Province’
Theatre Evening ‘The Mousetrap’
Evening lecture by Professor David Saunders ‘Rudolf Abel: The Geordie Master-Spy’
Evening lecture by Lucy Winskell - “Kind Hearts and Coronets: the role of the Lord Lieutenant in the 21st century”
An Evening of Northumbrian Food, Music & Verse
