Free Tickets Announced for Gaia and Museum of the Moon at Festival of Energy
Blyth Celebrates is delighted to announce that free tickets for Luke Jerram’s iconicartworks, Gaia (the Earth) and Museum of the Moon, will be available to book fromThursday 5 February.
For the first time ever, these two world-renowned installations will be presented together, offering audiences an extraordinary chance to experience seven-metrediameter, NASA-inspired views of the Earth and Moon at The Offshore Renewable Energy
(ORE) Catapult’s state of the art offshore wind testing facility in Blyth, as part of the Festival of Energy running from Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 March 2026. Timed entry tickets can be booked via the Blyth Celebrates website, with early booking advised. Programmed and produced by Walk the Plank, the Festival of Energy will transform Blyth with large-scale artworks, performances and immersive experiences inspired by the natural forces that shape the town and its future.
For the first time, these installations can be seen side by side within The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s extraordinary testing facilities, where some of the largest wind turbine blades in the world get put through their paces, making this free-to-attend event a truly unmissable experience.
The installations invite visitors to reflect on the fragility of the earth, humanity’s relationship with the planet and its energy systems. Alongside the launch of ticket sales, the Festival of Energy is opening nominations for a special International Women’s Day Breakfast, to be held under Gaia and Museum of the Moon on Sunday 8 March. This free event will celebrate women who are making a difference in Blyth and the surrounding area, recognising their contribution to local people, neighbours, families and across industry, education, community leadership, creativity and volunteering. Nominations are open to individuals, organisations and businesses.
Your heroine could be a carer, cleaner, good friend, doctor, teacher, a shop assistant who always takes time to chat, a mentor or a community champion. Nominations should be sent to getinvolved@walktheplank.co.uk
The Festival of Energy will animate Blyth town centre and Quayside with spectacular outdoor performances, large-scale artworks and a programme of films, talks and workshops at Energy Central Campus and Market Pavilion. Highlights include Walk the Plank’s Tower of Light, the beautiful water and light projection Whale Song at the mouth of the River Blyth, and a series of new artworks developed with local communities. Bev Ayre, producer at Walk the Plank, said, “The Festival of Energy promises four days of out-of-this-world experiences and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. It will invite audiences to experience Blyth in a new, energising light, learn more about the renewables industry, and further cement the town’s role as a leading centre for offshore renewable energy.
We’re grateful to our partners, ORE Catapult, the Port of Blyth and Newcastle University, for helping us create this dynamic programme of events.”
“This festival is a shining moment for Blyth,” said Cllr Wendy Pattison, Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure & Tourism at Northumberland County Council. “We have been so pleased to support this exciting programme. It brings together our community to celebrate creativity, ambition, and the incredible talent in our town. From the awe-inspiring artworks to the stories of local women shaping our future, the Festival of Energy is a truly unique way to see Blyth’s spirit and potential illuminated.”
Festival of Energy is delivered in partnership with Port of Blyth, ORE Catapult, Energy Central Campus and Newcastle University, and forms part of Blyth Celebrates, putting creativity at the heart of the town’s regeneration.
Blyth Celebrates is part of Energising Blyth, a £95 million regeneration programme to renew, grow and connect the town. It is being delivered by Northumberland County Council, funded by North East Combined Authority, the UK Government, and Northumberland County Council, with support from other partners.
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