Women in Rail Yorkshire & NE are proud to support
WOW North East Festival at Gala, Durham
Friday 17 October (Schools) Saturday 18 October 2025 (Main Festival)
WOW (Women of the World) is coming to the North East for the first time! Join us at Gala Durham for two days of inspiring talks, performances, and workshops celebrating women, girls, and non-binary people across the region.
Women in Rail Yorkshire & NE Co-Chair Isobel Crockford commented;
“I am delighted to support WOW and represent Women in Rail for a schools focus business breakfast and mentoring session and for the Women in Stem Panel. We’ll explore the role women and girls had in the huge leap forward that the railway presented 200 years ago, and how we can make sure that women and girls are at the centre of the next wave of technological advancement – not just in the region, but right around the world. The panel will take place at 12.15pm – 1.15pm on Saturday 18th October in Cinema 2, Gala Durham. Please come and join us!”
Friday 17 October – Schools & Leadership Day
A dynamic day for young people and local leaders, featuring:
- Business Breakfast Networking (8–10am)
- WOW Speed Mentoring (9–10am)
- WOW Schools Day
Saturday 18 October – Free Festival Day
Open to all ages, this free day features headline speakers like Jill Scott, Emma Dabiri, and Ashley James, plus:
Festival-pass holders will be able to explore everything from politics to pop culture, sex to sport, and activism to art through personal, local stories of resilience and activism, events, performances, panels, headline interviews and workshops.
- Mindfulness painting, radical song-making, poetry pop-ups
- Music, dance, and theatre
- Evening events including An Evening with Ashley James
Whether you’re here to listen, learn, connect, or take action, WOW is for everyone, so join us at WOW North East as we make history, honour the past, and shape an equal future together.
For more information and to book click here
