Magic WKND – WHAT’S ON!

Betfred Super League’s Magic WKND returns to St. James’ Park, Newcastle, in 2025 – and this year it’s going to be bigger and better. The Rhinos take on St Helens in the last game of the day on Saturday, KO 7.30pm.

On top of a full round of fixtures on pitch, Magic WKND’s activities start before you even set foot in the stadium with our exclusive Partners’ Fan Zone.

Fan Zone Activities
Fans are encouraged to take advantage of our unique pass-out system to explore the Magic WKND Fan Zone on Strawberry Place, the perfect setting to soak up the weekend’s party atmosphere. You can expect games, facepainters, photo opportunities, plus a range of food and beverage stalls and activities delivered by official partners Glen's Vodka, Northern, ABK and others throughout the weekend.
David Woolridge will be taking centre stage in the fan zone over both days, keeping the party going with music, special guests, live entertainment, and audience games with a Rugby League twist! There will also be a chance for you to purchase exclusive Magic WKND merchandise from the Oxen retail unit.
In 2025 we also have the exciting addition of St. James’ Parks STACK. Newcastle’s Answer to Box Park opened in 2024 and offers a wide range of food and beverage options, plus live music from local artists across the weekend. 

IN BOWL ENTERTAINMENT

DJs & Hosts
To get the party started we have BBC Radio 1 Xtra DJ Nick Bright on the decs playing everything from current bangers to old classics you can’t help but sing along to.

Alongside Nick we have our resident rugby league stadium announcer Pete Nuttall not only delivering you the action from the sidelines, but bringing you in to it. 
Joining Nick we have Joni to capture exclusive behind the scenes footage of Magic WKND, as well as bringing the noise with sing-along competitions between fan bases, and hosting games giving fans the chance to win prizes.

Big Screen Entertainment
Across the weekend we’re launching new technologies with Vixi Suite so fans can get themselves up on the big screen. But watch out for our roaming cams looking to catch you out with some snapchat filters.
Wanting to wish a loved one a happy birthday, or send best wishes to a Stag or Hen? Get your message up on the big screen by heading to the Rugby League Vixi Suite page here, or scan the QR code around the stadium.

Fancy Dress Competitions
With the Sunday fixtures falling on Star Wars day it would be remis of us not to introduce our first Fancy Dress Competition where the winner will be chosen by a fan vote. So for your chance to win tickets to the biggest Rugby League events in 2025 make sure you’ve got your costume at the ready – and May the Fourth be with you. 

Player of the Match
After each game fans will get the chance to vote for the Betfred Player of the Match, so make sure you’ve downloaded the OurLeague App to have your say. 
For Salford Red Devils vs Hull KR on Saturday, and Wigan Warriors vs Warrington Wolves on the Sunday we have special guests from Community Integrated Care’s Learning Disability Super League joining the Sky Sports team for the Player of the Match presentation, putting their journalistic flair on the post-match interviews.

Player Arrivals
Get ready to greet your favourite players as they arrive for Magic Weekend. Teams will arrive around two hours ahead of their published kick-off time outside the Milburn Stand reception.

Pitch Activity
On the pitch, in addition to a full round of Betfred Super League we have performances from Join the Momentum dancers, and the fan-favourite Learning Disability Super League exhibition games delivered by Community Integrated Care.
Want to get your weekend of Rugby League started early? Head to Blaydon Rugby Club on Friday night to see Newcastle Thunder vs Workington Town, tickets available here.

IN THE CITY
Beyond our fan zone you can explore the city with special offers available to Magic WKND ticket holders at The Gate.
Located just 5 minutes walk from St. James’ Park on Newgate Street, The Gate is home to a variety of food, drink and leisure venues from some of your favourite venues including Nando’s, Pizza Hut and The Keel Row Wetherspoons, with great offers available every day, and the following special offers introduced for Magic WKND ticket holders listed below:
 
THE GATE OFFERS: 
The Mayfair Pub and Kitchen 
The Mayfair Pub and Kitchen is the friendliest pub in the city and promises home cooked food, locally produced craft beers, gins and cocktails in a relaxed and welcoming environment that’s family friendly, and they’re offer 20% off food for Magic WKND attendees. 
Home cooked quality pub grub and home cooked pizzas are served every day along with their very popular all day breakfast and traditional Sunday lunches with home made Yorkshire puddings! Plus a full range vegan dishes and healthy options are available on the menu. 
And if the sun is shining, you can also enjoy their outdoor terrace, perfect! 

MOJO: 
With Music for the people, food for the soul and Good Times forever, MOJO serves up great original and classic cocktails, beers and Americana food to a soundtrack of great Rock n Roll from the last five decades. Enjoy a 20% discount across Mojo’s food and drinks menu over Magic WKND.  
Plus, with shuffleboard tables and beer pong there’s no shortage of fun to be had! 

The WonderBar 
There’s something for everyone at The WonderBar. 
Enjoy a bite to eat from their tasty food menu with daily deals available and children's meal deals. While The WonderBar drinks menu includes an extensive range of beers and cocktails. Magic Weekend Ticket Holders get 20% off food.    

Nando’s: 
Enjoy your Nando’s favourites for less! Magic Weekend ticket holders get 10% off at Nando’s at The Gate, located on the first floor. 

Pizza Hut: 
Enjoy your Pizza Hut favourites on first floor at The Gate with 25% off food. This offer includes buffet but not buffet bundle. Not valid with meal deals or kids mini/mega monster deals. 

Aspers: 
Pop into Aspers at The Gate and Magic Weekend ticket holders can enjoy £4 pints between 12 noon and 8pm on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th May. Access to Aspers is available from Newgate Street and also Stowell Street and is just a couple of minutes walk from St James’ Park. 
 *All Offers listed are unique to Magic Weekend ticket holders, and not available in conjunction with any other offer. 

MAGIC WEEKEND 2025 - SPECTATOR INFORMATION

TICKETING INFORMATION 

Ticket Collections:

Milburn Stand Main Reception - VIP collections & hospitality 

Stadium Box Office - General admission? 

Box Office Opening Times:

Saturday: 10:00 – 20:00

Sunday: 10:00 – 18:00? 

END ALLOCATIONS 

Leazes Stand

Saturday: Catalans Dragons, Salford Red Devils, Leeds Rhinos? 

Sunday: Hull FC, Wigan Warriors, Wakefield Trinity 

Gallowgate Stand

Saturday: Leigh Leopards, Hull KR, St Helens

Sunday: Huddersfield Giants, Warrington Wolves, Castleford Tigers

CATEGORY SEATING 

Milburn Stand | Cat 1 - Reserved Seating  

East Stand (inc Leazes East & Gallowgate East) | Cat 2 - Unreserved Seating  

Gallowgate Stand (inc Gallowgate West) | Cat 3 - Unreserved Seating  

Leazes Stand (inc Leazes West) | Cat 3 - Unreserved Seating  

HOW TO GET THERE  

Strawberry Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4ST

ON FOOT  

St. James’ Park is located to the North West of Newcastle city centre, close to the junction between Gallowgate, St. James’ Boulevard and Barrack Road. That’s just a 10-minute walk from Newcastle Central Station and around five minutes from Monument Metro Station and the city’s major bus stations. You can get your very own tailor-made route at www.walkit.com.  

BY CAR  

Parking is available on-site in the stadium car parks on a pre-pay basis only. To purchase a pass please contact NUFC on 0191 201 8558. Please note parking is limited, however there are number of public car parks signposted clearly within Newcastle city centre, though be warned – they are likely to be extremely busy during Magic Weekend! Information can be found on the Newcastle Council website. If you do need to use your car, use the postcode ‘NE1 4ST’ in your sat-nav to find the stadium.  

BY METRO  

Newcastle upon Tyne is served by the Tyne & Wear Metro system, a light rail network with frequent services between Newcastle Airport, Newcastle city centre, the coast, major transport interchanges and destinations south to Wearside.

We recommend St. James’ Metro station for local coastal destinations including North Shields, while Monument station – a five-minute walk away – is served by both yellow and green line routes towards Newcastle International Airport, South Shields and the coast.

To reach St. James’ Park from Monument station, walk west on Blackett Street and continue onto Gallowgate. The stadium will become visible on your right.

For more information, visit https://www.nexus.org.uk/metro

BY TRAIN  

Situated on the East Coast Mainline, it is a principle stop for services between London and Edinburgh/Glasgow. In addition to regional services to Middlesbrough and Carlisle, it also offers direct cross-country routes to and from Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool Birmingham and Bristol.

The station is a ten-minute walk from St. James’ Park, walk west along Neville Street (A186) and turn right onto St. James’ Boulevard. The stadium is located at the top of the road and will become visible as you reach the junction with Bath Lane/ Wellington Street.

To plan your train journey, please visit www.nationalrail.co.uk.  

BY PUBLIC BUS  

Newcastle upon Tyne has two major bus stations for local and regional services – Haymarket, for services to and from Northumberland and the North, and Eldon Square, for services to and from County Durham and the South. Both are located on Percy Street, a five-minute walk from St. James’ Park.

To reach the stadium, walk south west on Percy Street and turn right onto Gallowgate. St. James’ Park will become visible on your right.

For more information on local bus services, please visit https://www.nexus.org.uk/bus

BY COACH

Newcastle Coach Station is on St. James’ Boulevard and receives National Express coach services, while Megabus operates services from outside Newcastle Central Station. Both offer frequent services from across the UK.  

FAN COACHES  

From A1 south – Follow signs for City West to B6324 junction, take 3rd exit from roundabout onto Stamfordham Road. Follow A167 City Centre to the Cow Hill junction. Exit and then turn right onto Grandstand Road then follow signs for City Centre. St James Park is on left hand side. Please park as directed on southbound carriageway. From A69 west – At A1 junction, follow signs for A1 North (Morpeth) then as above. There is a pay and display HGV and coach park on Ord Street by the Metro Radio Arena. For further information, please contact the Parking Department on 0191 261 4503 or visit the Newcastle Council website for parking in the city.  

MINIBUSES  

Routes to St James Park, as above. Drop-off only outside Stadium. For longer stay parking, return in same direction to crossroads adjacent to BBC. Turn right onto Hunters Road. Follow for ¼ mile to Claremont Road junction and turn left. Parking will be located on the right-hand side.  

ONCE YOU’RE THERE 

TICKETS  

Please enter the stadium via the turnstile indicated on your ticket. The North (Leazes), East and South (Gallowgate) stands are for tickets with unreserved seating. The main West (Milburn) stand will accommodate supporters with reserved seats.  

RESERVED SEATING  

Spectators must ensure that they sit in their allocated seat(s). Although there may be adjacent seats that appear to be empty, it is likely that ticket holder hasn’t yet arrived or is elsewhere in the stadium.  

UNRESERVED SEATING  

It is important to note that if an unreserved seat is vacated, it may not be possible to return to the same seat at a later time. Certain seats or blocks within unreserved areas of the stadium bowl may be marked as RESERVED (e.g. close to wheelchair platforms and dug outs) and as such are not available to holders of unreserved seat tickets. Spectators should ensure that they do not sit in any seat marked reserved if they have purchased a ticket for an unreserved area.  

FINDING YOUR SEAT

NUFC stewards will be located at strategic points in the seating deck to assist you in finding your allocated seat.

IDENTIFICATION FOR CONCESSIONS 

If a concessionary ticket has been purchased, identification may be requested on entry. Holders of such tickets should ensure that they have appropriate ID with them.  

PASS OUT SYSTEM

A pass out/return system will be operated on both event days allowing spectators to move freely to and from the stadium bowl – there is no limit on the number of times someone is allowed to pass out and re-enter.  

Spectators leaving the stadium bowl with the intention of returning may do so but MUST first ensure that they have a hand stamp applied upon initial exit; if there is no evidence of a hand stamp re-entry will not be permitted. Hand stamps will be applied by stadium stewards.  

Dedicated exit and re-entry gates in each stand will be used to facilitate this operation. Different coloured hand stamps will be used for each level each day. It is important that match tickets are not discarded; tickets need to be produced for re-entry if using the pass out system. Re-entry to the stadium bowl will be on production of both a hand stamp and relevant match ticket.  

FAN ZONE 

Opening Times: Saturday 1pm – 8.00pm | Sunday 11am – 6.00pm 

The Fan Zone is located on Strawberry Place, offering food, beverage, and activities delivered by official partners Glen’s, Northern, Egg, and Smart Energy throughout the weekend. Fan Zone host David Woolbridge will be keeping the party going with live music, interactive games, and special guest interviews from the stage at the heart of the activity. 

Be sure to visit for a chance to have your photo with the Betfred Men’s, Women’s, and Wheelchair Super League trophy, purchase official Magic Weekend merchandise and win some exclusive Super League prizes with our official partners. 

DISABLED SUPPORTERS’ ASSISTANCE  

Accessible parking (for blue badge holders) is available direct from Rugby League Commercial, on a first come first serve basis. To apply contact jodie.filer@rlcommercial.co.uk Vehicles will not be permitted to park in accessible spaces without an event specific pass – blue badge must also be displayed on arrival.  

Spectators with tickets for the Milburn stand Upper tier are advised that there are 140 stairs and 14 landings leading up to the seating area.  

If you are disabled or have mobility issues, please ask a steward who will be happy to direct you to a lift. Any spectators who require audio commentary, please contact the Customer Service Centre at RLC on 0844 856 1113, Monday –Friday, 9am-5pm.  

OTHER INFORMATION  

CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS

Contactless payments are encouraged at kiosks in the concourse. Cash is accepted at a limited number of locations. There is a Barclays ATM at the South West corner of St. James’ Park. A free-to-use cash machine is also located at the Tesco Express store directly opposite the stadium on Barrack Road.

REFERESHMENTS  

A range of hot and cold snacks, soft drinks and alcohol will be available to purchase in all concourse areas. Once purchased within the stadium, alcohol cannot be taken outside into the city. Where possible encourage fans to bring a credit or debit card to purchase refreshments. The majority of kiosks within St James’ Park are cashless. 

Please note that no large amount of food can be taken inside the stadium from outside. The amount of food allowed will be at the discretion of Newcastle United staff. Bottles and cans are not permitted. If you have specific dietary requirements, please contact the steward at your stadium entry point. Permission may be granted following appropriate checks.  

TOILETS

St. James’ Park concourses offer all the conveniences you would expect, including multiple accessible toilets and two Changing Places facilities.

These facilities can be opened with a radar key, please contact your nearest steward for assistance.

Shearer’s Bar also has on-site toilets available to paying customers.

LUGGAGE/PUSHCHAIRS  

We regret to inform you that there are no areas to store luggage/pushchairs at St. James’ Park during Magic Weekend. Luggage items larger than A4 size are not allowed into the stadium for security reasons. Appropriate discretion will be used for ladies’ handbags, baby changing bags, etc. and will be subject to the standard security checks.  

FIRST AID ROOMS

There are 3 first aid rooms located around the stadium, including on the Ground Floor of the North Stand, the South East Corner and Level 7 next to Lift 5. There will also be a number of medics on each level.

QUIET/PRAYER ROOM  

There is a quiet room available in the North Stand and Milburn West, should anyone wish to use this space for practising multi-faith or quiet reflection. If you need to use this room, please alert your nearest steward who will direct you to this room.

SENSORY ROOM

There is a sensory room available on Level 6, in the Leazes West Corner. On matchday, supporters can access the room by using the Park Grill lift or the Milburn reception list and walking through the hospitality areas.

To book a space in the sensory room, we would need a request submitted to disabilitysupport@nufc.co.uk

NUFC OFFICIAL SHOP

The NUFC Official Club Store is located on Strawberry Place at the South-East corner of the stadium and will be open to spectators across Magic Weekend.

Opening Times: Saturday 9:00am – 6:00pm  |  Sunday 11:00am – 6:00pm