Sophie Ellis Bextor will play at South Tyneside Summer Festival
Taking a two-week holiday may be out of the question for a number of reasons, but don't let that spoil your fun - you just need to come up with something new and fresh, not the same old trip to the local park.
Whether you choose to go alone, or take the whole family, we've provided a whole host of different activities to get you out of the house this summer.
Fingers crossed that the weather holds out for you.
South Tyneside Summer Festival
This plays host to a number of different events, so you're bound to find something that you can attend and more importantly that you will enjoy. Over three months there is plenty of live music and entertainment, here are just some of the highlights.
Sunday Concerts in Bents Park are live open-air concerts featuring international, big-name artists, tribute bands and current chart acts. Performers already confirmed include, Sophie Ellis Bextor, X Factor winner, Joe McElderry and The Lightning Seeds.
There is also the Amphitheatre Live Music, which is a series of concerts held in the town's open-air Amphiteatre on Thursday and Saturday evenings throughout June, featuring a diverse mix of artists and local bands.
The big bonus of this summer festival is, all of the events are free of charge - now it's time to narrow down which ones you will attend.
Mercedes-Benz World 
This is guaranteed to keep any child above the height of 1.5m happy. The exclusive Kids' Driving Experiences has the chance to get behind the wheel and drive on a Mercedes-Benz track. For just £45 for a 30 minute session, professional driving instructors coach young drivers in dual-controlled cars. There is also the 4x4 experience, the exhilarting activity for young drivers offers the chance to take control of one of the world's most prestigious off-road vechiles across challenging terrain. This costs just £50 for a 30 minute session. There is also two summer concerts at the end of July, the perfect way to round-off the fun-filled day - plus kids go free (two under 16s per adult).
One Year to Go - Open Weekend
Hundreds of thousands of people are participating in events and bespoke projects to celebrate the 'One Year to Go' countdown to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Sebastian Coe, Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee announced that there will be a programme of over 1,000 unique sporting and cultural initiatives.
Saturday 23 July, will see Trafalgar Square transformed to celebrate animation wth Tate Movie Project's 'The Itch of the Golden Nit!'. Created by thousand of children across the UK, this is the first opportunity for the public to see the film on the open-air big screen, take part in a number of free family activities and meet some of the big names that made it happen.
People across the UK will have the chance to participate in this premiere too as Lives Sites in a number of different cities, including Manchester, Leeds, Dover, Derby and Norwich will screen the film from, July 22-24.
Narrowboating
It seems that there is an increase in popularity with narrow boating; compared with this time three years ago, just over three quarters of Britons are more likely to go on a narrow boat holiday on UK canals this summer.
The research carreies out by Arniston Bay wines and ICM Omnibus reveals that the main reasons for the narrow boat's soaring popularity are freedom and escape from everyday life and sheer relaxtion.
Craig Doyle, TV presenter and spokesperson for Arniston Bay wines, says: "I can see why the British public would want to relax on the UK's thousand of miles linked waterways. It's all about fresh air, relaxtion and 'me-time'. It's the ultimate in freedom and escape from the stresses of everyday life."
Sounds like perfection if you ask me.
Tickle the Ivories - Piano Festival
Another free event, this can be enjoyed whether you like playing the piano or jsut listening to the music.
Liverpool ONE is placing pianos at five key locations in the area, transforming the streets into open-air musical boulevards for a celebration of music fom July 1 - September 4.
Tickle the Ivories, organised by Open Culture, is open to prfessional and amateur musicians, singers or bands, talented community groups, school, choir or charities, who are all invited to book free timeslots to perform with and around the pianos. There are also freeplay sessions each day, where any member of the public can play without pre-booking.
Charlotte Corrie from Open Culture says: "We're welcoming a wide range of performance styles from classical to contemporary, folk to funk or jazz to jitterbug. We want people to come and perform with the piano as accompaniment - whether it's music, theatre or dance it can be anything you think the public will enjoy."
So get to Liverpool and enjoy the performances or take part yourselves, for what promises to be a musical-filled day out.
Femalefirst Taryn Davies
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