Proper Food and Drink festivals have announced some dates for 2014. I attended North Shields last year, and would highly recommend it to anyone this year.

Sat 24th-Mon 26th May - South Shields - Bents Park
Sat 14th-Sun 15th June - Whitley Bay - Spanish City redeveloped boulevard
Sat 30th-Sun 31st August - North Shields - Northumberland Square