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We list the things you'd otherwise miss.

That's Canny is an independent directory of things to do across the North East of England, built by people who live here, for people who live here (and the ones lucky enough to be visiting).

A canny wee glossary

So what's canny?

Up here it's Geordie shorthand for good, kind, or quite. A “canny lad” is a sound bloke. A “canny pint” is a proper pint. The site exists so finding canny things is easy.

Mint
Brilliant. "That gig was mint."
Scran
Food. "Canny good scran on at the toon."
Howay
Come on. "Howay, the lads."
Belter
A great one. "Belter of a weekend."
What we do

One place, both axes.

Most listings sites pick a side, by city or by what kind of thing it is. We let you slice both ways. A pub gig in Sunderland, a kids' science fair in Newcastle, a fell walk above Hexham; same site, same shelf.

What we don't

Pad the feed.

Recurring events show up once, with all their dates inside. No five-copies-of-the-same-comedy-night. No paid placement disguised as editorial. No marquee scrollers.

Numbers
272
things on right now
5,135
venues + places listed
6
cities covered
1,954
clicks to partners

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