With a great view over Hexham's Market place and fully stocked with a range of food and drink including some locally sourced treats, our café bar is the perfect spot to meet with friends and watch the world go by.
Our cafe/bar is open to all the public, regardless of whether you are joining us for a film, and is fully stocked with everything from handmade cakes to locally brewed ales, all at an affordable price.
All of the products stocked in our café bar are also available to take into the auditorium during a film screening.
The cafe/bar always opens 30minutes before our first film of the day and closes once our final performance ends, unless otherwise stated. This is typically from midday on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and later afternoon the remaining days of the week.
Our café bar hosts several fantastic regular and one-off events including art, music, poetry and much more!
Art Exhibitions - Our beautiful Art Deco area has proved a very popular backdrop for local artists to display their work and we host monthly exhibitions showcasing the talent and creativity of Northumbrians.
Current exhibition from The Healey Expressionists
The Healey Expressionists have evolved from the Portrait Group formed in 2018 by Gilly Skyes at her studio in Healey for local artists wishing to pursue portraiture. They meet regularly to create portraits of a variety of interesting models who offer to sit for us, with results that are individual interpretations. Most of the work has been produced in the sunlit space of Gilly’s Studio.
The Forum Quiz Night - Our brilliant quiz nights are held from 8pm on the second Friday of every month. Teams are limited to four players and entry is £1 per player with prizes available!
Quillseekers Poetry Night - Quillseekers is a monthly poetry evening hosted by local poet, Caitlin Kendall. From 8pm on the last Friday of the month you can join us in our cafe/ bar for a friendly and relaxed evening of shared poetry with open mic opportunities.
November 28th Guest Poet is Martyn Halsall.
Martyn Halsall has published six pamphlets and four full collections of poetry, the most recent being Lent (Wild Goose Publications) in 2025.
Want to hire the café bar?
The café bar is also used as a meeting place so if you are involved in a book, language or meeting of minds group, looking for a place to gather together that wants to meet at The Forum, please contact carmen@forumhexham.com
