The popular, annual market returns with around 75 stalls offering a wide variety of goods including gifts, homeware, crafts and artisan produce.
There will also be entertainment, live music, fairground rides for children and activities in the library and Beacon Centre.
A pop-up food and drink village can be found in Northumberland Square – there will be lots of seating as well as mulled wine and a wide selection of tasty street food.
Opening times are 10am - 5pm on the Saturday and 10am to 4pm on the Sunday.
North Shields Christmas Market is organised by North Tyneside Council and supported by Bernicia.
Bernicia is the North East housing association with 14,000 properties from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Darlington, providing quality homes and services to people for more than 50 years: www.bernicia.com.