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Newcastle United's annual family Open Day will take place at St. James' Park on Tuesday
Newcastle United's annual family Open Day will take place at St. James' Park on Tuesday (4th August).
The event will be free to fans of all ages and will once again feature access to a first team training session inside the stadium, as well as a larger relocated Fanzone behind the ground's Gallowgate End.
To accommodate the event's biggest ever Fanzone, Strawberry Place will be closed to traffic from 4am-4pm on Tuesday.
The Fanzone will include a number of football-related activities including a penalty kick area, speed cage and human table football pitch, as well as an obstacle course, zorbs, face painting area, small fairground rides and more.
Supporters are invited to enjoy themselves in the Fanzone from 9am, when access to East Stand seating will also open.
The first action inside the stadium will commence at 10am, when participants from a range of Newcastle United Foundation coaching courses showcase their skills on the pitch.
The Newcastle United first team will be welcomed onto the pitch from 10.45am.
Fans will get an opportunity to see Steve McClaren and his coaching team putting the players - including new signings Georginio Wijnaldum and Aleksandar Mitrović - through their paces until 12.15pm.
Lee Marshall, PR and supporter liaison manager at Newcastle United, said: "Last year's Open Day was tremendously popular with supporters of all ages and our aim has been to make this year's even bigger and better.
"We want to continue bringing supporters closer to the football club so we would encourage as many people as possible to come along to St. James' Park on Tuesday and enjoy the day with their families."
SCHEDULE
9am: Fanzone and East Stand open
10-10.30am: Foundation training session
10.45am -12.15pm: First team training session begins
12.15-12.30pm: Penalty shoot-out and crossbar challenge
1.45pm: Competition winners' signing session
2pm: Fanzone closes
Newcastle United will be providing coverage of Tuesday's open day across the Club's social media channels.
For special behind-the-scenes access, including exclusive pictures and videos, follow @NUFC on Twitter or visit www.facebook.com/newcastleunited.