Six-time Olympic champion Allyson Felix will be the star attraction at the Great North City Games which is being held in Stockton for the first time.
The 33-year-old American will compete in 150m event on a pop-up track on Stockton High Street on Saturday.
British Paralympic champions Jonnie Peacock and Sophie Hahn will be taking part in 100m races.
Compatriots Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake and Harry Aikines Aryeetey line up in the men’s 150m.