What's on at Culture House Sunderland

Storytelling Yoga with Mini Mindfuls

Adults and children sit on mats in an outdoor setting taking part in a yoga class.

Children and Young People's Activities

Storytelling Yoga with Mini Mindfuls

Hosted in The Exchange

29 Oct 2026

Ages 3 - 11

Culture House Sunderland

Youth Choir

A group of children and young teenagers stand gathered together in a brightly lit interior space. The children are arranged in three loose rows, facing forward towards the camera in casual clothing—including t-shirts, hoodies, and striped loungewear. Warm overhead lighting illuminates the group against a darker background. In the background, a large, dark curved wall or spiral feature sits in the centre of a spacious modern building interior with warm recessed ceiling lights to the left.

Children and Young People's Activities

Youth Choir

Presented by Music Connects Sunderland

29 Oct – 17 Dec 2026

Ages 7 - 18

Culture House Sunderland

Rhyme & Shine

A child with a red dress hits a drum with sticks whilst an adult plays a ukelele

Children and Young People's Activities

Rhyme & Shine

Hosted in The Exchange

30 Oct – 18 Dec 2026

Ages 0-4

Culture House Sunderland

Kalma Life: Story Time Yoga

A lady wearing gym attire sits cross legged teaching young children. She is holding up a card with a colourful graphic.

Children and Young People's Activities

Kalma Life: Story Time Yoga

Hosted in The Exchange

30 Oct 2026

Ages 5 - 11

Culture House Sunderland

The Edit: Introduction to DJ

A close-up view of a person using DJ equipment on a table. A black DJ controller featuring two jog wheels, knobs, faders, and illuminated play and cue buttons is positioned in the foreground. Behind the controller, a tablet enclosed in a bright blue case displays DJ mixing software interface showing virtual turntables, which the person is operating with their finger.

Children and Young People's Activities

The Edit: Introduction to DJ

Presented by Music Connects Sunderland

31 Oct – 12 Dec 2026

Ages 9 - 14

Culture House Sunderland

Spooky Saturday Stories

A snowglobe with a miniature halloween pumpkin with a smiley face inside.

Children and Young People's Activities

Spooky Saturday Stories

Hosted in The Den

31 Oct 2026

Age 3+

Culture House Sunderland

Saturday Studio

young children decorating household items with sparkles using upcycled materials

Children and Young People's Activities

Saturday Studio

Hosted in The Inventors Lab

31 Oct – 19 Dec 2026

Ages 4+

Culture House Sunderland

Saturday Spotlight: Author Spotlight with Stacey Bone

A smiling woman in a snail costume holds a book in her hands.

Children and Young People's Activities

Saturday Spotlight: Author Spotlight with Stacey Bone

Hosted in The Exchange

31 Oct 2026

Ages 3+

Culture House Sunderland

Maker Space: Digital Designers

A keyboard and screen with a cutesy animation

Children and Young People's Activities

Maker Space: Digital Designers

Hosted in The Inventors Lab

01 Nov – 13 Dec 2026

Ages 4+

Culture House Sunderland

First Friends Social: Childminders

A close-up photograph of a child playing with rectangular wooden building blocks on a light-colored surface.

Children and Young People's Activities

First Friends Social: Childminders

03 Nov – 15 Dec 2026

Culture House Sunderland

The Curiosity Club

Children and Young People's Activities

The Curiosity Club

03 Nov – 17 Dec 2026

Ages 0-6 (SEND inclusive)

Culture House Sunderland

The Brand New Adventures of Santa and Scruff

Theatre and Performance

The Brand New Adventures of Santa and Scruff

11 – 24 Dec 2026

Ages 0 - 6

Culture House Sunderland

The Open Studio

A hand holds a fine paint brush. It is delicately painting a house onto a canvas

Adult Workshops and Activities

The Open Studio

Hosted in The Engagement Studio

30 Oct 2026 – 29 Jan 2027

Ages 18+

Culture House Sunderland

The Edit: Picture Focus

A laptop with design software on display being used by a lady. Her hand is touching the screen

Adult Workshops and Activities

The Edit: Picture Focus

30 Oct – 18 Dec 2026

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Roots and Branches: Family Tree Research Group

A forest scene. Three black and white photographs have been clipped to a branch

Adult Workshops and Activities

Roots and Branches: Family Tree Research Group

Hosted in The Record

02 Nov – 21 Dec 2026

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Creative Computer Club

Images printed in sequence onto white paper with a laptop behind the paper

Adult Workshops and Activities

Creative Computer Club

Hotsed in Level 2 Living Room

03 Nov – 15 Dec 2026

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Motherfolk Sessions

A close up of hands writing with a pen on a white piece of paper

Adult Workshops and Activities

Motherfolk Sessions

Book now

Booking is available directly from Motherfolk

03 Nov – 22 Dec 2026

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Threads

Five women sit around a table. They are knitting. All the women look to be retirement age. They are smiling.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Threads

Presented by Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Hosted in The Inventors Lab

03 Nov 2026 – 02 Mar 2027

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

WEAR Friends

A table with art supplies. At the table are two elderly women working on crafting flower pictures from paper, scissors, and card.

Adult Workshops and Activities

WEAR Friends

Hosted in Level 2 Living Room

05 Nov – 17 Dec 2026

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Spin a Yarn

Two hands knit with needles and blue wool

Adult Workshops and Activities

Spin a Yarn

Hosted at Level 2 Living Room

05 Nov – 17 Dec 2026

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Rewind: Documentary Film Club

Films

Rewind: Documentary Film Club

Hosted in The Media Studio

03 Nov 2026 – 26 Jan 2027

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Sunderland Shorts Review Group

A cinema with yellow seats. Several people sit in the space.

Films

Sunderland Shorts Review Group

Hosted in the Media Studio

04 Nov – 16 Dec 2026

Ages 18+

Culture House Sunderland

Coyote Vs. Acme

Films

Coyote Vs. Acme

Hosted in The Media Studio

22 Nov 2026

Cert PG

Culture House Sunderland

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Lunchtime Exhibition Tours

A deep yellow beach with a grey sea. A small red and white striped tent, the kind used for Punch and Judy shows, stands unused on the sand. A section of brown wooden fence is in the foreground.

Talks

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Lunchtime Exhibition Tours

30 Oct 2026 – 15 Jan 2027

Ages 16+

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Finding Audrey Amiss

A women in a canvas apron looks intently at a large book filled with art

Talks

Finding Audrey Amiss

12 Nov 2026

Ages 16+

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Adele Parks: Eyes on You

A smiling middle aged lady with shoulder length hair holds a blue coffee mug.

Talks

Adele Parks: Eyes on You

19 Nov 2026

*Age 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Curator Exhibition Tour

A Sunday league football match set in the 1950s. The goalkeeper stands next to his near post with his arms folded. A spectator in a blue suit leans against the same post. In the distance, two footballers stand together. One is bending over. Surrounding the pitch are large red brick buildings.

Talks

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Curator Exhibition Tour

27 Nov 2026

Ages 16+

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Ann Cleeves in Conversation

A smiling middle aged lady with cropped white hair wears a yellow lightly pattered scarf and a black top..

Talks

Ann Cleeves in Conversation

11 Feb 2027

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Heritage Talk: Women's Work at Pyrex

A black and white photo shows a group of eight people in a large kitchen. They are all smiling and looking at the camera. Most of the people are wearing white aprons and small caps on their heads. One person in the front is holding a small white card. On the left side of the room, there is a large window with many small panes of glass. On the right side, there is a big cooker and other kitchen tools.

Talks

Heritage Talk: Women's Work at Pyrex

Presented by Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

08 Mar 2027

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

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There’s a place for everyone – from cosy reading spots and research areas, to gaming stations and crafting tables. Explore the different free activity spaces you can enjoy daily at Culture House Sunderland.

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Our Home in Space: Our Shared Night Sky

A large tower block at night, Many of the individual windows are lit with lights from inside the individual living spaces

Exhibitions

Our Home in Space: Our Shared Night Sky

Showing in the Focus Gallery

30 Oct – 14 Nov 2026

Culture House Sunderland

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism

An slightly abstract city riverside city scene with a bridge over a sky blue coloured river

Exhibitions

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism

30 Oct 2026 – 17 Jan 2027

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

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See & Do

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Children & Young People’s Activities

Storytelling Yoga with Mini Mindfuls

Youth Choir

Rhyme & Shine

Kalma Life: Story Time Yoga

The Edit: Introduction to DJ

Spooky Saturday Stories

Saturday Studio

Saturday Spotlight: Author Spotlight with Stacey Bone

Maker Space: Digital Designers

First Friends Social: Childminders

The Curiosity Club

Theatre & Performance

The Brand New Adventures of Santa and Scruff

Adult Workshops & Activities

The Open Studio

The Edit: Picture Focus

Roots and Branches: Family Tree Research Group

Creative Computer Club

Motherfolk Sessions

Threads

WEAR Friends

Spin a Yarn

Film

Rewind: Documentary Film Club

Sunderland Shorts Review Group

Coyote Vs. Acme

Talks

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Lunchtime Exhibition Tours

Finding Audrey Amiss

Adele Parks: Eyes on You

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Curator Exhibition Tour

Ann Cleeves in Conversation

Heritage Talk: Women's Work at Pyrex

Learn & Create with Culture House Sunderland

Exhibitions

Our Home in Space: Our Shared Night Sky

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism

Special Events

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