What's on at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

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Amazing Art Trail

Portrait of young girl with blonde hair smiling with teeth as bright morning light comes into in an art room, she is holding in her hand bunch of brushes.

Children and Young People's Activities

Amazing Art Trail

16 Feb – 28 Mar 2026

Ages 3+

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

History Mondays: Museum Collection Days

A female child in a pink coat and pink trainers talks to a man behind a white desk. She has brown hair styled into a pony tail. He is wearing glasses, and has a beige gilet and a grey collared shirt on. He looks incredibly engaged. On the desk are boxes of fossils.

Children and Young People's Activities

History Mondays: Museum Collection Days

23 Feb 2026

All ages

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival: Scrap Sketchbooks Workshop

A sketchbook made of recycled materials lies open to reveal pencil drawings of pink and yellow flowers.

Children and Young People's Activities

Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival: Scrap Sketchbooks Workshop

Part of Bright Lights: Youth Arts Festival 2026

24 Feb 2026

Ages 11+

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Bear’s Lunar New Year Adventure

A cartoon image with illustrations of a friendly young bear holding a red lantern. The bear is staring at a glowing moon in a purple sky. The text

Children and Young People's Activities

Bear’s Lunar New Year Adventure

25 Feb 2026

Ages 4+

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival: Willow Weaving with Sylvan Skills

Three ramblers dressed in warm winter clothing sit under an arch constructed from branches. Behind them is a small grassy verge and trees. The ramblers are smiling.

Children and Young People's Activities

Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival: Willow Weaving with Sylvan Skills

Part of Bright Lights: Youth Arts Festival 2026

26 Feb 2026

Ages 11+

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Arty Fridays: Rebel Portraits

A young girl sits at a white desk. She has blonde hair with a blue streak at the front. She is wearing a turquoise dress that is patterned with black spots. The desk she is sitting at is covered in art supplies. She is concentrating on cutting paper with a pair of blue scissors.

Children and Young People's Activities

Arty Fridays: Rebel Portraits

27 Feb 2026

All ages

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

More events coming, please check back soon.

Creative Age

An old lady in a flowery top sits at a table. She is engaging with arts and crafts

Adult Workshops and Activities

Creative Age

18 Feb – 24 Jun 2026

Ages 50+

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

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

03 Mar – 02 Jun 2026

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Six people, dressed in warm winter clothes, stand in a garden with Sunderland Museum behind them.

Adult Workshops and Activities

How Does Your Garden Grow?

05 Mar – 25 Jun 2026

All ages

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Relaxed Openings at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

A view inside the Winter Gardens at Sunderland Museum. There are lots of plants that climb to a giant glass roof. There are several people on a platform looking over the foliage.ke in Mowbray Park. A pond with ducks and other birds in a park. On the other side of the pond is a modern building with a large glass dome. Tree branches with leaves hang over the top of the image. The sky is blue with white clouds.

Special Events

Relaxed Openings at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

18 Feb 2026

16-35

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival: Autonomy Takeover Day

Two hands with palms up hold a wooden cube. The cube has a pattern, drawn in black ink across it's surface. In the foreground is a table top. It's surface, once painted grey has faded and the paint is missing in sections.

Special Events

Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival: Autonomy Takeover Day

Part of Bright Lights: Youth Arts Festival 2026

21 Feb 2026

Ages 11+

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Bright Lights Youth Art Festival: Secrets and Shadows - Sunderland’s Dark Past

A spooky night time Victorian scene with a shadowy figure wearing a top hat and Inverness cape coat. The shadowy figure is carrying a walking cane and a lantern. There is mist all around him. A distant clock tower lights the way. There are bats flying through the mist. In the forground is a graveyard.

Special Events

Bright Lights Youth Art Festival: Secrets and Shadows - Sunderland’s Dark Past

Part of Bright Lights: Youth Arts Festival 2026

23 Feb 2026

Ages 11+

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival: Creative Arts Takeover Event

Special Events

Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival: Creative Arts Takeover Event

Part of Bright Lights: Youth Arts Festival 2026

24 Feb 2026

Ages 11+

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

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Bear’s Lunar New Year Adventure

Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival: Willow Weaving with Sylvan Skills

Arty Fridays: Rebel Portraits

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Adult workshops & Activities

Creative Age

Threads

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Special Events

Relaxed Openings at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival: Autonomy Takeover Day

Bright Lights Youth Art Festival: Secrets and Shadows - Sunderland’s Dark Past

Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival: Creative Arts Takeover Event

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