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Children & Young People’s Activities

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Sleepy Trail
An illustration of a woman with flowing hair sleep on a moon. The sky is deep blue with white twinkling stars.

Children and Young People's Activities

Sleepy Trail

17 Dec 2025 – 31 Jan 2026

Ages 3+

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Tuesday Museum Club
An adult female with long dark brown hair is kneeling on the floor. She is wearing a red cardigan and black dress. Her right hand is outstretched. Her palm open and is holding sweets. A number of small children face her. They are engaged in what's she's saying.

Children and Young People's Activities

Tuesday Museum Club

06 Jan – 03 Feb 2026

Ages 5 – 11

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Mini Science Club
Two toddlers engage in science based activities whilst adults encourage.

Children and Young People's Activities

Mini Science Club

16 Jan – 13 Feb 2026

Ages 1 – 4

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Exhibitions

Going Back Brockens: Monuments and Rhetoric After the Miners' Strike
Free
A painting of a large monument silhouette in shadow. The monument is surrounded by bushes and foliage. The sky is a deep blue sky with a hazy sun.

Exhibitions

Going Back Brockens: Monuments and Rhetoric After the Miners' Strike

17 Dec 2025 – 31 Jan 2026
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Adult workshops & Activities

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

Adult Workshops and Activities

Creative Age

17 Dec 2025 – 18 Feb 2026

Ages 50+

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Mowbray Movers
A community garden with a curved fence. The garden has a tree in the centre. There is a large green toy frog next to the tree. There is a square sign on the fencing with a colourful cartoon printed onto it.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Mowbray Movers

17 Dec 2025 – 25 Feb 2026

Ages 50+

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Threads
Free
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

06 Jan – 03 Feb 2026
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Special Events

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Relaxed Openings at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
Free
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

20 Dec 2025 – 17 Jan 2026

Ages 16-35

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