What's On | Sunderland Culture

A Walk in the Park Art Competition

A pencil drawing of a white bird with a yellow beak and grey tips on its wings. It is standing on a green grass circle with blue sky and a yellow sun.

Children and Young People's Activities

A Walk in the Park Art Competition

17 – 22 Jan 2025

Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Children's Activity Trails for Winter 2024

Two children walking on the balcony of an art gallery. The boy has short hair and is wearing a red t-shirt. The girl is shorter than the boy. She has long hair. Both children are wearing backpacks.

Children and Young People's Activities

Children's Activity Trails for Winter 2024

17 – 31 Jan 2025

Ages 3+

National Glass Centre

Mini Science Club

A group of children and adults gather round a large, red plastic bowl of water. In the bowl are a selection of toys to play with in the water.

Children and Young People's Activities

Mini Science Club

17 Jan – 27 Jun 2025

1 – 4

Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 8-12)

Children and Young People's Activities

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 8-12)

Saturdays, 10am-12pm

8-12

Arts Centre Washington

Right Track

Children and Young People's Activities

Right Track

Saturdays, 10:30am-12:30pm

12-21

Arts Centre Washington

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 13-18)

Children and Young People's Activities

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 13-18)

Saturdays, 12:30pm-2:30pm

13-18

Arts Centre Washington

Women, Colour and Music: Terry Culkin

Exhibitions

Women, Colour and Music: Terry Culkin

17 Jan – 08 Feb 2025

Arts Centre Washington

The Skin We Live In: Portraits from the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection

A barrel of a cannon points from left to right. The whole cannon has been covered in a shiny pink cloth. A female, also dressed completely in pink, bends at a right angle and sticks her head into the cannon. The cannon and the female are standing on very dry grass.

Exhibitions

The Skin We Live In: Portraits from the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection

17 Jan – 02 Mar 2025

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Harry Griffin: My name is Harry, these are my pictures and they are nice

The comedian Joe Lycett stands in front of a theatre dressing room mirror. There are lights around the mirror. He is reflected reading a prompt card. He is using is mobile phone. Tour manager and photogrtapger Harry Griffin sits at the back of the room taking a photograph of Joe. Coats and clothing are hung up at the back of the room

Exhibitions

Harry Griffin: My name is Harry, these are my pictures and they are nice

Showing in Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection Space & Pop Recs Ltd.

17 Jan – 02 Mar 2025

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Veterans into Clay Sunderland

A red brown ceramic pot. The lid, which is the same colour, is being lifted off by a white hand

Exhibitions

Veterans into Clay Sunderland

Showing in National Glass Centre Learning Gallery

17 – 31 Jan 2025

National Glass Centre

Re-imag(in)ing WORK: Photographs from the IPRN Changing Faces Collection

An abstract forest scene with four pictured in green boiler suits. One man, situated to the left of the picture sits on the woodland floor looking up. The other three men push against a giant pine trunk. In the distance is a red coloured water slide and a pine lodge. The sky is extremely misty.

Exhibitions

Re-imag(in)ing WORK: Photographs from the IPRN Changing Faces Collection

Showing in Sunderland Creatives Gallery

17 Jan – 30 Mar 2025

National Glass Centre

Menagerie

A grey ceramic elephant stands against a gradient grey background. The elephants head is facing left.

Exhibitions

Menagerie

Showing in the National Glass Centre Gallery

17 Jan – 31 May 2025

National Glass Centre

Oil Painting

A box of oil paint tubes with white lids.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Oil Painting

Fridays, 9:30am-11:30am

Arts Centre Washington

Creative Age

Adult Workshops and Activities

Creative Age

Fridays, 1pm-3pm

Arts Centre Washington

Flameworked Marbles

Three glass marbles, one with green patterns, the second with blue and purple, and the third with turquoise and purple glimmer against a white background

Adult Workshops and Activities

Flameworked Marbles

18 Jan – 12 Apr 2025

16+

National Glass Centre

Chainmaille Bracelet Making

A chunky metal chainmaille bracelet with silvers, golds and blue

Adult Workshops and Activities

Chainmaille Bracelet Making

18 Jan – 01 Mar 2025

16+

National Glass Centre

Flameworked Beads

Six glass coloured beads, featuring purples, red, greens, turquoise, and white patterns against a white surface

Adult Workshops and Activities

Flameworked Beads

19 Jan – 13 Apr 2025

16+

National Glass Centre

Introducing...Fused Glass

A selection of coloured pieces of glass are placed on a white surface. There is also a flat circular glass with an image of a wave in light and dark blue.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Introducing...Fused Glass

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19 Jan 2025

16+

National Glass Centre

Hansel & Gretel

Theatre and Performance

Hansel & Gretel

17 – 25 Jan 2025

Suitable for all ages

Arts Centre Washington

The Dreamtime Fellrunner

A woman dressed in running clothes gestures upwards

Theatre and Performance

The Dreamtime Fellrunner

13 Feb 2025

Suitable for ages 14+

Arts Centre Washington

Digging Up Washington

Theatre and Performance

Digging Up Washington

06 Mar 2025

Ages 11+

Arts Centre Washington

How Football Stole Our Heart (and wouldn't give them back again)

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Theatre and Performance

How Football Stole Our Heart (and wouldn't give them back again)

20 Mar 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Green Fingers

Theatre and Performance

Green Fingers

Presented by FLADAM

27 Mar 2025

Suitable for ages 3 to 11

Arts Centre Washington

Lee Kyle: Bottle It

An image of a man aggresivly holding a bottle behind smashed glass

Theatre and Performance

Lee Kyle: Bottle It

28 Mar 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Sunderland Film Club presents... Aftersun

Films

Sunderland Film Club presents... Aftersun

Part of Sunderland Film Club

22 Jan 2025

12+

City-wide

Sunderland Film Club presents... Summer of Soul

Films

Sunderland Film Club presents... Summer of Soul

Part of Sunderland Film Club

23 Jan 2025

12+

Arts Centre Washington

Mr Drayton’s Music Docs - Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense

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Films

Mr Drayton’s Music Docs - Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense

30 Jan 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Film and Fun: Animation Special

Films

Film and Fun: Animation Special

Part of Film and Fun

01 Feb – 29 Mar 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Empire of Light

Films

Empire of Light

Part of Wednesday Matinees

05 Feb 2025

15+

Arts Centre Washington

Sunderland Film Club presents... All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

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Films

Sunderland Film Club presents... All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Part of Sunderland Film Club

20 Feb 2025

+18

Arts Centre Washington

Sunderland Piano Society Recital: Olga Stezhko

A person wearing a lilac top with brown hair tied up. They are sitting by a piano.

Music

Sunderland Piano Society Recital: Olga Stezhko

18 Jan 2025

Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

First Friday Folk

Music

First Friday Folk

First Friday of the month, 1pm-4pm

Arts Centre Washington

Swing Band Dance Night with The Bright Street Band

Music

Swing Band Dance Night with The Bright Street Band

12 Apr 2025

Arts Centre Washington

The Story of Skiffle

Music

The Story of Skiffle

15 May 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Songs of the North East

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Music

Songs of the North East

21 May 2025

All ages

Arts Centre Washington

10CCLO

Music

10CCLO

23 May 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Bright Lights: Youth Arts Festival 2025

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Special Events

Bright Lights: Youth Arts Festival 2025

22 Feb – 01 Mar 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Spring Craft and Makers Fair

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Special Events

Spring Craft and Makers Fair

22 Mar 2025

Arts Centre Washington

See & Do

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Children & Young People’s Activities

A Walk in the Park Art Competition

Children's Activity Trails for Winter 2024

Mini Science Club

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 8-12)

Right Track

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 13-18)

Exhibitions

Women, Colour and Music: Terry Culkin

The Skin We Live In: Portraits from the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection

Harry Griffin: My name is Harry, these are my pictures and they are nice

Veterans into Clay Sunderland

Re-imag(in)ing WORK: Photographs from the IPRN Changing Faces Collection

Menagerie

Adult workshops & Activities

Oil Painting

Creative Age

Flameworked Marbles

Chainmaille Bracelet Making

Flameworked Beads

Introducing...Fused Glass

Theatre & Performance

Hansel & Gretel

The Dreamtime Fellrunner

Digging Up Washington

How Football Stole Our Heart (and wouldn't give them back again)

Green Fingers

Lee Kyle: Bottle It

Film

Sunderland Film Club presents... Aftersun

Sunderland Film Club presents... Summer of Soul

Mr Drayton’s Music Docs - Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense

Film and Fun: Animation Special

Empire of Light

Sunderland Film Club presents... All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Music

Sunderland Piano Society Recital: Olga Stezhko

First Friday Folk

Swing Band Dance Night with The Bright Street Band

The Story of Skiffle

Songs of the North East

10CCLO

Special Events

Bright Lights: Youth Arts Festival 2025

Spring Craft and Makers Fair