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Three Artists: Zac Weinberg, Joanna Manousis, and Anthony Amoako-Attah
Free
Three images split across a rectangle. Image one (left side) shows four glass tubes with african inspired patterns. At the top of each tube is a circular shape which is also patterned. The centre image show a green tinted glass object with a large light bulb fixed to the top, the right hand image shows rows of industrial glass and metal bulbs.

Exhibitions

Three Artists: Zac Weinberg, Joanna Manousis, and Anthony Amoako-Attah

Showing in the National Glass Centre Gallery, Balcony Gallery & Research Gallery.

25 Oct 2025 – 10 Jan 2026
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National Glass Centre

Jill McKnight: Past and Future Pact
Free
Intricate drawings of 1950s women working at machines making rope. The pencil drawings are coloured blue for the women and shades of brown for the machinery.

Exhibitions

Jill McKnight: Past and Future Pact

Showing in Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection Space

25 Oct – 09 Dec 2025
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Going Back Brockens: Monuments and Rhetoric After the Miners' Strike
Free
A painting of the back yard windows of a council house. There are six watering cans hanging below the two window sills.

Exhibitions

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

25 Oct 2025 – 03 Jan 2026
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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Monumental
Free
A hillside photograph taken through a a powerful lightbox to give the impression of moonscape-esque white mottled terrain and an ink black sky.

Exhibitions

Monumental

Showing in the Sunderland Creatives Gallery

25 Oct 2025 – 14 Feb 2026
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National Glass Centre

Ro Robertson: The Ribs Begin To Rise
Free
An abstract painting featuring violent different sized brush strokes and blue, green, cream, and grey paint with thinner black strokes.

Exhibitions

Ro Robertson: The Ribs Begin To Rise

Showing in Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Main Gallery

27 Oct – 06 Dec 2025
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

WITCH
Free

Exhibitions

WITCH

This exhibition contains artworks that explore themes which some visitors—particularly children—may find upsetting.

28 Oct – 01 Nov 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Adult workshops & Activities

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Chainmaille Bracelet Making
Limited Availability
A chunky metal chainmaille bracelet with silvers, golds and blue

Adult Workshops and Activities

Chainmaille Bracelet Making

25 Oct – 13 Dec 2025

16+

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National Glass Centre

Make a Glass Pumpkin
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An orange glass pumpkin glows as it's being heated by a blowtorch

Adult Workshops and Activities

Make a Glass Pumpkin

25 Oct 2025

16+

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National Glass Centre

Lunar Meditation Circles: Samhain Shamanic Wellness Circle
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A table with tarot cards, a large book with black cover and binding, a blue birds feather, a key, a skull, and pumpkins

Adult Workshops and Activities

Lunar Meditation Circles: Samhain Shamanic Wellness Circle

28 Oct 2025

16+

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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Fused Glass Christmas Decorations
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Four Christmas themed glass decorations.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Fused Glass Christmas Decorations

29 Oct – 01 Dec 2025

16+

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National Glass Centre

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

29 Oct 2025 – 25 Feb 2026

Ages 50+

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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Drink and Draw Halloween Special
Sold Out

Adult Workshops and Activities

Drink and Draw Halloween Special

29 Oct 2025

18+

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Arts Centre Washington

Children & Young People’s Activities

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Shadow Art Theatre Trail
Free
A spooky shadowy scene with three childrens silhouette's walking under a shadowy tree with two pumpkins hanging from them. The pumpkins have glowing eyes.

Children and Young People's Activities

Shadow Art Theatre Trail

25 Oct – 01 Nov 2025

Ages 4+

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National Glass Centre

Creepy Creatures Trail
Free
A white wolf surrounded by other animals including a deer and an emu

Children and Young People's Activities

Creepy Creatures Trail

27 Oct – 01 Nov 2025

Ages 4+

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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Spooky Glass Fusing
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Two rickerty house shapes decorated with green and brown tiles on house one, and orange, brown and yellow tiles on house two

Children and Young People's Activities

Spooky Glass Fusing

27 – 31 Oct 2025

Ages 6+

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National Glass Centre

Autumn Sparks: Halloween Arts & Crafts
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Children and Young People's Activities

Autumn Sparks: Halloween Arts & Crafts

27 Oct 2025

7-12

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City-wide

Autumn Sparks: The Magic of the Night
Free

Children and Young People's Activities

Autumn Sparks: The Magic of the Night

27 Oct 2025

7-12

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City-wide

History Mondays: Plant Explorers
Free
A man in a red hoody and a women in a navy top show several children around a an indoor winter garden. There are lots of trees and lots of green.

Children and Young People's Activities

History Mondays: Plant Explorers

27 Oct 2025

Ages 7+

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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Theatre & Performance

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Florence Nightingale: The Lady With The Hammer

Theatre and Performance

Florence Nightingale: The Lady With The Hammer

30 Oct 2025

Suitable for ages 7+

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Arts Centre Washington

Dance Your Heart Out Celebration Event
Free

Theatre and Performance

Dance Your Heart Out Celebration Event

01 Nov 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit

Theatre and Performance

Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit

06 Nov 2025

Ages 12+

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Arts Centre Washington

Unbound: Our Freedom Cabaret

Theatre and Performance

Unbound: Our Freedom Cabaret

15 Nov 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

On Sycamore Gap

Theatre and Performance

On Sycamore Gap

27 Nov 2025

Suitable for all ages

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Arts Centre Washington

Annie Jr
Limited Availability

Theatre and Performance

Annie Jr

Sunderland Empire Academy presents

13 Dec 2025

8+

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Arts Centre Washington

Film

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Sunderland Shorts Film Festival - Winners Showcase Screening

Films

Sunderland Shorts Film Festival - Winners Showcase Screening

Part of Special Events

29 Oct 2025

12+

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Arts Centre Washington

We're All Going to the World's Fair
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Films

We're All Going to the World's Fair

Part of The Weird and the Eerie

08 Nov 2025

15+

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City-wide

The Weird and the Eerie - Day Pass
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Films

The Weird and the Eerie - Day Pass

Part of The Weird and the Eerie

08 Nov 2025

18+

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City-wide

Lake Mungo + Performance by Feral Yon
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Films

Lake Mungo + Performance by Feral Yon

Part of The Weird and the Eerie

08 Nov 2025

15+

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City-wide

Kill List + Performance by Feral Yon
Sold Out

Films

Kill List + Performance by Feral Yon

Part of The Weird and the Eerie

08 Nov 2025

18+

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City-wide

A Complete Unknown

Films

A Complete Unknown

Part of Wednesday Matinees

19 Nov 2025

15+

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Arts Centre Washington

Music

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First Friday Folk
Free

Music

First Friday Folk

First Friday of the month, 1pm-4pm
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Arts Centre Washington

Special Events

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Christmas Craft & Makers Fair

Special Events

Christmas Craft & Makers Fair

22 Nov 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Christmas Cabaret

Special Events

Christmas Cabaret

04 Dec 2025
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Arts Centre Washington