What's On | Sunderland Culture

Ro Robertson: The Ribs Begin To Rise

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

29 Sep – 06 Dec 2025

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Jill McKnight: Past and Future Pact

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

29 Sep – 09 Dec 2025

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

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

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.

29 Sep 2025 – 10 Jan 2026

National Glass Centre

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

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

29 Sep 2025 – 03 Jan 2026

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Peter Roman: My Testosterone Journey

Peter Roman wears a sleeveless black t-shirt. He has tattoos. HIs hair is waving and quite floppy. He has two lower lip piercings. He is holding a small bottle of testosterone

Exhibitions

Peter Roman: My Testosterone Journey

Showing on National Glass Centre Ground Floor Screen.

29 Sep – 04 Oct 2025

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

WITCH

Exhibitions

WITCH

30 Sep – 01 Nov 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Glass Tableware Taster Session

Glass artifacts - a bowl with two tone blue patternation, a plate with green and yellow colours, and a selection of glass pictures - are placed on a grey surface.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Glass Tableware Taster Session

29 Sep 2025 – 19 Jan 2026

16+

National Glass Centre

One Voice Community Choir

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Adult Workshops and Activities

One Voice Community Choir

Tuesdays, 5:30pm-7pm

Arts Centre Washington

Morning Watercolours

A hand holds a brush into blue watercolour paint in a white painting tray that has a variety of other colours in it.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Morning Watercolours

Wednesdays, 9:30am-12:30pm

Arts Centre Washington

The B#'s Community Choir

Adult Workshops and Activities

The B#'s Community Choir

Wednesdays, 10am-11:30am

Arts Centre Washington

Make a Glass Pumpkin

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

Adult Workshops and Activities

Make a Glass Pumpkin

01 – 25 Oct 2025

16+

National Glass Centre

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

01 – 22 Oct 2025

Ages 50+

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Bright Lights Young Artists Collective

Children and Young People's Activities

Bright Lights Young Artists Collective

Tuesdays (Fortnightly), 6pm-7:30pm

11-19

Arts Centre Washington

Special Interests Club

A young person smiles at the camera gesturing with arms wide open.

Children and Young People's Activities

Special Interests Club

01 Oct – 17 Dec 2025

Autistic adults (16-25)

Arts Centre Washington

How Does Your Garden Grow?

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

Children and Young People's Activities

How Does Your Garden Grow?

02 Oct – 11 Dec 2025

All ages

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Creepy Creatures Trail

A white wolf surrounded by other animals including a deer and an emu

Children and Young People's Activities

Creepy Creatures Trail

04 Oct – 01 Nov 2025

Ages 4+

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Eco Fest

A boy in a black baseball camp stands besides a homemade green robot

Children and Young People's Activities

Eco Fest

04 Oct 2025

All ages

Sunderland Museum & 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

Art

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Theatre and Performance

Art

02 – 04 Oct 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Look After Your Knees

Theatre and Performance

Look After Your Knees

09 Oct 2025

Ages 14+

Arts Centre Washington

Outlawed

Theatre and Performance

Outlawed

Nonsuch Studios presents

23 Oct 2025

16+

Arts Centre Washington

Florence Nightingale: The Lady With The Hammer

Theatre and Performance

Florence Nightingale: The Lady With The Hammer

30 Oct 2025

Suitable for ages 7+

Arts Centre Washington

Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbitt

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Theatre and Performance

Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbitt

06 Nov 2025

Ages 12+

Arts Centre Washington

Unbound: Our Freedom Cabaret

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Theatre and Performance

Unbound: Our Freedom Cabaret

15 Nov 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Mr Drayton’s Rock Docs – Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back

Films

Mr Drayton’s Rock Docs – Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back

Part of Mr. Drayton’s Rock Docs

08 Oct 2025

15+

Arts Centre Washington

Maria

Films

Maria

Part of Wednesday Matinees

22 Oct 2025

12+

Arts Centre Washington

Sunderland Shorts Film Festival - Winners Showcase Screening

Films

Sunderland Shorts Film Festival - Winners Showcase Screening

Part of Special Events

29 Oct 2025

12+

Arts Centre Washington

We're All Going to the World's Fair

Films

We're All Going to the World's Fair

Part of The Weird and the Eerie

08 Nov 2025

15+

City-wide

The Weird and the Eerie - Day Pass

Films

The Weird and the Eerie - Day Pass

Part of The Weird and the Eerie

08 Nov 2025

18+

City-wide

Lake Mungo + Performance by Feral Yon

Films

Lake Mungo + Performance by Feral Yon

Part of The Weird and the Eerie

08 Nov 2025

15+

City-wide

Swing Band Dance Night with The Bright Street Band

Music

Swing Band Dance Night with The Bright Street Band

11 Oct 2025

Arts Centre Washington

The Story of Skiffle

Music

The Story of Skiffle

16 Oct 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Craft Fair - Winter 2025

A stall holder smiles at a visitor. The visitor is dressed in warm clothes, looking at various crafted objects at National Glass Centre's Craft Fair.

Special Events

Craft Fair - Winter 2025

22 Nov 2025

National Glass Centre

Christmas Craft & Makers Fair

Special Events

Christmas Craft & Makers Fair

22 Nov 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Christmas Cabaret

Special Events

Christmas Cabaret

04 Dec 2025

Arts Centre Washington

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Exhibitions

Ro Robertson: The Ribs Begin To Rise

Jill McKnight: Past and Future Pact

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

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

Peter Roman: My Testosterone Journey

WITCH

Adult workshops & Activities

Glass Tableware Taster Session

One Voice Community Choir

Morning Watercolours

The B#'s Community Choir

Make a Glass Pumpkin

Creative Age

Children & Young People’s Activities

Bright Lights Young Artists Collective

Special Interests Club

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Creepy Creatures Trail

Eco Fest

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 8-12)

Theatre & Performance

Art

Look After Your Knees

Outlawed

Florence Nightingale: The Lady With The Hammer

Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbitt

Unbound: Our Freedom Cabaret

Film

Mr Drayton’s Rock Docs – Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back

Maria

Sunderland Shorts Film Festival - Winners Showcase Screening

We're All Going to the World's Fair

The Weird and the Eerie - Day Pass

Lake Mungo + Performance by Feral Yon

Music

Swing Band Dance Night with The Bright Street Band

The Story of Skiffle

Special Events

Craft Fair - Winter 2025

Christmas Craft & Makers Fair

Christmas Cabaret