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

21 Oct – 06 Dec 2025

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

WITCH

Exhibitions

WITCH

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

21 Oct – 01 Nov 2025

Arts Centre Washington

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

21 Oct – 09 Dec 2025

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Earth Requiem 25

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Exhibitions

Earth Requiem 25

21 Oct – 15 Nov 2025

Arts Centre Washington

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.

21 Oct 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

21 Oct 2025 – 03 Jan 2026

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

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

22 – 25 Oct 2025

16+

National Glass Centre

Dance Your Heart Out!

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Adult Workshops and Activities

Dance Your Heart Out!

Saturdays, 10am-11:30am

50+

Arts Centre Washington

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

22 Oct 2025 – 18 Feb 2026

Ages 50+

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

21 Oct – 01 Nov 2025

Ages 4+

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Shadow Art Theatre Trail

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

21 Oct – 01 Nov 2025

Ages 4+

National Glass Centre

Teenage Craft Club

Children and Young People's Activities

Teenage Craft Club

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

11-19

Arts Centre Washington

Special Interests Club

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Children and Young People's Activities

Special Interests Club

Wednesdays, 5:30pm-7pm

Autistic adults (16-25)

Arts Centre Washington

Animate Club

Children and Young People's Activities

Animate Club

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

11-19

Arts Centre Washington

Washington Young Film Makers Collective

Children and Young People's Activities

Washington Young Film Makers Collective

Thursdays (Fortnightly), 6pm-8pm

11-19

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

On Sycamore Gap

Theatre and Performance

On Sycamore Gap

27 Nov 2025

Suitable for all ages

Arts Centre Washington

Annie Jr

Theatre and Performance

Annie Jr

Sunderland Empire Academy presents

13 Dec 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Maria

Films

Maria

Part of Wednesday Matinees

22 Oct 2025

12+

Arts Centre Washington

Bi-Election + The Worst Hotel In Sunderland

Films

Bi-Election + The Worst Hotel In Sunderland

Part of Special Events

22 Oct 2025

15+

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

More events coming, please check back soon.

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

WITCH

Jill McKnight: Past and Future Pact

Earth Requiem 25

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

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

Adult workshops & Activities

One Voice Community Choir

Morning Watercolours

The B#'s Community Choir

Make a Glass Pumpkin

Dance Your Heart Out!

Creative Age

Children & Young People’s Activities

Creepy Creatures Trail

Shadow Art Theatre Trail

Teenage Craft Club

Special Interests Club

Animate Club

Washington Young Film Makers Collective

Theatre & Performance

Outlawed

Florence Nightingale: The Lady With The Hammer

Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbitt

Unbound: Our Freedom Cabaret

On Sycamore Gap

Annie Jr

Film

Maria

Bi-Election + The Worst Hotel In Sunderland

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

Special Events

Christmas Craft & Makers Fair

Christmas Cabaret