From Saturday 6 December, Sunderland City Library will be closed to the public to prepare for the move to Culture House. Find out more

Skip to main content

See & Do

Children & Young People’s Activities

View all
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

23 – 31 Jan 2026

Ages 3+

More

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Tuesday Museum Club: L.S. Lowry
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: L.S. Lowry

03 Feb 2026

Ages 5 – 11

More

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Amazing Art Trail
A young girl with long brown hair leans forward on a wooden stool in a studio. She is wearing a yellow dress and is smiling

Children and Young People's Activities

Amazing Art Trail

07 Feb – 28 Mar 2026

Ages 3+

More

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

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

Children and Young People's Activities

Mini Science Club

13 Feb 2026

Ages 1 – 4

More

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

History Mondays: Museum Collection Days
Free
A female child in a pink coat and pink trainers talks to a man behind a white desk. She has brown hair styled into a pony tail. He is wearing glasses, and has a beige gilet and a grey collared shirt on. He looks incredibly engaged. On the desk are boxes of fossils.

Children and Young People's Activities

History Mondays: Museum Collection Days

23 Feb 2026

All ages

More

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Bear’s Lunar New Year Adventure
A cartoon image with illustrations of a friendly young bear holding a red lantern. The bear is staring at a glowing moon in a purple sky. The text

Children and Young People's Activities

Bear’s Lunar New Year Adventure

25 Feb 2026

Ages 4+

More

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

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

23 – 31 Jan 2026
More

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Adult workshops & Activities

View all
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

28 Jan – 18 Feb 2026

Ages 50+

More

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

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

03 Feb 2026
More

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Love is in the Air: Ceramic Heart Painting
Free
A collection of red hearts falling from the top of a rectangular shaped image. The hearts start small but as they're falling, increase in size with the result being a large block of red with heart shapes at the top of the block. The background is white.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Love is in the Air: Ceramic Heart Painting

14 Feb 2026

Ages 16+

More

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Special Events

View all
Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival: Autonomy Takeover Day
Free
Two hands with palms up hold a wooden cube. The cube has a pattern, drawn in black ink across it's surface. In the foreground is a table top. It's surface, once painted grey has faded and the paint is missing in sections.

Special Events

Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival: Autonomy Takeover Day

Part of Bright Lights: Youth Arts Festival 2026

21 Feb 2026

Ages 11+

More

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Bright Lights Youth Art Festival: Secrets and Shadows - Sunderland’s Dark Past
Free
A spooky night time Victorian scene with a shadowy figure wearing a top hat and Inverness cape coat. The shadowy figure is carrying a walking cane and a lantern. There is mist all around him. A distant clock tower lights the way. There are bats flying through the mist. In the forground is a graveyard.

Special Events

Bright Lights Youth Art Festival: Secrets and Shadows - Sunderland’s Dark Past

Part of Bright Lights: Youth Arts Festival 2026

23 Feb 2026

Ages 11+

More

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival: Scrap Sketchbooks Workshop
Free
A sketchbook made of recycled materials lies open to reveal pencil drawings of pink and yellow flowers.

Special Events

Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival: Scrap Sketchbooks Workshop

Part of Bright Lights: Youth Arts Festival 2026

24 Feb 2026

Ages 11+

More

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival: Creative Arts Takeover Event
Free

Special Events

Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival: Creative Arts Takeover Event

Part of Bright Lights: Youth Arts Festival 2026

24 Feb 2026

Ages 11+

More

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Willow Weaving with Sylvan Skills
Free
Three ramblers dressed in warm winter clothing sit under an arch constructed from branches. Behind them is a small grassy verge and trees. The ramblers are smiling.

Special Events

Willow Weaving with Sylvan Skills

Part of Bright Lights: Youth Arts Festival 2026

26 Feb 2026

Ages 11+

More

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens