Sunderland’s brand-new live music and performance venue
Whether you’re an indie rock champion, adventurous jazzer, theatre devotee, stand-up fan or just after a great night out, our programme is packed with entertainment from music and comedy to dance and theatre. Scroll down to see what’s on.
Opening December 2021
We can’t wait to open our doors and invite you in for our first events. Until then, explore Firestarters – our opening season, find out more about the brand-new auditorium and what to expect when we open.
Ticket Office Now Open
Our ticket office is now open! Come by and see us Wednesday to Sunday every week, or give us a call on 0191 5700 007
What's On
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Anthony Amoako-Attah: Transition IV Online Exhibition
27-Nov-2021 - 04-Jun-2022
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
Snow White’s Enchanted Forest- Prize Draw
27-Nov-2021 - 01-Jan-2022
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
Snow White’s Enchanted Forest Trail
27-Nov-2021 - 01-Jan-2022
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
A Century of Pharmacy at Sunderland
27-Nov-2021 - 08-Jan-2022
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
Echoes of Light: Exhibition of Engraved Glass by Northern Members of The Guild of Glass Engravers
27-Nov-2021 - 05-Jan-2022
National Glass Centre
Stuart Whipps: The Carboniferous Epoch
27-Nov-2021 - 02-Jan-2022
Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art
Patrick Hough: The Black River of Herself
27-Nov-2021 - 09-Jan-2022
Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art
Creative Me - Free Arts and Wellbeing sessions for young people aged 13 – 18.
30-Nov-2021 - 14-Dec-2021
Arts Centre Washington
Local Artists Showcase: Tanja Vukasinovic-Powell / George Fearon
07-Dec-2021 - 20-Jan-2022
Arts Centre Washington
Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening plus special guest The Lake Poets
10-Dec-2021
The Fire Station
The story of Vaux: a mixture of Success and Sadness
11-Dec-2021
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
Field Music Presents: The Firestarters Revue (with special guests)
17-Dec-2021
The Fire Station
Smoove & Turrell with special guests – The Voices of Virtue Choir, Kay Greyson and Origin Dance Crew
19-Dec-2021
The Fire Station
Graham Dolphin: Come Together
15-Jan-2022 - 27-Feb-2022
Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art
Vinca Petersen: Gather Social Honey – A Collective Search for JOY
29-Jan-2022 - 02-May-2022
Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art
Amy Winehouse – A celebration of her life and music with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra
10-Feb-2022
The Fire Station
The Wilson Family The Wilson Family plus special guest Holly Clarke
18-Mar-2022
The Fire Station
Woman to Woman - Judie Tzuke, Beverley Craven, Julia Fordham & Rumer
21-Oct-2022
The Fire Station