What's On in Sunderland & Durham

SWIMMING LESSONS WITH EVERYONE ACTIVE

Venue: Sunderland

Address: SR1-SR6

Website: https://www.everyoneactive.com/courses-lessons/swimming-lessons/

Award-winning swimming lessons at your local Everyone Active leisure centre, for children aged from just 4 months old. Available at Hetton Community Pool and Wellness Centre, Houghton Sports Centre, Silksworth...

DURHAM CATHEDRAL NATURE TRAIL

Venue: Durham Cathedral

Address: The College, DH1 3EH

Website: www.durhamcathedral.co.uk

This nature trail has been developed with local school children to help you explore the woodlands & riverbanks around the cathedral. Look out for animals, birds, trees & flowers on your way round....

WWT WASHINGTON APP

Venue: WWT Washington Wetlands Centre

Address: NE38 8LE

Website: www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/washington

Browse the NEW WWT Washington app – your digital pocket journey to enjoy before, during and after a visit. Download from Apple & Google Stores now & get 10% off admission.

KNITTED TOGETHER

Time: 10am-5pm

Venue: Oriental Museum

Address: Elvet Hill, Durham, DH1 3TH

Website: www.durham.ac.uk/oriental.museum

Drawing on the objects & photographs of the main donors to the Korean collection at the Oriental Museum, Knitted Together details the Korean lives & legacies of Richard & Joan Rutt’s 20 years living...

DURHAM CATHEDRAL NATURE TRAIL

Venue: Durham Cathedral

Address: The College, DH1 3EH

Website: www.durhamcathedral.co.uk

This nature trail has been developed with local school children to help you explore the woodlands & riverbanks around the cathedral. Look out for animals, birds, trees & flowers on your way round. The...

SATURDAY ART CLUB

Time: 1-3pm

Venue: Arts Centre Washington,

Address: NE38 8AB

Website: www.sunderlandculture.org.uk/our-venues/arts-centre-washington/whats-on/

This Saturday Art Club is suitable for children aged 8+ with an interest in art who would like to develop their skills further. Often taking inspiration from exhibitions & artists working within the arts...

WASHINGTON YOUTH THEATRE

Time: 10am - 12pm

Venue: Arts Centre Washington,

Address: NE38 8AB

Website: www.sunderlandculture.org.uk/our-venues/arts-centre-washington/whats-on/

Weekly sessions for 8-12 years olds to practice & develop their theatre skills, increase confidence, & make new friends! £6 per child. Book at sunderlandculture.org.uk/events/washington-youth-theatre.

ARBEIA ROMAN FORT

Venue: Arbeia Roman Fort

Address: Baring Street, South Shields, NE33 2BB

Website: www.arbeiaromanfort.org.uk

Arbeia Roman Fort once guarded the entrance to the River Tyne & was a key garrison & military supply base to other forts along Hadrians Wall. Step into the fort & immerse yourself in the world of the Romans...

SHAKESPEARE RECOVERED

Time: 11am-4pm

Venue: Durham University Palace Green Library

Address: DH1 3RN

Website: www.dur.ac.uk/palace.green

In December 1998, the Durham First Folio, a copy of William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, was stolen along with six other items while on display in Cosin’s Library. In 2008, a badly...

LLOYD OF THE FLIES WETLAND BUG HUNT

Time: 10am-5.30pm

Venue: WWT Washington Wetlands Centre,

Address: NE38 8LE

Website: www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/washington

Dive into the wonderful world of wetland insects with Lloyd & his new friend Dart the dragonfly. Follow the trail to help them find Lloyd's friends & family & make their way to the bug hotel. Use the Lloyd...

SUPER SUNDERLANDSCAPE

Venue: Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens,

Address: SR1 1PP

Website: www.sunderlandculture.org.uk/sunderland-museum-winter-gardens/

Add your drawings to the Museum's growing Sunderlandscape inspired by the Sheila Fell exhibition & the wonderful wild places we know & love on Wearside.  

THE WORST PRINCESS

Time: 1 & 4pm

Venue: Sunderland Fire Station

Address: High Street West, SR1 3HA

Website: www. sunderlandculture.org.uk

Full House Theatre’s new family show about feisty Sue not your everyday fairy tale superstar but The Worst Princess. After being rescued by her twit of a prince she’s ready to start her happy end....

TUESDAY MUSEUM CLUB

Time: 10-11.30am

Venue: Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens,

Address: SR1 1PP

Website: www.sunderlandculture.org.uk/sunderland-museum-winter-gardens/

The Tuesday Museum Club is Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens a monthly session for home educated families with children aged 5 – 11 years old. It takes place on the first Tuesday of each month & is...

ACTIVE SUNDERLAND BIG 3K RUN

Time: 9am

Venue: Keel Square,

Address: SR1 3LH

Website: www.mysunderland.co.uk/big3krun 

This well-established event is suitable for families, beginner runners, junior club runners, & anyone wanting to give running 3k on closed roads through the city centre a go! The minimum age is 5 years...

MICHAEL MORPURGO'S FARM BOY

Venue: Sunderland Fire Station

Address: High Street West, SR1 3HA

Website: www. sunderlandculture.org.uk

It sometimes felt as though time had stood still down on the farm - the old Fordson tractor quietly rusting away at the back of the barn, Grandpa tending his chickens - that is, until the summer his grandson...

TOM GATES' EPIC STAGE SHOW

Time: 1 & 3.30pm

Venue: Gala Theatre Durham,

Address: DH1 1WA

Website: www.galadurham.co.uk.

Based on the bestselling books by Liz Pichon, this brand new Stage Show comes to Gala Durham bringing alive the illustrations & music that makes Tom Gates hugely popular around the world! Tickets from£15.50,...

FLOWERS & FRIENDSHIPS BRACELETS

Time: 6pm

Venue: Empire Theatre Consett

Address: DH8 5AB

Website: www.empireconsett.co.uk/

The Ultimate Pop Concert to celebrate the biggest hits from the hottest artistes of the moment including tributes to Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo & Sabrina Carpenter. Tickets £22.50.

HAMILTON

Venue: Sunderland Empire

Address: SR1 3EX

Website: http://sunderlandempire.net.

This is the story of America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War & helped shape the very foundations...