What's On in Sunderland & Durham

SATURDAY ART CLUB

Time: Sat 1-3pm

Venue: Arts Centre Washington,

Address: NE38 8AB

Website: www.sunderlandculture.org.uk/events/saturday-art-club

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: Sat 10am - 12pm

Venue: Arts Centre Washington,

Address: NE38 8AB

Website: www.sunderlandculture.org.uk/whats-on/washington-youth-theatre-ages-8-12/

Build life-long skills in performance & confidence while making new friends! Join these weekly sessions for 8- to 12-year-olds. Develop theatre skills like presentation, improvisation & cooperation, while...

GOZZLE

Time: 10am-5.30pm

Venue: WWT Washington Wetlands Centre

Address: NE38 8LE

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

Discover a season of firsts this spring, on a fun-filled wetland adventure with Gozzle the gosling. Explore the wonderful world of wetlands with Gozzle the gosling, from Julia Donaldson & Sara Ogilvie’s...

THE GREAT DINOSAUR ESCAPE

Venue: Life Science Centre, Times Square,

Address: NE1 4EP

Website: www.life.org.uk

Dinosaurs have taken over Life Science Centre this Easter with the North’s biggest collection of animatronic dinosaurs. Follow the trail around the centre to hunt them down, from towering four-metre-high...

DINO EGG HUNT

Time: 10am-4pm

Venue: Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Address: SR1 1PP

Website: www.sunderlandmuseum.org.uk

Can you find all the baby dinosaurs that have hatched from their eggs? There are 8 to find, hidden around the Museum Galleries & Winter Gardens. Find them all & claim a prize sticker. £1 per trail from...

EASTER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES

Venue: Durham Cathedral

Address: The College, DH1 3EH

Website: www.durhamcathedral.co.uk

Every weekday during the Easter break, get crafty painting your own pebble to reflect on the Easter message of the empty tomb or for the first week (6 - 10 April) join a free family-friendly mini tour...

SPRING-TIME ACTIVITY TRAIL

Time: 10am-4pm

Venue: Gibside NT

Address: NE16 6BG

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/gibside

Step into spring at Gibside with a family‑friendly activity trail. Along the way you’ll learn fun seasonal facts, take part in playful challenges, & enjoy the sights, sounds, & fresh air of nature...

CRAZY CREATURES

Time: 10.30am-4pm

Venue: Durham University Botanic Garden,

Address: Hollingside Lane, DH1 3TN

Website: www.dur.ac.uk/botanic.garden

Get interactive with the Crazy Creatures who are visiting the Garden for the day. Enjoy hands-on, animal encounters with rabbits, frogs, snakes, spiders, mice & other animals. Normal admission charges...

NATURE TALES & CURIOUS CREATURES

Time: 1pm & 2.30pm

Venue: Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Address: SR1 1PP

Website: www.sunderlandmuseum.org.uk

Step into a world of stories & small wonders as Stacey Bone brings her much-loved tale of the Wonderful Woodlouse to life – snail costume & all.These interactive 60 minute sessions includes story-time,...

ANIMAL HANDLING

Time: 11am-12pm & 12.30-1.30pm

Venue: South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, Ocean Road, NE33 2JA

Address: NE33 2JA

Website: www.southshieldsmuseum.org.uk

Exciting animal handling & interaction sessions at 11am & 12,30pm, where you can meet amazing creatures, learn fascinating facts & enjoy hands-on crafty fun! Perfect for little explorers aged 4+. Book...

HORRIBLE HISTORIES

Venue: Sunderland Empire

Address: SR1 3EX

Website: http://sunderlandempire.net.

For the very first time, your favourite songs & actors from the award-winning Horrible Histories TV series will be appearing live on stage in Sunderland! When William Shakespeare is asked to create the...

THE GOOD DINOSAUR

Venue: Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Address: SR1 1PP

Website: www.sunderlandmuseum.org.uk

Make a dinosaur puppet & enjoy a film screening of the film The Good Dinosaur. In a world where dinosaurs & humans co-exist, an Apatosaurus named Arlo forms an unlikely friendship with a human boy named...

DURHAM WORLD HERITAGE DAY

Venue: Durham University Palace Green Library

Address: DH1 3RN

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

Durham’s World Heritage Day will see a range of exciting & interactive activities happening in the beautiful & historic surroundings of Palace Green, to celebrate this amazing World Heritage Site. More...

BRILLIANT BIRDS TRAIL

Time: 10am-4pm

Venue: Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Address: SR1 1PP

Website: www.sunderlandmuseum.org.uk

Discover the birds of the Sunderland coast with this fun, family-friendly trail at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens. Follow the clues, explore the galleries & learn about Sunderland’s brilliant birds...

TUESDAY MUSEUM CLUB

Time: 10am

Venue: Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Address: SR1 1PP

Website: www.sunderlandmuseum.org.uk

The Tuesday Museum Club is Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens monthly 90 minute session for home educated families with children aged 5 – 11 years old. It takes place on the first Tuesday of each month...

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...

ADVENTURES IN SCIENCE

Time: 2pm

Venue: Gala Theatre Durham,

Address: DH1 1WA

Website: www.galadurham.co.uk.

Join The Magical Mr West on an incredible adventure into the world of science! Aided by his corvid companion Crowbert & a collection of curious contraptions, Mr West demonstrates the fundamental principles...

TUESDAY MUSEUM CLUB

Venue: Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Address: SR1 1PP

Website: www.sunderlandmuseum.org.uk

The Tuesday Museum Club is Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens monthly 90 minute session for home educated families with children aged 5 – 11 years old. It takes place on the first Tuesday of each month...