Arts events in Sunderland

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Ghost Hunt - Royalty theatre (Sunderland)

Sat, 06 Sep at 09:00 pm Royalty Theatre

An Audience with Coronation Street | Sunderland

 Sun, 21 Sep at 07:30 pm Sunderland Empire

IDEAL: Starring Johnny Vegas

 Thu, 18 Sep at 07:30 pm The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom

Imagine - Lennon

 Tue, 07 Oct at 07:30 pm The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom

The K's in Sunderland

 Tue, 23 Sep at 08:00 pm The Fire Station

Mr. Blue Sky

 Fri, 19 Sep at 07:30 pm The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom

The Country Day Party - Sunderland

 Sat, 25 Oct at 03:00 pm 1 Park Lane, SR1 3JE Sunderland, United Kingdom

Dragged To The Musicals! Starring Divina De Campo

 Wed, 01 Oct at 07:30 pm The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom

Tom Meighan

 Tue, 16 Sep at 08:00 pm The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom

Dr John Cooper Clarke with special guests

 Tue, 14 Oct at 07:45 pm The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom

Brandy Clark: The Art of the Storyteller

 Sun, 26 Oct at 07:30 pm The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom

Andy Fairweather Low & The Lowriders

 Sat, 04 Oct at 07:30 pm The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom

Katie’s Craic House

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:30 pm The Ship Isis

Strange, But True Crime

 Sun, 07 Sep at 07:30 pm Sunderland Empire Theatre

Sip & Ceramics!

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm The King's Road, Southwick, SR5 2JD Sunderland, United Kingdom

FREE TASTER SESSIONS - Atlas Theatre Company CIC

 Mon, 15 Sep at 06:30 pm Sunniside, Sunderland, SR4 0, United Kingdom

Man in The Mirror: A Tribute to Michael Jackson

 Sat, 27 Sep at 07:30 pm The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom

Dead Wet Things w/ Critch + Seizure

Sat, 27 Sep at 06:00 pm Independent

NIGERIA INDEPENDENCE PARTY

 Sat, 04 Oct at 07:00 pm LASGIDI SUNDERLAND

Royal Northern Sinfonia: Brahms' Violin Concerto

 Thu, 16 Oct at 07:30 pm The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom

Abbie Finn Trio - The Old Black Cat Jazz Club, Sunderland

 Fri, 19 Sep at 07:00 pm Minster, High Street W, SR1 3ET

MODERN NATURE // LIVE // POP RECS // SUNDERLAND

 Wed, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm 172-175 High Street West, Sunderland

The Drifters - Sunderland Empire

Sun, 16 Nov at 07:30 pm Sunderland Empire

TaylorMania

 Thu, 09 Oct at 07:00 pm The Fire Station

Outta House: Daytime Done Differently with Lovely Laura & Ben Santiago

 Sat, 20 Sep at 04:00 pm The Point Events Venue

A Vision of Elvis The Fire Station Sunderland

 Fri, 10 Oct at 07:30 pm The Fire Station

Meteora (Linkin Park) & Paramore (Paramore UK)

 Fri, 26 Sep at 06:00 pm Independent

One Night In Nashville // Sunderland Fire Station

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:30 pm The Fire Station

Autumn 🍂 wreath workshop

Sat, 13 Sep at 02:00 pm Old School House Kitchen coxgreen road, Houghton le Spring

Gig @ These Things Happen

 Fri, 07 Nov at 08:30 pm These Things Happen

Narnia: The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe

 Sun, 08 Sep Sunderland Empire Theatre

Jenny Dean EP Launch w/ Lottie Willis & CP Thompson

 Sat, 11 Oct at 06:00 pm Independent

Ten Eighty Trees w/ Special Guests TBA

 Fri, 10 Oct at 06:30 pm Independent

Bilk: Grassroots Venue Tour

 Sun, 05 Oct at 06:00 pm Independent

Music Against Child Poverty 2

 Sun, 07 Dec at 07:30 pm The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom

Sofar Sounds at Abject Gallery, Sunderland

 Wed, 10 Sep at 07:30 pm Moving Gallery Sunderland

ArtyParti - Show & Tell #5

 Thu, 25 Sep at 06:00 pm Port Independent

DENIM VIBES

 Sat, 06 Sep at 09:00 am SpaceBar Cocktails & Arcades

My Mountain Life by Simon Yates

 Wed, 24 Sep at 07:30 pm The Fire Station

Mugshot @ Live Lounge

 Sat, 13 Sep at 08:30 pm Live Lounge

Dave Stewart in Sunderland

 Sun, 07 Sep at 08:00 pm The Fire Station

Calligraphy Short Course: Uncial Script and Watercolour Wreath

 Tue, 09 Sep at 01:00 pm The art room Sunderland

Walk for Parkinson's Sunderland

 Sun, 14 Sep at 11:00 am Herrington Country Park

DARK KNIGHT MASK PARTY

 Sat, 27 Sep at 08:00 pm Lasgidi restaurant and lounge

Sunderland Freshers Week 2025

 Sat, 13 Sep at 10:00 pm Sunderland City Centre

Haze Presents L.P. Rhythm - The Homecoming feat. Special Guests

 Sat, 04 Oct at 09:00 pm The Point Events Venue

Totally TINA! in Sunderland

 Sat, 17 Jan at 07:30 pm The Fire Station

Fundraiser! Trapeze workshop with Jane

 Mon, 08 Sep at 06:00 pm The Choir Room, St Mark's Church, SR4 7AD Sunderland, United Kingdom

National Theatre Live: Inter Alia Screening

 Mon, 22 Sep at 07:00 pm The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom

Poets’ Corner .007: a King Ink x Sunderland Lit & Phil collaboration

Thu, 25 Sep at 07:00 pm The Bridge Hotel Vaults

Gallus w/ Special Guests TBA

 Sun, 19 Oct at 06:00 pm Independent

The Ultimate Classic Rock Show

 Sun, 16 Nov at 07:30 pm The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom

The Signatures: Northern Soul Live

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:30 pm The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom

Arty Afternoons

 Sun, 28 Sep at 02:00 pm 106 High Street West, SR1 1TX Sunderland, United Kingdom

Martin Christie, Badger, Distant Listening at Pop Recs

Sat, 27 Sep at 06:00 pm Pop Recs / Sonny's Coffee & Kitchen

Miss Diversity

Sat, 25 Oct at 03:00 pm Brighter Futures Initiative CIC, St Bede United Reformed Church, 67 Sorley Street Sunderland, SR4 7UY

These Smiths: A Tribute to The Smiths

 Sat, 13 Dec at 07:00 pm Independent

Paranoid London Live

 Fri, 03 Oct at 06:00 pm Independent

Secret Public House Party

Sat, 27 Sep at 10:30 pm TBC

A Scary Weeb Drinking?

 Sat, 25 Oct at 07:00 pm AFK Bar

Sunderland Volunteers for Liberty commemoration

 Sun, 26 Oct at 02:00 pm Mowbray Park Sunderland

Trance Unleashed

 Sat, 20 Sep at 08:30 pm Elysium Nightclub Sunderland

Louis Brown - Elvis Tribute with LIVE band & backing singers

 Fri, 19 Dec at 08:30 pm 37 Roker Avenue, SR6 0HX Sunderland, United Kingdom

Floyd UK Live in Sunderland

 Sat, 06 Dec at 06:30 pm Independent

BOUNDARIES FEST 2025

 Fri, 21 Nov at 06:00 pm Sunderland,UK

China Crisis in Sunderland

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:30 pm The Fire Station

Fused glass Xmas Decorations Worksop FULLY BOOKED

 Thu, 27 Nov at 01:30 pm Dazzled Emporium

Tune-Yards

 Thu, 27 Nov at 08:00 pm The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom

TOGETHER WE CAN: An evening of unity against domestic abuse

 Tue, 25 Nov at 06:30 pm Sunderland Minster

Swindled Live At Pop Recs

 Sat, 25 Oct at 06:00 pm Pop Recs / Sonny's Coffee & Kitchen

Emergency First Aid At Work Course | Sunderland | Thur 11th Sept 2025 | HSE Compliant

 Thu, 11 Sep at 09:00 am Silksworth Sports Complex and Ski Centre (Silksworth)

AY LIVE in North East UK

 Fri, 31 Oct at 07:00 pm FEDASH CENTRE

My First Halloween ARTventure

 Thu, 23 Oct at 10:30 am Whitburn parish hall

National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's Profession (Screening)

 Mon, 03 Nov at 07:00 pm The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom

The Lake Poets + OldMan + Special Guests

 Sat, 11 Oct at 06:00 pm The Ship Isis Sunderland

Royal Northern Sinfonia in Sunderland

 Thu, 16 Oct at 07:30 pm The Fire Station

Definitely Oasis - Sunderland

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:00 pm Independent

Heritage Open Days talk by Revd. Chris Howson on the stained glass windows of Sunderland Minster

 Fri, 19 Sep at 11:00 am High Street West , SR1 3ET Sunderland, United Kingdom

Dragged to the Musicals - Starring Divina De Campo

 Wed, 01 Oct at 07:30 pm The Fire Station

Country Day Party: Sunderland 🤠

 Sat, 25 Oct at 02:00 pm The Point Events Venue

Matilda - The Musical at Sunderland Empire Theatre

 Wed, 11 Feb at 07:30 pm Sunderland Empire Theatre

Klang

Thu, 02 Oct at 06:00 pm The Saltgrass

Definitely Oasis Live in Sunderland

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:00 pm Independent

Buttercream & Bubbles- mini cake decorating

Thu, 11 Sep at 05:30 pm These Things Happen

SUNDERLAND | DayClubbers - The Halloween Special! 🎃

 Sat, 25 Oct at 03:00 pm The 3 Stories

Stages presents: On The Square

 Sat, 27 Sep at 01:00 pm Keel Square

Outta House presents Lovely Laura & Ben Santiago

 Sat, 20 Sep at 03:00 pm The Point Events Venue

Sunderland Cocktail Week 2026

 Fri, 30 Jan at 10:00 am Various Venues

Overpass Live in Sunderland

 Thu, 11 Sep at 06:00 pm Independent

Fawlty Towers at Sunderland Empire Theatre

 Tue, 03 Feb at 07:30 pm Sunderland Empire Theatre

Bada Bingo Feat Andy Whitby & QFX | South Shields 17/10/25

 Fri, 17 Oct at 05:30 pm Buzz Bingo South Shields

Julie Fowlis in Sunderland

 Tue, 28 Oct at 07:30 pm The Fire Station

The Meffs

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:00 pm Independent

Royal Northern Sinfonia in Sunderland

 Sun, 08 Feb at 03:00 pm The Fire Station

Synth Workshop: Klang x All Frequencies Sound Collective

Wed, 01 Oct at 04:00 pm The Bunker

Skinny Lister

 Wed, 10 Dec at 07:00 pm Independent

Ben Brown @ The Ship Isis

 Wed, 17 Sep at 06:00 pm The Ship Isis

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe at Sunderland Empire Theatre

 Tue, 11 Nov Sunderland Empire Theatre

Inside No 9 Stage/Fright at Sunderland Empire Theatre

 Tue, 16 Sep at 07:30 pm Sunderland Empire Theatre

Royal Northern Sinfonia in Sunderland

 Sun, 30 Nov at 03:00 pm The Fire Station