Events Around Sunderland

The Bonded Warehouse in Sunderland plays host to Manford’s Comedy Club. This live comedy show features four brilliant comedians from around the UK, personally selected by Jason Manford. A great evening of original stand-up comedy with some top names from the touring circuit and television.

North east koi club are holding there annual koi show. The show has a bonsai event. Craft stands. Koi dealers with koi for sale. All dry goods you require And of course the best koi from around the country with some of the best koi judges in attendance.

Free outdoor games and sports activities for all ages. Every week during the summer holidays, have a go at outdoor games and mini-sports activities for all the family including archery, badminton and football.

Cirque Du Hilarious Cirque Du Hilarious Starring Danny Adams & Clive Webb with Mick Potts The stars of the Newcastle Theatre Royal Pantomime DANNY & CLIVE, and CBBC stars “DANNY & MICK” will bring their particular brand of lunacy and chaos to the show causing chaos on stage and screams of laughter from all

Pretty Muddy Kids is a fun-filled muddy obstacle course just for the little ones. The course is approximately 5k and children can take on the obstacles, crawl through the mud pit and have fun with friends while raising valuable funds for Cancer Research UK’s lifesaving work. Please note children must be 1.

Pretty Muddy 5k is a fun-filled muddy obstacle course. Scramble over the A-frame, crawl through the mud pit, bounce on the space hoppers and have fun with your friends while raising valuable funds for Cancer Research UK’s lifesaving work.

Story of two brother separated at birth , who by chance find each other and make a lifelong pledge to be Blood Brothers … but how long does that life long bond last ?

Join Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet for a brand new singing-and-prancing show. Supertato and his gang of friends are back; there’s Barry the Fish with Fingers, Norman the slug, Alan the bear and new friends like Cake and Snowball.

Announcing a brand new weekly Book Social suitable for parents with children aged 0-1! Every Friday between 3 and 5pm, join us for a drop-in session in the bookshop where one of our story sellers will introduce a fabulous book, just perfect for your baby.

Bring your most-loved books along to our Brilliant Bookswap and share your joy of reading with a perfect stranger!  Simply take your favourite book, place a message inside explaining why you loved it so much and leave it inside the Wordlab at Seven Stories.

This summer BALTIC is celebrating the magic of making! Come along to these free artist-led workshops and try your hand at some experimental making techniques inspired by BALTIC’s current exhibitions.

Daily 20th July – 1st September 2019 Summertime Fun has an activity every 30 minutes, including our Hamster Grand Prix, which is back for Summer 2019! Family Fun including Maize Maze challenge and daily shows!

Film-Director, author and lead singer of acclaimed Punk band The Skids, Richard Jobsonpresents ‘A Night of Songs’, where he will be sharing ihs illustrious, yet often challenging, life story alongside musical interludes.

Join world-renowned London Concertante as they bring us on a stunning red carpet ride of iconic movie soundtracks. From aliens and spies to dinosaurs and war heroes – this evening promises to be exciting exploration of the power of film music, packed with all of your family favourites made famous by Hollywood!

Defeat school holiday boredom this summer with an action-packed family day out full of super heroes and video games • Challenge friends and family to a multiplayer game, or set the high score in an arcade classic – there’s something for everyone in our exciting exhibition Game On 2.0.

Game on 2.0 at Life Science Centre 25 May – 4 September 2019 Game On 2.0 explores the vibrant history, culture and future of gaming, entertainment and technology through more than 150 playable games.

Back by popular demand, Life is reloading its adults-only gaming night! Head to Life after-hours to be transported back to your childhood as you explore five decades of video gaming.

Following visits to Dorchester, Birmingham, Belfast and Glasgow, the Natural History Museum’s iconic Diplodocus cast Dippy is coming to Newcastle upon Tyne’s Great North Museum.

Every day during the school holidays, from Saturday, 20th July to Wednesday, 28th August, there’ll be amazing activities taking place across the museum for all the family to enjoy. Mystery Mondays: A shocking crime wave has hit the museum – can you help to solve these age-old mysteries?

Dig for Victory is the first event in our Great North Festival of Agriculture. The event is focused in and around our 1940s Farm and tells the story of life on the Home Front and the vital support role the British countryside played during the Second World War.

Pack up your potatoes and bring your beetroot to the Leek Show in The 1900s Pit Village. On Saturday, 7th and Sunday, 8th September, the annual contest will see home-grown vegetables and flowers battle it out in an attempt to take first prize.

From Thursday, 12th to Sunday, 15th September, we are hosting the annual Agricultural Show, recreating a typical country show from the early 1900s. This event forms part of the month-long Festival of Agriculture, which celebrates the agricultural and rural heritage of the North East of England.

Sally Ironmonger & Brian Carter

Bob Fox

James Keelaghan & Hugh Macmillan