Events Around Sunderland

New record, cd & memorabilia fair for Sunderland city centre. Most genres of music catered for Our record fairs are open to all whether you are a collector, general music lovers or are looking for that last minute Christmas gift.

The race is on to count as many different bird species as possible! Team up with members of the Coastal Conservation Group to survey the birds of South Tyneside. Participants have eight hours to cover ground, either by vehicle or on foot, recording species before the winter dusk draws in.

There will be a variety of stalls, so something for everybody. This is designed as a family event. Coin valuations offered in exchange for a donation to the work of GrifAid which supplies water filters to the developing world in association with other charities.

We’re VERY exited to announce a visit from SANTA to St Hilda’s on 15th December! He’s as thrilled as we are about our new building and can’t wait to take a little break from the toy making and have a look round.

Santa’s Naughty Elf is celebrating 10 years of calamity in this year’s panto for the under-sevens and their families at The Customs House. Wayne Miller, who writes and directs and the show and stars as Elfluent, will have all sorts of mayhem in mind as he is joined by new faces for the celebrations.

Originally written almost 300 years ago, Beauty and the Beast has had so many retellings in film, musicals and on stage, but for the first time ever, it now gets the unique Customs House twist.

Tickets are now on sale for an evening of pre Christmas entertainment with the Ravenswood Singers at St Aidan’s on Saturday 15th December at 7 pm.

 Join us very special ‘mini’ edition of Peas VS. Penguins, tailored to meet the needs of our youngest visitors, and focuses on getting cosy with the friendly peas and penguins in their wintry wonderland.

The ultimate wintry showdown between Pea and Penguin!   Something fishy’s going on in the howling tundra of the freezer box.

Say goodbye to 2018 and welcome 2019 with Seven Stories as we explore when and how New Year traditions are celebrated the world over! Generally, whenever they take place, New Year traditions are designed to bring luck and good fortune in the year ahead.

We’re flinging the doors of the Seven Stories Gifting Office wide open to help you show some serious festive gratitude this Christmas. Who has helped you this year? Who would you like to thank? Who or what deserves some appreciation?

Join us very special ‘mini’ edition of Peas VS. Penguins, tailored to meet the needs of our youngest visitors, and focuses on getting cosy with the friendly peas and penguins in their wintry wonderland.

The ultimate wintry showdown between Pea and Penguin! Something fishy’s going on in the howling tundra of the freezer box.

"I passed through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, through the sea of swirly-twirly gum drops, and then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel." Seven Stories proudly present family festive favourite Elf this Christmas!

After Midnight will be holding their Christmas Party on Friday 21 December 2018. The venue will again be Cluny2 at 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn. Doors open at 7.30pm. Band on stage at 8.30pm. Tickets are £12, available in advance from The Cluny - Tel: 0191 230 4474 Visit the venue’s website:- www.thecluny.

Say goodbye to 2018 and welcome 2019 with Seven Stories as we explore when and how New Year traditions are celebrated the world over! Generally, whenever they take place, New Year traditions are designed to bring luck and good fortune in the year ahead.

Celebrate the festive season this year in BALTIC’s Winter Woodland. Get creative making two Christmas tree decorations, yours to take home and treasure.

Winter Wonderland is back for 2018 at Adventure Valley and tickets are now on sale! You can expect a full 90 minute Christmas Experience, including a visit to Santa and a toy your child can choose from his Toy Shop (please note babies and children aged one or under will receive a pre-selected gift from Santa instead).

Half gig, half dance show and half panto! Join the BBC Award Winning team of musicians & dancers for 150% of the very best festive live music, song and dance!

Alan Fearon conductorEleanor Mooney presenterRoyal Northern Sinfonia We’re walking in the air: join The Snowman on his magical journey through the winter sky. This annual showing of the festive classic features live orchestral music and has become a Tyneside tradition.

A friends and family ticket is available for £12 (four tickets, must include at least one child). Please call Ticket Office to book on 0191 443 4661. Activities and content will be ideal for under 7s and their families – older siblings, extended family and friends of all ages are very welcome too.

Enjoy an evening of romantic music with a fabulous six piece band performing tunes from the the 1920s, 30s and 40s, - but be prepared for some musical surprises too.......

Touring their ever-popular festive programme, London Concertante travel the length and breadth of the country presenting treats from across Europe to get you in the mood for mulled wine, mince pies, and baubles.

The Southmartins. Artists performing: The Southmartins.: Tickets avaiable.

Join us for an evening of celebration and remembrance and the culmination of St Oswald’s Hospice’s Light up a Life campaign. People of all ages are invited, to honour the lives of those we love but are no longer with us.