Events Around Sunderland

Big Fish Little Fish are back in Sunderland with a ’Halloween Spooktacular’ themed event at  Bonded Warehouse! Join our award winning, critically acclaimed family fun event for the post-rave generation of parents - helping them to be responsibly irresponsible since 2013.

Big Fish Little Fish are back in Sunderland with a ’Halloween Spooktacular’ themed event at Bonded Warehouse! Join our award winning, critically acclaimed family fun event for the post-rave generation of parents - helping them to be responsibly irresponsible since 2013.

FACT coffee morning is situated inside the FACT cancer support charity shop and up the stairs. We have a lovely lounge area ready for coffee, tea, cake and a chat.

Come and learn all about the night sky. Look what you can discover in the dark skies of the nature reserve. Followed by hot chocolate, of course! Book your place at www.durhamwt.co.uk £10 per person

Crafts, face painting, bat box building, discover creepy crawlies and carve your pumpkins. Have lunch in The Meadows Coffee Shop and free play in our Wild Play Area. Activities aimed at 5-11 year olds. Book your place at www.durhamwt.co.uk £2 per person. There will be a charge for additional activities.

Come and discover the creatures of the night this Halloween with our spooky night time walk - what animals can you see and hear after dark in the nature reserve? A very special one-off event with limited spaces- Book Now. Book your plac eat www.durhamwt.co.uk £8 per person

One thought, one conception, one purpose … the unfolding of the deepest mysteries of creation… Two hundred years ago, Mary Shelley’s terrifying novel of Gothic horror, Frankenstein, was first published. Its purpose: to consider the unholiest of all questions – what if man were to discover the power of God?

Six rooms filled with a diverse range of gifts & handcrafted items including wood turning, candles, pottery , glass, soaps, jewellery, cards, photography, quilting, patchwork, soft furnishings, preserves,fashion, Christmas decorations & much much more will be available in the historic atmospheric Lumley Castle,

To celebrate their 30th annual event, Chester-le-Street Cricket club are running their biggest ever fireworks night. The showstopper event will take place at the club on Ropery Lane on Saturday 3rd November. There will be a fully licenced bar, a marquee for food, luxury hot drinks and fairground rides, from 4.

A unique spooky children’s event in the heart of Ouseburn this Half Term... Professor Prunella Pumpkin, The Pumpkin Princess, A-Maze Brothers, Fiazama Wizard and Wendy Wizard invite you to enrol at Prunella Pumpkin’s School of Wizardry!

Cappella Novocastriensis in a concert of unaccompanied choral music for Remembrance Day, conducted by Simon Lee. Parry : Songs of Farewell Whitacre : When David Heard Elgar, arr. Cameron : Lux Aeterna Aitken : Flanders Fields Byrd : Ne irascaris Domine Walford Davies : Psalms 130 and 121

Award-winning writer, illustrator and current Children’s Laureate, Lauren Child introduces Hubert Horatio, an exceptionally intelligent and sensible child and the unruly grown-ups that he has to steer through life in this brand new series!

Join musicians from the renowned Orchestra of Opera North for a special concert for babies, toddlers and children under 7. Relaxed – yet full of energy – you and your child will experience wonderful music close-up, whilst being free to move around and dance!

A special half-term music concert with Opera North, designed especially for adults, tots and babies. Exploring the theme of light and dark, you will meet creatures that come out at night and those that like to hide in dark places. With sing-along songs, interesting instruments and all manner of musical fun!

Fancy yourself as the next J K Rowling? Join author Chloe Daykin as she delivers a creative writing workshop aimed adults and watch your imaginations soar! Chloe graduated from the MA in Creative Writing at Newcastle University in 2014.

Illustrator and author Tom Percival hosts an evening of doodling, scribbling and sketching! An insightful creative workshop sure to inspire budding illustrators you will find out more about Tom’s working practice, explore how to develop your own creative skill sets and ideas and learn how to work across multiple...

Meet Tom Percival, the author and illustrator of Perfectly Norman. Find out how he turned his love of drawing into a career and hear him read from his latest picture book, Ruby’s Worry. Afterwards, create your own brand new story with Tom, using a suitcase full of props for everyone to enjoy.

“Writing will be like a journey, every word a footstep that takes me further into undiscovered land.” David Almond, My Name is Mina Explore your own undiscovered land with author Ann Coburn as she leads a creative writing workshop, filled with fun and challenging exercises designed to develop your writing style.

As the mines closed and the shipyards fell silent, the North East saw the end of a long and vibrant tradition. Where next for the communities who had grown up with the old industries woven into the fabric of their lives?

"My work explores the frontier between rationalism and superstition and the wavering boundary between the two." David Almond Venture into David Almond’s world where magical realism, augmented reality and literary archives come together in a special guided walk through Ouseburn Valley.

Don’t miss our Pumpkin Festival! With a pumpkin included in entry for every full paying child aged 2 and over, treat the kids to an amazing autumn adventure! 20th – 31st October.

Samling Academy is developing a new generation of classical singers in the North East of England through unique training and performance opportunities with world-class artists.

Blancmange 'Wanderlust' Tour + support. Artists performing: Blancmange.: Tickets avaiable.

Experience 4 different Psychics, Mediums in 1 amazing psychic night. Book a ticket for yourself or come with friends, family etc for a great social psychic evening. Everyone is guaranteed a message. Bar open, over 18’s only.