Sunderland Arts Events

BBC RADIO ONE BIG WEEKEND

Sunderland Tyne & Wear 22 May 2026

Sunderland City 10k & Half Marathon Run 2026

Saint Mary's Way, Sunderland, SR1 3AA 17 May 2026

ARMAND VAN HELDEN, SOSA & MORE | Groovebox Keel SQ Summer Fest

Keel Square 29 Aug 2026

CLAIRE RICHARDS, ETERNAL & MORE| Love the 90s Fest |Keel Square

Keel Square 22 Aug 2026

Chris Ramsey at Sunderland Empire Theatre

Sunderland Empire Theatre 17 Sep 2026

Emmylou Harris Farewell Tour - With Special Guest Jim Lauderdale

Sunderland Empire 18 May 2026

Armand Van Helden, Sidney Charles, Joe Rolét, Sosa in Sunderland

Keel Square 29 Aug 2026

The Proclaimers at Sunderland Empire Theatre

Sunderland Empire Theatre 23 Jul 2026

Sunderland Food & Drink Festival 2026

Keel Square, Sunderland, SR1 3, United Kingdom 5 Jun 2026

John Grant sings the songs of Patsy Cline with Richard Hawley and his band

The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom 9 Aug 2026

Eric Johnson in Sunderland

The Fire Station 3 Aug 2026

The Undertones, The Men They Couldn't Hang in Sunderland

The Fire Station 22 Oct 2026

Ultimate Coldplay

The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom 6 Jun 2026

Family Fest x K-Pop Fest | Sunderland

Keel Square 31 Aug 2026

The West End Day Party: Sunderland 🎭

The Point 25 Jul 2026

The Magic of Motown

The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom 16 May 2026

A Vision of Elvis The Fire Station Sunderland

The Fire Station 12 Sep 2026

PERUZZI LIVE IN SUNDERLAND

Elysium NightClub 25 Jun 2026

Kerrang’d! (Live UK Tour) – Sunderland

Independent 17 Oct 2026

An Orchestral Tribute to Tim Burton & Dark Fantasy by Moonlight: Sunderland Empire Theatre - ON SALE

Sunderland Empire 14 Sep 2026

Motown Day Party: Sunderland ✨

The Point 30 May 2026

Sing Outdoor Cinema Experience at Herrington Country Park

Herrington Country Park 8 Aug 2026

WAKE UP DAY DISCO - ROCK - METAL - NU METAL - PUNK - SKA - EMO - ALT

7even Nightclub 23 May 2026

The 30+ Club: Daytime Clubbing

Independent 30 May 2026

Aladdinsane - THE SOUND & VISION OF BOWIE

37 Roker Avenue, SR6 0HX Sunderland, United Kingdom 20 Jun 2026

Definitely Oasis - Sunderland

Independent Sunderland 24 Oct 2026

The Pitmen Poets

The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom 12 Jul 2026

Martin Stephenson & The Daintees (acoustic trio)

Pop Recs / Sonny's Coffee & Kitchen 19 Jun 2026

Kevin & Perry Go Large - Sunderland

Elysium Nightclub Sunderland 24 May 2026

The ABBA Day Party: Skipton 💃🕺

The Point 8 Aug 2026

UNFILTERED PARTY

Elysium NightClub 30 May 2026

Excite - Tiki Rave

Elysium Nightclub Sunderland 20 Jun 2026

KEPLER & MORE| Groovebox On Keel Square After Party at The Point

The Point Events Venue 29 Aug 2026

Sunderland - DayClubbers: 80s & 90s Day Party! 🎉

The 3 Stories 20 Jun 2026

Ghost Hunt - Queen Street Masonic Lodge

Queen Street Masonic Temple 11 Jul 2026

Arts North Studios present: Rock of Ages

The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom 29 May 2026

All BLACK PARTY

Elysium NightClub 25 Jun 2026

Bootleg Blondie

The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom 17 Oct 2026

Amateur Ornithologist - The Haunted Life of Architecture Album Launch Party

Pop Recs Ltd 16 May 2026

Take me back to 2016

The 3 Stories 20 May 2026

Send It Sessions Presents ' La Terraza'

P'S & Q'S 23 May 2026

Hometown Glory - A Tribute to Adele

The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom 19 Sep 2026

Trivia

The Ship Isis 18 Jul 2026

Smoove & Turrell Pop Recs

Pop Recs Ltd 5 Sep 2026

Trance Unleashed Evo 19

Elysium Nightclub Sunderland 16 May 2026

Nu-Revolution Tour - Meteora & Evanesent

Independent 26 Sep 2026

90s Day Party: Sunderland 💿

The Point 22 Aug 2026

Arkayla

Independent 25 Sep 2026

Trance Day Party: Sunderland 🔊

The Point 19 Sep 2026

Pork Pie live in Sunderland

Independent 12 Sep 2026

Sunderland Fashion Show 2026

Keel Square 18 Jul 2026

The ABBA Daytime Disco: Sunderland 🕺

The 3 Stories 11 Jul 2026

Alexandra Darby - The Ultimate Celine Dion Tribute - All By Myself 🎤

37 Roker Avenue, SR6 0HX Sunderland, United Kingdom 19 Sep 2026

Sunderland Creed Comic Con - August 2026

CitySpace 23 Aug 2026

Naughty saturdae

DeXcape Lounge 6 Jun 2026

Lost In Music - One Night at the Disco

The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom 26 Sep 2026

Mr. Blue Sky: The-Out-Of-This-World Tribute to ELO

The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom 25 Sep 2026

Plug In Maybe: A Tribute to Muse

Independent 22 May 2026

Black Belt Records - Terrace Party

Elysium Nightclub Sunderland 13 Jun 2026

PorkPie Live at Independent, Sunderland

Independent 12 Sep 2026

Ska Day Party: Sunderland 🎺

The Point 10 Oct 2026

Country Day Party: Sunderland 🤠

The Point Sunderland 7 Nov 2026

NORTH EAST ANKARA DAY PARTY

St Gabriel’s Church Community Hall, Sunderland, SR4 7TF 23 May 2026

Arts North Studios Academy Showcase 2026

The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom 5 Jul 2026

Sip & Ceramics!

The King's Road, Southwick, SR5 2JD Sunderland, United Kingdom 22 May 2026

Carnival House Night Market

The King's Road, Southwick, SR5 2JD Sunderland, United Kingdom 29 May 2026

ArtyParti - Show & Tell #8

Port Independent 25 Jun 2026

IRKED // SLOW DEATH // WRONG LIFE

Pop Recs / Sonny's Coffee & Kitchen 9 Jun 2026

Rave to the grave

Elysium 16 May 2026

Print & Pride Workshop: Queer Identity.

Port Independent, SR1 1QD Sunderland, United Kingdom 18 May 2026

David Lewis Gedge: Tales From The Wedding Present

Pop Recs Ltd 9 Sep 2026

Ghost Hunting at Royalty Theatre (Sunderland)

The Royalty Theatre 4 Apr 2026

ArtyParti - Paint by Chords

Port Independent 30 May 2026

My Life In Musicals - Sunderland

The Fire Station 26 May 2026

Inner Sanctuary | Crystal Bowls, Stillness & Reset

Pennywell Business Centre 26 May 2026

Paint With Graham - oils with a new technique

24NE Gallery 27 May 2026

ArtyParti - Writers' Toolkit #2

Port Independent 2 Jun 2026

Ochisia Headline Ship Isis

The Ship Isis 17 May 2026

Steve Pledger

The Ship Isis 12 Jun 2026

Arts North Studios College Showcase 2026

The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom 5 Jul 2026

Reel Creatives: May Community Hub

The 3 Stories 26 May 2026

Mackems for Madrid: Sunderland's contribution to the Spanish Civil War

17Nineteen 5 Aug 2026

Jymmy Pynball w/ Reverie & Irehaven

Independent 16 May 2026

Prosecco and Strawberries and Cream Floral Event 30th June 7pm

Roker Hotel, BW Premier Collection 30 Jun 2026

DIEGO’S JOINT - Sunderland - BOGUS, The Fry Ups, Wendy

Diego's Joint 16 May 2026

Aether Fashion Experience

Priestman Building 10 Jul 2026

Pride @ Port Poetry Workshop with Amy Langdown

Port Independent 23 May 2026

Prat Pack at Sunderland Empire Theatre

Sunderland Empire Theatre 4 Sep 2026

Inner Sanctuary | Crystal Bowls, Stillness & Reset

Pennywell Business Centre 19 May 2026

The University of Sunderland's Faculty of Education, Society and Creative Industries: Final Showcase

The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom 21 May 2026

August NEAA Members NEtwork at Magna Exteriors (Sunderland)

Magna Exteriors Sunderland 20 Aug 2026

HUGE WEEKEND @ The Ship Isis

The Ship Isis 22 May 2026

Miss Diversity

Brighter Futures Hall, 67 Sorely Street, SR4 7UY 22 Aug 2026

Glenda Young Author Talk at The Donnison School, Mon 18 May at 1.30pm

Donnison School Heritage and Education Centre 18 May 2026

Poets’ Corner .014: a King Ink x Sunderland Lit & Phil collaboration

The Bridge Hotel Vaults 28 May 2026

Your Artistic Identity #4

Port Independent Store ltd 9 Jul 2026

Lego Serious Play for Interior Designers

North East BIC 19 Jun 2026

Make Your Business Impossible to Ignore - Market Collective

The Glass Onion 14 Sep 2026

Art Goss - What Happened Before the Renaissance? Byzantine Art & the Middle

Port Independent 26 Jun 2026

CUD

Independent 5 Sep 2026