Sunderland Arts Events

BBC RADIO ONE BIG WEEKEND

Sunderland Tyne & Wear 22 May 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

Chris Ramsey at Sunderland Empire Theatre

Sunderland Empire Theatre 17 Sep 2026

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

Keel Square 29 Aug 2026

The Choir of Man Live at Sunderland Empire

Sunderland Empire 12 May 2026

Sunderland Food & Drink Festival 2026

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

ASH

Pop Recs / Sonny's Coffee & Kitchen 30 Apr 2026

The Futureheads

Independent 8 May 2026

UK Subs + Crashed Out

Independent 24 Apr 2026

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

Keel Square 22 Aug 2026

The Proclaimers at Sunderland Empire Theatre

Sunderland Empire Theatre 23 Jul 2026

Kate Rusby - The Springshine Tour

The Fire Station, SR1 3 Sunderland, United Kingdom 28 Apr 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

The Magic of Motown

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

Eric Johnson in Sunderland

The Fire Station 3 Aug 2026

Family Fest x K-Pop Fest | Sunderland

Keel Square 31 Aug 2026

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

Sunderland Empire 14 Sep 2026

Ultimate Coldplay

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

PERUZZI LIVE IN SUNDERLAND

Elysium NightClub 25 Jun 2026

A Vision of Elvis The Fire Station Sunderland

The Fire Station 12 Sep 2026

The West End Tenors

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

Sing Outdoor Cinema Experience at Herrington Country Park

Herrington Country Park 8 Aug 2026

HIde Out

DeXcape Lounge 30 Apr 2026

Martin Stephenson & The Daintees (acoustic trio)

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

Roulette Fest ‘26

Independent 2 May 2026

Roulette Festival 2026

Independent 2 May 2026

Motown Day Party: Sunderland ✨

The Point 30 May 2026

Amateur Ornithologist - The Haunted Life of Architecture Album Launch Party

Pop Recs Ltd 16 May 2026

Aladdinsane - THE SOUND & VISION OF BOWIE

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

Take me back to 2016

The 3 Stories 20 May 2026

Royal Northern Sinfonia in Sunderland

The Fire Station 10 May 2026

Simon & Garfunkel - Through The Years

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

The 30+ Club: Daytime Clubbing

Independent 30 May 2026

UNFILTERED PARTY

Elysium NightClub 30 May 2026

Send It Sessions Presents ' La Terraza'

P'S & Q'S 23 May 2026

00s vs 10s Bank Holiday Party

Independent 3 May 2026

Humour 'Learning Greek UK Tour 2'

Independent 1 May 2026

The ABBA Day Party: Skipton 💃🕺

The Point 8 Aug 2026

Arts North Studios present: Rock of Ages

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

Bootleg Blondie

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

Hometown Glory - A Tribute to Adele

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

Trance Takeover - Lange & Will Rees

Viva At The Venue 3 May 2026

Pottery Painting workshop

Hotpotz Ceramic Painting Studio 22 May 2026

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

The 3 Stories 20 Jun 2026

Trance Day Party: Sunderland 🔊

The Point 19 Sep 2026

Hayao Miyazaki's Dreams by Mystery Ensemble

Sunderland Minster 26 Jun 2026

Nu-Revolution Tour - Meteora & Evanesent

Independent 26 Sep 2026

90s Day Party: Sunderland 💿

The Point 22 Aug 2026

Kevin & Perry Go Large - Sunderland

Elysium Nightclub Sunderland 24 May 2026

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

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

Arkayla

Independent 25 Sep 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

John Smith in Sunderland

The Peacock 26 Apr 2026

Excite - Tiki Rave

Elysium Nightclub Sunderland 20 Jun 2026

Ghost Hunting at Royalty Theatre (Sunderland)

The Royalty Theatre 4 Apr 2026

Plug In Maybe: A Tribute to Muse

Independent 22 May 2026

Smoove & Turrell Pop Recs

Pop Recs Ltd 5 Sep 2026

Ghost Hunt - Queen Street Masonic Lodge

Queen Street Masonic Temple 11 Jul 2026

Sip & Ceramics!

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

Trance Unleashed Evo 19

Elysium Nightclub Sunderland 16 May 2026

Ska Day Party: Sunderland 🎺

The Point 10 Oct 2026

Mugshot @ The Cottage

The Cottage Tavern- Cleadon 3 May 2026

CRITCH

Independent 9 May 2026

NORTH EAST ANKARA DAY PARTY

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

Sunderland Creed Comic Con - August 2026

CitySpace 23 Aug 2026

The ART of Tarot

Port Independent 1 May 2026

Print and Pride Workshop - Stitching Change: Craftivism for Pride.

Port Independent, SR1 1QD Sunderland, United Kingdom 10 May 2026

Print & Pride Workshop: Queer Identity.

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

Rave to the grave

Elysium 16 May 2026

Long/Remon/Zilker

The Ship Isis 29 Apr 2026

My Life In Musicals - Sunderland

The Fire Station 26 May 2026

PorkPie Live at Independent, Sunderland

Independent 12 Sep 2026

David Lewis Gedge: Tales From The Wedding Present

Pop Recs Ltd 9 Sep 2026

STRAYS - UK Tour: Sunderland @ The Ship Isis

The Ship Isis 1 May 2026

Gan On: Magazine Launch, Panel & Showcase

Independent 13 May 2026

Print & Pride Workshop: Queer Artists

Port Independent, SR1 1QD Sunderland, United Kingdom 8 May 2026

Arts North Studios College Showcase 2026

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

Miss Diversity

Brighter Futures Initiative CIC, St Bede United Reformed Church, 67 Sorley Street Sunderland, SR4 7UY 23 May 2026

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

17Nineteen 5 Aug 2026

Reel Creatives: April Community Hub

The 3 Stories 28 Apr 2026

ArtyParti - Show & Tell #8

Port Independent 25 Jun 2026

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

Roker Hotel, BW Premier Collection 30 Jun 2026

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

Donnison School Heritage and Education Centre 18 May 2026

Prat Pack at Sunderland Empire Theatre

Sunderland Empire Theatre 4 Sep 2026

ArtyParti - Paint by Chords

Port Independent 29 May 2026

CUD

Independent 5 Sep 2026

Glenda Young Author at Sunderland History Fair, Sat 30 May, Bethany Church, Sunderland

Bethany City Church 30 May 2026

HUGE WEEKEND @ The Ship Isis

The Ship Isis 22 May 2026

Your Artistic Identity #3

Port Independent 11 May 2026

Tote Bag Painting Workshop

Otto Sunderland 16 May 2026

4 week course - Synchro / artistic swimming

Farringdon Pool Allendale Road Sunderland SR3 3EL 6 May 2026

Aether Fashion Experience

Priestman Building 10 Jul 2026

'If You Were An Engineer' North East Exhibition & Awards

Hope Street Xchange 2 Jun 2026

Empower Your Voice

The Beam 14 Apr 2026

Art Goss -Why the Renaissance Actually Is a Big Deal

Port Independent 31 Jul 2026

Make Your Business Impossible to Ignore - Market Collective

The Glass Onion 14 Sep 2026

Art Goss - Bad Bitches of Baroque Art

Port Independent 21 Aug 2026

August NEAA Members NEtwork at Magna Exteriors (Sunderland)

Magna Exteriors Sunderland 20 Aug 2026