📅 October 2026 Events in Sunderland

WOW 80's live show

The Point Events Venue

Check website · 19:00

Definitely Oasis - Sunderland

Independent

£15 · 19:00

Tazo & Friends Family Rave

Elysium

From £10 · 12:00

Room 101 - #001 Fashion Store takeover.

Venue to be Annoucned 48hrs before.

Free · 18:30

Elise Hills - Pianist

Yamaha Music School

From £10 · 15:00

THE KAIROS

Three Tanners Bank

Check website · 19:00

Fomies

Three Tanners Bank

£18.70 · 19:00

Night of the Choirs 2026

Bethany Church

Free · 19:00

POP FLIX : Wayne Mantis ROCTOBER feat: BILL & TEDS EXCELLENT ADVENTURE

Pop Recs

Check website · 19:00

Ian Prowse plus full band

The Peacock

£22.25 · 19:00

Bottle Rockets

Three Tanners Bank

£12.50 · 20:00

Ian Prowse @ The Peacock

The Peacock

Check website · 20:00

Marbled Plant Pot Making Workshop

Cantoro Lounge

£35 · 10:00

Gemma and make your very own ceramic pumpkin

Adventure into Art CIC

£20 · 13:00

The Conversation You've Been Avoiding

We Are Zenith

Sold out at source

Learn to Ride Class (A4A)

Thompson Park cycling skills area. Located in the middle of the park close to the big slide.

Sold out at source

Life Drawing in Sunderland, Beginner Friendly and Inclusive

Port Independent

Free – £16 · 18:00

Ceramic Hand Building Workshop - Christmas Snowman

Adventure into Art CIC

£20 · 13:00

Up & Running with AI - Morpeth

Morpeth Sports and Leisure Centre

Free · 14:00

Goth Collage Workshop

The Owl

Check website · 18:00

Coffee afternoon by the sea with Age Concern Tyneside South

Souter Lighthouse and The Leas

Free · 14:30

Ceramic Hand Building Workshop - Christmas Snowman

Adventure into Art CIC

£20 · 18:00

Air dry clay pumpkin workshop - Craft with Amy

East End Youth & Community Centre

Sold out at source

A.I for Boring Tasks - 3 Things to Switch On This Week!

North East BIC

Free · 13:00

Lighthouse Keeper Trail

Souter Lighthouse and The Leas

Check website · 11:00

10:00 am Guided Tour of Sunderland Maritime Heritage

Sunderland Maritime Heritage

Sold out at source

11:00 am Guided Tour of Sunderland Maritime Heritage

Sunderland Maritime Heritage

Sold out at source

12:00 noon Guided Tour of Sunderland Maritime Heritage

Sunderland Maritime Heritage

Sold out at source

Nordic Walking 2026 (Tynemouth Beach)

Meet in the car park outside Winslow Court

Check website · 13:00

Tuesday health walk

Souter Lighthouse and The Leas

Free · 14:00

Nordic Walking 2026 (Rising Sun Country Park)

The Rising Sun Countryside Centre

Check website · 10:00

Shipwrecks and smugglers family trail | October Half Term 2026

Souter Lighthouse and The Leas

Check website · 11:00

Broomsticks and magic tricks family trail | October Half Term 2026

Washington Old Hall

Check website · 11:00

FREE Family Learning - Ace Playce Softplay

Ace Playce

Check website · 16:00

Beach Clean - Red Acre Beach, Seaham

Red Acre Beach Marquess Point

Free · 10:00

Self-led Souter Sports | October Half Term 2026

Souter Lighthouse and The Leas

Free · 11:00

Hartlepool Audio Tour: History, Heritage

Middleton Grange Shopping Centre

£3.99 · 12:00

SUNDERLAND Roker Hotel

The Roker Hotel

Sold out at source

Hartlepool Audio Tour: History, Heritage

Middleton Grange Shopping Centre

£3.99 · 12:00

AMF WOMEN: Coaching, Mentoring and the Power of Shared Experience

OsecoElfab (North Shields site)

Sold out at source

Rob Moir @ Diego's Joint

Diego's Joint

Check website · 20:00

Dave's Group- Living with and beyond Head & Neck Cancer

Day Room - Ward C33

Free · 10:00

Hartlepool Audio Tour: History, Heritage

Middleton Grange Shopping Centre

£3.99 · 12:00

Hartlepool Audio Tour: History, Heritage

Middleton Grange Shopping Centre

£3.99 · 12:00

BREASTCANCER ACTION EVENT

22 Athenaeum St

Free · 13:00

Hartlepool Audio Tour: History, Heritage

Middleton Grange Shopping Centre

£3.99 · 12:00

Hartlepool Audio Tour: History, Heritage

Middleton Grange Shopping Centre

£3.99 · 12:00

Hartlepool Audio Tour: History, Heritage

Middleton Grange Shopping Centre

£3.99 · 12:00

Access to Business Support

Culture House Sunderland

Free · 13:00

Washington Business Networking Event

Mercure Newcastle George Washington Hotel Golf and Spa

Check website · 07:30

North Tyneside Business Networking Event

Mimi's Ice Cream Factory

Check website · 07:30

BIPC Bitesize: Facebook for Business

The Word, National Centre for the Written Word

Free · 10:00

Mind the Generation Gap: Creating the Future-Ready Workplace

Lighthouse Suite, Roker Hotel, BW Premier Collection

Free · 17:30

The Ladies on The Edge Business Networking - October

The Tynemouth Castle Inn

Check website · 09:30

South Tyneside Pledge Procurement event 2026

Jarrow Focus

Free · 10:00

Beyond the Essentials

The Fire Station

£0.00 · 12:30

Purple Mash Roadshow: North East (Sunderland) Afternoon Session

Sheepfolds Stables

Free · 12:30

The Heart of the City - Where people are the key ingredient in business

No 32. The Beam

Sold out at source

Sunderland Business Networking Event

North East BIC

Check website · 07:30

BUSINESS NETWORKING SEABURN - The Grand Hotel with IPC

Grand Hotel Sunderland

Check website · 07:45

Sunderland vs Leeds United

Stadium of Light

From £179 · 16:00

Sunderland vs Brentford

Stadium of Light

From £75.00

Sunderland vs Brentford

Stadium of Light

£99 · 19:45

Whitburn Archers 2.4k Challenge - 4 World Record Status WA18 rounds

From £13 · 09:45

Sunderland Tennis Centre Winter Regional Tour 11U Boys

Sunderland Tennis Centre

Check website · 10:00

Northern Ringsports

Temple Park Leisure Centre South Shields

Check website

Let's Move Family Activity Day 2026

The Beacon of Light

Free · 13:00

BMUK North East

Ravensworth Golf Club

Free · 09:15

Sunderland Community Games in South Hylton

Leisure United Ford

Check website · 20:30

Sunderland Afc Vs Az Alkmaar - Europa League 2026-2027

Stadium of Light

From £147 · 20:00

Cycle Skills Games (A4A)

Thompson Park (Cycle skills area - next to the big slide)

Free · 09:30

Primary Care Musculoskeletal & Mental Health Event

Mercure Newcastle George Washington Hotel Golf & Spa

Check website · 10:00

Community, Youth, and Social Work Events (Apprenticeship and CPD)

Check website · 12:30

Nursing and Clinical Practice Events (Apprenticeship and CPD)

Check website · 14:00

Teaching and Education Events (Apprenticeship and CPD)

University of Sunderland (Online)

Check website · 17:00

Engineering and Digital Events (Apprenticeship and CPD)

Free · 13:00

Healthcare Science and Biomedical Events (Apprenticeships and CPD)

Check website · 13:00

History Mysteries: Joan of Arc and her Voices

Seventeen Nineteen

Free – £6.13 · 13:30

Art and Design Creative Careers Talk

Check website · 17:00

Master your Nursing Personal Statement

Check website · 17:30

Allied Health and Clinical Support Events (Apprenticeships and CPD)

Check website · 14:00

An Afternoon with Ann Cleeves

The Word, National Centre for the Written Word

Check website · 13:00

CASS Public Lecture with Paul Blacklock

Wearside View

Check website · 13:00

Publishing/Book Related Careers Panel

Culture House Sunderland

Free · 13:00

BDTH Halloween House Party

Vaux Social

£5 · 19:00

Velocity "Halloween Special”

Viva At The Venue

£15 · 21:00

Exploring Gothic Literature

Pop Recs / Sonny's Coffee & Kitchen

From £7.21 · 18:30

Halloween Wreath Making at Souter Lighthouse, South Tyneside

Souter Lighthouse

Sold out at source

Paws Up Furmeet Halloween Party

D20

Free · 14:00

Cramlington’s Halloween Maze

elite: Cramlington

Check website · 18:00

Halloween Paint & Sip

Vineyard 72

£22.38 · 14:00

Spooktacular Sunday @ Beaconhill

Beaconhill Community Association

Check website · 15:00

Sundial Scarefest

The New Sundial

£16.96 · 18:00

The new sundial spooky spectacular

The New Sundial

Check website · 11:00

Sunderland Spooktacular 2026 – Double Firework Extravaganza!

Barnes Park

From £6 · 16:00

Chase park In the Dark

Chase Park

Check website · 16:30

Oktoberfest | Keel Square, Sunderland

67 76 High Street West

From £6 · 18:00

Sunday Lunch @ Sunderland Dogs

From £8.94 · 10:30

Winter Warmers Wine Tasting

Vineyard72 Front Street

Check website · 19:00

Friday Evening Dine & Race @ Sunderland Dogs

From £12.96 · 17:30

Oktoberfest | Sunderland | University of Sunderland Takeover

High Street West

From £10 · 18:00

Autumn Cake and Sip

Alev's of Tynemouth Cafe

Check website · 18:00

Blind Wine Tasting with the Newcastle Wine School

Vineyard72 Front Street

£35 · 20:00

Guided Beer Tasting & Cheese Pairing Experience in a Brewery

Brewlab

£16.96 · 14:00

Halloween Chocolate Tasting Experience - Sunderland

Hotel Chocolat

£12 · 13:00

An Evening with Carlos Filipe Fernandez, Portuguese Wine Producer

Vineyard72 Front Street

Check website · 18:00

Halloween At Independent

Independent

£5 · 23:00

FREE Taster session - Atlas Community Theatre Company

Theatre Space NE CIC (Collective Space)

Free · 18:30

Ghost Hunting at Royalty Theatre (Sunderland)

The Royalty Theatre

Sold out at source

Connect Theatre Company

Sunderland Empire

£67.50 · 10:00

Class Act

Sunderland Empire

£19.50 · 13:00

Dance Fit

Sunderland Empire

£16.50 · 10:30

Movers Ballet and Contemporary Dance

Sunderland Empire

£26 · 10:15

Evil Women? Why Art History Convinced Us They Were the Villains.

Port Independent

Check website · 18:00

ATG INSPIRE Academy Sunderland

Sunderland Empire

£168 · 10:00

PYOP & Carving Session

Horse Market

Check website · 10:00

The Fry Ups at Ship Isis

The Ship Isis

£6 · 19:00

Murder At The Haunted Cafe

Blaydon Youth & Community Centre

Check website · 20:00

Sip ‘n’ Stroll

Bessy’s Sweet Bakes van

Free · 10:30

New Moon - Sunday Sanctuary Sound Bath

Pennywell Business Centre

Sold out at source

EHC NA Request - Support Sessions

27 Beach Rd

Free · 10:00

Gentle Yoga in Cleadon – Mondays 6:30–7:30pm

Cleadon Methodist Church

Free – £10 · 18:30

Soul Sanctuary Sound Bath

Pennywell Business Centre

£19.12 · 18:30

Sunday Gong & Drum Bath - Return To Light

Michael's Gong Studio

Check website · 13:00

Throat Chakra Journey | Hypnotherapy & Sound

Pennywell Business Centre

£31.58 · 16:00

Building a Safe, Healthy and Supportive Workplace

Market Pavilion

Check website · 09:30

Dr Bike Health Check (A4A)

Thompson Park (Homegrown Garden Centre) Middle of the park opposite the bowling green.

Check website · 09:00

Serenity Session - Halloween Special

National Beauty Academy

£12.50 · 10:00

FREE member’s only event: 31ST OCTOBER

strongher studio

Check website · 17:00

SEND Surgery Session - Ridgeway Family Hub

Ridgeway Family Hub

Check website · 13:00

FREE Family Learning - Ace Playce Softplay

Ace Playce

Check website · 16:00

Allendale Library storytime

Allendale Library

Check website · 10:30

Little Treasures Toddler Group

C3 Sunderland

£3 · 10:00

*WIDDRINGTON LIBRARY* - Foundations for Families STEM Club

Widdrington Library

Check website · 16:00

SEND Surgery Session - Horsley Hill Family Hub

Horsley Hill Family Hub

Check website · 09:30

SEND Spotlight

Concordia Leisure Centre

Check website · 10:30

LUSH SUNDERLAND - Punkin' Pumpkin Bath Bomb Making- 24/10/26

Lush Cosmetics Sunderland

£5.50 · 10:00

The Witches’ Chamber at The Bridges

Bridges Shopping Centre

£3 · 11:00

C3 Kids Light Party

HILLS arts centre

Free · 13:00

Oktoberfest - Buzz Bingo Sunderland

Buzz Bingo Sunderland

£10 · 19:00

Freaky Friday Bingo 30/10 - Buzz Bingo Sunderland

Buzz Bingo Sunderland

£10 · 19:00

Clubland Halloween Sunderland

Elysium NightClub

£20 · 22:00

A Night on the Fish Quay

Platform 2

Check website · 17:00

Children's Nightmare Halloween Party with Project DJ

Derwent Manor Boutique Hotel

Check website · 12:00

The witching hour , cocktails and ink

Opulent ink

£44.04 · 19:00

YCEE LIVE IN SUNDERLAND _ HALLOWEEN MASKED PARTY

Elysium NightClub

From £15 · 22:00

KIDS CRAFT HALLOWEEN PARTY

Grindon Young Peoples Centre

£6.13 · 13:00

IGNITION ROCK DAY DISCO

7even Nightclub

£2 · 15:00

Sunderland - DayClubbers: The Halloween Day Party!

The 3 Stories

From £11.99 · 16:00

SUNDERLAND NAVRATRI UTSAV 2026

Whitburn Church of England Academy

Sold out at source

Sunderland Business Festival: Thinkforward Innovation in Action

Sunderland College - Bede Campus

Free · 10:00

SUNDERLAND NAVRATRI UTSAV DAY : 2

Pennywell Community Centre

Free · 17:00

The Emo Festival Comes to Sunderland!

The Point

From £16.99 · 18:00

Interrobang?! & a.b.a.d.e @ The Ship Isis

The Ship Isis

£10 · 19:00

Vaux Social Presents The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Vaux Social

£5 · 18:00

Torreense v Sunderland at The Fans Museum

Fans Museum

£5 · 09:00

Derek vs Derek

Jubilee Hall

Check website · 19:00

Lino Print & Sip: Classic Horror Movies

D20

From £33.22 · 18:00

Hocus pocus movie

The New Sundial

Check website · 19:00

Author Talk: Justine Sless

Chapter 13

Sold out at source

An Audience with Phoebe LaReine

Brew & Bind

Check website · 19:30

Author Talk: Tobi Faith Ajet

Port Independent Store ltd

Free · 18:30

Creative Writing Workshop

Linskill Centre

Check website · 18:00

Get Into Character: Family Edition - Spooky Halloween Playwriting Workshop

CREW GAL Creative House

Check website · 11:00

AI Collective: Session – Where North East Business Talk AI Together

City Hall Sunderland

Sold out at source

Nurse Georgie Carroll: Infectious

The Fire Station

Check website · 19:30

24 Hours In Paris at Independent

Independent

£8 · 20:00

Women In Ai

City Hall Sunderland

Free · 10:00