Have you ever touched a piece of moon rock? Explore moon mythology; discover the science behind our nearest neighbour!

From July 12th until September 2nd, Sunderland Market square will be transformed into a pop-up park.

Little Dragons sessions for under 5s Songs, stories, crafts, role-play, gallery hunts and more!

Drop in for messy crafts, stories and playtime, based on a different theme from the Museum & Grounds.

 Seaham Town Council are holding their annual Carnival weekend with movies, music and entertainment.

Are you ready for another fun-filled summer of Vitality Blast cricket at Emirates Riverside?!

Free family fun day in North Park, Darlington with lots of free activities and entertainment for all. 

Wild Exhibition drop in family activities from 1pm - 3pm, free with your admission ticket to our exhibitions!

Watch legends come to life in a thrilling tale told on an epic scale in this multi award winning spectacular.

Don’t miss Adventure Valley’s Summertime Fun this Summer holidays, there is so much family fun!

Children's Tours of the Castle, Family Trail, Photography Workshops, Woodland Play Area & a Sensory Adventure !  

Join in the Seaham Carnival celebrations at Byron Place Shopping Centre on Saturday 20th July.
 

A fun and informative trail for all the family to enjoy. Find the clues and solve the puzzles to claim a prize.

Another school year is nearly over so why not come and celebrate with us at Miss Tina's Garden Party.

There’s loads of exciting wetland challenges waiting for you! Grab your free Wetland Explorer log book and get started

Learn more about the diverse wild bird species that live at WWT with the help of our volunteer hide guide.

A special family day exploring the different journeys made by refugees to the UK with arts & crafts and a trail to follow.

Katie's Garden and teaming up with Sunderland BID to provide you with some fantastic FREE summer crafting sessions!
 

Could you be the next Robin Hood? Test your aim with archery this summer of sport at Ormesby Hall! 

Follow the treasure map in the garden and the message in a bottle trail on this Treasure Island inspired trail.

Get active with a variety of sporting activities, including tennis, badminton, table tennis, mini golf and more.

Come along and join in the fun at the Fair Family Fun Day - punch and judy, street theatre, mini train ride, face painting!

A group for under 5s and their parents and carers includes fun crafts, messy play, storytelling and singing.

Every day during the summer holidays Washington Leisure Centre are running a holiday club full of activities.

Every Easter, Summer, Christmas and Half-Term holiday, we run a wide range of fun sports activities for boys and girls.

Every school holiday, Beacon of Light run a wide range of fun sports activities for boys and girls.

Get together as a group and learn about the fusing process while your group makes a large fused glass panel.

Spend time in the Nuttery and create some wild art, make a home for a wild animal or make friends with a bug.

Free outdoor games and sports activities for children of all ages throughout the summer holidays.

Join the tea-guzzling tiger in this delightful family show; packed with oodles of magic and sing-a-long songs!

Find out what life was like in the Roman Army - Veteran Soldier Rufus is looking for some new recruits!

Wild Exhibition drop in family activities from 1pm - 3pm, free with your admission ticket to our exhibitions!

Learn how to make a 3D sculpture using a range of art materials, then cover it with Mod Roc to create a solid form.

Every school holiday, Beacon of Light run a wide range of fun sports activities for boys and girls.

Join Katie's Garden each week of the summer holidays where they’ll be bringing crafty fun to Souter Lighthouse.

Join Katie's Garden at Souter Lighthouse this summer and learn how to make your own seaside slime!

Could you be the next Robin Hood? Test your aim with archery this summer of sport at Ormesby Hall! 

Professional storyteller Tillytoo Tales will be bringing some of your favourite characters to life.

Crafts inspired by different Countries of the World, each week we will explore a different part of the world.

A very special afternoon of Ancient Egyptian archaeology fun for families at the Oriental museum. Booking essential.

Little Dragons sessions for under 5s Songs, stories, crafts, role-play, gallery hunts and more!

Each week there will be a deliciously tasty food related craft session for children to enjoy with ATOMS Education.

Listen to the story of a refugee child then paint a scene from the story - suitable for children with SEND.

Paint your design onto the surface using glass painting pens and take it home to hang on your window.

Explore the site at your leisure and help West Boldon Lodge raise funds to continue the good work they do.

A 45 minute session with a different arts and crafts theme each week in the Special Exhibitions Gallery.

Community sports festivals held across the city every Wednesday during the six week school holidays.

Experiment with bottle rockets, discover how bridges work, explore volcanoes and learn how your body works.

Could you be the next Robin Hood? Test your aim with archery this summer of sport at Ormesby Hall! 

Learn circus tricks, including how to juggle and spin plates, at this fun workshop at the Botanic Garden.

Create a fused glass boat, train, car or plane using coloured glass mosaic tiles and coloured glass grains.

Join our Hands on History team every Friday in the holidays for fun activities taking place around the museum.

A weekly activity group for under 5s and their grown-ups at Head of Steam, Darlington Railway Museum.

With a huge choice of activities and entertainment on the ground, as well as the action in the sky.

A Mackem take on the global phenomenon, battle with NERF guns in the Beacon of Light's Indoor Arena.

Learn how to make a monoprint and create a series of postcards using your own design in this unique workshop.

Meet and handle live animals from different habitats including snakes, geckos and millipedes.

The annual Airshow kicks off with its launch event including live music, night flying and firework display.

The best artisan foods from around the region, live music, arts and entertainment in the heart of Middlesbrough.

Live music, food and drink demonstrations, raffle and tombola. Lots of delicious stalls to browse! 

Drop in sessions for families most Saturdays 1-3 (plus additional sessions in school holidays).

Watch legends come to life in a thrilling tale told on an epic scale in this multi award winning spectacular.

A camping event for the whole family with games, music, a barbecue and fire pits at Souter Lighthouse.

Throw the dice to select the picture of an artwork currently on show in our gallery and sculpt it in clay.

Katie's Garden and teaming up with Sunderland BID to provide you with some fantastic FREE summer crafting sessions!

Join us for some green-fingered fun every Monday during the summer holidays, including bug hunting and seed planting.

Join us for a day of bear-related fun. Bring your own teddy, enjoy bear-related craft activities and storytelling.

A group for under 5s and their parents and carers includes fun crafts, messy play, storytelling and singing.

A new 4 day football holiday camp from 10am - 3pm for ages 4-7 yr olds at Gateshead, Durham and Benton

Every day during the summer holidays Washington Leisure Centre are running a holiday club full of activities.

Choose from a range of seaside themed glass shapes and make it fantastic using glass mosaic tiles.

Every school holiday, Beacon of Light run a wide range of fun sports activities for boys and girls.

Foundation of Light offer a wide range of disability programmes to ensure children enjoy sport & an active lifestyle.

Every Easter, Summer, Christmas and Half-Term holiday, we run a wide range of fun sports activities for boys and girls.

Join in as the group devise, write and then perform a totally original new play in just one week!!

Free outdoor games and sports activities for children of all ages throughout the summer holidays.

Bring your favourite teddy and a picnic to Mowbray Park bandstand and join in explorer trails and nature crafts.

Foundation of Light offer a wide range of disability programmes to ensure children enjoy sport & an active lifestyle.

Travel back to a different time period each week, activities are provided by That History Bloke.

Wild Exhibition drop in family activities from 1pm - 3pm, free with your admission ticket to our exhibitions!

Round-up your Burger Palace Boys, pick up your Pink Ladies & discover why Grease really is the word!

Get ready to travel with your imagination in this glass painting workshop! Will you sail on a pirate ship or ride in a car?

Help create pirate and princess themed art and make your contribution to Seaham’s Pirate and Princess Day.

Join Katie's Garden at Souter Lighthouse this summer and learn how to make your own seaside slime!

Crafts inspired by different Countries of the World, each week we will explore a different part of the world.

Little Dragons sessions for under 5s Songs, stories, crafts, role-play, gallery hunts and more!

Are you ready for another fun-filled summer of Vitality Blast cricket at Emirates Riverside?!

Community sports festivals held across the city every Wednesday during the six week school holidays.

Katie's Garden and teaming up with Sunderland BID to provide you with some fantastic FREE summer crafting sessions!

Create your own little masterpiece - make a glass cat, hedgehog, fish or owl using sand to make a mould.

Are you ready for another fun-filled summer of Vitality Blast cricket at Emirates Riverside?!

Come along and join in with pond dipping. Explore what you can find under the surface with us at Rainton Meadows.

Decorate a glass mug using the sandblasting technique to celebrate National Glass Centre’s 21st birthday in 2019!

A Mackem take on the global phenomenon, battle with NERF guns in the Beacon of Light's Indoor Arena.

Find out about the threats to the world’s oceans from plastic waste and make your own proggy mat sea creature.

Join a ranger and members of the Coastal Conservation Group to search the rockpools along Souter's shore.

The Ultimate Little Mix Party! If you love Little Mix, you are going to just L.O.V.E the We Love Little Mix show!

Drop in sessions for families most Saturdays 1-3 (plus additional sessions in school holidays).

Wild Exhibition drop in family activities from 1pm - 3pm, free with your admission ticket to our exhibitions!

Celebrate National Glass Centre 21st Birthday with us! Choose from a range of unique shapes to decorate. 

Learn more about the diverse wild bird species that live at WWT with the help of our volunteer hide guide.

Practically perfect in every way,’ this 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' afternoon is fun for everyone!

A group for under 5s and their parents and carers includes fun crafts, messy play, storytelling and singing.

Every day during the summer holidays Washington Leisure Centre are running a holiday club full of activities.

For all outdoor explorers aged 6- 11 come and spend your days out in the woods at Rainton Meadows. 

Create your own little masterpiece - make a glass cat, hedgehog, fish or owl using sand to make a mould.

Free outdoor games and sports activities for children of all ages throughout the summer holidays.

Join us for a minibeast hunt in Mowbray Park and discover the miniature world of bugs and tiny beasties all around us!

Make your own bird or fish decoration in this glass painting workshop, inspired by the Victoria & Albert Museum exhibit

Explore the site at your leisure and help West Boldon Lodge raise funds to continue the good work they do.

This summer, come join us as we travel around the world with Captain James Cook and his first mate Hayley McSail!

Crafts inspired by different Countries of the World, each week we will explore a different part of the world.

Little Dragons sessions for under 5s Songs, stories, crafts, role-play, gallery hunts and more!

Throw the dice to select the picture of an artwork currently on show in our gallery and sculpt it in clay.

Every school holiday, Beacon of Light run a wide range of fun sports activities for boys and girls.

Katie's Garden and teaming up with Sunderland BID to provide you with some fantastic FREE summer crafting sessions!

Community sports festivals held across the city every Wednesday during the six week school holidays.

A Mackem take on the global phenomenon, battle with NERF guns in the Beacon of Light's Indoor Arena.

Meet & handle animals from different habitats including snakes, geckos & millipedes in this SEND friendly session.

These one off sessions allow you to come along and try our popular Forest Playschool programme.

Meet and handle live animals from different habitats including snakes, geckos and millipedes.

Silversmith & an artist and card designer will be demonstrating their skills in the garden.No need to pre-book.

Drop in sessions for families most Saturdays 1-3 (plus additional sessions in school holidays).

Wild Exhibition drop in family activities from 1pm - 3pm, free with your admission ticket to our exhibitions!

Watch legends come to life in a thrilling tale told on an epic scale in this multi award winning spectacular.

Choose from a range of seaside themed glass shapes and make it fantastic using glass mosaic tiles.

The popular Plays In The Parks are returning transforming the city’s parks into epic stages throughout the summer.

Join Chapterhouse Theatre Company for this brand-new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island.

Discover some outstanding local stallholders at one of the finest farmers’ markets in the country! 

Quiet Sunday mornings which are aimed at supporting the needs of people with autism & sensory conditions. 

Pack a picnic and bring your favourite teddy along to enjoy a full day of fun, stories and crafts.

Are you ready for another fun-filled summer of Vitality Blast cricket at Emirates Riverside?!

11th August will see the The Great Northern Dragon Boat Challenge at Hetton Lyons Country Park.

This summer holiday, take the kids along to the Mary Poppins' Cinema where you can meet MARY & BERT!

Tees Valley Museum Group are hosting a programme of special events to celebrate your local museums. 

A group for under 5s and their parents and carers includes fun crafts, messy play, storytelling and singing.

Every day during the summer holidays Washington Leisure Centre are running a holiday club full of activities.

Every school holiday, Beacon of Light run a wide range of fun sports activities for boys and girls.

Foundation of Light offer a wide range of disability programmes to ensure children enjoy sport & an active lifestyle.

An introduction to Paddle skills built around games and fun in the Marina, with a high emphasis on safety.

Free outdoor games and sports activities for children of all ages throughout the summer holidays.

Foundation of Light offer a wide range of disability programmes to ensure children enjoy sport & an active lifestyle.

Wild Exhibition drop in family activities from 1pm - 3pm, free with your admission ticket to our exhibitions!

Learn how to make a 3D sculpture using a range of art materials, then cover it with Mod Roc to create a solid form.

Foundation of Light offer a wide range of disability programmes to ensure children enjoy sport & an active lifestyle.

Foundation of Light offer a wide range of disability programmes to ensure children enjoy sport & an active lifestyle.

This summer, come join us as we travel around the world with Captain James Cook and his first mate Hayley McSail!

Crafts inspired by different Countries of the World, each week we will explore a different part of the world.

Little Dragons sessions for under 5s Songs, stories, crafts, role-play, gallery hunts and more!

Paint your design onto the surface using glass painting pens and take it home to hang on your window.

Community sports festivals are being held across the city every Wednesday during the six week school holidays.

We have got plenty of action and activities planned to keep those little ones busy during the school holidays.

Pack a picnic and head down to Preston Park this summer for an outdoor theatre festival in the Bandstand Garden!

Are you ready for another fun-filled summer of Vitality Blast cricket at Emirates Riverside?!

On the 50th anniversary of Woodstock festival join us at the lodge for our very own festival of love.

Create a fused glass boat, train, car or plane using coloured glass mosaic tiles and coloured glass grains.

Pack a picnic and head down to Preston Park this summer for an outdoor theatre festival in the Bandstand Garden.

We’ll take you on a fascinating adventure where you will discover a world of mysterious bugs and insects.

Explore the Museum’s collection of plant & animal fossils & make your own clay fossil in this SEND friendly session.

Learn how to make a monoprint and create a series of postcards using your own design in this unique workshop.

Explore the Museum’s collection of plant and animal fossils and make your own clay fossil to take home!

Your park needs YOUR Family! Join our Park Rangers as they lead a litter picking session in the park.

Wild Exhibition drop in family activities from 1pm - 3pm, free with your admission ticket to our exhibitions!

Watch legends come to life in a thrilling tale told on an epic scale in this multi award winning spectacular.