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Sunderland City Hall to Host Free Music Industry Conference for Aspiring Creatives
Sunderland Magazine6 June 2026

Sunderland Celebrates Huge Success of BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend Festival
Sunderland Magazine27 May 2026

Sunderland Launches One Big Summer with Huge Free City Centre Festival
Zoe21 May 2026

Everything Festivalgoers Need to Know Ahead of BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Sunderland
Sunderland Magazine7 May 2026

Sunderland Invited to Join ‘Open Arms’ Flashmob for City-Wide Music Video
Sunderland Magazine3 May 2026

Sunderland Set for One-Night Creative Takeover as Sunniside Nights Returns
Zoe18 April 2026

BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend Nears Sell-Out as Sunderland Gears Up for Huge Event
Zoe11 April 2026

Major Artists Confirmed As Radio 1’s Big Weekend Heads To Sunderland
Sunderland Magazine10 March 2026

Year of the Horse Welcomed with Food, Fashion and Dragon Dance in Sunderland
Sunderland Magazine24 February 2026

Keel Square Gears Up for Spectacular August Bank Holiday Music Weekend
Zoe23 February 2026

Free STAGES Skills Day Brings Music Industry Experts to Sunderland’s City Hall
Sunderland Magazine15 February 2026

Sunderland to Host BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2026 with 80,000 Music Fans Expected
Sunderland Magazine18 November 2025

Sunderland Strikes a Chord with Guinness World Record Piano Relay
Sunderland Magazine17 November 2025

Sunderland’s Creative Celebration Ends with a Feast for the Senses at Sunniside Gardens
Sunderland Magazine16 September 2025

Free Music and Family Fun as Elemore Festival Celebrates Third Year
Sunderland Magazine21 July 2025

Charity Brass Band Concert Comes to Sunderland Salvation Army this May
Zoe8 May 2025

Sunniside Nights: A One-Off Celebration of Music, Film & Creativity in Sunderland
Sunderland Magazine12 March 2025

The Longest Pony UK Tour: Sea Shanties, Folk, and Fun in Sunderland
Sara Janiszewska14 January 2025

Peterlee’s New Live Venue Set to Rock the Scene with Tribute Acts and Family Fun
Zoe15 November 2024

Houghton Feast Returns with a Celebration of Local Cultures and Community Traditions
Sunderland Magazine27 September 2024

Sunderland Festival of Light Returns: Dazzling Displays and New Attractions Await
Zoe13 September 2024

Elvis Tribute ‘The King’s Voice’ Set to Rock STACK Seaburn This Autumn
Sunderland Magazine13 August 2024

Elemore Family Music Festival Returns to Sunderland’s Country Park
Sara Janiszewska30 July 2024

Celebrate 60 Years of Washington New Town with Music and Activities
Sunderland Magazine21 June 2024