Kids' Activities

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Activity Timings :

Friday 6, Saturday 7 And Sunday 8 June 2025

Friday

Keel Square
11.00 AM - 2.30 PM
Green Living Zone, High Street West
10.00 AM - 4.00 PM

Saturday

Keel Square
11.00 AM - 3.00 PM
Green Living Zone, High Street West
10.00 AM - 4.00 PM
Market Square
10.00 AM - 4.00 PM

Sunday

Keel Square
11.00 AM - 3.00 PM
Green Living Zone, High Street West
10.00 AM - 4.00 PM
Afrobeats Pop-up, Market Square
10.00 AM - 3.00 PM

Friday Entertainment

Keep your eyes peeled for some Veggie Characters wandering around the festival… Don’t forget to snap a photo and tag us using @sunderlandfooddrinkfest and #HappeningInSunderland

Head to the Green Living Zone to paint and decorate a picture frame with Art Cafe, the local artist behind Frames Festival!

Keel Square will host Giant Garden Games, which are fun for the whole family!

Saturday Entertainment

Get your green fingers out—it’s time for some Gardening Goodness in Keel Square! Decorate your very own plant pot, plant some seeds, and watch your hard work come to life.

Why not decorate a cork coaster or some wooden kitchen utensils to take home, too?

Art Cafe returns to the Green Living Zone to breathe new life into more picture frames!

Our Giant Garden Games will return to Keel Square, and you can grab a photo with our friends, Flower Fiesta and The Plants.

The Sparkle Scene Glitter Bar will pop up in Market Square for one day only!

Sunday Entertainment

Gardening Goodness returns to Keel Square with workshops on Cresshead Friends.

Our Giant Garden Games will return to Keel Square, and look out for the Liver Cottage team in their roaming disaster-cafe and some Strolling Gardeners

Art Cafe is back for the final day in the Green Living Zone for more upcycling fun.

The Afrobeats pop-up will have face painting and arts and crafts for all ages in Market Square, including basket weaving, jewellery making and tote bag stencilling!

Don’t forget to tag us @SunderlandFoodDrinkFest #HappeningInSunderland