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Ecofest Sunderland

Monday 29 September 2025
Saturday 04 October 2025
Start Time 10:00
End Time 15:00
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

A festival of sustainability is coming to Sunderland!

The FREE family friendly event is taking place across Sunderland from Monday 29 September to Saturday 4 October.

This city-wide sustainability festival invites residents to explore, learn, and get inspired to take meaningful climate action—helping Sunderland move closer to its ambition of becoming a carbon neutral city by 2040.

Locations and times:

  • 10am-3pm- Houghton Library (29th September- 1st October)
  • 10am-3pm- Washington Library (29th September- 1st October)
  • 10am-3pm- Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens & Mowbray Park Community Garden (4th October)
  • 10am-3pm- Expo Pavilion at Keel Square (4th October)

We've got a jam- packed schedule of sustainable fun for all the family.  

Here's a taster of what's on and where: 

Houghton Library & Washington Library 

  • Plantopia - indoor and outdoor plants and homewares 
  • RSPB - learn about local wildlife 
  • Forbes Furnishings - upcycled goods and craft activity 
  • Links with Nature - information on local nature recovery projects
  • Green Doctors - offering energy advice and prepping your home for winter
  • Special screenings of OCEAN by David Attenborough 

Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens & Mowbray Community Garden: 

  • Helpful tips on how to live and travel more sustainably, while earning money to spend across Sunderland  
  • Design your own goody bag and take on the Ecofest challenge- perfect for families  
  • Meet the robotic dogs who will be happy to give you a paw and an insight into how technologies can help the environment.
  • Get up close and personal with our expert panels
  • Go bug hunting and composting in the Community Garden with Just Let Your Soul Grow 
  • Learn more about how to stay digitally connected through or Smart City Programme 
  • Plus much, much more!

Pavillion, Keel Square: 

  • Shop a great range of hand-crafted, sustainable home ware, fashion, jewellery and furniture from a range of eco-conscious local suppliers. 
  • One for the green fingered among you... shop a wide selection of indoor and outdoor plants and accessories... good for the soul and the environment.  

We hope to see you there!

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