What's on Sunderland
From Musical Bingo and Live Music to Happy Hour and Botanista Brunch, events in our garden are in full bloom.
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Here's your weekly event line-up, select your preferred Botanist for your upcoming, local happenings.

What's On
Take a stroll and discover what’s on at your local Botanist. From Musical Bingo and Live Music to Happy Hour and Botanista Brunch, events in our garden are in full bloom.
Mother's Day
Celebrating Mother Nature, Sunday 15th March.
Celebrate those who help you grow this Mother’s Day and join us for our great Sunday Roast, soundtracked by soulful live music.
When you book a table for Mother’s Day this year, a Mother's Day cocktail is on us for all the Mums, Grandmums, Bonus Mums and Mum-figures – our way of saying thank you for all the care that helps us flourish.
Live Music
Join us for live music every week, as our homegrown bands, duos and solo artists take to the stage.
Every Friday from 7pm and Saturday from 8pm ‘til late.
Happy Hour
Join us for Happy Hour 4-7pm every weekday where the drinks (and good times) flow.
- Any two classic cocktails £16.95
- Pint of Pravha or Aspall Cyder £4.95
- Bottle of house wine or fizz £16.95
*excludes Edinburgh
Botanista Brunch
90 minutes of joy! Enjoy any brunch dish and 3 drinks for £37.50, or go bottomless for £47.50, every Friday & Saturday from 10am until 2pm.
Sunday Roasts
Roasted meats with crisp, garlic & herb roast potatoes and all the trimmings including bottomless Yorkshires and house gravy.
Only available on Sundays.
Lunch Menu
A lighter version of our famous kebabs, served with garlic flatbread, rocket salad and houmous. Let’s graze!
Served until 4pm, Monday to Friday, just £8.50.
*Lunch menu not available in Lincoln
Seedlings Menus
Our Kids Menu is perfect for little gardeners. Every kids meal includes a houmous and cucumber snack pot, a main and a pud.
Don't forget - eat your greens!
£8.50 Lunch Menu
Join us for our lunch menu, served until 4pm, Monday to Friday.
Enjoy a lighter version of our famous kebabs (this time not hanging), served with garlic flatbread, rocket salad and houmous with crispy chickpeas. Let’s graze!
*excludes Lincoln
Botanista Brunch
90 minutes of joy! Enjoy any brunch dish and 3 drinks for £37.50, or go bottomless for £47.50, every Friday & Saturday from 10am until 2pm.
Choose from the following drinks – feel free to mix and match:
Favourites: Prosecco, Mimosa, Pint of Pravha or Aspall Cyder, Aperol Spritz, Strawberry Shrub Spritz
Cocktails: The Bloody Botanist, The Botanista Cosmo, Espresso Martini, Garden, Gimlet
Non Alc: Garden Mary, Hu-No Spritz
*Excludes The Botanist Edinburgh
Botanist Sunday Roast
Our great Sunday roast is a warm hug when you need it most. Gather your friends and take it easy over roasted meats served with crisp garlic & herb roast potatoes, maple-glazed carrots and fresh steamed greens.
Add pigs in blankets, sage & onion stuffing balls and oozy cauliflower cheese for everyone at the table to dig in to. Our Yorkshire puddings and house gravy are bottomless.
Live Music
Join us for live music every week, as our homegrown bands, duos and solo artists take to the stage every Friday and Saturday night ‘til late. Take a look below at who's playing around the country this weekend or head to your local Botanist What's On page for a personlised weekly event line-up.
05.03.2026•19:00The Botanist SunderlandAnnabel Pattinson
Singer guitarist playing a mixed genre of music.
Annabel Pattinson
06.03.2026•19:00The Botanist SunderlandDave Red Duo
Dave Red duo playing upbeat covers of classic hits. I work with many different duo partners, all top musicians, including piano, percussion, bass, guitar and saxophone. No matter the combination at y…
Dave Red Duo
07.03.2026•20:00The Botanist SunderlandSpilt Milk
Spilt Milk is an indie/funk/rock band from Gateshead. Made up of 21-year-old triplet brothers, Oscar, Isaac and Theo Nolan and bassist Logan Lovell, they have been gigging for 4 years and have experie…
Spilt Milk
13.03.2026•19:00The Botanist SunderlandPek & Wanley
Probably the North East’s best ramshackle hipster-hop, hillbilly, folky, pop and rock acoustic cover duo! We’re Pek & Wanley and we play covers of songs we like. Whatever your occasion, business o…
Pek & Wanley
14.03.2026•20:00The Botanist SunderlandJames Hedley Trio
Highly experienced acoustic trio with residencies across the North East. Repertoire ranging from the 60’s through to modern day hits. Vocals, guitar, keyboard and percussion/drums - can tailor any s…
James Hedley Trio
15.03.2026•13:00The Botanist SunderlandJack Cummings Music
North East based acoustic artist with over 20 years experience, playing a mix of genres from across the decades to please any audience!
Jack Cummings Music
20.03.2026•19:00The Botanist SunderlandUnplugged
Acoustic Duo (trio optional) based in the North East of England. Innovative covers of popular songs from the 50’s through to modern day chart hits.
Unplugged
21.03.2026•20:00The Botanist SunderlandSpilt Milk
Spilt Milk is an indie/funk/rock band from Gateshead. Made up of 21-year-old triplet brothers, Oscar, Isaac and Theo Nolan and bassist Logan Lovell, they have been gigging for 4 years and have experie…
Spilt Milk
27.03.2026•19:00The Botanist SunderlandDave Red Duo
Dave Red duo playing upbeat covers of classic hits. I work with many different duo partners, all top musicians, including piano, percussion, bass, guitar and saxophone. No matter the combination at y…
Dave Red Duo
28.03.2026•20:00The Botanist SunderlandSophistrio
Acoustic/Electric trio specialising in all things Pop and Funk! Everything from Luther Vandross and Earth, Wind & Fire to the kings and queens of cheese like Ricky Martin, Spice Girls, Shania Twain, P…
Sophistrio
02.04.2026•19:00The Botanist SunderlandPaul Michael Gray
Paul Michael Gray is a Teesside based singer and acoustic guitarist, whose performing talents have taken him anywhere from Manchester to Bahrain in the Middle East. His extensive vocal range allows…
Paul Michael Gray
03.04.2026•19:00The Botanist SunderlandSpilt Milk
Spilt Milk is an indie/funk/rock band from Gateshead. Made up of 21-year-old triplet brothers, Oscar, Isaac and Theo Nolan and bassist Logan Lovell, they have been gigging for 4 years and have experie…
Spilt Milk
04.04.2026•20:00The Botanist SunderlandJames Hedley Trio
Highly experienced acoustic trio with residencies across the North East. Repertoire ranging from the 60’s through to modern day hits. Vocals, guitar, keyboard and percussion/drums - can tailor any s…
James Hedley Trio
05.04.2026•19:00The Botanist SunderlandPek & Wanley
Probably the North East’s best ramshackle hipster-hop, hillbilly, folky, pop and rock acoustic cover duo! We’re Pek & Wanley and we play covers of songs we like. Whatever your occasion, business o…
Pek & Wanley
10.04.2026•19:00The Botanist SunderlandPek & Wanley
Probably the North East’s best ramshackle hipster-hop, hillbilly, folky, pop and rock acoustic cover duo! We’re Pek & Wanley and we play covers of songs we like. Whatever your occasion, business o…
Pek & Wanley
11.04.2026•20:00The Botanist SunderlandSpilt Milk
Spilt Milk is an indie/funk/rock band from Gateshead. Made up of 21-year-old triplet brothers, Oscar, Isaac and Theo Nolan and bassist Logan Lovell, they have been gigging for 4 years and have experie…
Spilt Milk
17.04.2026•19:00The Botanist SunderlandPaul Michael Gray Duo
Paul Michael Gray is a Teesside based singer and acoustic guitarist, whose performing talents have taken him anywhere from Manchester to Bahrain in the Middle East. His extensive vocal range allows…
Paul Michael Gray Duo
18.04.2026•20:00The Botanist SunderlandThe StereoTypes
Meet The StereoTypes: a lean, mean, three-piece musical machine that defies easy categorization. With a sound far bigger than their numbers suggest, this band is all about versatility and vocal chops.…
The StereoTypes
24.04.2026•19:00The Botanist SunderlandUnplugged
Acoustic Duo (trio optional) based in the North East of England. Innovative covers of popular songs from the 50’s through to modern day chart hits.
Unplugged
25.04.2026•20:00The Botanist SunderlandSophistrio
Acoustic/Electric trio specialising in all things Pop and Funk! Everything from Luther Vandross and Earth, Wind & Fire to the kings and queens of cheese like Ricky Martin, Spice Girls, Shania Twain, P…
Sophistrio
HAPPY HOUR
Let's get wild!
Join us for Happy Hour 4-7pm every weekday where the drinks (and good times) flow.
Any two classic cocktails £16.95
Pint of Pravha or Aspall Cyder £4.95
Bottle of house wine or fizz £16.95
*Excludes Edinburgh
Mother's Day
Celebrate those who help you grow this Mother’s Day and join us for our great Sunday Roast, soundtracked by soulful live music.
Gather the family and settle in over roasted cuts served with crispy, fluffy, garlic and herb roast potatoes, maple-glazed charred carrots and fresh Tenderstem broccoli. Add pigs in blankets, sage and onion stuffing balls and oozy cauliflower cheese for everyone at the table to dig in to. Our Yorkshire puddings and house gravy are bottomless, just like Mum’s love.
Raise a glass to the women who’ve helped you bloom with our I'll Be Mother cocktail. For pudding? Our Mother Nature Pud – a limited-edition edible plant pot.
When you book a table for Mother’s Day this year, a Mother's Day cocktail is on us for all the Mums, Grandmums, Bonus Mums and Mum-figures – our way of saying thank you for all the care that helps us flourish.
Gift Cards
Treat your loved one to dishes packed with veg, fruit, spices and herbs, cocktails inspired by the best of botany and homegrown live music.
Musical Bingo
*please note that Botanist Bingo will be returning on February 6th.
Join us on the first Thursday of every month at 7pm for Musical Bingo with live house bands, plus a bonus Happy Hour that goes all night long.
It’s a full house! We welcome walk-ins so booking isn’t essential, but we recommend securing your spot in advance.

The Botanist Exchange Society
Join The Botanist Exchange Society for a first look at what’s in season – from new dishes and drinks to exclusive offers, competitions and events – freshly handpicked, gathered and delivered straight to you.

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