Join us at the arts centre for our fantastic family day. With so much happening around the building, you'll be spoilt for choice! There's face painting, arts and crafts, circus skills training and even a live theatre show!

See full details of events below (please note some events require booking in advance):

Dinotopia Walkabout

Meet the adventurer Captain Jon Voyage and his beautiful dinosaur, Odysseia the Parasaurolophus, torn from the pages of a Boy's Own adventure and shipwrecked on our shores. Help the captain as he studies his map in an attempt to return the beast to the late Cretaceous period of The Land that Time Forgot.

Failing that, simply make friends with Odysseia and help her understand that not all humans are barbaric cavemen & women.

Whether you join them on their quest outside the Arts Centre and on the High Street or pose for a selfie, you are sure to have a Jurassic lark!

11am-11.30am, 12.30pm-1pm, 2pm-2.30pm outdoor street theatre puppetry performance (Free)

The Nosy Little Troll

Join us in the theatre for this funny Scandinavian story, starring a tasty brown cheese song, a lost goat and a bushy old troll with green fingers. Garlic Theatre hold their young audience spellbound with wonderfully crafted troll puppets, live music and lots of joining in.

2pm (£8, £6 concessions, £24 family of 4)

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Arts and Crafts

The team from the LOV network will be in the Gallery, providing fun arts and crafts activites!

10am-3pm drop in sessions (Free)

 

 

Junk Percussion Workshop

After being introduced to the instruments, the children will have fantastic fun playing them whilst gaining valuable experience of working as a team and learning how old pots, pans, brushes and boxes can all be recycled to form a “Junk” orchestra.

11am-2pm Bridge Room booked sessions (Free)

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WonderDome Planetarium

Join us in the Ballroom for WonderDome! The mobile planetarium creates a magical environment to marvel at the wonders of space and creates a fascination and desire to know more.

10am-2:30pm booked sessions (Free)

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Storytelling

Join Beth in the Cellar Bar for an exciting adventure in one of her storytelling sessions!

11.30am-12pm, 12.30pm-1pm, 1.30pm-2pm drop in sessions (Free)

 

 

Face Painting

'The Party Lady' will be in the Anti Room, providing fun face painting! 

11am-3pm drop in sessions (Free)

 

 

Circus Skills

Join us in the Blue Room for some serious clowning around, as you learn exciting circus skills! 

10am-3pm drop in sessions (Free)