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Bath Fringe Festival 2024
A festival of all the arts at various venues and locations in and around the city. Full programme and details available online.
Find out more »Blue Sky Festival 2024
With an aquatic theme, with the beauty and power of the ocean highlighted in the paintings of Kit Johns, as well as a National Theatre Live screening of the award-winning 'Life of Pi'. Corsham Lake provides the inspiration for an exciting new dance performance from the Pound Ballet School's Debut Dance Company. Back on dry […]
Find out more »Ongoing
Cook It! online cookery course
Free five week online cookery course for parents and children to discover how to make easy, healthy budget friendly recipes.
Find out more »8:30 am
Race the Dragon to support Dorothy House Hospice
A 400m downstream sprint on Dragon boards supplied by CK Sup & Paddle (buoyancy aids mandatory and will be available. In addition, there will be live music, food, coffee pod station and refreshments available. Teams of five per board. Fancy dress encouraged; carved wooden dragon trophy and individual medals for winner, runners up will receive a […]
Find out more »9:00 am
Multi-activity Camp at Bath Cricket Club
Offering a range of sports activities such as dodgeball, kick-rounders, capture the flag, infinity tag and much more. In addition, there will be some art and crafts, games and competitions, cinema club and tuck shop at breaktime. Suitable for school children in years 1(age 5) - 6(age 11). Wrap-around care available.
Find out more »9:30 am
May Half Term: D-Day Anniversary at The Tank Museum
An opportunity to explore the Museum and experience the biggest day out in history with live tank displays, D-Day themed activities and more.
Find out more »Music and Fashion at the Assembly Rooms
Based around the theme of fashion and music. Make paper fans and practice fan language used in the 18th Century or create a Georgian lady paper doll. The famous musician Chevalier de Saint-Georges once visited the Assembly Rooms and you will be able to find out a little bit more in a fun musical way.
Find out more »10:00 am
Westwood Scarecrow Trail 2024
A fun community trail around the village to raise funds for Westwood with Iford school; prizes for the most correct guesses! Maps available from Westwood village stores.This year’s theme is “Musicals from Stage and Screen”.
Find out more »Bristol Cars and remote controlled car racing at Aerospace Bristol
Try your hand at shaping a car body as well as racing a remote-controlled car alongside the last Concorde ever to fly and a real Bristol Car. You will also have the chance to explore the craftsmanship of hand-built luxury cars.
Find out more »Junk Cityscapes at Museum of Bath Architecture
Reimagine your rubbish with cityscape drawing activity. Get inspired by items destined for the recycling box and use them to create shapes and forms for a weird and wonderful cityscape. Drop-in activity, free with museum entry.
Find out more »Doodle and Draw at the Holburne Museum
Explore the free children and adult museum trails through the museum to encourage doodling, drawing and creativity. .
Find out more »Doodle and Draw at the Holburne Museum
Explore the free children and adult museum trails through the museum to encourage doodling, drawing and creativity. .
Find out more »Filskit Theatre Wonder Gigs: Sky at The Pound
An uplifting and relaxing hour with a talented live musician playing beautiful acoustic versions of well-known folk, jazz and pop songs. Enjoyable for both big and small ears alike there’ll be beautiful, atmospheric sensory visuals perfect for even the youngest audience members. Sit and listen or chat to friends in this relaxed, no pressure and […]
Find out more »Miniature Gardens at Whitehall Garden Centre
An opportunity to plant a miniature garden to take home.
Find out more »We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Trail at Bristol Zoo Project
Swish, squelch and splash your way through the 3D sensory installations in Bear Wood to find real bears at the end in this fun family trail.
Find out more »Playtime: a woodland wonder at the egg
Come along for a fun, relaxed participatory theatre session with silliness, play-acting, games and music. Join Ratty and her friends for a fun and gentle introduction to theatre with play-along storytelling, original music, puppetry, theatre games, movement, and lots of imaginative play. Ratty has a lot of ideas but sometimes things don’t go according to […]
Find out more »Springfest 2024 at Bristol Zoo Project
With activities and entertainment for all ages, including spray painting, storytelling, lawn games and live performances, as well as the interactive We're Going on a Bear Hunt trail, bringing the book to life through a series of sensory 3D installations.
Find out more »Henry Moore in miniature at the Holburne Museum
A survey of Moore’s sculptural output from his earliest works through to his last years, in which nothing is more than 30cm in size. The first exhibition of its kind, it will include works from every decade of Moore’s career, from the 1920s to the 1980s.
Find out more »Henry Moore in miniature at the Holburne Museum
A survey of Moore’s sculptural output from his earliest works through to his last years, in which nothing is more than 30cm in size. The first exhibition of its kind, it will include works from every decade of Moore’s career, from the 1920s to the 1980s.
Find out more »Mr Doodle! Museum Mayhem at the Holburne Museum
The first ever UK museum exhibition of internationally renowned artist and internet sensation, Mr Doodle. Primarily characterised by black ink on a white background, his graphic style conjures up a world of quirky creatures and anthropomorphic forms, using ink pens and spray paint to weave together what he describes as “graffiti spaghetti”. The selection of […]
Find out more »Playhenge at Stonehenge
An immersive, fun activity to help create a temporary adventure playground at the visitor centre using real tools to build the play structure of dreams using natural materials. In collaboration with Woodland Tribe, children and families can work together in a hands-on experience that bridges the gap between ancient and modern-day construction and play. Children […]
Find out more »Interactive Nature Trail with Dorothy House Hospice
Through its seasons, nature reminds us of the fragility of life and offers peace and solace from sadness and overwhelm. The interactive nature trail aims allow anyone wishing to find a wellbeing space to reflect in nature, or to find serenity in grief. Take a pause and learn more about the bio-diverse species found in the meadows, […]
Find out more »10:30 am
Toulouse-Lautrec at Victoria Art Gallery
Featuring around 100 posters, this blockbuster show brings bohemian Montmartre to Bath with bright colours and bold lines, Toulouse-Lautrec's striking artwork captured the essence of turn-of-the-century Parisian nightlife. Pieces include his first poster of the Moulin Rouge and the cancan dancers of La Troupe de Mademoiselle Eglantine, alongside works by other celebrated artists of the […]
Find out more »A Roman Writing Tablet at The Roman Baths
Make a Roman writing tablet from plasticine and card. Included in entry ticket; free to Discovery Card holders.
Find out more »7:00 pm
Hamilton at Bristol Hippodrome
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s multi award-winning cultural phenomenon telling the story of America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. The score blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway – the story of America then, as told by America now.
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