Led by a theatre-maker and director, explore a range of theatre-making, devising and acting techniques. You will experiment with storytelling and language to build worlds through movement and performance and create your own play to perform on stage. 27-31 July: ages 5-7 years (9:30am-1pm) and 8-10 years (1:30-4:30pm); 3-7 August: ages 10-12 years (10am-4pm).
Taking stories from an independent bookstore and bringing them to life with a local reader. Enjoy a tea or coffee alongside the reading; each month the story will be different with worlds to explore and discover together.
Join local drummers and guitarists to form real bands, rehearse properly, and work toward a live gig. You will be guided by professional tutors working in the music industry, to get practical advice, tight arrangements, and insight that only comes from real stages and real studios. For individuals and bands aged 9-14 years. Bring your […]
Learn the skills of singing, acting, and dance in fun, exciting and encouraging themed workshops that are full of creativity! Family and friends are invited to watch a showcase at the end of the workshop. Suitable for ages 6-16 years.
Create a seasonal decoration using a weaving technique to coincide with the early summer festival of Lammas.
Watch the zoo come alive at night, experiencing the different ways our animals behave in the evening with live music and performance, bespoke animal talks and food and drinks.
A weekend of music, wellbeing, food, workshops, children's activities and much more.
An interactive family trail packed with themed activities, forest facts and hands-on fun. Help Witch find her lost hat, bow and wand, and collect the special ingredients she needs to complete her spell, but watch out for Dragon along the way! Once you’ve finished the trail, snap a photo with Witch and her animal friends […]
A hands-on workshop for beginners and those who haven't used their machine for a while to guide you through setting up and how to get the most from your machine, including learning to wind the bobbin and thread your machine, understanding the various functions and stitches and simple problem solving. Bring your own machine and […]
A guided session led by Keepsake founders Sam and Sarah, to discover how to turn a ‘box of memories’ about one ancestor into the beginnings of an immersive biography. By the end of the session, you will have the beginnings of a digital life story you can continue at home and share once complete. BRLSI […]
Marking the 400th anniversary of his birth, this exhibition celebrates wide-ranging pursuits and scientific interests of John Aubrey, the famous seventeenth century antiquarian, scientist, and biographer. The exhibition will feature significant loans from across the country. Part of the Chippenham - Our History project.
Marking 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Throughout the year, the Museum will explore the ideas, events and people behind the American Revolution and reflect on its lasting legacy. From 14 February, there will be new America 250 displays in the Museum, which are part of a special exhibition and trail […]
Have some outdoor fun at the Stableyard and Summer of Play Meadow. Scramble up the straw castle, aim for gold at the archery range, or race through the meadow maze to find the hidden camp.
An exhibition of paintings by Glenn Brown, one of the most celebrated painters to emerge from the generation of Young British Artists. Glenn Brown in Bath: Grottoesque will be on exhibition at No1 Royal Crescent from 22 May. Together, representing a homecoming for Brown, who studied at the Bath School of Art and Design.
Exhibition celebrating the resurgence of printmaking from the mid-19th century onwards, spaning the reappraisal of the artform in the 1850s through to the 1930s. Bringing together prints by key artists of the movement including Édouard Manet, Pierre Bonnard, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Pablo Picasso, among others, the exhibition explores how these artists, primarily known for […]
Celebrating craft, art and moving sculpture, a family exhibition of animated models, toys and whimsical characters. Discover the world of mechanical art made by contemporary makers and get hands on in creative play workshops. Touring exhibition by Cabaret Mechanical Theatre, featuring 25 vibrant and witty mechanical sculptures, brought to life at the push of a […]
Get active outdoors on a Pokémon Trading Card Game Mega Evolution Trail. Team up as a family to search the parkland for each Mega Evolution Pokémon, discover their powers and complete your own challenges. Trail sheets available to collect on the day.
A display of works by Horton Colour Pencil Society, a combination of local artists and their passion for coloured pencils. Entry included in standard Museum admission (under 18s free).
The planets of our solar system have hidden around the Museum rooms this summer. Once you’ve spotted them all, colour in a planet sticker to take home. Free with museum entry, and children enter the museum for free with a paying adult.
Visit the learning space at the end of your visit and enjoy Georgian-themed games, craft activities and dressing up. Free with museum entry, and children enter the museum for free with a paying adult.
With a range of deck chairs, picnic tables, and bean bags, cabanas, beach games, bar, food and drink, and huge screen for the World Cup games.
Weekly screenings of family classics and recent favourites, exclusively for children and their parents or carers. Unaccompanied adults are not admitted.
With stories and multi-sensory fun for children aged 2-5 years. Each session starts with a story before using different materials, sounds and games to make something to take home.
Take part in astronomy-inspired creative activities and explore the solar system. Free, drop-in activity suitable for all ages.
Bringing together objects from the Museum’s collection alongside Hannah Lim’s contemporary sculptural works, some of which have been created in direct response to items within the collection. Shaped by her upbringing in London and her mixed Singaporean and British heritage, Lim works with materials including polymer clay, wood, and metal to create playful sculptures that […]
Exhibition celebrating the artist and master printmaker Norman Ackroyd CBE RA (1938-2024), bringing together Ackroyd's etchings from the 1980s onwards, with a focus on how he portrayed natural light with exceptional finesse. From subtle refracted rainbows in early works, to dramatic contrasts, hazy skies and glimmering vistas, his ability to capture the atmosphere of a […]
Films and talks, a book of original research and fascinating stories about the history of cinemas in the area. Mr Harold Willis, a projectionist at the Beau Nash cinema will present anecdotes and memories. There will also be a special film screening of Cinema Paradiso at the Little Theatre Cinema on 17 May as well […]
A full day of live music, entertainment, food and drink, and more. The Music Arena will have the main festival action of live performances, DJs, food, bars and entertainment. From afternoon into the evening, the arena will deliver a full festival experience built around music and a summer atmosphere.
Enjoy a memorable cinema in the surroundings of the arboretum on a giant outdoor screen. Pack a picnic, bring blankets or camping chairs; hot food, snacks, and drinks will be available on-site. 31 July Dirty Dancing (7:30pm); 1 August Encanto sing-a-long (1:30pm) and EPIC Elvis Presley in Concert (7:30pm); 2 August Room on the Broom […]
It is the end of term and John Godber’s comedy masterpiece has been reset for our post-Covid times. Bristling with teenage swagger and outlandish imagination, Salty, Gail and Hobby use their BTEC Performing Arts exam to showcase their work. But as Salty, Gail and Hobby conclude their performance and leave state education, it appears that […]
