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Spring Family Trail
1st March-31st May 2025
Venue: Westonbirt, The National Arboretum
Website: www.forestryengland.uk/westonbirt/family-trail-spring
Discover what lives at Westonbirt through this trail challenge and activities. Collect your detectives activity sheet from the Welcome Building to complete as you go, and return to collect your reward...
Giffords Circus
22nd May-2nd June 2025
Venue: Blenheim Palace
Website: www.blenheimpalace.com
Over the past 25 years since its first inception, Giffords Circus has captivated and entertained over one million people with its unique, creative and dazzling shows, performed under the canvas of its...
Pinocchio
22nd-25th May 2025
Venue: Cheltenham Playhouse
Website: www.cheltplayhouse.org.uk
A new family musical, written by Karen Benjamin with songs by David Last, performed by Performing Arts students from the University of Gloucestershire. Age recommendation 7+.
Splat!
24th May 2025
Venue: Everyman Theatre
Website: www.everymantheatre.org.uk
Splat is a physical comedy about Art and Creativity for ages 3-6. Set in an artists studio the show follows two aspiring artists one dedicated and serious the other erratic and messy. The show explores...
Knights' Tournament
25th May 2025
Venue: Berkeley Castle
Website: www.berkeley-castle.com
Witness four fully-armoured knights and their loyal squires clash in an epic batter for glory and honour. It’s a day packed with adrenaline, drama, and unforgettable moments for the whole family—don’t...
All Aboard: A Pirate Adventure!
27th May 2025
Venue: The Roses Theatre
Website: www.rosestheatre.org
This 50-minute high-energy family adventure guarantees a swashbuckling journey filled with fun for children of all ages and grown-ups too.Before the show, at 12pm, enjoy free captain crafts, treasure treats...
Angelica Sprocket’s Pockets
29th May 2025
Venue: Bacon Theatre
Website: www.bacontheatre.co.uk
Angelica Sprocket lives next door. Her overcoat has pockets galore! You’ll never believe the wonders hidden within! Featuring Folksy’s signature blend of live music, puppetry, interactive fun, and...
Big Top Basics! A Circus Skills Workshop
29th May 2025
Venue: The Roses Theatre
Website: www.rosestheatre.org
Step right up for 75 minutes of circus fun—on stage! Perfect for 7–11 year olds, this hands-on workshop teaches juggling, spinning plates, hula hoops, flower sticks, and poi. Led by friendly tutors,...
Sense and Sensibility
29th May 2025
Venue: The Kings Theatre
Website: www.thepantaloons.co.uk
Elinor Dashwood has a lot of good Sense. Her sister Marianne Dashwood has an excess of Sensibility. This funny, fast-paced and faithful new adaptation from the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company...
Shlomo's Beatbox Adventure for Kids
30th May 2025
Venue: The Sub Rooms
Website: www.thesubrooms.co.uk/whats-on/shlomo
Join world record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo (they/them) who makes amazing music with just a mouth and a mic. Anybody can become one of this sonic superhero’s sidekicks in a world of funny sounds,...
Science Is Lit with Big Manny
7th June 2025
Venue: Cheltenham Town Hall
Website: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org
Alright BOOM, TikTok star Big Manny is back with more amazing experiments that he’ll perform on stage and that you can try at home. This time we’re gonna be learning all about physics tings – from...
Sweet Shop Science
7th June 2025
Venue: Cheltenham Town Hall
Website: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org
Join TV scientist and food physicist Chris Clarke on a colourful, zingy and messy journey through the science behind our favourite sweet treats. Get ready for hands on demonstrations and plenty of tasters...
A Midsummers Night Dream
14th June 2025
Venue: Sandford Parks Lido
Website: www.sandfordparkslido.org.uk
Quantum Theatre's ever-popular production of Shakespeare's classic comedy of love and intrigue, magic and mayhem comes to the Lido, where fairies are abroad and nothing is as it seems.This is an outdoor...
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
15th June 2025
Venue: Thornbury Castle
Website: www.chapterhouse.org
Take a trip down the rabbit hole this summer with Chapterhouse Theatre Company. Filled to the brim with magic, music, and not-so-organised chaos, Chapterhouse Theatre Company’s sparkling adaptation is...
Much Ado About Nothing - Outdoor Theatre
26th-28th June 2025
Venue: Painswick Rococo Garden
Website: www.rococogarden.org.uk
Pedalling from venue to venue with all of their set, props and costumes on the back of their bikes, the HandleBards are a four-strong troupe of actors who are spending the summer bringing environmentally...
The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition
12th July 2025
Venue: The Roses Theatre
Website: www.rosestheatre.org
The Roses Young Creatives present the youth edition of The Wizard Of Oz. Join Dorothy and her loyal companion Toto as they “Follow the Yellow Brick Road” through the Land of Oz, determined to reach...
Dinosaur Adventure Live: The Big Jurassic Storm
23rd July 2025
Venue: The Roses Theatre
Website: www.rosestheatre.org
The adventure of a lifetime awaits… Take the family on a T-REX-IFFIC journey with our brand new dinosaurs, meet their ROAR-SOME babies and help the rangers save the Island. Are you brave enough to face...