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Herefordshire’s Family Festival 10th Anniversary
29th October 2025
Website: https://www.courtyard.org.uk/familyfestival/
The Courtyard is excited to share that it will be hosting its 10th anniversary of Herefordshire’s Family Festival. Family Festival was started a decade ago to offer families a fun-filled week with a range of activities from workshops to films and live shows.
This year, for its 10th anniversary, The Courtyard is bringing back its first-ever theme, myths and legends. Family Fun Day will take place on Wednesday 29 October, with a range of family shows throughout half-term week. Families are invited to The Courtyard and encouraged to dress up as their favourite mythical characters to take part in a range of free or low-cost activities.
Family Festival Fun Day begins at 10am with performances on The Cathedral green, followed by a parade from there to The Courtyard, in collaboration with Carnival Arts, who have created some spectacular mythical creatures. As part of The Courtyard’s commitment to accessibility The Courtyard will hold a quiet hour to allow those with sensory needs a quieter time to enjoy the activities, this will be from 10am whilst the parade forms.
Throughout the day, there will be a range of bookable events, including a Silent Disco (as part of quiet hour), Interactive Storytelling, and a Relaxed creative dragon-making screening of How to Train Your Dragon (2025, PG) with ticket prices ranging from £2 to £9. The Courtyard will also be offering a whole host of free drop-in activities, including Mythical Mask Making, Biscuit Decorating, Badge Making and a free screening of Jason and the Argonauts (U). The Courtyard is also excited to present Hummadruz: When the Dragons Came Back, this non-verbal live show uses, circus