Organisers are bringing terrific shows for little tots to this year's 10-day festival (July 20-29) - starting with a carousel of extraordinary cows!
Le Théâtre de la Toupine: Cow Go Round & Mooh Organ
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 July, Festival Central, Campbell Park
An ingenious carousel of extraordinary cows is cleverly crafted from wood, scrap and leather. Whilst children aged two to six years old get to climb onto the carousel, it only goes round if the grown-ups milk the mechanical cow that provides all the power.
The ride is accompanied by cowbell mooh-music from the wonderfully inventive Mooh Organ.
11am - 1pm and 2pm - 5pm both days
Festival Central, Campbell Park MK9 4AD
Free
Theatre of Widdershins: Treasure Chest Tales and Furry Tales
Saturday 21 July & Sunday 22 July: Festival Central, Campbell Park
Incorporating music, puppets and audience interaction, Widdershins skilfully brings a
series of magical stories to life. Enchanting tales from across the world told with gusto to delight and entertain all ages. Treasure Chest Tales: Stone Soup, Granny Dumpling and The Princess and the Pea. Furry Tales: Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and Three Billy Goats Gruff.
Saturday 21 July: Treasure Chest Tales
Sunday 22 July: Furry Tales
11am, 12.50pm and 2.40pm both days
Festival Central, Campbell Park MK9 4AD
Free
How It Ended: The Little Gardener
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 July, Festival Central, Campbell Park
This interactive adaptation of Emily Hughes’ popular book The Little Gardener is performed inside a greenhouse containing a real garden. Children can meet the little gardener and the garden that means everything to him and help bring his garden to life.
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 July
11:50am, 1.40pm, 3.30pm both days
Festival Central, Campbell Park MK9 4AD
Suitable for all, recommended for ages 2 - 6.
Free
Monski Mouse: Baby Disco Dance Hall
Saturday 28 July, The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
Australian DJ Monski Mouse strikes a balance between anthems for the grown-ups and tracks for the children, combining retro dance tracks and funky nursery rhymes. Part of the dance floor is set up with a soft furnished ‘baby area’ where non-walkers can roll around to the music too.
The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park MK9 4AD
Tickets £8, Universal Credit concession £5, Family (4 people, max 2 adults) £28
Free for babies under 6 months
Bootworks: The JukeBoxes
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 July, Festival Central, Campbell Park
Two beautiful 1950’s Jukeboxes spring to life to re-create classic pop music videos.
In a lip-syncing musical medley, Bootworks’ performers use props, masks and puppets (and terrible wigs!) to animate favourite pop songs past and present.
At intervals throughout both days
Festival Central, Campbell Park MK9 4AD
Free
Comedy Club 4 Kids & Simple Politics: How Does This Politics Thing Work Then?
Sunday 29 July, The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
Tatton Spiller (Simple Politics) and Tiernan Douieb (Comedy Club 4 Kids, CBBC’s The Slammer) make sense of politics and make it fun. The audience may not be able to vote yet but they have opinions and know the world they want to see.
Sunday 29 July, 11.30am Simple Politics: How Does This Politics Thing Work Then?
The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park MK9 4AD
Tickets £6, Universal Credit £5 Unreserved seating
Suitable for ages 7+
Comedy Club 4 Kids
The best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit do their thing for an audience of children, creating a proper comedy club - without the rude bits!
Tickets £6, Universal Credit £5 Unreserved seating
Suitable for ages 7+
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