Nottingham Children’s Festival:
Telling Tales  1-17 August 2008

Nottingham Children’s Festival is a brand new event for 2008 that will entertain and delight children aged 0-12.

A feast of activities, workshops, films and performances will take place at venues throughout Nottingham over the first two weeks of August – click on the left-hand menu for more information. Look out for Hobgoblins, dragons, pirates, fairies and heroes as the festival’s theme is ‘Telling Tales’.  

Most of the festival events are FREE so bring your children along for a summer that’s full of fun!

From Tibetan puppets in Victoria Centre to Caribbean pirates at Wollaton Park, the Festival aims to capture children’s imagination and create a magical world in one city through the age-old tradition of storytelling.   

Highlights of the festival include three days of artistic activities in the Arts Zone at Riverside Festival (1-3 August), a free Play Day at Harvey Hadden Sports Complex on 7 August, and a Global Picnic at Wollaton Hall on 17 August.  

In addition to this, libraries, museums and other cultural venues will be offering a wide range of myth and legend-themed events based around storytelling and performances, arts and craft workshops and puppet making.  Residents should also look for our festival activities at their local Park Life event.

Download the festival leaflet here