News, events and schools' information for families across Bath and West Wiltshire

Teencraft at Wiltshire Museum

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After school craft sessions sometimes inspired by the Museum and its collections, with a different craft to learn and do each time. Suitable for ages 12-16 years, booking essential.

Rock Band Workshop at Wiltshire Music Centre

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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...

OAE’s The Fairy Queen at Wiltshire Music Centre

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Composer James Redwood and writer Hazel Gould transform Henry Purcell’s Shakespeare-inspired 1692 opera into a magical new adventure for the whole family (suitable for ages 7+ years). It is the 365th birthday of the Fairy Queen, and she wants her party to be the most magical night of the year. She wants music, dancing, entertainment...

Bradford on Avon Music Festival at Wiltshire Music Centre

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Celebrate the opening night of the music festival with DJ sets, local musical heroes, food trucks, cocktails and conversation. All proceeds go to the Live Music Festival and help us keep local musicians paid and the music live and free.

The Jungle Book at The American Museum

Outdoor theatre, live music and sunset evenings return to the American Museum & Gardens this summer, with family-friendly shows and relaxed garden events.



A high-energy, family-friendly musical adventure following Mowgli and friends through Kipling’s much-loved jungle world filled with original music, audience interaction. Join Mowgli and his friends, Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther, on a madcap jungle adventure as they meet and attempt to outwit a slithering snake, some cheeky monkeys, and Shere Khan!

Frome Children’s Festival

Frome Children’s Festival returns on 19 July with free activities, shows and workshops for all ages, offering a fun, inclusive day out for families.



The festival will be at Cheese and Grain, the Market carpark, Welshmill Woods and Park play-area, Roundhouse and garden with a huge variety of activities to appeal to all ages. Starting with the town crier and a procession from The Street Bandits, performances from Jellyfish Theatre, magic shows, circus entertainment and workshops from Children’s World...

Teacher Education event at BSU

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Find out how you can train to become a teacher, ideal for prospective students who have already completed an undergraduate degree and are looking to undertake a PG CE course.

Garden Theatre Festival at The Holburne

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Performance, live music and comedic versions of the great British classics in the gardens. The Importance of Being Earnest (2-12 July), Sense and Sensibility (14-26 July), The Big Bad Wolf (ages 5+) on 19 July. Bring your own blankets, cushions, or camping chairs, or hire a deck chair. Refreshments and catering available.

King Arthur and the Holy Fail at The Holburne

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In a land of daring quests, dashing knights, and endless jousting, there lived a would-be hero – waiting in the wings – who went by the name of Arthur. But when Camelot is rocked to its core by a tragic – and frankly improbable – incident involving a large table of an undisclosed shape, Arthur...

Beyond Impressionism: printmaking from Manet to Picasso at The Holburne

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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...

Community Walk

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Enjoy a scenic walk through Bath that connects iconic streets, gentle waterways and green meadows, guided by Bathscape and The Bath 5k Map. A relaxed, sociable community walk designed to create opportunities to chat and learn about the nature and heritage of Bath, while supporting two vital local youth charities, Mentoring Plus and Off the Record. The walk also...

Sparkfest at The Holburne

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Including Solas: tales of mischievous spirits, dancing bears and epic quests with puppets and music (ages 6+ years); Thebans:  modern retelling weaving the stories of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonna and Antigone (ages 14+ years); and Lazy on the Lawn music and performance.

Glenn Brown in Bath: arrows of desire at The Holburne

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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.

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