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

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.

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...

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.

Summer Lates at Bristol Zoo Project

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Watch the zoo come alive at night, experiencing the different ways our animals behave in the evening with live music and performance, bespoke animal talks and food and drinks.

Kid Carpet & the Noisy Animals at Wiltshire Music Centre

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Featuring Bear, Gorilla, Badger and Hedgehog (with possible appearances from Hedgehog’s golden eggs), this is Jack & The Beanstalk like it’s been thrown in a blender with a drum machine and dodgy celebrity lookalikes. Part Air Guitar workshop and part magical mess.

ICHI at Wiltshire Music Centre

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Taking the notion of a one-man band to new limits, by combining handmade instrument inventions (stilt-bass, kalilaphone, balloon-pipes, hatbox-pedal-drum, tapumpet, percussion-shoes & hattrick-hat) with steel-drum, ping-pong balls, typewriter, toys and everyday objects.

Shindig 2026

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Family-friendly festival with headliners including Fat Dog, Bob Vylan and War, children’s activities, health and wellbeing, food and drink and much more.

Bath Festival of Motoring

Bath Festival of Motoring and Music returns 27–28 June with supercars, classic cars, bikes, live music and family entertainment.



Featuring hundreds of vehicles from cutting-edge supercars to classic vehicles from every decade dating back to the mid-20th century as well as a range of iconic motorbikes, both British and international. There will also be live music performances from a range of local bands and musical groups, across two dedicated stages. The Rotary Club of...

Trow Vegas in the Park 2026

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A full day of live music, entertainment, food and drink, and more. The Music Arena will have the main festival action of live performances, DJs, food, bars and entertainment. From afternoon into the evening, the arena will deliver a full festival experience built around music and a summer atmosphere.

Colourscape at the Rec

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A giant walk-in sculpture of colour and light: labyrinth of glowing chambers  illuminated by natural daylight that visitors explore while wearing coloured cloaks. Colours appear to shift and merge as you move, creating a dreamlike environment where colour can feel almost physical. As you wander through the interconnected tunnels, encounter live music, movement and performance...

Playtime: pie-rat island at The Pound

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A fun, relaxed participatory theatre session with The Last Baguette theatre company with silliness, play-acting, games and music. Join Ratty and her friends for a fun and gentle introduction to theatre with play-along storytelling, original music, puppetry, theatre games, movement, and lots of imaginative play. Ratty has a lot of ideas but sometimes things don’t...

Rock Out Baby at New Oriel Hall

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A fun, interactive music class for babies and pre-schoolers to nourish their creativity and awaken their inner rock stars led by trained and working musicians playing covers of well-known songs as well as classic nursery rhymes. Each class involves interactive puppet play, a sensory section, a bubble disco, and a big musical parachute based around...

Workshop with Camilla George at Wiltshire Music Centre

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A one-off opportunity to play with Camilla George and learn from one of the UK jazz scene’s most vibrant and inspiring artists. The session will be led by Mike Daniels (Jazz Lead) and Camilla George. Learn tunes from written notes and by ear, work together as a jazz ensemble and improvise. Suitable for young musicians...

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