With full details of the upcoming festival:
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Imagine Children's Festival, WED 8 FEB – SAT 18 FEB
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A
whisker away
With only
two weeks to go, Imagine Children's Festival is almost
here!
You and the
little ones can join in the fun this February half-term with
delightful dance performances, inspiring art, interactive
workshops, talks from your favourite authors, comedy shows and
musical adventures for ages 0 – 11. Plus over 50% of the festival
is completely free.
This year
the entire festival is Relaxed, meaning all performances having
a relaxed approach to noise and movement, and you're free to
enter and exit as you like. You also have access to a chill-out
space and noise-cancelling headphones.
Keep on
reading to catch a glimpse of our jam-packed line-up.
Imagine Children's Festival characters © Jon Burgerman
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Tales from Acorn Wood
WED 8 – FRI
10 FEB
Packed with
toe-tapping songs, puppetry and all the friends from Acorn
Wood, this family show is based on Julia Donaldson and Axel
Scheffler’s beloved stories.
Poor old Fox
has lost his socks! Are they in the kitchen or inside the
clock? And Rat-a-tat-tat! Who’s that keeping tired Rabbit
awake?
You can also
join in with Pig and Hen’s game of hide-and-seek and discover
the special surprise Postman Bear is planning for his friends.
For ages 1 – 6
BSL
performances: Thu 9 Feb, 11am & Fri 10 Feb, 4.30pm
Sensory
Adapted performance: Thu 9 Feb, 11am
 
Tales from Acorn Wood © Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 2000, 2022 –
Macmillan Children’s Books
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Rapunzel
FRI 17 &
SAT 18 FEB
Tumble into
a tale full of fight, passion and longing with Carol Ann
Duffy’s family-friendly dance-theatre retelling of Rapunzel,
presented by balletLORENT. For ages 5 – 11
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Everything Has Changed
FRI 17 &
SAT 18 FEB
A joyful,
kaleidoscopic family show about change, why change happens –
and how we can deal with it. For ages 6 – 11
BSL
performance: Fri 17 Feb, 1.30am
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YolanDa's Band Jam
TUE 14 FEB
In a live
version of her CBeebies TV show, saxophonist YolanDa introduces
kids to the joys of music with singing, dancing and playing.
For ages 3 – 11
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Ashley & Jordan Banjo: The
Day We Saved the Future
MON 13 FEB
Get caught
up in a time-travelling, world-saving adventure at the launch
of a new book by Diversity street dance stars Ashley and Jordan
Banjo. For ages 7+
This event
is British Sign Language interpreted (BSL).
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Ben Garrod: EXTINCT
WED 15 FEB
Find out how
hurtling asteroids, huge lava fields and even some unexpected
garden inhabitants have nearly wiped life from our planet with
the TV scientist. This talk accompanies Garrod’s Extinct
book series. For ages 6+
This event
is British Sign Language interpreted (BSL).
 
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Tongue Fu for Kids
THU 16 FEB
What
happened to the mermaid of Milton Keynes? Just one question
from this wonky, wonderful family show, where anything's
possible. For ages 5+
Tongue Fu
for Kids is a show for children and
their grown ups, a family-friendly version of Tongue Fu
– one of the UK's leading spoken word and music shows.
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The Mighty Kids Beatbox Comedy
Show Strikes Back!
WED 15 FEB
Hey kids and
kidults, cool cats and dancing dogs, Jarred and Hobbit are back
with an all-new action-packed beatboxing and comedy hoopla. For
ages 5 – 11
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Super Hot Hot Dog!
TUE 14 FEB
Visit the
seaside with Corali dance company, in a fantastical family show
that whisks us away on a holiday adventure to remember! For
ages 5+
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The Brothers McLeod: Knight Sir
Louis
THU 16 FEB
Conjure up
your very own knight characters in an interactive event with
the creators of the Knight Sir Louis book series, and
the Circle Square series on Channel 5. For ages 7+
This event
is British Sign Language interpreted (BSL).
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Zanib Mian: Planet Omar & an
Ultimate Rocket Blast
THU 16 FEB
Blast off
with children's author Zanib Mian, at an interactive event
celebrating the fifth book in the Planet Omar series.
For ages 7+
This event is British Sign Language interpreted
(BSL).
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Creating Magical London with
Patrice Lawrence
FRI 17 FEB
Create
fantastical creatures in a writing workshop with the author of The
Elemental Detectives. For ages 8+
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STIK, STAMP
WED 8 – THU
16 FEB
In
collaboration with acclaimed street artist STIK, families are
invited to our pop-up gallery to create their own version of
STIK’s open edition print, STAMP. Suitable for all ages
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Daytime Rave with DJ Archie and
Friends
SAT 11 FEB
Party on
with the current Guinness World Record holder for the world's
youngest club DJ at a free daytime rave for the whole family.
Suitable for all ages
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ZooNation Youth Company's
Hip-Hop Half-Term
WED 15 FEB
Pop, lock
and dazzle on the dance floor as ZooNation Youth Company leads
a day of family-friendly demos and workshops to get you moving.
For ages 5+
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Lunchbox Jukebox
SAT 11 – FRI
17 FEB
Every
lunchtime we’re handing over the reins to you and asking for
your favourite tunes to soundtrack the snacking.
Add your
favourite songs to our Lunchbox Jukebox Playlist – we'll
be displaying the names of contributors on a screen in The
Clore Ballroom, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall.
Please
suggest music that is family-friendly, and we'll do our best to
play all the songs that are chosen throughout the week.
Suitable for all ages
BSL
interpretation: Sun 12 and Fri 17 Feb.
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Imagine Children's Festival 2023
at the Southbank Centre: 19 Highlights
Read our
blog to find out 19 unmissable things at our Imagine
Children's Festival this year!
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Thanks for reading. We hope you enjoyed your
specially selected highlights. Share your comments and photos
with us by mentioning @southbankcentre or @haywardgallery.
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Southbank Centre is a charity registered
in England and Wales No.298909. Registered office:
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX
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