Kent's International Family Arts Festival!

Gulbenkian is delighted to announce bOing! International Family Festival will return Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 August 2022!

Reunite with family and friends this August for an amazing weekend of the very best in theatre, dance, films and fun for all the family, packed with magical performances and experiences on the beautiful University of Kent campus in Canterbury.

bOing! International Family Festival 2021 is free to enter, with indoor performances ticketed. Find out What’s On.

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Coming to bOing! this year

Smashed2

Dates: 28 & 29 August

9 performers, 80 oranges, 7 watermelons. Smashed2 is the dark art of juggling revisited. Turning the tables on their previous performance Smashed, this is a tale of retribution. Inspired by choreographer…

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Cool Science

Dates: 28 & 29 August

Cool Science has moved to the THEATRE at Gulbenkian Arts Centre at the festival where additional tickets are now available for sale. If you have already purchased a ticket, we…

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