Festival for all ages
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Playgound: The Big bOing! Discussion
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This year, the Playground team have been running workshops in libraries across Kent and Medway, immersing very young children in creativity and recording the impact on them and their families.…
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Active@bOing! with Kent Sport
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Our friends at Kent Sport are offering some brilliant free activities at bOing! on Saturday 24 August. No pre-booking, just turn up. 10.15am Drums Alive with Jeni Ages 8 to…
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Love Music (UK)
This Family Got Soul!
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A chance to sing your heart out with your family! Learn classics by Northern Soul, R&B and Motown artists including Sister Sledge, Bill Withers, Stevie Wonder and Bob Marley. Expect…
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La Maquiné (Spain)
The Forest of Grimm
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The Forest of Grimm is a visual and musical show inspired by the fairy tales of the brothers Grimm: Tom Thumb, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood and Sleeping Beauty,…
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Architects of Air (UK)
Daedalum Luminarium
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Limited number of advance time slot tickets left available. Once these have sold out, entry tickets will be available to purchase on the day only. Please note that it is…
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Tessa Bide Productions (UK)
Anarchist’s Mobile Library
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The Anarchist’s Mobile Library will take you on a journey through the pages of the most exciting children’s books from throughout history, meeting extraordinary characters and going on an adventure…
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Moon Landing – VR Experience
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Experience one of Animate Art’s amazing paper installations in 360 degrees! This short film viewed on headsets will transport you through outer space and land you on to a paper…
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Animate Arts (UK)
Planet Canterbury: The Big Build
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Animate Arts is attempting their biggest build at bOing! yet! Over the weekend, with your help, they will build a model city of Canterbury entirely out of paper and card.…
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Aoi and Esteban
Physical Theatre Workshop
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Join dancers Aoi and Esteban on a fun workshop for all ages. Get your bodies stretching and moving and find new ways of self expression.
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Peter Morton
Puppetry Workshop
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Make a puppet in this fun hands-on workshop. Cut, stick and paint your way to creating a “table-top” puppet that is yours to imagine into anything you want it to…
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Animation workshop
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Animation workshop will be back at bOing! Back again at bOing! Try your hand at animating with this fun, quick and easy workshop.
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Origin Stories: Family Spoken Word Workshop
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Are you a secret superhero? Were you grown from stardust, or sculpted from the ocean? Or do you come from fish-and-chip Fridays and the smiles of your grandparents? Come and…
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The University of Kent, School of Physical Sciences (UK)
Crime Scene
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Have you ever wanted to be a real Crime Scene Investigator? Come and have a go in our reconstructed crime scene! You’ll have the opportunity to dress up in the…
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The University of Kent, School of Physical Sciences (UK)
Cool Science
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This 45 minute interactive Liquid Nitrogen show explores how the extreme cold affects the properties of gases, liquids and solid materials, including living things. This activity is suitable for everyone…
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Global Sounds Stage
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Music for Change have created a brilliant line up for our Global Sounds stage, with music, workshops and storytelling. All free, and perfect for a sunny, summer afternoon. Global Stage…
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Cohesion Plus: Folkin Fusion
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Cohesion Plus return to bOing! with high energy drumming performance that will knock your socks off!
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UOK Arts and Culture
Playground Tent
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Drop in to the Playground Tent for songs and rhymes, drama, music, dance and art especially for children under 5 (and for their grown-ups too!). The sessions will be drop…
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Daisy Farris & Nicola Flower (UK)
Summer Island
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In a beautiful small tent be part of an audience following the delightful puppets, Grandma and her Granddaughter as they spend time together on their Summer Island. This magical interactive…
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Moving Memory
Love Grows
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In the garden, every seed is nurtured, every plant is cherished. In the Moving Memory garden, the generations are nurturing, cherishing and helping each other to grow. In our dome-shaped…
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Superhallo (The Netherlands)
The Remix, Hurray!
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The Remix, Hurray! is a fascinating and titillating installation. This colorful building turns into an original feast factory for you to explore. By operating the installation yourself, you create a…
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Acá Clowns
The Acá Clowns are Clowning Around!
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The two delightful clowns Doa and Squiggle will be out and about causing mischief and getting up to silly antics all weekend. They would love if you say hello to…
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Gulbenkian
Youth Dance Company
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Don’t miss a performance by Gulbenkian’s Youth Dance Company who will present a short piece they have created with Motionhouse during a 3-day residency – inspired by WILD and using…
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Whitstable Dance Company
Glitch (now cancelled)
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We are sorry that this event has now been cancelled. Whitstable Dance Company is a group of older adults that dance in Whitstable, Kent. It is directed by Marie Forbes…
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Gulbenkian Youth Theatre
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As usual, our own talented Youth Theatre groups are planning surprise, pop up theatre performances around the site. Keep your eyes peeled….
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Eric MacLennan
Open Air Drawing Room
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Inspired by JMW Turner. A story that delightfully mixes historical biography with the fast contemporary world we now occupy. An invitation to slowdown. Paint a stone – for Turner –…
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Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans
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A Roman teenager with brains but very little brawn falls foul of Emperor Nero. Forced to join the army and sent to miserable, cold, wet Britain where an historic showdown…
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Accessible Film Club: The Lion King
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Lions rule the African savannah in Disney’s live action remake, which welcomes Donald Glover as future king Simba and Beyonce Knowles-Carter as Simba’s friend-turned-love interest Nala. This is an Accessible…
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The Lion King
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Lions rule the African savannah in Disney’s live action remake, which welcomes Donald Glover as future king Simba and Beyonce Knowles-Carter as Simba’s friend-turned-love interest Nala. Get a free adult…
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Mary Poppins Returns Sing-Along
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Join us for a special Sing-Along screening of this joyful, wonderful and practically perfect in every way musical. In Depression-era London, a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael’s…
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