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Family activities

There is a great selection of activities for all the family to enjoy.
Don’t forget to watch the performances in the Great Court,
or to take part in the carnival parades at 13.30 and 16.15.

Workshops for families

11.00–16.00
Ford Centre for Young Visitors

Create traditional paper-cuts, skeleton masks and other decorations
in these colourful workshops.

Recommended for ages 3+.
Free, just drop in


Day of the Dead storytelling performance

12.00–13.00, 14.00–15.00
and 15.15–16.15
BP Lecture Theatre

Enter a bizarre and quirky celebration of the Day of the Dead, where dead ancestors are honoured and Death is mocked, cheated and saluted by turn. With renowned storytellers Ben Haggerty and TUUP.

Recommended for ages 7+.
Free, limited places


Digital activities

11.00–16.00
Samsung Digital Discovery Centre

A variety of digital art and photography activities in the Samsung Digital Discovery Centre and the galleries.

Recommended for ages 5+.
Free, just drop in, limited places.


Face painting

11.15–13.15 and 14.00–16.00
Clore Education Centre

Become a skeleton for the carnival parade with trained face-painters. Please note that numbers will be limited and queues are likely.

Recommended for all ages
Free, just drop in


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Papier mâché figurine of ‘La Catrina’ (a female skeleton dandy), used at the Day of the Dead festival. Made in Mexico City, 1980s.

 

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