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