A weekend of fun and adventure
FREE
Where: Potters Fields Park, 189 Tooley Street, SE1 2UD.
Start at the Festival Info tent on the lawn outside the Bridge Theatre to begin your adventure
Recommended age: All ages, especially 5 - 12 years and their adults
Summer is here, and Team London Bridge is looking forward to bringing a weekend of family fun to Potters Fields Park, and it’s all free to join in. Whether you enjoy great shows, like to get hands-on with workshops or love to explore with guided adventures, there will be plenty to entertain you across two days dedicated to children and their families.
Here’s a snapshot of a weekend you won’t want to miss:
Plot 17 – Join underground hip-hop hero Kenny Baraka, AKA The Green Man and his DJ, Conrad Kira with their mobile block party as they work to save the environment one sick track at a time.
Times: 23 and 24 July, shows at 12.00 and 15.00
Midsummerland – Plug your headphones in, grab your partner and set off on an extraordinary adventure where a magical midsummer festival is in full swing. Using their trademark mix of comedy, dance and theatre, Anatomical take you on an interactive journey of the imagination.
Times: 23 and 24 July 11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00, 15.00, 16.00 and 17.00
Poetry Takeaway – Would you like a new poem that’s all about you? Come and meet our brilliant poet chefs at this mobile poetry emporium and watch the magic unfold.
Times: 23 and 24 July, 12.00 – 16.00
Booking not required. Please note Poetry Takeaway has specific opening times.
No booking required. Just turn up.
The Tallest
The Tallest
Created by Mamoru Iriguchi with Robbie Synge and Hannah Venet
Collect your special cloak and become a Tallestian to experience the world from up high. Come and roam around the park with your parent/guardian and discover what you can see in the wondrous green canopy.
The Tallest is a participatory interactive activity where children (3yrs+) and adults work together to create Tallestians, very tall children. It simply invites a child to sit on their parent/guardian’s shoulders, then wraps them with a specially designed cloak (don’t worry, grownups, you can still see through the cape!).
Commissioned by Tate Early Years & Families, supported by Imaginate.
Booking not required.
Times: 23 and 24 July, 12.00 - 16.00
Dogs of London – Dogs of London is a celebration of the community around the dogs and dog owners of London, and the joy and tenderness that can be found in these relationships of mutual care. Artists Nigel Barrett and Louise Mari spent last summer talking to people in the parks and streets of London about their dogs. The recorded conversations were mixed with the profoundly beautiful music of composer Lewis Gibson, to create Dogs of London - a soundscape to watch dogs play by in your own local park. We invite you to put on your headphones, press play, and let the everyday act of dog walking be transformed into something poetic and playful.
Commissioned by LIFT and Artsadmin and supported by ACT (Art, Climate, Transition) through the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.
Booking not required.
Times: 23 and 24 July, 11.00 - 17.00
Attack of the Wolf Dogs – London Bridge’s famous family venue the Unicorn takes you on an imaginative and interactive audio adventure to save the city. You’ll need to sneak past frightening Wolfdogs, listen out for the Bears and get ready to battle the Shapeshifters. Created by Nigel Barrett & Louise Mari with Nicola T. Chang.
Times: 23 – 24 July 11.00 – 17.00
Booking not required. Attack of the Wolf Dogs is an online experience – available to download at all times. You will need to bring headphones and a mobile phone to enjoy this show.
The Enchanted Cinema – invite you to create a live score to award-winning international film animations alongside versatile musicians from The Cabinet of living Cinema.
Times: Sat 23 July 13.00 – 14.10
Booking not required. Performance at The Scoop
Timberlina and Dan de la Motte
Rock n Roll Nature Revelation – join vaudevillian upstarts Timberlina and Dan de la Motte for a musical scavenger hunt to find the intricate patterns and designs in the natural world around us. This silly yet entirely informative show uses impromptu interpretative dance, spontaneous social exploration and song to discover the delicate balance, especially where Mother Nature meets Father Fabrication in our local urban surroundings.
Times: 23 and 24 July 11.00, 14.00 and 16.00
Explosion of Colour Walk –art historian Shauna Isaac, takes you on an exploration of the amazing colourful art dotted around London Bridge.
Times: 23 and 24 July 14.00
Let’s Look at Art – if you enjoy photography and drawing, come along to this practical workshop with local artist Kay Walsh.
Times: 23 and 24 July 12.00
London Bridge Discovery Tour – join our Blue Badge Guide Alan Read and find out the stories and the secrets behind the vibrant city we have today.
Times: 23 and 24 July 11.00 and 13.00
Family Dayz is commissioned and produced by Team London Bridge with Potters Fields Park Management Trust and London Bridge City.