Other Activities
Festival Market
You’ll find mini craft villages on both lower and upper sites this year with plenty of opportunities for shopping.
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Kids Stuff
As usual, there are lots of fun things for kids to do this year and all free!
The Music Bus offers our usual opportunity to make music, a digital arts van, animal train, junk percussionists and voice workshop.
Face Painting for young and old! www.makingchildrensmile.co.uk ![]()

Movement and adventure sessions with tatty bumkin for those from 18 months to 7 years www.northcumbria.tattybumpkin.com ![]()
Poppets Puppets with traditional tales told by two terrific storytellers in and around their lavishly decorated magical booth - full of surprises. Each show is self-contained and includes magic, puppetry, music and audience participation. Even walkabout performance from a cart! Watch out for Uncle Tacko And Boy Gacko’s timeless sense of fun and mischief - appealing not only to children but also to grandparents, parents and teenagers.
Keith Donnelly's Krazy Kids Show will be at 1pm on Sunday in Marquee 2
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The Music Bus
Music Links, Digital Arts Van, Animal Train junk percussionists, Voice Workshop – all things musical
Workshops
The festival runs an extensive workshop programme.
As usual this year there will be a range of workshops so suit all the family, and running orders will be available as soon as the programme is completed.







