Spring Family Festival

Celebrate the magic of storytelling with a vibrant mix of workshops, hands-on crafts, move to the rhythm with dance and music, puppetry, and dive into spellbinding performances. Whether you’re spinning a tale, making some noise, or simply soaking up the fun, there’s something for everyone to jump into. 

Come together, celebrate your creativity, and let’s make memories that will last all year! 

Make it. Shake it. Tell it. Dance it. 

This is your day to play. 

Come ready to create, connect, and bring your stories to life!

Please click on 'download brochure' on the right-hand side to see the full festival programme.

The programme includes:

What Animal Are You Today? With Rachel Sale  

Drop-in, 11:00-16:00 

 

Alphabet Soup With A Line Art  

Drop-in, 11:00-16:00  

 

Ceramic Jelly Mould Seat Decorating with Ciara Neufeldt 

Drop-in, 11:00 -11:45 12:30-13:15 & 14:30-15:15  

Digital Kids: Create Stories with Clay 

Drop-in, 11:00-16:00 

   

Disney's The Lion King Puppet Zazu, Demo & Q&A 

Drop-in, 11:15-12 :00

  

Radio Workshops and Live broadcasting with Radio Platfform  

Drop-in, 11:00-16:00 

 

Poetry workshop with Arji Manuelpillai & Simon Mole 

Drop in, 11:00- 11:45, 13:00-13:45 & 15:00-15:45 

 

Storytelling & workshop with Kate Corkery & Olivia Armstrong  

Drop-in, 12:00 –12:45, 14:00-14:45 & 15:00-15:45

 

Headpiece Making with Hannah Wild  

Drop in, 11:00-16:00 

 

Drop-in
Performance & show and tell at 12:00-12:45 & 15:00-15:45 

Puppet Making 13:00-13:45 

 

Dance & Music Stage  

Drop-in  

Just Vibez 11:00-11:30 
Afro Cuban Dance 30 mins at 11:30 & 13:15  

Reggae Aerobics  30 mins at 12:00 & 13:45 

Sarah Love, Hip-Hop 12:30–13:15 
Soca 14:15–14:45 
Shortee Blitz The History of Black British Music & Live Harp 14:45–16:00 

 

Open Studio  

Adobe Creative Residents  

11:00-16:00 

Residency Studio 1 & 2, Level 1, Learning Centre

Michael Akuagwu Photographer in Residence  

Jess Starns Inclusive Design Resident 

Art Studio, Learning  

Ciara Neufeldt Mosaic and Ceramic Tilework Resident 

Visit Essentials and Accessibility 

Food and drinks 

Children’s meal deals and highchairs are available in our cafés. Packed lunches can be eaten in the Lunchroom or John Madejski Garden. 

Breastfeeding & Baby Changing 
Breastfeeding is welcome throughout the V&A. Quiet spaces are available for those who prefer privacy. Baby changing facilities are available in most toilets. 

Buggy Park 

There are main buggy park areas near Cromwell Road entrance and the cloakroom near Exhibition Road entrance. Ask a member of staff to direct you to a buggy park. Some extra buggy park areas will be available in the Learning Centre and Raphael Court, Room 48a. 

Quiet Room

Please ask a member of staff for more information. 

Ear defenders 

Ear defenders are available to pick up from the Learning Centre Desk.

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