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It's a new year and a new decade! It may be the first month of the year but your favourite theatres, arts centres and libraries have already sprung into action, ready to welcome families.

The Family Arts Campaign and Fantastic for Families have been taking part in the January Challenge, an annual initiative created by 64 Million Artists which encourages people to respond to a creative ...

How often does your parent spend quality time with their grandchildren? Is it once a month, only on special occasions, or are they lucky enough to get a weekly outing?

The pantomime – a staple of many a yuletide calendar. When booking that annual family pantomime trip, you often find you’re spoiled for choice. We here at Fantastic for Families have decid...

The festive season has now officially arrived! At this busy time of year, between Christmas shopping, visiting family and eating one too many mince pies, we here at Fantastic for Families are here to ...

“Chippy”, as the locals call it, has been hailed a ‘real Cotswolds town’, as yet unchanged by the effects of tourism on this idyllic part of the English countryside.

We were thrilled to visit Turf Projects this week, a small and welcoming gallery space tucked away in the corner of a busy shopping centre in Croydon, South London. Turf have built a strong family fol...

Planning a family trip to the panto this Christmas? The popular theatre genre has always been a hit with families, but the shiny new Fairfield Halls in South London has vowed to go the extra mile this...

Space enthusiasts amongst you will know that this year marks 50 years since the moon landing. You’ll also probably know that no one gets as excited about space as the little ones of the family. ...

B’Opera creates beautiful music for tiny ears. Have we piqued your interest yet? It's certainly going down well in the West Midlands, where its performers Zoë, Jac and Phil wanted to create...

Somehow, it is October, which means three things; adverts about Christmas, the dreaded autumn bug doing the rounds at school and half-term. Has the first term of the school year gone as quickly for yo...

Red Earth Theatre presents Soonchild based on the book by Russell Hoban, illustrated by Alexis Deacon

Twirl and jump, Spin and sparkle, Pliés and twist...Because its World Ballet day on Wednesday 23rd October! And to celebrate we’ve rounded up a few of our many enchanting d...

As summer is falling behind us, it’s time to put your sun hats away and zip up your space suits for a month of sci-fi fun. With Halloween on the horizon, it’s not all about the scare facto...

This modern day classic comes Fantastic for Families recommended. Olivier Award nominated Wizard Presents brings best-selling children’s author Michael Morpurgo’s enchanting tale to life, ...

TakeOff Festival, England’s leading children’s theatre festival returns to County Durham 21-26 October 2019.

Are you looking for ways to keep the whole family entertained in September? Look no further! Here’s our Fantastic for Families guide to the very best days out over the coming month.

Hereford's family-friendly arts centre The Courtyard were delighted to host The Big Latch On for the third year running last week.

As August hits we’re deep into summer holiday territory, so we have put together a guide to some of the very best family days out happening this month, using our Fantastic for Families events li...

Just So Festival – the best UK arts festival for families? It’s certainly the most creative, having been set up by two young parents who wanted to enjoy creative experiences with their chi...