{"id":1250,"date":"2015-04-29T11:27:09","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T11:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1250"},"modified":"2018-08-23T09:57:42","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T09:57:42","slug":"whats-on-this-bank-holiday-weekend-2nd-4th-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/04\/whats-on-this-bank-holiday-weekend-2nd-4th-may\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s On This Bank Holiday Weekend? 2nd – 4th May"},"content":{"rendered":"

FUN & FANTASTIC THINGS TO DO WITH THE KIDS IN LONDON THIS WEEKEND<\/strong><\/p>\n

SATURDAY 2ND & SUNDAY 3RD MAY PLUS BANK HOLIDAY FUN!<\/strong><\/p>\n

CANALWAY CAVALCADE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Fun and festivities await you this bank holiday weekend in Little Venice. With its picturesque and unique waterways, the \u00a0Canalway Cavalcade<\/a> is organised by the Inland Waterways Association and has been running for over 30 years.<\/p>\n

Children\u2019s activities are in abundance and include Paddington trails, Punch and Judy shows, \u2018Bubbles of Fun\u2019 (walking on water on the boating pool!), brass rubbings, making duck headdresses, bunting and badges, brass rubbings, colouring and jewellery making, Teddy Bears Picnic, Morris dancing and Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby from the wonderful Puppet Barge (booking required<\/a>) and there is an illuminated procession of barges on Sunday at 9pm – sounds magical! To plan your day \/ weekend, click here <\/a>for the full programme.<\/p>\n

When: until Monday 4th May
\nWhere: \u00a0Browning\u2019s Pool, Little venice, W2
\nAge: Families
\nCost: Free with some activities an extra charge<\/p>\n

LittleBird Top Tip: If the crowds get too much and you need to break free, enjoy a walk along the winding waterways – you could even walk to Regents Park and London Zoo.<\/em><\/p>\n

COMIC DRAWING WORKSHOPS AT THE SOUTHBANK CENTRE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Southbank is a great family hang out as there is always so much going on and this weekend \u00a0is no exception! This Saturday the kids can learn how to draw their favourite Beano and Dandy characters. Dennis, Gnasher, Desperate Dan and Minnie the Minx… sketch them all with an expert comic artist from The Beano in these workshop for all ages.Part of the Southbank Centre\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Changing Britain Festival<\/a>, these workshops celebrate the characters who have been entertaining us for the past 70 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Plus pull up a chair and get ready to sculpt, build and create with\u00a0Crafty Makes<\/a>\u00a0a free activity between 12pm and 4pm, Level 2 foyer space.<\/p>\n

When: Saturday 2nd May, 11am \u2013 1pm & 2pm \u2013 4pm
\nWhere: Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre (Level 2 Foyers)
\nAge: Families
\nCost: Free<\/p>\n

LittleBird\u2019s Top Tip: There are some great shows for the family on this bank holiday weekend at the Udderbelly including Comedy for Kids and A Simple Space (both Saturday 2nd May) and\u00a0Sholmos Beatbox Adventure for Kids\u00a0<\/a>this Monday 4th May – save 32% on tickets with\u00a0LittleBird<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n

BREAKIN\u2019 CONVENTION \u201815 AT SADLER\u2019S WELLS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This International Festival of Hip Hop Dance Theatre backflips it\u2019s way to Sadler\u2019s Wells this weekend, returning for its 12th year. Breakin\u2019 Convention \u201815<\/a> offers a jam packed programme of participatory activities pre-show and during the intervals, offering something for everyone, with graffiti and dance workshops, freestyling sessions and live aerosol art.<\/p>\n

The show promises performances from the very best international and UK poppers, lockers, house dancers, b-boy and b-girls. Get involved yourselves and enjoy Freestyle Funk Forum\u2019s <\/a>and workshops<\/a> that challenge you to hone your technique or try dance for the first time, learning from some of the best hip hop and funk style dancers from across the globe<\/p>\n

When: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd May, 6pm (doors open 4pm)
\nWhere: Sadler\u2019s Wells, EC1R 4TN
\nAge: Families
\nCost: Prices vary with tickets to shows \u00a320, but workshop and forum ticket prices starting at \u00a35<\/p>\n

LittleBird Top Tip: The doors open at 4pm so it\u2019s a good idea to get there early as lots of the workshops and forums take place before the main show.<\/em><\/p>\n

PENGUIN PARADE AT DISCOVER, STRATFORD<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Per..ppppppick up a penguin at Discover this weekend and get your waddle on. Listen to a penguin story<\/a>, make a mini penguin and learn about penguins in space<\/a>. \u00a0Dress up as a penguin and join the penguin parade<\/a> with Discover\u2019s story builder; let the kids strut their stuff and maybe they\u2019ll win the penguin parade prize!<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re venturing to Discover on Saturday, join William Grill, \u00a0the author of Shackleton’s Journey<\/a>, \u00a0in an illustration workshop that will take the kids into the depths of Antarctica.<\/p>\n

When: Saturday 2nd May – Monday 4th May
\nWhere: Discover Children\u2019s Story Centre, E15 4QZ
\nAge: 0 -11
\nCost: \u00a35 adult \/ child, \u00a318 for a family of 4<\/p>\n

LittleBird\u2019s Top Tip: If you\u2019ve got kiddies 6 and under, don\u2019t miss the Oliver Jeffers exhibition<\/a>. Celebrating the 10th birthday of the classic How to Catch a Star, \u00a0Discover explores Oliver Jeffers’ magical worlds bringing his fabulous picture books to life. Let the kids play in their favourite scenes from How to Catch a Star, Up and Down, Lost and Found and The Way Back Home.<\/em><\/p>\n

FINA \/ NVC DIVING WORLD SERIES 2015 AT THE AQUATICS CENTRE, STRATFORD – SAVE 37% WITH LITTLEBIRD<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Watch flips, twists, somersaults and more at the <\/span>FINA\/NVC Diving World Series 2015<\/a>. This competition invites internationally-recognised divers, mostly medallists from previous Olympics, World Championships and World Cups – with Tom Daley arriving on Sunday! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The event offers an annual meeting opportunity for the world\u2019s brightest diving stars and sees both men and women compete, with mixed events being a new feature for 2015. We have been promised some awe-inspiring and spectacular routines!<\/p>\n

Situated in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park<\/a> you can easily spend a day here. With the ArcelorMittal Orbit<\/a>, canal tours and the Copper Box Arena<\/a> all a few minutes walk away. .<\/p>\n

When: Saturday 2nd May at 10am & 6pm and Sunday 3rd May 10am & 7pm
\n<\/span>Where: London Aquatics Centre, E20 2ZQ
\nAge: Families
\nCost: Adults from \u00a315, children from \u00a35 with LittleBird – click here<\/a> for saving<\/p>\n

LittleBird\u2019s Top Tip: Let the kids enjoy the Tumbling Bay Playground<\/a> featuring rock pools, sand pits, tall treehouses, and wobbly bridges, as well as slides, swings and plenty of space to run about before you venture into the park using one of the many trails<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

DEPTFORD HERITAGE FESTIVAL<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Deptford Heritage Festival<\/a>\u00a0promises over 100 events throughout this four day festival that starts on Friday 1st May. Celebrating Deptford’s role in global history, the festival will offer an array of \u00a0zones including Performance, World Music and Blues and Jazz \u00a0and Chill Out. There\u2019s Opera, a Film Festival plus a food festival reflecting the 127 cultural groups that call Deptford home, click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0for the programme of events.<\/p>\n

On Monday 4th May a giant Street Party is planned on the foreshore, where the kids will have the opportunity to dress as pirates, whilst building miniature Ships to reflect the Royal Dockyard\u2019s 500 years of Global shipbuilding history. And don\u2019t miss the Battle of Deptford Bridge and Deptford Broadway with 2000 performers including 12 choirs.<\/p>\n

When: Until Monday 4th May
\nWhere: Deptford, SE8 3NT
\nAge: Families
\nCost: \u00a325 per ticket valid for the whole festival<\/p>\n

LittleBird Top Tip:\u00a0Creekside<\/a>\u00a0isn\u2019t far and although the next low tide river walk isn\u2019t until \u00a024th May (beginning of half term) you can take yourself and the kids on these excellent\u00a0self guided tours<\/a>\u00a0– with \u2018Peeps at the Creek\u2019 focused on Deptford, click\u00a0here\u00a0<\/a>to download.<\/em><\/p>\n

POP-UP CAFE, KINGS CROSS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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One Granary Square is a great place to spend the day hanging out with the kids and on the Saturday of every month the Pop-up Caf\u00e9 appears, 10am \u2013 4pm. You can take \u00a0a tour of the skip garden and enjoy some tasty food. There\u2019s plenty of space for kids to explore \u2013 they can learn how things grow and see what the worms in the wormery are up to. If it\u2019s cold – and who knows what weather a bank holiday weekend might bring – – you can take shelter in the cosy yurt with a wood-burning stove.<\/p>\n

Discover Kings Cross with trails and tours <\/a>galore – there are maps and apps to interact with and you must download Granary Squirt. \u00a0<\/a>The app turns your smartphone into your very own fountain remote control between 5pm and 8pm everyday – excellent fun!<\/p>\n

When: Saturday 2nd May, 10am – 4pm
\nWhere: Skip Garden Cafe, N1C 4UZ
\nAge: Families
\nCost: Roaming around the garden will cost you nothing, but your food expenditure will depend on what you eat!<\/p>\n

LittleBird\u2019s Top Tip: The House of Illustration is close by as well as the British Library with their current Magna Carta exhibition – watch this video narrated by Monty Python’s Terry Jones<\/a> with the kids before you go. \u00a0Kings Cross is also home to the theatre production of The Railway Children<\/a> – a perfect treat.<\/em><\/p>\n

THE ALICE LOOK AT THE V&A MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2015 is all about Alice. This year marks the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The V&A Museum of Childhood <\/a>takes you on a journey, not down the rabbit hole, but instead chartering Alice’s worldwide evolution. \u00a0We see Alice as \u00a0follower-of-fashion to trend-setter through a selection of garments, photographs, rare editions and a brand new commission by Roksanda pattern-cutter Josie Smith. The display highlights how Alice has been adopted and adapted across the globe, and how she has inspired many of the most celebrated designers, stylists and photographers.<\/p>\n

When: until the 1st November
\nWhere: V&A Museum of Childhood, E2 9PA
\nAge: Families
\nCost: Free<\/p>\n

LittleBird\u2019s Top Tip: Don\u2019t miss the Small Stories: At Home In A Doll\u2019s House <\/a>exhibition; 12 dolls’ houses from the past 300 years have been brought to life by the characters that live or work there – \u00a0magical.<\/em><\/p>\n

PICK ME UP FESTIVAL 2015 AT SOMERSET HOUSE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Returning for its 6th year this vibrant and engaging festival has gone from strength to strength. This bank holiday weekend sees the last few days of Pick Me Up 2015<\/a> – a festival that is packed full of exciting things to see, do and buy, featuring a whole host of different working processes and techniques that range from traditional screen-printing to animation, risograph printing to paper craft.<\/p>\n

12 interactive workspaces have been set up throughout the Embankment Galleries for the 12 days of the festival. Each representing a different form of graphic art, the studios offer visitors plenty of opportunities to engage with the artists and designers directly, see work being made onsite, and even create your own work. There are original pieces produced throughout the festival available for purchase with prices ranging between \u00a35 and \u00a3200.<\/p>\n

Plus the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition<\/a> is on and runs until the 10th May – even more reason to visit Somerset House this weekend!<\/p>\n

When: until 4th May
\n<\/span>Where: Somerset House,WC2R 1LA (Embankment Galleries, South Wing)
\nAge: Families
\nCost: Day tickets \u00a310, concessions \u00a38<\/p>\n

LittleBird\u2019s Top Tip: Although the fountains in the Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court in the heart of Somerset House haven\u2019t been switched on yet this year, it\u2019s still a great space to let the kids run around while you grab a coffee and five minutes sat in the sunshine.\u00a0Plus Covent Garden isn\u2019t far and always worth a visit – with plenty of street theatre and opera singers to enjoy.<\/em><\/p>\n

SUNDAY OPEN HOUSE AT THE RAGGED SCHOOL MUSEUM<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Are you brave enough to experience a lesson with the<\/span> Ragged School\u2019s<\/a> terrifying Victorian teacher as she puts you and the kids through your paces in our reconstructed Victorian Classroom? <\/span>The Ragged School invite you, if you dare, to step through their doors and explore the history of the East End. The Victorian Classroom has been recreated in one of Dr Barnardo\u2019s original classrooms, restored as it was in the 1870s when he set up his free school for poor children in the East End of London.<\/p>\n

The classroom is equipped with authentic and well-used school desks, slate writing boards and chalks, blackboards and easels and even dunce hats. So brush up on your tables and spellings and beware anyone whose left handed – this was not tolerated in 1870! You have been warned\u2026.<\/p>\n

When: Sunday 2nd May, 2pm – 5pm
\nWhere: Ragged School Museum, E3 4RR
\nAge: Families
\nCost: Free<\/p>\n

LittleBird Top Tip: The classroom capacity is limited to 34 people per session, so booking is advised: 020 8980 6405<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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