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Children’s Festival

With tickets for Under 11s FREE we’re really delighted to be making some exciting changes to the Children’s Festival for 2024, alongside those tried and tested favourites. There’ll be music, theatre, dance, crafting as well as some unexpected and truly magical moments.

DAYTIME FREE OF CHARGE

During the daytime, activities and events are free of charge but donations are welcome. Every penny given helps us create a fantastic children’s festival for families at Sidmouth each year.

PEACOCK LAWN

Peacock Lawn is the place to be for children and families! The Seagull and Peacock marquees will be hosting a fantastic array of workshops and performances including crafting, songwriting, dance, singing and forest school.

We’re delighted to see the return of the Star Marquee hosting our Young Performers Stage, where families can enjoy performances from some of the UK folk scene’s finest up-and-coming musicians. It’s also makes for the best picnic spot of the festival!

Applications to perform at the Young Performers Stage are now open: www.littleseedsmusic.co.uk/sidmouth24

For families with very little ones, the Rainbow Tent will be back by popular demand, hosting sensory story sessions, drop in playtime, and providing a much needed space to chill out when the hustle and bustle of the main festival gets a bit much.

And don’t forget to pay a visit to the Sidmouth Postman, helping to run our very own Children’s Festival postal service throughout the week.

SEASIDE STOMPERS

For those children looking to tread the boards, 2024 sees the return of the now legendary Seaside Stompers, which takes the form of a series of workshops for children 8 years and over who play any musical instrument and builds up to a special evening performance of the Seaside Stompers Ceilidh Band as part of the festival ceilidh programme.

THE MINIMS

Children aged 5-8 will also have the opportunity to perform as part of The Minims, a daily workshop tailored for beginners, which also leads up to a performance slot as part of the main festival.

SINGING & DANCE WORKSHOPS

Jackie Oates (Mini Singers) & Bryony Griffiths (Song Swell) cater for budding singers and if dance is your thing, we’ve got you covered with morris and mini morris dance workshops for ages 5-12, Bollywood dance workshops, and maypole sessions taking place on Peacock Lawn across the week.

EVENINGS

We’ve got some special treats instore for our evening events!

To start the week, as the lights go down, Peacock Lawn will transform into The Enchanted Garden, offering a magical evening of storytelling, craft activities, music and song, with a special evening of performances curated by Jackie Oates, and hosted by the mysterious Midnight Gardener.

If you fancy getting your groove on, then you’ll want to join The Oli Matthews Band for our fabulous Folk Funk Family Disco.

We’re also very excited that the legendary Spooky Men’s Chorale will be doing a special family concert, with their world famous harmonies and trademark humour.

And if theatre’s your bag, don’t miss Under The Bed Theatre with their hilarious musical family show Where The Lost Socks Go.

Whether you’re a day tripper, or week-long season ticket holder, we guarantee that we’ve got you and your family covered for 2024 at Sidmouth Folk Festival.