The Enchanted Garden is in the Family Campsite. Just moments from the Kids Area, it’s a little more relaxed, with space to spread out and a packed programme from 9am till 4pm. It’s open to anyone with children under 16 including Day Ticket Holders; collect a free wristband from the Arena Entrance (Family or Main) or the Kids Area Info Caravan if you’re not camping in the Family Campsite.
And remember…EVERYTHING IS FREE from workshops and materials to face-painting and archery so try it all!
Colour Town Project
Colour Town aims to bring colour and joy into people’s lives by providing a fun and relaxed space to play and create. Meet artist Vix – she designed and built Colour Town and will be running daily painting and crafts workshops…there will be laughter, there will be messy play for all ages and of course… there will be COLOUR!
Festival Sticker Art will help you craft whatever you can imagine and lots of things you can’t! And all using miles of colourful, quirky but unwanted sticky labels…use misspelt soup labels to make a backpack, or something to put inside it!
Aardman Animations Model Making
Join expert model-maker Jim Parkyn, who’s worked on everything from Chicken Run and Shaun the Sheep to Wallace and Gromit and Creature Comforts over 20yrs with Aardman Animations! Get hands-on with modelling clay and make your own classic Aardman character – we’ll have daily workshops for Gromit, Feathers McGraw and of course, Shaun the Sheep! Bookable on the day at the Enchanted Garden Info Caravan, with space for walk ups and places held for day family visitors.
Family Yoga
Join Carole Baker and her team for free Yoga in the mornings. Ease out your aches and pains from that ever-deflating air bed and regain some energy after getting to bed maybe a little later than anticipated!
Get Medieval
The team are back, bringing history to life with fascinating historical objects, archery, the craft of manuscript writing and ever popular ‘Knight School’ – learn how to fight like a knight before putting your skills to the test in 1v1 duels and team fights.
In The Thunderdome
Join Access Community Trust in their lovely geodome; a relaxed space for teens/families to take some time out, with sensory activities, giant games, arts and crafts. They’ll also be hosting a daily silent disco!
Mini-Zoo & Wildlife Display
It wouldn’t be Latitude without Bryan Paterson and his Mini-Zoo & Wildlife Display, offering families the chance to see – and maybe handle! – some fascinating and beautiful creatures, from meerkats to lizards, snakes to giant snails. Open 9am-4pm (psst! afternoons are best for quality time and less of a queue!)
Moving Canvas Face Painting
Moving Canvas Face and Body Art return with their team of amazing Face painters from all over the UK; come along for festival designs, fantasy faces, superheroes, animals and more!
The Pink Flamingo Craft Tent
The Craft Tent is a perfect space for budding creatives. Weaving Wonders used soft natural materials to teach the ancient art of basket weaving to make a little basket, a pen pot or anything people fancied. The Heartstitch ladies flower baskets will be full to the brim with fun-sized craft projects, such as hand-stitched hearts and weaved garlands and magic wands.
Rocketude!
Budding scientists and engineers, join Derek Langley and the Rocketude team, and make your own paper and tape air-powered rocket. Design it, colour it and then 3-2-1 launch it! You’ll be amazed how high they go, but hey, it’s not rocket science… Hang on – it IS rocket science…!
Woodcraft Folk
Waveney Woodcraft Folk will be offering parachute games, hair braiding, head dress making and nature masks. Try tin can cooking, medieval board games and an ‘egg drop’ challenge….curious? Come and see!
Gaming & Music Tent
Explore the world of sound and noise with School of Noise – where science and music meet. Explore the fascinating world of Foley sound design and sampling. Plus there’s Listen & Play for toddlers; a sensory experience for our youngest festival goers. Additional activities include: Design A Boardgame, Dungeons and Dragons Narrative, Storytelling and World Building, Graffiti Portraits, Character Design and more …
The Canopy Stage
The Canopy Stage is open 9am-4pm daily, with comedy shows including dance workshops, interactive games and our weekend family social on Sunday morning; Bo Nanafana throw a great party so don’t miss it! We’ll be posting the Canopy Stage schedule so check back for more details nearer the show.
Get ready for bubbles, a LOT of bubbles, bubbles of every size and made in every way, bubbles filled with smoke, steam, or even…you?! It’s going to be non-stop silly wild fun at Paris Bubbles dynamic daily show in the Canopy Stage. Don’t miss two of the largest smoke cannons in the UK and the chance to obliterate a huge tower of foam!
Access Community Trust will be hosting a family-friendly kids Silent Disco every afternoon; bring your best moves and get ready to strut!
Is it a bird, a frog, a monkey? Is it a predator alarm call or a mating song? Join Dr David Jones, a tropical ecologist from the Natural History Museum, for Jungle Calling as he plays the calls of weird and wonderful animals from rainforests around the world. In this fast and funny family-friendly show, David challenges you to guess who gives a hoot and who is about to croak. Pick the right spot and you might win a prize!
Joy In Dance is back with two different dance workshops; learn a new routine inspired by the Indian dance styles of Bollywood or learn classic moves from the 1920’s Charleston…with a festival twist of course. Everyone welcome!
