A Summer of Fun with The Harris!
Join us for a summer half-term of fun activities! Get involved in our exciting programme of events located in The Guild Hall, Preston.
Book your tickets here!
Let’s Grow Preston Workshops
Thursday 27 July | 11 – 11:45am & 1:30 – 2:15pm | Guild Hall Foyer | £2
Get creative with real leaves to make printed patterns and to press into air-dry clay. Play with different colours and shapes, then make a decoration from your chosen leaf and add a message of hope.
📌5-12 years age reccomendations.
📌Adults do not need to buy a ticket but must supervise their children.
Little Zoo to You
Wednesday 31 July | 11am (ages 3 – 7 years) & 1pm (ages 7 – 11 years) | Guild Hall Foyer | £3
Discover the wonderful world of wildlife at Little Zoo To You – a mobile (and travelling) mini zoo filled with fun, excitement and a wide range of exotic animals for all ages to absolutely adore.
📌Adults do not need to buy a ticket but must supervise their children.
Finger Puppets and Mini Theatre
Friday 2 August | 10am – 12:30pm & 1:30 – 4pm | Guild Hall Foyer | £2
Using scrap and recycled materials, make finger puppets, props and mini performance spaces with local artist, Sarah Hicks. There will also be the opportunity to produce mini plays with your creations and to perform to the rest of the group!
📌Suitable for ages 4+. Younger children will require an adult to help.
📌Adults do not need to book a ticket, but must supervise their children.
Magical Story Jars: Pet Rock Pals
Tuesday 6 August | 10:30 – 11:15am & 11:30am – 12:15pm | Guild Hall Foyer | £2
From googly eyes to pipe cleaners and wool, this activity enables kids to use an array of different craft materials to create their own unique story characters. After creating a pet rock pal, kids can head on over to the story mixing station to bring their newly created character to life by writing or illustrating a short story using story cards from Magical Story Jars.
📌This activity is aimed at 5- 11 years.
📌Adults do not need to buy a ticket but must supervise their children.
Wonky Olympics
Wednesday 7 August | 10:30 – 11:15am, 11:30 – 12:15pm & 1:30 – 2:15pm | Guild Hall Foyer | £3
Come and meet our two Greek Olympians, running silly and wonky versions of the Olympic Games! Play games such as: Sock Shotput, 100 yard yell, Mime assault course, Space hopper bounce and many, many more.
📌Age recommendation- 5 -11yrs.
📌Adults do not need to buy a ticket but must supervise their children.
Circus Skills Workshops
Tuesday 13 August |10 – 11am, 11:15am – 12:15pm, 1:15 – 2:15pm & 2:30 – 3:30pm | Guild Hall Foyer | £3
Circus Sensible’s circus workshops are guaranteed to get everyone up and moving, whether its learning how to juggle, spin plates or swing poi there’s something for everyone, and with over 25 years of experience our workshop leaders will get everyone learning something new!
📌Recommended age for children aged 5-11yrs.
📌Adults do not need to purchase a ticket but must supervise their children.
Alien Worlds and Outer Space
Thursday 15 August | 10:30am – 12:30pm & 1:30 – 3:30pm | Guild Hall Foyer | £2
Make an alien world in a tin! Using imagination and scrap materials to create alien planets and their inhabitants, adventure into outer space with local artist, Sarah Hicks. There may also be the odd flying saucer thrown into the mix.
📌Suitable for all ages. Younger children will require an adult to help. Adults do not need a ticket but must supervise their children.
Magical Story Jars: Create a Rocket
Wednesday 21 August | 10:30-11:15am & 11:30-12:15pm | Guild Hall Foyer | £2
Craft a rocket fit for the proudest of astronauts and zoom off to a fantastic imaginary world created by you and your incredible imagination! After making your shiny new rocket, head on over to the story mixing station to bring your newly created story prop to life by writing or illustrating a short space themed adventure story. Add a sprinkling of magic dust and mix in a dollop of ideas sparked by the story cards from Magical Story Jars along with some help and guidance from the Chief Story Makers.
Who travels in the rocket? Which newly created world does it zoom off to and who do your story characters meet along the way? From a journey to space to meet the slime aliens in candyfloss canyon to a new planet filled with dancing unicorns and friendly robots? You decide!
📌For children 5 – 11yrs, adults do not need to buy tickets but must supervise their children.
Matilda the Musical (PG)
Thursday 22 August | 1:30pm | Guild Hall Foyer | Children £2 & Adults £3
A brand new take on the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical. Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical tells the story of an extraordinary girl, with a vivid imagination, who dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results.
📌Runtime is 117mins.
📌5yrs+ (PG)
Lego & Programming Sessions
Tuesday 27 August | 10:30am – 12pm (ages 5 – 8 years) & 1 – 2:30pm (ages 9 – 12 years) | Guild Hall Foyer | £8 per group
Make your own simple motor machine with Lego and write an algorithm to control it. Activity led by Junior Stem Robotics.
📌Please note each ticket books one table. One ticket is for up to four people (including adults and children).
Wonka (2023 / PG)
Thursday 29 August | 1:30pm | Guild Hall Foyer | Children £2 & Adults £3
Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time, is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.
📌Runtime is 112mins.
📌5yrs+ (PG)
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Harris Your Place
Harris Your Place is a £16 million project set to restore and reimagine the Harris for 21st-century audiences as a cultural learning space. The aim of this project is to protect the building and the architecture for future generations whilst enhancing accessibility options and positioning the Harris as a community hub for Preston and Lancashire.
The capital project is more than simply preserving this much-loved building; Harris wants to ensure that it remains a vibrant heart of the community. A place where people want to spend their time.
