The Wheee! family weekend is always special and this year is no exception. There will be lots of arts and craft activities plus outdoor theatre and dance performances to entertain family members of all ages. The fun will start at mid-day (although the luminarium will be open from 11am with the usual ticketed entry).
*all events free with the exception of Daedalude Luminarium and indoor theatre performances.
Events throughout the weekend include:
* Fantastic Spiders – facts and fiction with Sarah Goodacre from the University of Nottingham’s School of Life Sciences
* Camera Obscura workshops with Jon Legge
* The Curious Perambulator and its inventive Spider Trails
* A climbing wall, pop-up tennis, football skills and futsal with membersfrom the David Ross Sports Village and Nottingham Tennis Centre
* Paper Spiders and Giant Web-making workshops
* Heritage stories from Highfields Park with Nicky Rafferty
* Summer-watch with Highfields Park Ranger, Steve Clarke and BioBlitz
* Traditional Chinese Crafts with the Nottingham Confucius Institute
Scheduled events:
| 11am-5.15pm |
Architects of Air: Luminarium - Daedalude |
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| 11.30am |
Branching out with Birch & Hazel - magical, funny and informative woodland story & performance experience |
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| 11.30am (Sat only) |
Andy Manley: Stick by me - gentle, beautiful, non-verbal theatre for 3-5 years |
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| 12noon-4.30pm |
Where It All Began - the original Jamie Johnson pilot |
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| 12.15pm |
A Bird in the Hand Theatre: The Bewonderment Machine - artist-built, cycle powered carousel for ages 2-6 |
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| 12.30pm |
Charmaine Childs: Strong Lady - exhilarating and astonishing feats of strength |
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| 1pm |
Mark Evans: music workshop |
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| 1.30pm |
Bongo Bolero: The Dick Danger Show - acrobatic antics, dad dancing and diving into a bucket of water! |
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| 1.45pm |
Branching out with Birch & Hazel |
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| 2pm (Sat only) |
Andy Manley: Stick by me |
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| 2pm |
Silent Disco |
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| 2.15pm |
A Bird in the Hand Theatre: The Bewonderment Machine |
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| 2.15pm (Sat only) |
Candoco Dance Company: You & I Know - duet choreographed by Arlene Phillips |
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| 2.15pm (Sun only) |
Motionhouse: Lost - choreographed by Kevin Finnan |
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| 2.30pm |
Middleton Corpus: The Seedling - acrobatic dance theatre, choreographed by Anthony Middleton |
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| 2.45pm |
Charmaine Childs: Strong Lady |
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| 3.15pm |
Bongo Bolero: The Dick Danger Show |
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| 3.45pm |
Branching Out with Birch & Hazel 4pm A Bird in the Hand Theatre: The Bewonderment Machine |
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| 4pm |
Middleton Corpus: The Seedling |
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| 4.15pm (Sat only) |
Candoco Dance Company: You & I Know |
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| 4.15pm (Sun only) |
Motionhouse: Lost |
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| 4.30pm |
Mark Evans: music workshop |
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Please note outdoor schedule is subject to change, visit this page for the latest information.
Please note: Parking during the Wheee! Festival is extremely limited.
Please see our travel page for alternate ways to visit us. Wheee! Family Weekend Festival partner:
Woodland Trust
Wheee! is a Lakeside and University of Nottingham initiative in association with Nottingham City Council Parks & Open Spaces and the Heritage Lottery Fund.