Jul
27

Summer Saturdays

Date and time

Jul 27, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024

Location

Outside The AMP
Off Front Street
Arnold
Nottingham NG5 6ND

Description

Outside The AMP, off Front Street, Arnold

From 10am, FREE

Summer Saturdays, in collaboration with AMP Live, are a series of free fun activities for all the family to take part in. There’s no need to book, just come along on the days and join in!

27 July, 10am - 4pm, Young makers' workshops and market

Four activity stations under gazebos will be running makers' workshops to families:

Make a sock puppet
vegetable animal carving,
balloon sculpting
learn the art of face painting.

The workshops will be delivered by the team from Dice & Balls, who are based at The AMP.

Alongside the workshops outside The AMP building, there will also be the monthly market from AMP Live.

3 August, 10am - 4pm, Dance day

Simply Dance, a local dance studio based at Carlton Hill, will be providing taster sessions of dance and other activities throughout the day.

Come along and have a go at:

10-10.45am - Morning Dance Fit for the whole family (ages 2+)

11-11.45am - Musical Theatre (ages 3-7)

11.45am-12.30pm - Street Dance/Hip Hop (ages 3-7)

12.40-1.30pm - Musical Theatre (ages 8+)

1.30 - 2.15pm - Street Dance/Hip Hop (ages 8+)

2.15- 3pm - Ballet Fit (for all ages)

3.15-4pm - Acrobatics Fmily Stretch (ages 7+)

Water and fruit will be available on the day.

10 August, 10am-4pm, Art to wear (t shirt printing) and canvas art

Dizzy Ink will be hosting t shirt printing, using a vinyl press. Families can create their design and have a t- shirt printed.

17 August, 10am – 4pm, Scalextric racing, live music and artisan market

Race Day, based at The Dragon in Nottingham, will set up their brilliant peddle power Scalextric, 4 lane track model of Nottingham city centre for you to have a race around. Families can compete against each other on the 4-lane track, using their own cars or ones provided.

There will also be an artisan market outside the AMP for you to browse and shop for handmade goods.

The Major will be performing live music on the day too!

24 August, 10am – 3pm, Circus skills workshop, board games and face painting

Dice & Balls will be delivering a fabulous circus skills workshop, teaching diablo, juggling, plate spinning and more.

Alongside this they will also be running giant board game sessions under the gazebos.

Face painting will be taking place on the day.

Water and fruit will be also available.

31 August, 10am-2pm, Rock ‘N’ Shop

Come and enjoy a day of live music while you browse the stalls on the market. Eleanor Mattley Productions will be singing throughout the day.

The Summer Saturdays events are funded by the UK Government.