Resonate Festival Family Fun Day

The University of Warwick presents Resonate Festival!

Resonate Festival Family Fun Day | Events in Coventry

Head to Warwick Uni for the Resonate Festival! On Wednesday 20th April there is a full programme of workshops, performances, activities and drop-in sessions... highlights below!

Warwick Sustainability Challenge- 19th - 21st April | 5pm

Designed for younger audiences. Across three days of Resonate 2022, join us for exhibitions, quizzes and sustainability trails to discover how the University of Warwick are championing environmentalists of the future. Exhibition & quizzes. Drop-in event.

Flying Seagulls Circus Workshop - 20th April | 11am - 5:30pm

Designed for younger audiences. This world renowned team will be with us all day for fun and inspiring workshops using clowning, magic, games and arts workshops to build positive human connections based on respect, happiness and laughter.

Circus Mash - 20th April | 11am - 4pm

Designed for younger audiences. Circus skills, demonstrations and workshops from Circus MASH. Performance | Activity - Drop-in

The Red Tent - 20th April | 11am - 5pm

Designed for younger audiences (Age 9+). Three drop-in workshops offering an awareness-raising initiative aiming to promote discussion about menstruation and break down the stigma. Including a specific workshop for boys and fathers.

Celebrating Languages - 20th April | 11am - 6pm

Designed for younger audiences. Craft, games and hands-on activities celebrating languages from around the world - from t-shirt decoration to a free taster in Mandarin - a fun event for all ages.

Invention Zone - 20th April | 11am - 6pm

Designed for younger audiences. Drop in, interactive event for children of all ages to engage with the science and technology behind some of the University’s award-winning, student-led projects. Submarines, motorbikes, robots and much more…

Creating for a Better World - 20th April | 11am - 12:30pm

Designed for younger audiences. Creating around Climate Change - a creative workshop for young people to imagine what their perfect world might look like. Painting, drawing, poetry writing… all welcome.

The Androids - 20th April | 11am - 4pm

Designed for younger audiences. The Androids really stand out in a crowd. Watch them as they interact. They do find humans rather intriguing; in a cute retro kind of way. The Androids literally are the future. Performance - Drop-in.

Stitch in Time - 20th April | 11am - 6pm

Designed for younger audiences. Design and technology in practice - a perfect opportunity to drop by and create a digitally designed textile and see the exhibit inspired by Coventry’s textile heritage.

Roman Coventry Activity Day - 20th April | 11am - 6pm

Designed for younger audiences. A celebration of ancient feasting and cooking with hands-on activities for the whole family.

Chris Smith - Frankie Best Hates Quests - 20th April | 11:30am - 12:30pm

Designed for younger audiences. Join Chris Smith as he introduces his fantastically funny new book Frankie Best Hates Quests for an event full of epic adventure! Talk | Activity - Booking required.

Stefan Gates - Fartology! - 20th April | 1pm - 2pm

Designed for younger audiences. An outrageous, hilarious and totally educational family stage show exploring the science of our portable chemistry labs. Expect experiments, explosions, stunts and much more…! Performance | Show- booking required.

Resonate: a string, a concert hall, a universe - 20th April | 2pm - 3pm

Designed for younger audiences. A lecture-style workshop with elements of electronic music performance, audience participation and physics demonstrations that explores what resonance means. Talk | Workshop - Registration required

Cooking Up The Past - 20th April | 2pm - 3:30pm

Designed for younger audiences. History in the making - a family-friendly, hands-on cooking session looking at wartime recipes from Britain and France.

FEAST! Dinner Party - 20th April | 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Designed for younger audiences. An event inviting participants of all ages to design a place setting in a collaborative project that looks at how we eat now and the future of eating together.

Stefan Gates - The Future of Food - 20th April | 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Designed for younger audiences. What will we be eating in the future? Insects? Lab-grown meat? Join an expert panel to find out! Booking required.

Norwuz - an Ancient Persian Festival - 20th April | 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Designed for younger audiences. Celebrate and pay your respects to Mother Nature with a festival that marks Persian New Year and the official beginning of spring. Workshop | Drop-in

James Campbell - The Funny Life of... - 20th April | 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Designed for younger audiences. A stand-up comedy show for children over 6, their grown-ups and anyone who likes comedy without the rude words. Booking required.

The Wonder of Wonder Show - Matt Pritchard - 21st April | 6pm - 7pm

Designed for younger audiences. A fast-paced interactive talk packed with illusions, curiosities, and mind-bending surprises from the science magician, Dr. Matt Pritchard. Booking required.

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