Families looking for free, fun activities this half-term can pop down to a pop-up space for creativity and curiosity at The Brunel Swindon.
Once again, the innovative team behind the Festival of Tomorrow will be staging a week of activities, transforming one of the units at The Brunel Swindon into a centre of imagination.
The ‘Swindon Imaginarium’ will be downstairs, at 13 Plaza next door to High Score Arcades and Blue Banana, and promises fun-filled arts, crafts, activities, experiments and much more. It runs from Monday May 25 to Saturday May 30, between 10am and 4pm, and is completely free.
Families can drop in to play, make, explore, build, create and discover together, and try something new, in a relaxed, friendly environment.
Louise Halliday, Head of Programming and Outreach for Festival of Tomorrow, said: “Swindon Imaginarium will transform a space in The Brunel Swindon, where science and the arts collide, with free hands-on activities and workshops designed to spark creativity, curiosity, and conversation around the ideas and innovations shaping our future.”
The project has been made possible thanks to a grant from the Sustainable Futures Programme, funded by the Community Benefit Fund created through the Science Museum Group Wroughton Solar Park, and managed by Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation.
Visitors to the Imaginarium will also have the chance to help shape Swindon’s bid to become UK City of Culture 2029 by sharing their ideas and dreams for the future.
Swindon Imaginarium will build on the previous events run at The Brunel Swindon, which have attracted hundreds of families and children from across the town.
From Monday to Friday during half-term week, there will also be free facepainting (donations encouraged for charity).
A spokesperson for The Brunel Swindon said: “We are thrilled to once again be hosting the team from Festival of Tomorrow. Their events are a big hit with our shoppers and visitors, and we’re excited to see what Swindon Imaginarium will bring.”
