THE LOWRY OUTLET MALL www.lowryoutletmall.com
The Quays, Salford Quays, M50 3AH
Phone: 0161 848 1850
Saturday 27 March: 11am – 4pm
Meet Dora the Explorer*
Sunday 28 March: 12pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm
Good Old Fashioned Puppet Show – ‘Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden’
Monday 29 & Tuesday 30 March: 11am to 4pm
Easter Face Painting
Wednesday 31 March & Thursday 1 April: 11am to 4pm
Easter Flower Making Workshops
Make flowers and decorate our Easter Garden.
Friday 2 April: 11am – 4pm
Mad Hatter’s Games Day
There’s Egg & Spoon Races, Roll the Giant Egg and more! Compete to win medals and prizes!
Saturday 3 April: 12pm -4pm
Have your picture taken with the Easter Bunny! Plus Easter Egg Hunt in the Mall!*
Have your picture taken with the Easter Bunny and put into an Easter Card!
Sunday 4 April : 11am to 4pm
Easter Face Painting
Monday 5 April: 12pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm
Magic Monday – The Great Lorenzo
Join our popular musician in the mall.
Tuesday 6 April: 11am to 4pm
Easter Face Painting
Wednesday 7 & Thursday 8 April: 11am to 4pm
Easter Basket Workshops
We’ll fill you baskets with treats to take home for free!
Friday 9 April: 11am to 4pm
Easter Face Painting
Saturday 10 April: 11am to 4pm
Teddy Bear Fun Day & Meet the Tallest Teddy Bear in the World!*
Bring your teddy along to take part in our Teddy Bear fun day which includes a talent contest, music, games and more with prizes for winners! Plus, meet William, our friendly, 14ft Teddy Bear!
Sunday 11, Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 April: 11am to 4pm Easter Face Painting
Please note, the following applies to the activities:
• Characters will be appearing at various intervals throughout the day.
• The children’s entertainments are not supervised playschemes and parents are requested to stay with their children and join in the fun.
• The Lowry Outlet Mall reserves the right to cancel or change the times of any events without notice.
THE MANCHESTER MUSEUM www.museum.manchester.ac.uk
250 Oxford Road
Easter Holidays: Animal mania
Monday 29 March-Thursday 1 April & Tuesday 6-Friday 9 April 11am-4pm
Most activities are free and drop-in. Some activities may need to be booked on the day and may cost up to £1.50. All ages. Discover how animals adapt to their surroundings and how we preserve the Museum’s animals.
MANCHESTER ART GALLERY www.manchestergalleries.org
Mosley Street
Mushroom Magic – 30 March – 1 April, 6 – 9 April, 1-3pm
Easter holiday workshops. Suitable for families with children aged 0-11.Inspired by Army of Mushrooms by Takashi Murakami, on show in Facing East, create giant colourful mushrooms and shrink them into cute key rings and badges to take home.
TATTON PARK www.tattonpark.org.uk
Knutsford, Cheshire
Teddy Bear Easter Festival - 3-5 April 2010
On your marks get teddy go! Join in the hunt for the honey pots. Complete the challenges to take you to the honey bear. Visit the Teddytastic Mansion. Follow the teddy quiz. Admire the floral displays. Follow Teddington’s Marmalade trail. Meet the farm’s lambs, pigs, donkeys and friends. Find Goldilocks and Barney Bear in the farmyard. Visit Aunty Mary in the Cottage. Normal opening times and prices apply.
Easter Crafts and Country Shopping Fair- 3-5 April 2010
Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of a special Bank Holiday event. Packed with home décor and furnishing ideas, arts and crafts and gifts for the family. Open 10.30am to 5pm. Craft Fair free to enter. Normal park and attraction entry charges apply. Contact Countrywide Events 01509 217 444 or visit the website
MOSI www.mosi.org.uk
Liverpool Road, Castlefield
Easter Holidays - 29 March – 11 April 2010
Take part in lots of hands-on workshops and events as we commemorate the work of Manchester ‘Local Heroes’ in the theme of energy. Visit www.mosi.org.uk for more information about the programme.
KRO2 BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL
Easter Weekend. Thursday 1st – Monday 5th April 2010
KRO2’s 3rd biannual outdoor real ale and cider festival arrives this Easter!
A free entry Beer Festival in the city centre’s biggest and best beer garden with over::
40 REAL ALES,
20 CIDERS,
PLENTY OF WHISKIES,
LIVE MUSIC
AND A FAMOUS KRO BBQ
This Easter, we will also be hosting our Kro Rib Off, where you the public get to judge which of our bars has the best Rib Recipe!
For more information, visit http://www.kro.co.uk/news-events/kro2-beer-and-cider-festival
Could you include a listing for Steaming Days at Boton Steam Museum, Mornington Road, off Chorley Old road, Bolton BL1 4EU.
Volunteers from the Northern Mill Engine Society have rescued and restored over 25 old textile mill engines – some of then engines which once drove the cotton mills of Lancashire. Most will be in steam on the following dates from 10.00am to 4.00pm, and admission is free!
Spring Steaming: May 30,31: 2010
Summer Steaming: August 29,30: 2010
September Steaming: September 11, 12: 2010
New Year Winter Warm-Up: January 2,3: 2011
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