This summer GeoFest partners are running plenty of events to take your family along to. Many of these are crafts and geology based but others include things like theatre shows and garden parties! There is something from GeoFest for everyone and any age to help you make the most of the beautiful weather this summer.
Heritage Day at The Hive, Worcester
On Sat 16th July from 10am-4pm The Hive is running a day celebrating all forms of Worcester heritage.
Come along to meet various heritage organisations, museums and societies. There will also be talks, film screenings, demonstrations, and a sandpit excavation for children. Just drop in throughout the day. Includes geopark and geology displays.
Bewdley Museum Late Night Kitchen Garden
On 16 July and 28th August there will be a late night opening at the Bewdley Museum Garden Kitchen including live entertainment!
Antiques & Collectors Fair – Hartlebury Castle
On 17th July, 14th August and 11th September you can browse a wonderful variety of stalls offering quality, collectable and eclectic items in this wonderful Antiques and Collectors Fair!
Lapworth Museum of Geology – Megalodon Tooth Hunt
On Monday 18th July and Wednesday 30th August (10:00)
Can you find the 10 megalodon teeth hidden around the museum? Grab a trail sheet from the Reception desk and get hunting.
Bewdley Museum – Cherry Fair
On the 23rd and 24th of July there is a Cherry Fair and 1940s weekend featuring Kevin Mac, Wyre Forest Big Band and craft fair.
Come out and Play in Comer Woods – National Trust Dudmaston
Daily from 25th of July to the 4th of September, 11am-3pm you can come down and meet the team in Heath Meadow for afternoons filled with fun activities for the whole family.
Family Summer Fun at Worcester Cathedral
From Monday 25th of July through to 31st of August 2022 there’s a host of free family fun coming up at the Cathedral!
This includes fossils in the Geopark, 3 – 30 August 2022
Travel back millions of years with this exhibition, which includes a display of specimens from the Lapworth Museum.
Ancient Rocks and Relics, Tuesday 16 and Thursday 25 August 2022
Drop in family craft and activities, 10.30am – 3pm in the Undercroft Learning Centre.
Create your fossil and carve an ancient remain out of soap.
Get Arty Trail – National Trust Dudmaston
This event will run from Sunday, 24 July to Thursday, 28 July and will cost £2 per activity pack.
The Get Arty Trail is being run by Shropshire artist Sarah Evans, of Silk ‘n’ Stuff.
Participants will take a clipboard made from various materials and head out into the gardens of Dudmaston Hall, to see what they can sketch, be it a leaf, a tree, a bird or anything else that catches their eye!
Paper and a pencil will be provided, but feel free to bring your own drawing implements.
Cob House Car Boot Sale
Sunday 24th July
Open from 10am
Bewdley Museum – Children’s summer holiday craft activities
25 July – 2 September
£6 per activity per child
Thursday 28 July and 18 August include Dinosaur sand art!
Family outdoor trail -National Trust Dudmaston
Available Sunday – Thursday, 10.30am from 31 July to 4 September.
Collect a free family trail and what’s on from reception. Follow the clues and complete the activities to discover Dudmaston Hall.
Castles, Dragons, Knights & Princesses – Hartlebury castle
Every Tuesday – Thursday in August
Dress up, come down to the Castle and follow the themed trail, and create fun crafts to take home with you.
Wonderful Water at Severn Country Park
Wednesday 3 August 2022
Families with children age 3-13 years are invited to come along and meet our friendly team at this wonderful location on the river Severn
led by Severn Rivers Trust
Free for families – limited spots
Severn Valley Railway – Vintage Transport Extravaganza
Saturday 6th – Sunday 7th August
Our festival of transport brings together the best of vintage vehicles throughout the ages for one bumper weekend across the full length of the line.
£25 per adult ticket, £16.50 per child ticket. Prices may vary for short trips.
Much Ado About Murder at Bewdley Museum
Sunday 7 August 2022
Don your detective cap and join Heartbreak Productions for some super silliness this summer. Our original murder mystery will set five suspects under the spotlight, and we will depend on the audience to find answers.
£14 per adult ticket and £9 per child ticket
River Wildlife at Severn Country Park
Wednesday 10th August 2022 and Wednesday 26th October 2022
Discover how we look for and record signs of river wildlife in different habitats and learn about amazing river creatures.
Free for families – limited spots
Wyre Forest Centre, Callow Hill
August 10th
Geo-crafts day plus table top displays
Rock and Fossil Hunt – Severn Valley Country Park
August 12, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Our ranger-led events are a super fun way to get kids exploring. Join us for a rock and fossil hunt. Have a dig on our old coal spoil and see if you can find fossils from 320 million years ago!
Please book and pay for your place in advance by calling 01746 781 192.
Suitable for ages 4 and up. All equipment is provided.
Rain or Shine Theatre Company – The Recruiting Officer at Severn Country Park
Friday 12 August 2022
Gates 6.30pm, Performance 7.30pm
One of the most popular plays of its time, this is a delightful romp through 18th Century Shrewsbury written by Mr. George Farquhar.
Severn Valley Country park – Geology Packs with Rock and Fossil hunts
Fri 12 August, Fri 26 August 11am-12.30pm
£3.50 per child
Geology Crafts at Severn Valley Country Park
Wednesday 17th August 2022
Geologists in the geopark present a Carboniferous flora and fauna display
Family Event – Mighty Megalodon – Lapworth Museum of Geology
Wednesday 17th August (10:00-16:30)
Drop into the Lapworth Museum of Geology and discover all about the Mighty Megalodon through talks, crafts, colouring and story time.
Arley Arboretum
August 20th
Geo-craft day plus geopark displays
Cinderella Outdoor Theatre at Hartlebury Castle
Fri 26 August : 7.00 pm
Cinderella – Outdoor Theatre In an enchanted kingdom in a faraway land magical creatures and fairy godmothers come together to tell the best loved of all fairytales. Full of song, mirth, and joy for the summer ahead, join us on Cinderella’s journey of a lifetime to a magical ball!
