Our Motto



“It’s never too late to have a happy childhood, or to enable someone else to”

Welcome to Britain’s largest free children’s festival at Europe’s biggest open air event. Tony and the Eventuality team have gathered together the most excellent entertainment that any child could want for. We’ve got familiar faces and new friends, theatre, songs, puppetry and inspired nonsense in our family friendly festival space. And remember, everything we offer is completely free!!

The Big Top

Each day in The Big Top begins when Seikou Susso summons the sun to shine with his magical Kora.

Head Above Water Productions present their Kidz Field debut with ‘Are You Afraid of Spiders?’ Mollie shrinks down to spider size, slides down the spidoplug and visits the land of Spidonia. Spiddy the Spiv comes to the rescue and with Tarantulini in tow the have an excellent adventure.

The fabulous The Brothers Dimm brings us Ice Cream Man and the Jelly Incident. Sugary Super Hero Ice Cream man is created on Dessert Planet to end an age old war with Planet Maincourse. But when Maincourse’s leader Baron Von Schnitzel discovers the lost planet of Fruitopia he finds JELLY – the most powerful substance in the Foodiverse.

The AlleyKatz return… They’ve found fame fortune and fans , but wiil they find their feet in time to save the day? There’s a new Super Hero in Salt Lake Cityand he’s super slick and super cool. Batwing, Blundergirl and Thundercat will be fighting crime in Disco time.

World reknowned comic talent Fraser Hooper is Strawberry The Clown. The silly, silent, slapstick Strawberry is known as the best clown in the business. OneWheelSam entertains brilliantly with a combination of banter and mad unicycle trickery and Coreo Hazzard, magician and fun-maker, uses juggling, acrobatics and a giant balloon to amuse and amaze. We’ve got thrills, excitement and dash of fear with Nik Robson-King’s BMX, unicycle and knife juggling show 360˚.

Rainbow Theatre Productions present – ‘Four Favourite Fairy Tales’ where children are invited to act alongside the ‘professional’ actors in Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Bears, The The Billy Goats Gruff & The Three Little Pigs.

The two top twits Mr Mike and Mr Maynard perform their show ‘The Long & Short of It’., their heads in the clouds and their feet in custard. Madness, magic and mess from two of the Kidz Field favourites. (May contain nuts and hair pieces).

Andy Day from CBEEBIES will be here to tell stories, be silly and have lots of fun. He needs lots of help with that with his show, there’s loads of interaction and LOTS OF NOISE!

We are delighted to welcome back DNA with their new show Terry Jones’ Fairy Tales. Thurtinkle Garnetgetter the 287 year old magical storytelling gnome known as DR NOSE, telling the tales of the Monty Python man.

Back once again is the renegade mashster – Bodger & Badger in The Big Top. mashing It Up – Live! 100% mash with Bodger, Badger and China the dog.

FUNtastic! Are a new take on Pop for Kidz, Fresh versions of children’s classics that parents and little ones alike will rock along to. Steve Tasane is the pop poet that you can dance to.

Professor Panics Puppet Arena

The peerless puppeteer Prof. Panic hosts all day puppet lunacy, stories, workshops and much more! From morning til evening puppeteers from myriad cultures entertain and amaze Performers include Nicada Traditional Punch and Judy, No Strings Puppet Theatre, Mainbrace Theatre, and Over The Top. Suitcase Circus is a highly unlikely miniature circus performed from behind a jacket and hosted by a threadbare ringmasters sock. Carolin Emerson tells the story of ‘Tippety Twig and The Pond Monster’ with Myrtle Merryweather and Tippety the woodland elf. Objects Dart will be telling the tale ‘Salt’, a story of a journey across the salty sea to see what you can see.

Storytellers Marquee

Storytelling wizard John Row tells tall tales from around the globe and leads a stellar selection of story spinners headed by Christine Willison and Mitzi, Chicken Coop 3, Dominic Kelly, Lady P and Acting Up’s Fancy Dress Stories. It’s a first time out for Clive Pig, The Storyfella. Clive is a member of the Guild of Fabulists.

Syrcas Circus Big Top

Going from strength to strength after 10 years Sirkus Circus are now energy self-sufficient using the sun and wind to power their muse. This dynamic Welsh troupe are evolving a whole new concept in circus designed to help develop social skills, humour and confidence, community art and social interaction. Their main show is ‘Coppelia’ – a fusion of circus, theatre and dance! As well as providing a whole range of activities including circus skills workshops in juggling, plate spinning, unicycling, Diablo and trapeze. They will also have free-standing trapeze workshops.

Workshops

Workshops take place in the large marquee at the top of the field. We would like all children who visit the field to take home at least one thing they have made at Glastonbury. All workshops use recycled materials and many scrap gurus are on hand to help. 

Makendoo, Stars of Channel 5’s Havakazoo, will be doing interesting things with crepe paper and sticky backed plastic. Buzz Stop, Vicky and the Sticky Fingers crew, Picktish Paper People and Danielle Cooper are all on hand with the skills to make Masks, Fymo Jewelry, Rockets, Flowers (out of plastic bottles) and Chinese Fish Banners.

ReCreate with ReCycle – Mrs ReCycle and her family will be bringing new life to rejected stuff, making WoW’s – Wonderful, Original Wiry people. Silly Science are making and launching rockets an if that weren’t enough we have bunting workshops from Vision One Arts.

All this and Vision One Arts, Kajamagoo Arts, Bejewelled, The Mad Hatters, Crowning Glories and Shadow Case Arts.

Back again are Noona’s Puppet Stew, making puppets all day and Airy Fairy making things that fly, whizz and bang. Scrap Happy do puppets, masks, hats, costumes and windmills and Mo’s Mosaic Massive make marvelous mosaics. Cre8ivity 4 All will have a new workshop each day and Scrap Art Crew will help you make badges, masks, streamers and flags.

Crafty Kidz use ‘The four elements’ – earth, wind, air and fire, as the inspiration for their masks. Nicada Puppets will be making puppets in different ways using a myriad of different materials and involving you all in an instant show, and remember, many of our artists and performers will be doing workshops around their specialist skills and art – so keep your eyes open.

On Sunday we’ll finish with Free-Style creating, using all the scrap materials we have left over. Whatever it is you’ve learned to play, whatever it is you’ve made – remember, on sunday afternoon join the Kidz Field Grand Parade.

We are really pleased to have The Most Amazing, Extraordinary, Almost Real, but not quite, Game Experience. Complete dangerous missions to save the unicorn, engage the Mermaids in Peace Talks with The Pirates and learn to communicate with Aliens. The Woodcraft Folk aim to raise awareness of social justice environmental and other issues in a fun and interactive way.

Facepainting Marquee

Open all day, non allergenic face paints, water based and easy to remove.

Facepak are a fabulous, reknowned artists cooperative always ready to do a stunning new design, whilst Richard Langford, Cheshire Cats Face Painting Co, Starfish, Funky Faces, Shanna, Tamsyn’s Facepainting and Namnams ensure that no child leaves the field without a smile or a work of art on their face! The Bindi Crew do funky makeup, hair braiding and all that bindi jazz for fashion conscious kidz.

The ‘Not in my Name’ Art Workshops

This is a quiet space where kidz can focus on their work and chillout creatively. Paul Wadsworth and other world class artists will help you paint your little masterpiece. The Other World Arts Magic Garden will be creating their face gallery, seaside pier style and Pestalozzi International Village will be bringing sustainable development activities for kids and dance workshops. Their culturally creative workshops are a highlight of the Kidz Field – Head, Heart and Hands-On!

Music Workshops

This year Re-Play Music is bigger and better than ever. There will be performances, workshops and instrument giveaways to the keenest learners. Free music lessons for the duration of the festival using recycled guitars, violins and ukeleles. Violins and teachers are provided by Surrey Strings of London . All workshops and instruments are provided free of charge.

Jamma De Samba will bring a Latin vibe and Animal Trains Percussive Sculpture will be there to provide the backbeat.

Lets start the future stars of The Pyramid Stage on their way from here. Keep your eyes open for music stars from across the site dropping in to give masterclasses and encourage the stars of the future.

Out and About

Arty Clarty’s Inflatable Workshop will be doing ‘Shiver Me Timbers’ workshops in their yellow inflatable space and out on the field expect to run into a few weird and wonderful characters who will be doing walkabouts. Mr Mike & Mr Maynard and Ramakant and his Beautiful Horse will be wandering around to catch you off your guard and amuse you. Other Walkabouts include Creature Encounter as Alien Creatures and Anarchists, magical statues, dysfunctional disco droids and a cuddly carrot. Keith the Bubble Clown will be out about with Stanley Stardust on his glam stilts and The Boot Puppet Theatres Headmistress and Truant Officer – campaigning for 24/7 schooling. Frantic Antics are here this year and you’ll need to watch out for The Balloon Magician and all the way from Portugal Clown Pedro’s Travelling Show. Ragganuffin Arts is an interactive performance Art Project roaming the Field.

Stilts are well represented with Stilt Afflictions and Stiltwalking Bouncy Space Hoppers on site and his Travelling Show. Always keep your eyes peeled for weird and wonderful things wandering about – expect the unexpected. Friction Arts present the magnificent ‘Sisters of Percy’ – crazy technicolour nuns on the loose spraying craziness hither and thither. Circus Fudge present ‘The Weatherhouse’ with the Sunny Day Woman and the Rainy Day Man. The A.P.E Project will do roaming Workshops with Pedal Powered Painting and Mobile Phone charging.

Little Kidz Area

As always The National Childbirth Trust will be providing baby changing, bathing and feeding facilities, as well as provisions and facilities to help those with very young children and babies. Henrietta Lang will be teaching, infant Massage Classes each day. They have nappies, wellies and wipes, (Bio-Degradable of course), in their sanctuary and are on hand to give advice, support and a friendly face. Drop in for a cup of tea and find a moment of calm understanding for you and your youngest.

Tiny tots will feel at home in the little kidz area, a safe, fenced-in area at the top of the field with it’s own mini playground and helpers, including shaded sand pit, swingboats, chairoplanes, and a book and toy library. Bristol Playbus are on hand, along with Suffolk Playworks. Unsung heroes The Albion Kidz Show has soft playroom, organised games, the fantastic kidz karaoke stage and a pirate ship.

This year qualified specialist Sam Webb brings her Tatty Bumpkin Baby Yoga skills to share. Learn how to use Yoga on your little one to aid physical, physiological and psychological wellbeing. Suzy will be helping with baby communication using Sing and Sign. Creative Kids will be running a UV Den using a multi-sensory approach to play, choose between Jungle Space and Underwater Themes.

Regrettably, we DO NOT provide crèche facilities.

Outdoor Rides and Games

Of course there is our everpresent Giant Enchanted Climbing Castle manned by the ideologically sound Woodcraft Folk who will be promoting UN Agenda 21 – The Right to Play. The beacon of the field is our 1930’s giant wooden lighthouse Helter Skelter alongside this we have a number of traditional fun-fair rides including Swingboats of all sizes, Mini Ferris Wheel, little Roundabouts, Sally’s famous Super Tramps trampolines and an Aerial Runway. We’ve also got Gyroscopes, Inflatafun, Maynell Games’ outdoor interactive games and Other World Arts with their Fairytale Garden and Maze. Clamber up the Foundry Mobile Climbing Wall, try out on Penwith Play’s Scramble, Chase & Climb Slide Inflatable or set off on a Gone Native mission in The Forest of Dreams with The Play Rangers.

There is only one commercial outlet in the field and that is the Mamas & Papas Cafe. The prices are low, the food is great and service comes with a smile. Some of the profits from the café will benefit SOS Children’s Villages, The World’s largest orphan charity.

Services

The Kidz Field is open from 9am til 7pm each day. The Kidz Field has a Lost Childrens and a First-Aid post manned by a large group of highly trained professionals.. It is 22 years since the last child was born in the Kidz Field (now a crew member) but we do have a qualified Midwife onsite …

We have a CCTV system to ensure safety and Strawberry Fair stewards are always on hand to keep you safe and ensure that you and yours have a happy childhood at Glastonbury 2009.

CBBC’s SMART enlists the Kidz Field to help create a miniature origami glastonbury… at glastonbury!

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