Spot On Children’s Festival is returning this school holidays to take over Riverside Theatres in Sydney’s Central City, Parramatta, with five days of wonderful entertainment for the whole family.
Choose your own curious adventure from a program featuring live theatre shows, movie screenings, music performances and free activities.
Highlights include Grug and the Rainbow, an exquisite puppet show based on Ted Prior’s much-loved character; screenings of Windmill Theatre’s hit production of Rumpelstiltskin starring Paul Capsis; and shows from Sunny Ray and the Magnificent Moon, The Listies and SplashDance.
Free courtyard activities like face painting and crafts will keep everyone happy between shows and movies.
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What: Spot On Children’s Festival
When: September 26 – 30
Where: Riverside Theatres – Corner Church and Market Streets, Parramatta
Cost: Free and ticketed events, see website for details. Family Passes and discounts available for Riverside Theatres’ Members.
Bookings & info: https://riversideparramatta.com.au/spoton17
GIVEAWAY!
To celebrate Spot On Children’s Festival Riverside is kindly giving away a double pass to Curiosity on Thursday 28 September at 2pm to one of our lucky readers. Showcasing aerial and acrobatic feats including chair balancing, stilts, ladder routines and original song and dance, Curiosity is a theatrical collision between the worlds of Circus Oz, Dr Seuss and Alice in Wonderland.
For your chance to win simply email the name of one of the events playing at Spot On Children’s Festival, along with your name, address, phone number and subject line SPOT ON RYDE to marketing_riverside@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au
Competition closes Sunday 10 September at 5pm.
The winner will be notified by email.
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