Date: Saturday 21 October 2017 - Saturday 28 October 2017
Get ready for our biggest family event of the year – KidsFest 2017! This October half term the annual family fun fueled festival returns and is bigger and better than ever.
Fun Events
Monstersaurus
Sat 21 October, 2.30pm
Ages 3+
An energetic show full of thrills and spills, magic and mayhem will delight the whole family – with original music and plenty of audience participation. Just perfect for your own little monsters this half term! Watch the trailer here.
David Gibb – Climb The Tree
Mon 23 October, 2.30pm
Ages 3 – 11
David Gibb is on a one-man mission to make brilliant, engaging and high quality music for families and children. Guaranteed to have both parents and children singing along in no time, this is music that the whole family can enjoy together. Watch the trailer here.
Morgan & West: More Magic for Kids
Tue 24 October, 2.30pm
Ages 5+
Time-travelling magicians Morgan & West return to the stage with a marvellous magic show full of crazy capers for the young, old, and everyone in-between! Expect the unexpected, believe the unbelievable, but do not dare miss the unmissable Morgan & West!
Book for Morgan & West:More Magic for Kids! and Happily Ever After and save 10% off your tickets!
Happily Ever After
Wed 25 October, 2.30pm
Ages 5+
Once upon a time, in kingdom on top of the highest mountain in all the land, there lived a grouchy Queen, and her son, the Prince. The Prince was always getting in to trouble for slouching, running, burping, dancing and not behaving very princely at all! Watch the trailer here.
Book for Morgan & West:More Magic for Kids! and Happily Ever After and save 10% off your tickets!
Body of Light
Thu 26 October, 11am, 1pm & 2.30pm
An interactive solo dance work using Kinect One motion sensor to control projected imagery to delight audiences.
Grannylocks / The Monstrous Duckling
Fri 27 October, 12.45pm
Ages 3+
Join our poetic storyteller as he unwinds the true stories behind the happily ever afters and discover they’re maybe not as charming as you remember! Watch the trailer here.
Zombie-rella / Blood-red Hood
Fri 27 October, 3.30pm
Ages 6+
A mysterious vaudeville storyteller with a magical top-hat and coat unwinds the true stories behind the happily ever afters; which are maybe not as charming as you remember!
Lost and Found
Sat 28 October, 2.30pm
Ages 3+
Set sail on a wonderful adventure in this magical, musical adaptation based on the book by award-winning, bestselling picture book creator, Oliver Jeffers!
Free Activities
Spooky Cartoon Workshop and Creation Trail
Saturday 21 October, 10.30am – 12.30pm
Ages 3+
On the run up to Halloween come and join cartoonist Paul Hardman and Creation Station for a morning of art and creativity in The Art Box.
Make It!
Monday 23 October, 10.30am – 12.30pm
All Ages
Get creative with a fun activity! Create and make your own fun animal mask inspired by our Why Look at Animals? exhibition.
Hands On!
Tuesday 24 October, 11am – 1pm (subject to availability)
All Ages
Get hands on with museum artefacts from our collections.
Arty Aprons
Every day, 11am – 3pm (subject to availability)
Ages 3+
Explore the galleries with handy tools.
Construction Club
Saturday 21 October, 10.30am – 12.30pm
Ages 5+
Young inventors, creators and builders are invited to build and play with our Lego.
Library
Story & Rhyme Time
Tuesday 24 & Wednesday 25 October, 10.30am – 11.30am
Thursday 26 October, 2pm – 3pm
Ages 0 – 4
Museum
Discover Ancient Egypt
Permanent
Free admission, donations welcome
Not seen for over 40 years, our stunning Egyptology Gallery takes visitors on a journey through what life was like in ancient Egypt at the time of the Pharaohs. The museum is split into four themes of ritual, everyday life, beauty and communication. Within each of these themes there is a host of objects that give a sense of what life as an ancient Egypt would have been like.
Between Land and Sea – 10,000 years of Sefton’s Coast
Permanent
Free admission, donations welcome
Between Land and Sea tells the story of the many people who have lived and worked along our coast. Explore the history of the Sefton coast from prehistoric times to the present day showcasing the development of Sefton’s tourist towns of Southport and Birkdale, the outstanding natural habitats from Marshside to Formby Point and the major industrial port of Bootle.
Exhibitions
Why Look at Animals?
Until Saturday 10 March 2018
Free admission, donations welcome
Looking at the ever changing relationship we have with animals – from pets and zoo creatures to food sources.
Adventures in Egypt – Mrs Goodison & Other Travellers
Until Saturday 10 March 2018
Free admission, donations welcome
A unique exhibition combining objects from Mrs Goodison’s collection with masterpieces from UK and international collections.
Opening Hours
General Building
Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm
Saturday 10am – 4pm
Sunday 11am – 4pm (only on school holidays)
Museum & Exhibitions
Monday – Saturday 10am – 4pm
Sunday 11am – 4pm (only on school holidays)
Library
Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm
Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday 11am – 4pm (only on school holidays)
The Library is open but not staffed after 2pm on Saturdays or at any time on Sundays. There is no access to the public network computers during this time. Lending items can be borrowed via the self service.
Please note that children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
