Raring2go! WHAT'S ON AND WHERE TO GO What’s on this WINTER Here’s our pick of local, family-friendly events happening over the next few months. Many will need booking in advance and as always, information is subject to change so make sure you check before you set off. You’ll find even more events on our website www.raring2go.co.uk/area/altrincham-andsale/whats-on/ Turn to pages 12 & 13 to see what’s on at the theatre ONGOING EVENTS Until 30th December Glow, RHS Bridgewater, Salford Let it Glow! Enjoy an unmissable after-dark spectacle of lights at RHS Garden Bridgewater this festive season. Bring all the family for a magical evening. See the garden in breathtaking beauty as amazing illuminations light your way on our spectacular Glow trail. www.rhs.org.uk/bridgewaterglow Until 31st December Welcome to Wonderland: The Christmas Mansion, Tatton Park Step into a magical Christmas Mansion, down the rabbit hole and find yourself in the magical world of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Follow Alice’s footsteps through the Duchess’ Garden, the Queen of Hearts’ grand palace, and on through the amazing Magic Forest. www.tattonpark.org.uk/events_at_tatton_park Until 31st December Fairy Tales, Z-Arts An interactive world of play and storytelling. Step into a fairy tale town and through into the woods to discover a world of giants, palaces, gingerbread houses and treasure caves. Trip trap over a bridge (but watch out for the troll!), join in the palace disco with the musicians of Bremen, sit in a giant’s footprint, visit the market and help Jack win some magic beans, and much more. www.z-arts.org/events/fairy-tales/ Until 1st January 2024 (Closed Mondays) Julia and Axel - Thirty Years of Favourite Stories, The Lowry This free family-friendly exhibition features several of Julia Donaldson’s personal writing notebooks; containing the very first ideas and creative thinking behind her picture book stories. These are shown alongside Axel Scheffler’s artwork, showing the process of his illustrations from sketches and works in progress, to full page final illustrations that readers are familiar with seeing in the finished books. https://thelowry.com/whats-on Until 21st January Family daytime trail: Jolly Robin’s Winter Walk, Dunham Massey National Trust Follow this lovely trail to help Jolly Robin find their song and put a spring back in their step! With sparkling frost, life-giving rain and the opportunity to make boots muddy, winter can be lots of fun. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ Ongoing The Library of Enchantment, Z-Arts A fun-filled thrilling family-friendly escape room, full of seafaring adventures, time travelling tricks and a pesky old bookworm who’s always up to meddlesome mischief! Join us for an enchanting experience that requires your puzzling skills, logic, persistence and, most of all, teamwork. www.z-arts.org/events/the-library-ofenchantment 23rd November to 31st December PRISM: LIGHT TRAIL, Sale Town Centre See a series of light installations through Sale Town Centre, designed by children and young people from the borough. https://watersidearts.org/whats-on/3454prism-light-trail/ 24th November to 22nd December Seasonal Stories - Jolly Robin’s Christmas Party, Dunham Massey National Trust Join in the fun this Christmas with a very merry, interactive storytelling adventure. Celebrate with Jolly Robin and their woodland friends at their festive party. A magical, memory-making experience packed with Christmas joy and adventure. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ 6 raring2go.co.uk
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