Fri 28 July - Sun 6 August. Birmingham Festival ’23, Birmingham City Centre. Proudly outdoors and free to access, the Festival will echo the city-centre experience of the Commonwealth Games, taking over Centenary Square with live music and performance, creative and participatory activities, and big-screen content to conjure the shared experiences, magic and memories of the summer of ‘22. Across 10 days and 9 evenings, Birmingham Festival 23 will welcome audiences, artists, local communities and volunteers, reflecting the diversity of the city, to come together to watch, listen, relax, dance and play. www.birminghamfestival23.co.uk Saturday 29 July, 11am-3pm. New Art Gallery Walsall. South Asian Heritage Month Community Day: Stories to Tell. A day of sharing stories and learning about the countries and traditions of South Asia. Sand rangoli and mini-mandala weaving with artists Daya Bhatti and Nilupa Yasmin, mehndi, stories from local Sikh, Hindu and Muslim families, traditional poetry & Tai Chi. Free. Drop-in. All welcome. www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk Sat 29 July. Fantasy Comic Book Workshop, Sarehole Mill, Birmingham. This two hour session will begin with a brief tour of the Sarehole Mill grounds as we hear how J.R.R. Tolkien was inspired by the site. You will be guided through the fundamentals of storytelling and comic book techniques that will help you tell your own story. www.birminghammuseums.org.uk Tue 1 August - Sun 3 September. Dino Discovery Maize Maze, PLAY@ Lower Drayton Farm, nr Penkridge. See page 17 for more details. WIN! Enter our competition on P30 to win a family ticket. SAVE! Get 10% off when booking online using code RG10. www.playatthefarm.co.uk Continued on P19 12 raring2go.co.uk 13 Raring2go! PLACES 2 GO Raring2go! WHAT’S ON SUMMER Enjoy a leisurely 90 minute kayak trip on the pretty canal in Kinver followed by woodfired pizza at the Vine Inn afterwards! Open The Vine Inn Kayaks Only £12 per Child & £15 Per Adult Weekends & Every Day School Holidays 1 Dunsley Road, Kinver DY7 6LJ www.riverseverncanoes.co.uk Under 18's require an adult on the water with them. Buoyancy aids & dry bags included.
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