Families

For budding space scientists, bookworms, fun-lovers, and thinkers alike, HowTheLightGetsIn has plenty on offer to keep children and young adults of all ages busy in our Mindcraft area. There's a whole programme of talks and events in the Mindcraft tent with experiences to pique the curiosity of 7-12 year olds. Whether it's robot workshops to philosophical experiments, we have you covered. Elsewhere on the festival site, our sandpit will keep smaller ones entertained whilst in-betweens can get serious with giant games in the Park Hangout along with our famed vintage rides!

Under-12 Children's Tickets are free!

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A woman assists a young girl in crafting pottery, both smiling and engaged in a creative activity, surrounded by art supplies in a bright workspace.

Pottery Workshop

Illustrations representing the five senses: sight (eye), smell (nose), taste (tongue), hearing (ear), and touch (hand), along with a brain symbolizing perception.

Barry Smith: Philosophy of the Senses

A cheerful cartoon clown with red curly hair, wearing a yellow shirt and red overalls, juggles colored balls next to a unicycle.

Keep it Up! Juggling and Diablo with Charlie Barnett

A cartoon-style illustration of a green frog sitting on a small patch of ground surrounded by green grass and plants.

Brilliant Biology with Güneş Taylor

A cartoon-style rocket launching into a clear blue sky, leaving a trail of white smoke behind.

Astronomy for Kids with Arthur Grau

A young girl with short hair in a colorful dress peers closely at a camera mounted on a tripod against a bright yellow background.

Fantastic film-making! with Adrian Abbott