A Music Festival in Bristol, For The Future
KIDS AREA
FORWARDS has a dedicated kids area, featuring immersive shows and exciting workshops, theatre, ball pool, skate ramp, arts & crafts, music, plus much more - there is something for the whole family.
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Got a workshop or experience that would be perfect for the kids area? Please fill in this form to apply.
Deadline for submissions: Friday 25th April
TICKET INFORMATION
Kids aged 4 and under go free to FORWARDS, but they must have a registered ticket for the event, please make sure you have registered them before heading to the festival. Keep an eye out for ticket information coming soon.
For kids aged 5-17 years tickets will be available and must be purchased alongside an adult ticket. After you purchase your tickets but wish to add more children, please email enquiries@teamlove.org and we will be able to make arrangements for you.
DIVERSE ARTIST NETWORK
In the kids’ area, the Diverse Artists Network — a development agency championing diversity, cultural competency, and representation in the arts — will present a vibrant programme of hands-on workshops celebrating creativity, culture, and community. From midday to early evening, young participants can explore activities led by talented local and international artists: creative crafts with Ruth Ramsay & Karen Chard, spoken word with Solomon OB, magical storytelling with mermaid Carol Sherman, the joyful rhythms of steelpan with Alphonse Daudet Touna, energetic drumming with AFIDANCE, and dances from across the African diaspora with Penny Marie. These sessions are designed to spark imagination, build confidence, and introduce children to a rich spectrum of artistic traditions, reflecting the network’s mission to connect and empower diverse voices in the arts.
PREVIOUS SOCIAL INITIATIVES
We have Campus Skateboarding in our Kids Area this year. With a team of dedicated instructors on hand, and safety and skateboarding equipment, it's the perfect chance for any kids who have been wanting to give it a shot, to try it out.
Founded in 2011, the non-profit organisation has utilised the positive energy and the influence of skateboarding to engage with children and young people.
The Eastside Community Trust and Felix Road Adventure Playground unleashed complete creativity recently, designing artworks to display at this year's festival - keep an eye out on site for the installations, designed by children themselves.
Access Creative College will be joining us again this year, hosting "Busker's Corner", where young ones can brush up on their musical skills and play with instruments, before taking to the stage with an open-mic performance on The Bandstand!
Sign up in advance (link coming soon) or on the day at the Access Creative College tent, located in the kids area. Please be sure to bring any backing music on a usb if required.
PARENTAL RE-ENTRY POLICY
We have an official parental re-entry policy in place. Someone who has a child will be allowed to leave the site to drop them off and come back without the child. The policy only extends to people who are leaving the site with a child and must still be cleared with security at the main gate. Re-entry will not be granted in any other circumstances. Please make sure that you (or whichever adult) is taking the children off site speaks to the team at the main gate BEFORE leaving as you MUST collect a pass out and be back on site by 8pm.
**If no pass out is collected then you will not be allowed to come back on to the site.**
A Music Festival in Bristol, For The Future