This summer the Garden Museum will be transformed into celebration of storytelling and creativity that explores the magic of growing for the Festival of Fairytales. Guest curated by Originary Arts and designed to delight and inspire imagination in children aged 4-10 and their grown ups.

Set against the magical backdrop of the Garden Museum’s home of a medieval church and lush green gardens, join us to travel through a world woven with giant peaches, enchanted plants and magic beans. Global tales that transform and help characters to grow stronger, braver and shine brighter!

Children will be free to explore the Festival of Fairytales and enjoy pop-up performers, creative arts workshops, live storytelling and theatrical performances, or get their hands dirty exploring the power of nature and gardening. Grown-ups invited to come and play too! Please leave pet beasts, dragons, dogs or chimeras at home.

There is an optional fancy dress ideas: come dressed as your favourite fairytales or folktales. Amazing nature! The enchanted garden! Flowers and fairies. Dragons and dragonflies. Giant peaches and poisoned apples. Moon and stars. Ugly bugs and woodland creatures.

Let your imagination grow wild!