What's On and Things To Do Around Kenilworth

Kenilworth was historically a very important town in Warwickshire. It has one of England’s best castle ruins and plenty of pubs and good restaurants. This year we welcome four new gardens on Fieldgate Lane and Siddeley Avenue to the group making ten gardens in all, providing great variety.

This is an annually held event in the wonderful Abbey Fields Park in the centre of Kenilworth a short distance from the Town and Castle. Popular with local people and outside visitors alike. As well as a good mixture of various charity and trade stalls there is a full programme of Arena and Stage Events.

Looking for a way to keep the kids entertained over the half term break? Bring them along to Bear Rock climbing Camps. Enjoy climbing games and fun team-building activities, learn how to tie knots and belay. Sessions are tailored to suit each child’s ability and interests.

Warwick Art Centre’s Family Day is back and we invite you to explore The Great Outdoors! Grab a map and travel north, south, east and west, discovering free games, activities and events as you go! Scale mountains to giddy heights, take a dip in our blue lagoon and venture into our woodland forest.

Ben Folds & A Piano. Artists performing: Ben Folds.: Tickets avaiable.

Join us for a fun-filled summer event that celebrates the extra special bond we have with our four-legged friends. Including a Fun Dog Show, agility and flyball, there’s lots to take part in with your dog.

Calling all Rock & Roll lovers! The event is the perfect show for those with a love of the outdoors and a passion for retro. Join us in your motorhome, caravan or tent for a long weekend of jive, dance and rockabilly or head to the event for a day out shopping in the exhibition area.

Cannon Park Shopping Centre is heading off on an adventure around the world this half term and they are looking for intrepid explorers to join them along the way! Join them on Wednesday 30th May between 12pm-4pm for their American themed craft workshop.

A collection of lovely, mature, suburban gardens, each one different in style and size. Come and enjoy the imaginatively planted herbaceous borders, spectacular roses, water features, fruit and vegetable patches, cottage garden planting and shady areas, something for everyone and plenty of ideas for you to take home.

Bagot’s Castle, Baginton, CV8 3AR have three children’s trial set in 19 acres of pastureland surrounding the castle. The trails would be suitable for children from the age of 3 to teenagers. This is an enjoyable way for children to learn about the history of Bagot’s Castle.

Learn about the array of edible plants and mushrooms growing all around us in the UK in springtime in the historic village of Baginton, near Coventry, Warwickshire. On this walk, you’ll discover how to identify some commonly growing foods to forage for, and hints on where to look.

An opportunity to meet some of the gorgeous cats in our care that are looking for their forever homes. This is an indoor event with raffle, refreshments available and stalls. Come and chat to our volunteers about the cats we have available for adoption. Free parking is available onsite.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to be in the audience for the recording of two brand new episodes of a comedy adventure podcast at Dale Street Church, Leamington Spa.

Wednesday and Sunday services at Leamington Spa NSU Church. Holly Street, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV32 4TN Every Wednesday Service with a Guest Speaker / Medium commences at 2.30 pm. Healing available before the service. Please see notice board for details and Special events.

St Mary’s Warwick, will be hosting a WRITING WORKSHOP to reveal the legend of Guy of Warwick, between 2.00pm and 4.00pm on Saturday 26th May. You will hear the legend of Guy and Felice brought to life by Jenny Heap, local writer and poet. Then write your own story or poem or even create a picture. At 4.

Annual Plant Sale hosted by the Warwickshire group of the Plant Heritage charity. This event brings together 15 specialist plant nurseries, selling a range of interesting and often unusual herbaceous, alpine and shrubby plants at reasonable prices.

A two day event to experience the taste of Thailand this summer at Warwick Racecourse, Warwick is brought to you by Magic of Thailand.

The Warwickshire Symphony Orchestra will be visiting Spain to find the music for its concert at Warwick Hall on 16 June 2018, playing some masterpieces from Spanish composers such as de Falla, and Rodrigo, as well as some Spanish-inspired pieces by Rimsky-Korsakov and Chabrier.

Running time: 70 minutes. It’s history with the nasty bits left in! Find out why the Romans were revolting! Could you survive the vicious Vikings? Can evil Elizabeth entertain England? Would you party with the Puritans? Clap along with crazy King Charles!

Explore the treasures of the archives with a guided behind the scenes tour. You will be provided with an introduction to our collections and have a chance to see some of our more precious items in our varied archives and special collections.

Within this exciting exhibition artist Stewart Francis Easton explores the creation and development of folkloric tale. Beginning with a series of creation myths Easton maps the course of a folk tale from it’s inception in history, with it’s many branches, to the tale’s role in contemporary life.

Join author Ruth Cherrington for this talk on the story behind the writing of this book about the exciting and varied nightlife of Coventry back in the 1970s. Ruth will discuss why she wrote this unique book, and how she set about collecting stories, memories and pictures including using Coventry Archives.

This talk takes place in Coventry Archives. David Fry, co-author of The Coventry We Have Lost series of books, will present the background to Foleshill’s nineteenth century and early twentieth century development through the use of old photographs and maps.

Create crafty artwork inspired by the wonderful world of storytelling and our latest exhibition Fevral. Try your hand at yarn painting, patchworking, and making your very own story spoon person, plus many more exciting activities.

Explore the treasures of the archives with a guided behind the scenes tour. You will be provided with an introduction to our collections and have a chance to see some of our more precious items in our varied archives and special collections.

Explore our collections through songs, stories, movement and sensory play. Suitable for age 0-4

There’s tons of creative fun for little hands and feet in this informal drop in art sessions. Arrive any time and be prepared to get messy! Explore a different theme every month: May: Step in Spring June: Nature Inspires July: Summer Fun September: All about Autumn Suitable for age 0 – 4

We kick off Pride weekend with a night of music from ukulele-wielding, cross-dressing “master showgirl” Tricity Vogue. Be entertained with cheeky original cabaret show tunes, drinking songs, plenty of costume changes and an opportunity for a singalong.

As part of the City’s first Festival of Urban Culture see street artists take over the front of the Herbert. Featuring some of the most influential and diverse Artists from the Street Art Movement alongside emerging local talent from the region painting live murals across the weekend.

This hugely popular event returns to welcome everybody to celebrate diversity with it’s theme of ‘Be You’ with a host of entertainment inside and outside the Herbert. Expect live performances, stalls, food and drink galore.

Led by our informative tutors, Laura and Naim, this course will teach you all the basic techniques of silversmithing, and because we keep numbers small there is time to explore a range of techniques for those that want to.

Artist Stewart Easton will take us on a journey to explore the myth behind his exhibition, Fevral: A Folklore and discover his work in thread, ink, paint and digital.

Let imaginations soar as your child learns to play creatively in this interactive space. Explore and grow using inspiring sensory materials, the possibilities are endless! Suitable for age 0 - 4

Smoking Dynamite will be playing at the Railway Clemens St. On the 2nd June. Playing up tempo blues rock and R&B.

Running on the second Saturday of each month from April to October (apart from August) this classic car event is free to join. The September event is also part of Coventry Car & Motorcycle Day.

A wide and varied display of beautiful cars from years gone by, on Millennium Place outside the museum.

Spear of Destiny. Artists performing: Spear of Destiny.: Tickets avaiable.

Join us at Bubbenhall Wood to have fun playing outside in the woods. We will be building dens, making things and learning about firelighting. Finally, remember to wear old clothes and prepare to get muddy. Suitable for children aged 7-11 but please note dogs are not permitted on this session.

We will meet at the car park at 12pm where the course starts with a 20 minute introduction on how to forage safely and sustainably, and a brief of the general countryside codes where they relate to foragers. We’ll then set off for roughly a 2.

Get outside and explore Baddesley - how many of the 50 things to do before you’re 11 and 3/4 can you tick off today' Booking Not Needed. Ideal for children. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Awesome Animators - Let’s Animates monthly Animation Club! Each month Filmmakers will be given creative animation activities helping them learn and understand all about animation.  Sessions run on the last Friday of every month  17.00pm - 19.

Come along to the Let’s Animate studio and create your very own Brick stop frame animation.  Working in teams Filmmakers will devise a short scenario, build sets, animate their scene, add sound effects and edit their creations.  £12.00 per child ages 7+ Time Slots  10.

Hunningham, a hamlet nestling in the countryside close to the River Leam with St Margarets church dating in part to the C13. Six gardens in varied styles, with more open on the day.

Can you build a shelter good enough to sleep in, test how waterproof it is and camouflage it to the max.

What can you find hiding under a log, can you identiy everything you discover?

Come and discover what lurks in the murky depths of our pond, can you find the mysterious newt?

Head into our woods and discover the creatures that live there and play some cuddly creature games.

We’ll be heading outside on the hunt for spring colours, playing games, wildlife spotting and even making a special craft to take home.