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Between the Tides, Redcar & Cleveland’s flagship festival for children, young people and families returns to the streets of Redcar on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 August.
A free weekend of adventure and exploration for children and their grown-ups, the festival will transform the town into an exciting spectacle of theatre, puppetry, circus, dance, storytelling and live music in a creative celebration of Redcar’s coastal location.
Redcar will welcome a colourful cast of characters with pop up performances from nationally renowned outdoor arts companies. Highlights include:
We’re also delighted to welcome back Architects of Air with another incredible Luminarium installation in the grounds of Kirkleatham Museum. This will be a different structure than last year’s so visitors will be welcome to return for another amazing wander through a magical labyrinth of saturated light tunnels. Open Thursday 22 to Sunday 24 August, this was a total sell out last year. Tickets on sale now at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland-borough-council/luminarium-2024-between-the-tides-festival-architects-of-air-by-alan-parkinson/e-akzpbz
As well as a digital booklet containing the event programme guide (linked here), a helpful parents’ guide has been created for those planning to join in the fun at the festival, which you can take a look at below.
| Event | Date & Time | Description | Picture |
| Volo Dreams of Flight: Studio GoGo | Saturday & Sunday, 11-4.45pm, High Street (near Iceland) | Get ready to have your mind blown – this is about as close as you’ll get to flying! Don a VR headset, hop onto a swing and soar into one of four amazing fantasy worlds! Free, fun and suitable for all ages, an accessible wheelchair swing will also be available throughout the day so everyone can take part in this incredible experience. |  |
| Family Circus Skills Workshop: Circurama | Saturday only, 11-5pm High Street (middle of High St) | Ever fancied plate spinning? Unicycling? Circurama will be bringing a whole range of circus equipment to the High Street so the whole family can have a go at juggling, diabolo, balance boards and much more. |  |
| Minecraft World: Game Zone Events | Sunday only, 11-5pm High Street | Hop aboard the Game Zone bus and help us create a Between the Tides Minecraft World featuring Redcar’s most iconic landmarks. Build your own Beacon; Wind Farm, Lemon Top even the Prehistoric Forest on the beach. Sessions last 20 minutes. |  |
| Fussy Foodies: Just More Productions | Saturday & Sunday, 12.45pm & 3pm High Street (near the blue clock) | Join Messy Mama T and the gang for a gameshow like no other! The Battle of The Pans is an interactive game show celebrating food, music, roots, and culture – a kind of outdoor kitchen party where the audience joins in on the fun! 45 minute show. The show at 12.45pm on Sunday is BSL interpreted. |  |
| Actual Reality Arcade Games | Saturday & Sunday, 11am-4.45pm High Street (near the main clock) | Who remembers Whack a Mole? Space Invaders? Marble Madness? Matthew Harrison’s Actual Reality Arcade bring classic video arcade games to life in hilarious life sized . Parents – show your children the games you used to play. Look out for those inflatable hammers! |  |
| Sea Sphere: The Show Globe | Sunday only, 12noon, 2pm & 3.45pm High Street (near Pacittos) | ‘Is she real mummy?’ Anahita the mermaid will be gliding gracefully through the crowds in her magical globe. Released from the sea, she will bring a mesmerising underwater performance to the High Street. |  |
| Talking Birds: The Whale | Saturday & Sunday, 11-1.15pm and 2.15pm-4.45pm High Street (near The Works & Boots opticians) | Step inside a giant metal whale which swallows audiences who to enjoy a charming and playful show for intrepid sailors of all ages. Performed by a solo actor for one small family group at a time, prepare to dive! BSL available 2-3pm Sunday. |  |
| Everywhere’s a Beach: Hikapee Theatre | Saturday & Sunday, 11.30am & 3pm (45 minute show) Majuba Inside TunedIn! | Say hello to Hikapee and their giant revolving parasol for a day at the beach unlike any other! A high energy aeriel circus show that just happens to take place on a giant spinning parasol. Fun for all the family – but don’t try this at home! All ages |  |
| Weave: Harry Pizzey | Saturday & Sunday, 11-1pm & 2-5pm Majuba Outside TunedIn! | Weave in and out of colour, sound and space in Between the Tides and Theatre Hullabaloo’s latest Little Wonders commission specially designed by artist Harry Pizzey. This brand new sensory play installation has been made specially for your littlest ones to enjoy thanks to a commission from Between the Tides and Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council. Ages 0-2 |  |
| Nanny Girngaw: The Sea Witch: Carmen Marcus & Cat Lynas | Saturday & Sunday, 11.45am, 1.30pm & 4.30pm Majuba Outside TunedIn! | Once a long time ago, Nann Girngaw was a kindly sea-nymph and the fishermen used to leave her treats in exchange for a fair wind, but that is all forgotten now. Her sea is full of rubbish and Nanny Girngaw has grown as knotty and twisted as the plastic ropes and rubbish churning in the sea. A family friendly, contemporary folk tale. In between the shows join writer Carmen and Kat for some fabulous workshops. Learn to make magical knots or create A Message in a Bottle to send to the Finfolk who live deep under the sea. Age 3+ |  |
| Windmill workshops: Adele Catchpole | Saturday & Sunday, 11-5pm Majuba Outside TunedIn! | Celebrate Redcar’s natural environment with these lovely windmill workshops. Make a lemon top, a seagull or an ammonite fossil then watch your creations spin in the breeze. Age 3+ |  |
| Mini Sea Monster Workshops: Adam Bligh | Sat & Sun, 11-5pm Majuba Outside TunedIn! | Let your imagination run riot and create your very own sea monster with artist Adam Bligh. Take inspiration from the sea monster lagoon around the boating lake. Age 3+ |  |
| Big Puppets Little Puppets: Whippet Up | 11-5pm Majuba Outside TunedIn! | Join everyone’s favourite storytellers for puppet shows big and small. Create your own one minute performances with miniature puppet theatres and marvel at the giant walkabout sea-creatures who will be mingling with the crowds – all created by the participants of Whippet Up’s creative health groups. Age 3+ |  |
| Big Science: Fizzy Science Workshops | Sunday only, 11-1.15pm and 2.15-4.45pm Majuba Outside TunedIn! | Eureka! Put the bin science. Learn how to make sherbet in the morning and bath bombs in the afternoon. |  |
| Cosplay Experience: Between the Tides Competition | Sunday only, 10.30-12noon Seaside Stage at Beach Base | Dress up as your favourite character and come and get involved in Between the Tides Cosplay Competition! Themes: Heroes & villains / Anime / Films / Video Games and Comic Books Come along to TunedIn! at 10.30am. Show off your costume then vote on your favourite cosplayer alongside two industry professionals. There are two categories – Primary and Secondary School Ages with prizes awarded for both. |  |
| Dance Workshops: TeesDance | Sling n Sway 11am (Sat only), 12.30pm (both days). Family Dance 4pm Majuba Outside TunedIn! | Join TeesDance’s super popular dance workshops. Dance with your baby (0-2) in our Sling n Sway classes (papooses available) or bring the whole family to our Family Dance tasters. All ages |  |
| 2Faced Dance Company: Fish Boy | Show 1.15pm & 3.45pm (45 minute performance) / Workshop 2pm Majuba Inside TunedIn! | Follow young Tommy Minton on an unforgettable adventure as he goes on a hunt to discover where his best friend ‘fish’ has gone. Dance, theatre and circus all combine in this spectacular outdoor performance that celebrates friendship, uncovers what’s polluting our rivers and demonstrates the power of never giving up! 2Faced Dance Company will also be holding a dance workshop after the 1.15pm performance. Ages 3+ |  |
| The Imaginarium: Forces of Nature | Saturday only, 11.15am Majuba Performance Area | Redcar based Imaginarium Creative Studios work with young people across the borough on an exciting range of performing arts. Don’t miss this thrilling performance of their latest work Forces of Nature. All ages |  |
| Pif Paf: SEED | Sunday only, 12.15pm & 3pm (30 minute show) Leisure Centre | Cheer on the unlikely hero Wilford in SEED – a wild and anarchic visual and movement based outdoor theatre by Pif-Paf that looks at our relationship with the long suffering plants that keep us fed, sheltered and breathing. Age 3+ / BSL performance 3pm |   |
| Thingumajig Theatre: A La Puppet Carte | 12.45pm, 2.30pm & 4.30pm Majuba Gardens | A puppet show full of surprises, fun and a heart-warming story of friendship and home. In The Story of the Scary Noise, a doting daddy finds the unexpected (and adorable) source of a mysterious sound. All ages |  |
| The Sea Monster Lagoon: Created by young people from Redcar | Saturday & Sunday, 11-5pm The Boating Lake | Sea serpents, marine monsters, lake leviathans…. Come along to the Boating Lake and see the spectacular creations conjured up by the young people of Redcar & Cleveland Family Hubs and our Festival Summer School. Look out for Whippet Up’s spectacular sea creature too and Sarga the Sea Turtle by puppet maker Greener Lavelle All ages |  |
| Colour Creation Station: Between the Tides Commission | Saturday & Sunday, 11-5pm The Boating Lake | Unleash your inner artist and get creative at our Colour Creation Station. Commissioned by Between the Tides and designed by Adele Catchpole and The Prop Company, come and make your mark on our giant colouring-in station. All ages |  |
| Penny & The Far Thing: Lempen Puppet Theatre | Saturday & Sunday, 11am & 1.30pm (20 minute show) The Bandstand | An enchanting puppet show set on a penny farthing that celebrates the cycle of the seasons. A charming nature story about growing up and becoming ready to find your path and live your best life. Visual puppet theatre with beautiful music suitable for all. All ages, BSL performance Sunday 11am |  |
| The Fisher and His Wife: Lempen Puppet Theatre | Saturday & Sunday, 12.15pm & 4.30pm (20 minute show) The Bandstand | A very, very long time ago there lived a fisherman, together with his wife, in a small cottage made of dirty old metal. They had everything they ever needed and were happy and content. Then one day a talking fish starts granting them wishes… This traditional story from the fairy tale collection of the Brothers Grimm. All ages, BSL performance Sunday 4.30pm |  |
| The Wishing Tree: Between the Tides & Hullabaloo | Saturday & Sunday, 12.30pm. 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 4pm (25 minute show) Central Library | Join Umar by The Wishing Tree to hear an enchanting story about a magical tree in a desert which makes all your wishes come true. Created by Greener Lavelle, it’s where animals gather for shelter, songs and stories until they are ready to embark on the rest of their journey. Children and grown-ups will have a chance to hang their very own wish on the tree. We can’t wait to see all your wishes! All ages |  |
| Bubble art: Same Difference Arts | Saturday & Sunday, 11.45-12.30pm, 1.30-2.15pm, 3-3.45pm The Beacon | Come and see our bubbleologist and marvel at some truly spectacular shaped giant bubbles. All ages |  |
| Silent Beach Disco: Urban Chaos | Saturday & Sunday, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm (30 minutes) Majuba Beach | Grab a pair of headphones and dance yourself dizzy with Urban Chaos. Our Silent Disco features a soundtrack chosen by young people in Redcar. Expect a proper mash up! Age 3+ |  |
| Sandcastle Creation Workshop | Saturday & Sunday, 11-5pm Majuba Beach | Come and try your hand at creative sandcastle making. It’s amazing what you can sculpt with the right amount of sand and water. A prize for the best creations! All ages |  |
| Artizani: Lobster a la cart | Saturday only, 12noon, 2pm & 3.45pm (30 minutes) Esplanade | A 15 foot inflatable lobster isn’t something you see every day! Especially being pulled along on a cart…. Artizane’s giant walkabout lobster will be promenading along the esplanade. Watch out for those tentacles – they tickle! All ages |  |
| Bell and Bullock: Pirates, Parrots, Sires and Seahorses | 11am, 1.30pm & 2.45pm (30 minutes) Esplanade | Captain Bullock rides a temperamental giant parrot Polly. Meranda, the gorgeous mermaid rides a beautiful seahorse drawn chariot and spreads beauty tips and amorous looks on her quest to find and catch and handsome, unsuspecting sailor in her shrimping net. Will the Captain fall for her scaly seductiveness? Watch out for the ensuing mayhem! All ages |  |
| Chalk Art: THAT Design Studio | Saturday & Sunday, 11-2.30pm & 3-5pm Esplanade (between The Beacon & Bandstand) | Come and get creative with artist Kat in our pavement art gallery. Chalk yourself a masterpiece in a series of frames between The Beacon and Bandstand. |  |
| Club Groovy: We Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside | Saturday & Sunday, 10am & 11.30am Central Library | A daytime dance phenomenon created for the coolest kids and funkiest families, get groovy at this seaside themed extravaganza. Meet magical mermaids, prance about with pirates and show us your best moves as you dance the morning away. Please note this is a ticketed event so we can keep an eye on numbers. Tickets priced £3.50 available from https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland-borough-council Age 7 and under |  |
| Quiet Time & Stories | Saturday & Sunday, 12-4pm Central Library | We know little ones sometimes need some time out, so we’ll have bean bags for naptimes and bottle warming facilities at Redcar Library. You’ll also find baby changing facilities here. Grab a book and have some quiet time. Storytelling 1-2pm Age 7 and under |  |
| Young Person’s Summer Exhibition & Free Workshops | Saturday & Sunday, 11-5pm Redcar Contemporary Art Gallery | If you haven’t been to Redcar Contemporary Art Gallery before, now’s your chance as the gallery has curated a Summer Art Exhibition featuring the work of the young people of Redcar & Cleveland. You can view the work in the gallery in West Terrace. There will also be free, drop in workshops. All ages |  |
| Tonne of Clay: Sea Monster workshop | Saturday & Sunday, 11-3pm Tees Valley Arts Palace Hub | Come and get messy with Tees Valley Arts with a clay workshop in Redcar’s Palace Hub. Create your own sea monster. Clay and tools provided. Age 3+ |  |
| Pick & Mix Market | Saturday & Sunday, 11-5pm Majuba Beach Base | Tuck into tasty treats from some of the region’s finest foodies. Moreburger serve hand reared, grass fed smash patties plus skin on fries. There are vegan, gluten free crepes from Flip n Fast Pancakes. For sweet treats choose from Blondie Bakery, Coastal Bakes & Bakes & Treats Bakery. Fire Pit Pizza are your go to for artisan sourdough pizzas and Fritz specialise in loaded fries topped high with a range of delicious toppings. And for coffee we have Pacaccino with their cute converted horse box. Redcar Beach Base serve up burgers & fries plus buckets of ice cream. |  |
| Seaside Stage | Saturday & Sunday, 11-5pm Beach Base near Majuba Beach | Saturday 11-12pm – TunedIn! Takeover 12.30pm – Junior Smugglers Workshop 1.30pm – tbc 2.30pm – Imagination Tales story time 3.30pm – Saltburn Sirens Choir 4.30pm – Ariel & her mermaid friend Sunday 11-12pm – TunedIn! Takeover 12.30pm – Hayley McKay 1.30pm – Apollo Arts 2.30pm – Imagination Tales story time 3.30pm – Junior Smugglers Workshop 4.30pm – Frozen Sisters Elsa & Anna |   |
The festival has been funded by the Arts Council with support from Without Walls and programmed by the Events Team at Redcar & Cleveland Council.
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