Events

Events for 3rd Aug 2025 - 9th Aug 2025

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• The Wind in the Willows: Outdoor Theatre

  • Date: 3rd August 2025
  • Location: Lydiard Park Walled Garden
  • Time: 15:00
  • Cost: Adult ticket (16+ years) £15, Child ticket (3 – 15 years) £13, Family ticket (2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult and 3 children) £50

  Outdoor theatre is coming back to Lydiard Park! Join us this summer for a magical experience in the Walled Garden.

  

  Join Ratty, Mole, Badger, and the fantastically irrepressible Toad as they embark on the adventure of a lifetime culminating in a colourful battle to save Toad Hall from the mischievous weasels! Multi-award nominated Immersion Theatre proudly bring their trademark style and energy to the riverbank with heaps of interaction, stunning costumes, toe-tapping music, and larger-than-life characters. Bring picnic blankets, rugs or low-back chairs. Refreshments are also available on site. Performances will continue in wet weather so please come prepared! Recommended for ages 4+. Book tickets.

• Summer at the Green

  • Date: 2nd August 2025 - 25th August 2025
  • Every week
  • Location: Wharf Green
  • Cost: Free

  Wharf Green in Swindon town centre will be transformed into a pop-up park hosting a number of free family events this summer.

  

  Throughout August, activities such as an outdoor cinema and planetarium, will occupy the square. Each weekend you will see a different theme with a marquee activity taking place. There will also be activities taking place every Wednesday, including art and circus workshops.

  The pop-up park, featuring a large artificial grass area, picnic benches, and play elements like hopscotch, a numbered snake and a running track, will remain in place throughout the month.

  It can be enjoyed at any time, even when no events are taking place.

  The schedule for the month is:

  • Creative Arts Weekend with Signal Festival and the South Asian Performing Arts Centre – Saturday, 2 and Sunday, 3 August
  • Circus School with the Swindon Circus and Outdoor Arts Project – Wednesday. 6 August
  • Sports Weekend with ATB Skateshop – Saturday, 9 and Sunday, 10 August
  • Wheelie Wednesday with British Cycling – Wednesday, 13 August
  • Outdoor Cinema with Create Studios – Saturday, 16 and Sunday, 17 August
  • Art Workshop and Garden Party with Artsite – Wednesday, 20 August
  • Planetarium with Immersive Experiences – Saturday, 23 and Sunday, 24 August
  • Live music finale with Swindon 105.5– Monday, 25 August

  All events and activities are part of the Summer at the Green programme, open to everyone and family-friendly.

  No booking is required – just turn up and join in. 

  Activities are subject to availability and the weather on the day.