Wharton Park events

Find out about all the upcoming events in Wharton Park.

May Story Explorers: No-Bot the Robot

Children aged 2 to 6 are invited to join us for a humorous story and help No-Bot the Robot to find his missing bottom. Take part in lots of interactive and creative activities where they can explore and make. Discover the other uses for Bernard's bottom and how lots of items can be reused and re purposed to give items a new life. The workshop takes place both inside the education room and around the park.

Date: Tuesday 27 May
Time: 10.00am to 11.30am
Price: £7 per child, must be accompanied by an adult

Build a Junk Robot

Date: Wednesday 28 May
Times: 10.00am to 12 noon
Price: £12 per child, must be accompanied by an adult

Build and Make it May is back! A May half term event where children are encouraged to let their imaginations go wild. Children will help the environment and re funk our junk using recycled materials to create their own robot to take home, the wilder the idea the better! All materials will be provided, we just need the kids to bring the ideas to build and bring their creations to life. Younger children are welcome however would require more adult support to complete some of the projects.

The HandleBards: Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing' (outdoor theatre)

The HandleBards return to Wharton Park in summer 2025. Make the most of the early bird offer, tickets make a great Christmas gift. Book here for The Handlebards. - make the most of the early bird offer - visit and search for Wharton Park.

Pedalling from venue to venue with their set, props and costumes on the back of their bikes, the HandleBards are a four strong troupe of actors who are spending the summer bringing environmentally sustainable Shakespeare to venues across the UK. Join them for a bicycle-powered production of Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing' like you've never seen before. In usual HandleBards style, expect riotous amounts of energy, a fair old whack of chaos, and a great deal of laughter.

A group of soldiers return from the war to a household in Messina, kindling new love interests and re-kindling old rivalries. The parallel love stories of Beatrice, Benedick, Claudio and Hero quickly become entangled with scheming, frivolity and melodrama in Shakespeare's famous comedy

Date: Friday 15 August 2025
Time: doors open at 5.30pm, show starts at 6.30pm.

Please note the performance takes place outdoors in the park amphitheatre with seating on the grassed banks, ticket holders are advised to dress for the weather and bring a blanket or a low backed seat to sit on. Any visitors with accessibility issues can sit on the hard stand of the amphitheatre accessed from the lower level of the park or alternatively from the viewing area around the top of the amphitheatre accessed from the car park.

Self-led Love Exploring trails

Download the love exploring app for free - Download the Love Exploring app. Love Exploring allows you to take part in fun, themed, augmented reality trails including our amazing dinosaur safari and brand new roman game! It is compatible with most but not all mobile phones. Please check you can access all features of the trails before you visit.