Wharton Park events

Find out about all the upcoming events in Wharton Park.

Easter Trail: Burrowing Bunnies

Date: Saturday 12 April to Sunday 27 April 2025
Price: £1 per trail sheet, purchase from café during opening hours.

Easter Story Explorers: Five Little Bunnies

Children aged between two and six are invited to join us to enjoy a rhyming tale of Springtime adventure. Take part in exploring and games like the five little bunnies and make some Easter themed crafts in this interactive session. The workshop takes place both inside the education room and around the park.

Date: Monday 14 April 2025
Time: 10.00am to 11.30am
Price: £7 per child, must be accompanied by an adult.

Build a Bunny

Can you build it? Yes, you can. With the help of our Education Team children can jump in Easter and get creative making their own bunny decorations this Easter. From saws to staples, glue to soil, wood to fabric we can create together. All materials include in the workshop.

Date: Wednesday 16 April 2025
Time: 10.00am to 12 noon and 1.00pm to 4.00pm
Price £12 per child, must be accompanied by an adult.

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.