Step into a magical Secret Garden in the Cathedral Ruins from 12pm - 6pm each day. Nature is coming to life and needs your help to grow!
Discover a world of animal characters, interactive performances, storytelling, crafts and hands-on activities designed especially for children and families to enjoy. Explore, create and play as you uncover the wildlife, plants and green spaces that surround us every day.
Packed with plenty of opportunities to laugh, learn and get involved, our Secret Garden is a place to make memories, create something special to take home and celebrate the nature that makes Coventry thrive.
Join us in the Secret Garden and discover that maybe... it wasn't so secret after all!
Garden Area One – Shows
Gather around for free family shows packed with colourful characters, storytelling and plenty of surprises. We'll have shows from some of Coventry's best performers - Ascension Dance, Fabularium and Highly Sprung taking to the stage.
Garden Area Two – Arts and Crafts
Get creative with a range of hands-on arts and crafts activities inspired by the natural world. Expecs apple decorating, digeridoo marking and bushcraft, fairy door decorating, fairy jar making, pebble painting and more!
Garden Area Three – Performances
Meet magical creatures and curious characters as larger than life characters bring the Secret Garden to life!
Garden Area Four – Workshops
Roll up your sleeves and get involved in fun, interactive workshops for children and families.
Saturday 4 July times
- 12.05 - 12.30pm - Daft As A Brush - Maynard Flip Flap
- 1.10 - 1.40pm - Early Weaves - Ascension Dance
- 1.55 - 2.25pm - Grow Your Own - Fairly Famous Family
- 2.40 - 3.05pm - Daft As A Brush - Maynard Flip Flap
- 3.20 - 3.50pm - Early Weaves - Ascension Dance
- 4.05 - 4.35pm - Grow Your Own - Fairly Famous Family
- 4.50 - 5.20pm - Early Weaves - Ascension Dance
- 5.30 - 6pm - Grow Your Own - Fairly Famous Family