At this year's COWfest, we have a fantastic range of drop-in and bookable activities on offer at our new venue – the Winchester Discovery Centre!

Best of all, thanks to the support of the Winchester BID and Waitrose, all children can take part for FREE!

Take a look at this year's festival programme:

FREE DROP-IN ACTIVITIES

Arts and Crafts – 10am to 4pm

Art Stars – Pirate themed creativity for ages 7-11

deBuriart Workshops – Abstract printmaking for ages 4+

Mimosa Montessori – Eric Carle inspired collage for ages 3+

University of Southampton arts and crafts – Weaving, Lollystick people and Valentine’s inspired craft for ages 3+; origami for ages 7+

Winchester Embroiderers’ Guild – embroidery for ages 6-10

All day – Winchester Embroiderers’ Guild annual exhibition in the City Space gallery

Children’s Library

10am: Rhymetime – ages 0-3

11am: Storytime: A Very Hungry Caterpillar – ages 3-7

12.30-3.30pm: Wannabe Street: Role play zones

2pm-4pm: Lego Club – ages 4+

Café

2.30-3pm: Salsa y Sol – Zumba – ages 7-11

FREE WORKSHOPS

Relax Kids – Relaxation and mindfulness

9.30-10.15: ages 3-5 BOOK HERE 

10.30-11.15: ages 6-10 BOOK HERE 

Playmakers Young Producers – Drama

10am-11 am: Be your own Superhero! – ages 4-7 BOOK HERE 

11:30am-12:30pm: No Stupid Questions – ages 8-11 BOOK HERE 

Creative Palaver – Circus skills

11.45-12.45: ages 4-7 BOOK HERE 

1-2pm: ages 8-12 BOOK HERE 

Noisy Oyster – The Odd Bods puppetry for ages 6-12

Workshop 1: 12-1pm BOOK HERE 

Workshop 2: 1.30-2.30pm BOOK HERE 

Workshop 3: 3-4pm BOOK HERE 

Winnall Rock School – Songwriting

1.30-4.30pm: ages 7-13 BOOK HERE 

Little Blossom Yoga

2.30-3.00pm: parent and baby BOOK HERE 

3.15-3.45pm: parent and toddler 18 months-4 years BOOK HERE 

4-4.45pm: ages 5-11 BOOK HERE