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- 11 Jun 18
All Together Now takes place August Bank Holiday Weekend (3rd, 4th, 5th August) 2018. All Together Now is now a festival to include the whole family. Kids Together allows families to attend the festival together in to a safe and enjoyable environment where creativity and imagination can run freely.
Family Camping & Family Day Tickets On Sale Friday 15th June.
Kids Together takes place in a beautiful garden space in the Curraghmore Estate. The activities chosen for Kids Together bring together elements that are important to children’s wellbeing and learning. The idea behind this area is a space which is wholesome for the whole family and a chance to clear the mind of the usual stresses and bring you to a world of celestial beauty.
All Together Now have partnered with acclaimed kids event producer, Mel Wilds, to produce the world of Kids Together. Mel is founder and director of Continental Drifts, a multi award-winning event, entertainment and music company. She has managed and programmed hundreds of events such as Lollibop Children’s Festival in London and Glastonbury Festival.
Arcadia Spectacular Kids Rave
Arcadia is a world renowned festival installation producer. Arcadia, famed for its late night entertainment at festivals such as Glastonbury and Burning Man, can now be enjoyed for the first time in Ireland by kids. The full spectacular of the Arcadia Afterburner can be witnessed at approximately 6.30pm on Sunday in the main arena with a very special international guest DJ. The necessary adjustments will be made to ensure the levels are safe for young children. Kids Together will temporarily close while the Kids Rave is in progress.
Graffiti Workshop -Waterford Walls
Waterford Walls, started by the Walls Project is a group that transforms the walls of Waterford City. Waterford Walls is very excited to bring its graffiti workshop programme facilitated by experienced Walls artist to All Together Now festival - so grab the chance to learn some spraying and using stencils at their workshop area.
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Forest Crafts -Forest School Natural Crafts
The family and kid friendly Forest School Natural Crafts sessions will offer you the chance to use tools typically used during a Forest School session in a perfectly safe way. You can make a wooden pendant, a willow garland, magical clay creatures and marvellous natural plant dye bunting.
Scavenger Hunt -Wilder Wander
Make your stay at the All Together Now Festival that bit wilder with the Wilder Wander scavenger hunt. The family-friendly game can be played right from your smartphone and will take you around beautiful Curraghmore grounds to learn about all the wildlife and history of the estate. It’s free to play, and you might even win a prize at the end if you get all the questions correct.
Disco Shed
Renowned for creating a uniquely ‘shed’onistic atmosphere, with its kitsch allotment of garden games, vibes and visuals, plus party pummelling sound system playing beats as eclectic as the contents of your average shed. Disco Shed DJs seamlessly spin everything from funk to punk, hip hop to house, rock & roll to reggae, and drum & bass to dubstep.
Science Tent
Science outside the classroom is always more fun! From the weird to the wonderful, kids will be able to interact with mad scientists to create their own slime and see things explode! There will be ice-cream making, chromatography (splitting ink), slime, magic divers and more.
Story Telling
Mike Dodsworth can be found telling stories just about anywhere an audience can or will gather and his storytelling adventures have taken him far across the seas of the world and back to the fields and towns of home…so expect to hear magical tales from the deserts, mountains and forests alongside captivating fireside favourites and an array of talking animals that will come to life before your very eyes. Mike is a specialist in combining rich verbal expression with physically energetic gestures resulting in a storytelling style that communicates with an audience on many levels.
Dancing
Kids Together will be hosting a number of dance workshops to suit all tastes and ages.
Musical Theatre Workshops
Dance and Sing along to all your favourite Musicals and Disney Songs from Frozen, Trolls, Matilda, Aladdin and many more and learn some funky dance moves with our fun dance teachers. Other Dance Workshops include Hip Hop, Dancing With The Stars and Pop Music.
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Creative Workshops
Children's drama specialist Anita Nicholson will host a fun filled creative and imaginative workshops involving drama techniques for young children, 2-5 years old, that gently encourages them to express themselves through dance acting and play.
Mad Hatter Party
Kids Together wouldn’t be complete without a Mad Hatter Tea Party! Come to the party to be immersed in the classic story and experience what it is to be a mad hatter for the day!
Circus Workshop
Try your hand at the highwire or see if you can juggle more than two! The circus workshop will teach some new skills and provide enjoyment for the whole family.
Pottery Workshop
Get your hands dirty with the pottery workshop. Kids can make their own piece of pottery with the guidance of a professional potter. Make something that you can remember from All Together Now.
Giant Bunting
Kids can design and print their own giant bunting. Play and get as messy and colourful as you want! No picnic area is complete without a dash of colour and bunting.
Printmaking
Kids can design and make their very own print artwork. Printmaking is a rewarding art activity for kids and is a wonderful way to show cause and effect and, depending on the technique, to create multiple images and designs. Get creative with paint and colours to make your unique designs.
There will also be assortment of other characters and activities dotted around Kids Together including Face Painters, Stilt Walkers, Balloon Makers and much more!
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Safety
There will be one main entry point into the Kids Together area. At this point, parents’ and children's’ wristbands will be checked. Kids Together is only open to those carrying a family ticket and accompanied by children 12 and under.
Child Registration
On arrival to All Together Now with your family ticket, we will ask all parents to register their children and fill out their contact details. On entry into the festival itself, children will be given a Tyvek wristband with their parents’ and child’s contact details. This will be kept on file with the festival accreditation team should a parent need to be contacted.
Family Camping
Family Camp site is reserved for Family Camping ticket holders only. This area is suitable for children camping for the weekend. All the normal facilities will be available in this campsite.
Tickets
Family Camping Tickets are on sale now. The family tickets are priced at €179.50 and they allow a parent to attend the full festival plus their children (aged 12 or under) can attend free of charge. Family Campervan Passes are also available.
Sunday (Only) Family Day Tickets go on sale Friday, 15 June at 9am on Ticketmaster.ie. These tickets are priced at €75.00 and allows one parent per ticket to attend the Sunday of the festival with up to two children (aged 12 or under) able to attend free of charge with the accompanying parent. Entry from 11am and last entry 6pm on Sunday, 5 August.