Date: Saturday 4th October 2025
Time: 11am until 4pm
Location: The Higgins Bedford
Fun Palaces is a vibrant community celebration filled with free, hands-on activities and events designed for all ages. Visitors can enjoy a remarkable day exploring creativity and culture through a wide range of engaging experiences such as photography, juggling, dancing, virtual reality exploring, and much more.
Visitors will have the opportunity to try their hand at circus skills, learn juggling tricks, explore portrait photography, discover traditional rushwork crafts, meet the Nritham dancers, dive into the borough’s airship heritage through immersive VR experiences, and celebrate personal achievements big and small with the team from Profess(ional) Box. All activities are free to the public, making this an inclusive event designed to inspire creativity and connection across the community.
Join us for a day of fun, learning, and celebration at The Higgins Bedford this October!
Fun Palaces is supported using public funding from Arts Council England as part of The Higgins Bedford’s National Portfolio Organisation programme.
Image credits:
- Image provided by Tabatha Ladbrook-Hutt
- Profess(ional) Box by Permission2
- With permission of photographer – Lana Liu and Owner of Images –
Hyperactive Developments and Royal College of Art
