Children & Families

Theatre & Dance

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Djanogly Theatre

Christmas at Lakeside: The Storm Whale

Sat 14 Dec 2024 – Sun 5 Jan 2025

Join us for this magical Christmas show for kids. Suitable for ages 3+.

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Children & Families

Workshop

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Visual Arts Studio

Gallery Art Group

Saturdays 11 January - 29 March

Let you creative expression flourish in our Gallery Art Group.

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A tram travels past Lakeside Arts

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Booking Tickets

Freshly baked scones

A person in a wheelchair enjoys an accessible swing.

A vast lake with stone lion ornament

A small boy in a blue hoodie sits at a cafe table

Family Facilities

A light bright shop space with square shelves and colourful displays.

Colourful rowing boats sat at the side of the lake, with the Trent building in the background.

Two secondary school students in uniform painting in yellows, reds and oranges as part of a school trip at Lakeside Arts.

Schools & educators

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University Students

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Families & Children

Lakeside's Performing Arts Studio setup for a drinks reception.

Celebrations & Events

Lakeside's theatre with a full audience, a speaker at a lecturn and four empty chairs on stage.

Meetings & Conferences

Eleven actors on stage in orange costumes and in a jungle scene, with the moon overhead.

Artistic & rehearsal hire

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Catering For Your Event

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Jobs & Volunteering

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A black and white photograph of an outdoor swimming pool on the site where Lakeside Arts now sits

Sekou Keita, a musician, sits surrounded by an orchestra with headphones on

A woman walking through luminarium which is glowing with reds and purples.

Grass interspersed with daisies, a winding path and a small tree just coming into lead dominate the foreground. Children playing in Highfields Park, an ice cream van and Lakeside Arts' DH Lawrence Pavilion are in the background. A bright blue sky with white fluffy clouds is overhead.

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Children & Families

Create Your Own Dragonfly

Thu 26 Oct 2023

Performing Arts Studio

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Past event

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Join us for a fantastic craft workshop!

In this guided workshop, you will create your very own working dragonfly, inspired by Makers of Imaginary Worlds’ installation, Water Myths and Marvels.

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