Festival of kindness at Curve

Children from Ash Field Academy and Mellor Community Primary School have joined forces with artist Sian W Taylor to takeover Curve. And everyone is invited to take part:

• Date: Saturday 12 February
• Time: 11am – 3pm
• Venue: Curve, Leicester
• Cost: FREE
• Suitable age: Everyone aged 3+ and their grown-ups!

The children will be on hand to show you around and help you get creative and enjoy your experience.

Here's the line-up:

Downstairs at Curve

Jokes galore

• With stand up comedian Daniel Nicholas
• Open mic joke telling
• Favourite jokes on display and on audio including Ash Field Academy recorded jokes. You can also add your favourite joke to the mix as well!

A DJ Party

• A live set from DJ Polky throughout the day
• A playlist of joy sparked by the children from the schools

Giant postcard art swap and exhibition

Traveling music: Gemma Fuller and her Trumpet

Talent swap challenge game: share and learn each other's big and small talents

Joy booth: visit the joy booth and be gifted a small gift of joy including musical performances, a piece of art, a joke or a recipe for the best sandwich in the world!

Upstairs at Curve (via the secret elevator)

The joy room and chill out space including:

• A magic space with photographer: Samuel Kirby - photoshoot with great props and back drops
• A film about Joy by Mellor Primary school
• A dress up room: where will your imagination take you
• Drawing challenge: a room covered with paper and bubble wrap. Cover the room with drawings of things that bring you joy, see if you can do a drawing challenge or lie on bubble wrap and relax.