• Spark Festival 2018

    Spark Festival 2018

  • Spark Festival 2018

    Spark Festival 2018

  • Spark Festival 2018

    Spark Festival 2018

Festival Highlights

Go to Spark Festival 2018 Full Programme

Aston's Stones

A lovely story about Aston, the little dog who wants to take care of all the stones he can find.

Curve Sat 26 & Sun 27 May

Sky

A lyrical piece of dance theatre for the very young.

Attenborough Arts Fri 25 & Sat 26 May

Is This a Dagger? The Story of Macbeth

A thousand-year journey from fact to fiction and back again.

The Y Theatre Sat 26 May

Illumaphonium

A fun and spontaneous family experience with a very special musical sculpture.

Phoenix Sat 26 - Mon 28 May

About The Festival

The Spark Festival is the largest children's arts festival in England and Wales, taking place every May in Leicester. The festival presents the very best theatre, dance, music, visual arts and digital media events for young people aged 0 - 13 years.

Throughout the festival a series of free creative learning workshops are held at venues across the city as part of the City Play-ground.

The Festival is run by the The Spark Arts for Children, a registered charity.