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The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge is thrilled to be shortlisted for the Best Age-Friendly Cultural Organisation Award in this year's Fantastic for Families Awards. We are an inclusive communi...

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea is one of five family-friendly places that have been shortlisted for this year's Best Family Venue Award in our annual Fantastic for Families Awards. We spoke to th...

You'll find Leeds Playhouse at the heart of the city, producing brand new theatre shows for all tastes and all ages. It's also one of five creative organisations to be shortlisted for this year's Best...

Norwich Theatre is a cultural organisation in the heart of East Anglia with three distinct venues.  It's also one of five creative organisations to be shortlisted for this year's Best Age-Friendl...

Midlands Arts Centre has made this year's shortlist for our Audience Impact Award. Here they tell us how you can get involved in their fun creative activities for families, wherever you...

Dundee Contemporary Arts has made this year's shortlist for our Audience Impact Award. Here they tell us why art is so fantastic for young children's development.

The theme of this week's blog is dance! We've hand-picked our favourite dance themed activities and events perfect for the whole family to get involved in. 

The Whitworth is one of five family-friendly places in the UK that have been shortlisted for this year's Best Family Venue Award in our annual Fantastic for Families Awards. Here they tell us more abo...

We're happy to see that some of our member organisations are starting to re-open their doors and putting on some great summer activities for families. Here's our round up of the Top Five In-Person Eve...

To kick off the start of the summer holidays, we've selected our favourite creative outdoor activities perfect for the whole family to get involved in. We hope you enjoy creating, making and having fu...

Sonia Sabri Company has made this year's shortlist for our Best Family Event Award for Lok Virsa at Birmingham Hippodrome. Here they tell us how this family-friendly festival brought a diverse communi...

Luca Silvestrini’s Protein has made this year's shortlist for our Best Family Event Award for their popular family show The Little Prince. Here they tell us more about how they put this family-f...

Walthamstow Garden Party has made this year's shortlist for our Best Family Event Award for their most recent event. Here they tell why this annual party has always been about creating something for e...

As you know we publish a blog every Monday featuring upcoming activities and events for the whole family to take part in. So far we have shared our 'Top 10' music, art and literary themed activities a...

AsOne Theatre Company has made this year's shortlist for our Best Family Event Award for their Library Live! tour, where they brought family theatre into local libraries for free. Here they tell ...

Norwich Theatre is one of five creative organisations to be shortlisted for this year's Best Age-Friendly Cultural Organisation Award in our annual Fantastic for Families Awards, demonstrating an exce...

The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, is one of five family-friendly places that have been shortlisted for this year's Best Family Venue Award in our annual Fantastic for Families Awards. Families ...

As it's the start of the summer holidays, we've put together a list of literary themed activities and events for the whole family to get involved in! We've hand-picked our Top 10 below...

The theme of this week's Top 10 is music! We've hand-picked a selection of music activities for the whole family to get involved in.

At a time when Covid-19 has imposed significant limitations on the arts and cultural sector, the Fantastic for Families Awards celebrate the wealth of excellent creative events and spaces for families...