Children Events
Please see the upcoming Children’s events at the Hailsham Festival below.
Upcoming Children Events
Children’s Art Gallery
Children’s Art Gallery
View children's artwork uploaded over the past 12 months
Festival Anthology – An invitation to submit your poem or story
Festival Anthology – An invitation to submit your poem or story
Would you like to see your poem or story in print? We would love to hear from you! We will be publishing our 4th Anthology of Poetry and Prose during September and entries should be with us by August 15th, 2022.
Children’s Art – get involved!
Children’s Art – get involved!
If you are 18 or under and enjoy painting, drawing, sculpting or photography, we would love to be able to see and share your work on our website.
Creative Writing Anthology and Competitions
Creative Writing Anthology and Competitions
Why not enter one of our creative writing competitions? Free entry. Categories for Adults and Children.
Party in the Garden
Party in the Garden
Come along for a relaxing afternoon in the King's Head Garden and listen to 4 bands with strong local connections.
Open Morning – Saturday, September 10th
Open Morning – Saturday, September 10th
Come along to Vicarage Fields in the centre of town and visit the weekly Saturday market as well as music, children’s crafts with Crafty Annie and a Sustainable Lego Build.
Sustainable Lego Building
Sustainable Lego Building
A sustainable Lego Building session provided by Hailsham Community Land Trust. Ages 5 - 11. Free, but booking essential.
Mish Mash Morris
Mish Mash Morris
Morris Dancing in Sussex! We perform Border, Cotswold, Molly and a touch of North West - A veritable Mish Mash of Morris!
Storytelling and Scavenger Hunt
Storytelling and Scavenger Hunt
Join storyteller John Kirk at Hailsham Library for stories and a scavenger hunt to celebrate Hailsham Festival. Suitable for families with children aged 3+.
Singalong – Mamma Mia!
Singalong – Mamma Mia!
Join Hailsham FM for a special sing-along showing of Mamma Mia! and prepare to sing your heart out to some much-loved Abba tracks!
A Celebration of Creative Writing…
A Celebration of Creative Writing…
Meet up in the lovely surroundings of B12 for a relaxing afternoon when some of the winners and participants in the creative writing competitions can read their masterpieces for your enjoyment.
Hellingly Enchanted Forest Adventure
Hellingly Enchanted Forest Adventure
Can you help a young adventurer to lift a wicked witch's curse in this interactive 1-hour theatrical experience. Presented by Animazing C.I.C. and Hailsham Community College. Advance booking online essential.