Summer Events at Crich Tramway Village
Crich Tramway Village has a variety of summer events coming up, including Sounds of the 50s and 60s on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th August, featuring live music from these eras, plus the chance to have a go at some of the dance crazes from the 1960s
Discovery Week runs from Monday 12th to Friday 16th August and is a great opportunity for the whole family to discover science and history fun facts and meet characters from the past.
Back by popular demand is the Model Tramway, Bus and Railway Exhibition on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th August.
See the amazing working layouts and chat to their creators.Woodland Week from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd August takes you back to nature. Have a go at willow weaving and nature crafts or listen to the enchanting stories from our storyteller.
The Teddy Bears Picnic event on Sunday 25th and Monday 26th August will reveal what our busy teddy bears are doing this year. The popular picnic show with Amy Zing returns, plus live music from Rocks and Frocks.
Rounding off August is the Outdoor Theatre event by Notice this Notice theatre group. It runs from Friday 30th August to Tuesday 3rd September and features a pirate show based on Treasure Island.
Events Manager, Candi Bell, said:
“We are looking forward to welcoming our visitors to our most popular summer events, which are sure to be fun for all the family and our vintage trams will be running too.”
For a full list of events please see the What's On page of our website: https://www.tramway.co.uk/whatson/list
Pre-booking for the event is not necessary, and previous visitors with return tickets can use them.
For more information telephone 01773 854321 or email: enquiry@tramway.co.uk
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