Thursday, October 2, 2025

Free family entertainment comes to Scunthorpe with Summer in the Square

Six weeks of free, family entertainment is coming to Scunthorpe town centre as Summer in the Square brings dinosaurs, live music, sports, magic shows, circus skills, creative workshops and more.

The events will take place in Queen Elizabeth Memorial Gardens, with additional activities at 20-21 Visual Arts Centre and Scunthorpe Central Library.

Running throughout the school holidays, the programme is packed with themed days designed to entertain all ages:

  • Saturday 19 July: Discover Pirates – Set sail for a water-filled day of pirate fun, with stilt walkers, mermaids, bubbles, and hands-on crafts for all ages.
  • Tuesday 22 July: Discover Outdoors – Make dens, spark fires, and dive into interactive nature-themed fun.
  • Friday 25 July: Dino Discover Day – Come face to face with dinosaurs, meet a walking raptor, dig for fossils, make slime, and snap a photo with a dinosaur egg.
  • Wednesday 30 July: Discover Sports – Get active with street games, karate, comedy sports theatre, slacklining, street sport art, bubbleologist, interactive sports activities, and AI football fun with roaming card and sticker swaps.
  • Friday 8 August: Discover Music – Feel the rhythm with mariachi melodies, Rio carnival performance, and Coritani drummers bringing sounds from across the world to the square.
  • Saturday 9 August: Play – Our Environment – Enjoy crafts, sensory play, circus workshops and outdoor games for curious minds and messy hands.
  • Wednesday 13 August: Discover Play – A lively day of magic shows, circus skills, mini fighting robots, a giant dazzle playbox, den making, hands-on science, bubbles, face painting, crafts, and a wild family game show full of laughs and surprises.
  • Friday 15 August: Discover Block Day – Build, explore and create with LEGO, Minecraft, 3D printing, parkour, and hands-on science experiments.
  • Wednesday 20 August: Teen Takeover – An action-packed day designed by and for young people, featuring BMX shows, a roller rink, parkour, crafts, beatboxing, DJ workshops, Comic-Con fun, an escape room, a sweetie ice sculpture and more.
  • Friday 22 August to Saturday 30 August: Luxmuralis Science – Experience stunning light projections exploring molecules, cells, and DNA in a breath-taking show inside the 20-21 Visual Arts Centre.
  • Wednesday 27 August: Discover Creativity – Let your imagination run wild with giant drawing, science fun, street theatre, a doodle wall, family games and imaginative play.

All events run from 11am to 4pm and are completely free.

Cllr Rob Waltham, leader of North Lincolnshire Council, said: “We’re proud to bring Summer in the Square to Scunthorpe. These free events offer something for everyone and create a great atmosphere in the heart of our town. It’s a brilliant way for families to make the most of the school holidays while also bringing more footfall into the town to benefit local businesses.”

 

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