CHILDREN’S VILLAGE
Little adventurers,
destined to explore
Bearded Theory is proudly one of the best festival for families and children. Our Children’s Village at Bearded Theory is one of the best around, centred around a very colourful Village Green.
The Village on the Friday is taken over by Bearded Theory’s Festival School, running from 9am-3pm and providing a huge itinerary of fun educational classes meeting key stage criteria, ensuring children attending the festival don’t miss out on their learning while their families don’t miss the festival! The school has featured everything from; maths (how to budget a music festival), P.E classes by Derby County FC, Sublime Science, English, History and loads more. In order to send your child to the Festival School, please make sure you enrol in advance.
At previous festivals, the Children’s Village has featured everything from Mini First Aid, giving attendees the chance to learn more about AWARD WINNING informal Baby and Child First Aid class designed especially for parents, carers and grandparents, to a pop-up Library, poetry tent, Creative Intentions Café offering both vegetarian/vegan food at child friendly prices/portions, and a chill out area with games and a small acoustic stage.
WHAT’S ON OFFER FOR THE KIDS?
The Festival School
Friday in our award-winning Children’s Area is taken over by our Festival School, a unique innovation in place to give more families with school age children the ability to attend an enriching event. We firmly believe that an education shouldn’t only exist within the boundaries of a traditional indoor space, and having an on-site school means that children and their parents don’t have to choose between attending the event or missing a day of learning.
Toddler
Tent
For the tiny festival tots, parents can enjoy our Toddler Tent with soft play and baby changing, includes mats, wipes and even a selection of nappies in case you get caught short. There’s beanbags and cushions so you can breastfeed in relative comfort and privacy if you wish, and the Creative Intentions café is just next door and will be happy to provide hot water for warming or sterilising bottles. If you’re transporting your little ones on wheels, there’s buggy/trolley parking available in the Kids Rave On Tent.
Teens in
Space
Hidden away in the midst of Bearded Theory festival is our area especially for the teenage Bearded goers! Chill out, listen to tunes, chat n’ charge! Get involved and bring your Space to life! With DJ workshops, our silent disco, Pimp Your Ts, build a banner, knit your own beards and tails, or create a puppet. Plus, parkour, flo props, acro balance, circus skills and a graffiti wall!
Kids
Rave On
…are back for 2025 and bringing full on fun for all the family, featuring club lighting, lasers (no strobes), smoke, bubbles, performers, mc/old skool vinyl DJs, visuals, arts, crafts, games and even a baby chillout with plenty of buggy/trolley parking available under cover in the Kids Rave On tent, so you can easily transport your precious cargo around the festival.
CREATIVE
INTENTIONS
Our cafe offering delicious vegetarian/vegan food at child friendly prices/portions, yummy cakes, hot fresh coffee and chai with a “twist” for parents. Set within a sumptuous chill out area, complete with ping pong, board games plus lots of fancy dress to keep the kids entertained and giggling! The Cafe is opposite the main stage so you don’t need to go far or miss your favourite bands.
Fun and
Games
Our huge craft tent is managed by the wonderful Junkfish with a vast array of brilliant crafty ideas to get creative with. Offering a fun and engaging craft experience for children of all ages and abilities. Plus, all the favourites: giant bubbles, dress-up, messy play, face painting, Lego, parachute games, and random pop-up foolery!
