Holiday Fun
At Polka, we offer a wide range of creative activities and workshops during the school holidays. Whether your child is interested in drama, dance or arts and crafts, we’ll have the workshop for them.
Our holiday programmes include one-off workshops where children of different ages are invited to discover and explore creative art forms ranging from musical theatre through to puppetry and storytelling. For older children, there are opportunities to join our Summer Schools, lasting up to 1 week based on a specific skillset.
Watch this space for news of our upcoming holiday programme and timetable.
Book your workshop and show tickets at the same time and receive 15% off your workshop tickets with the code HOLIDAY15.
T&Cs apply. Not valid on Summer Schools.
“This workshop went way beyond our expectations and this was mostly down to the beautiful atmosphere created by the lead practitioner. They were so welcoming, calm, kind… just a gorgeous experience all round. Wonderful stuff!”
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Summer Holiday
Dates between Wednesday 23 July – Friday 15 August
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Animal Adventure (Ages 0-4) Meet all your favourite characters from I Want My Hat Back Trilogy in this interactive storytelling workshop.
Wednesday 23 July
Ages 0 – 12 months → 9.45 – 10.15am
Ages 1 – 2 years → 10.45 – 11.30am
Ages 2 – 4 years → 2.15 – 3pm
From £12* (Adult & child) -
Hat-tasic Characters (Ages 5-8) Make your own hat and learn drama techniques to create your own curious characters.
Thursday 24 July
Ages 5-8
10am – 12pm or 2 – 4pm
From £25* (child only) -
From Sketch to Screen Masterclass (Ages 9-12) Design your own comic characters and bring them to life with animation, inspired by The Boy With Wings.
Friday 25 July
Ages 9-12
10am – 4pm
From £50* (child only) -
Summertime Stories in the Garden (Ages 4+) Play with puppets, sing songs and listen to Summertime stories in our sensory garden.
Friday 15 August
Ages 4+
9.45 – 10.30am, 11.30am – 12.15pm or 3 – 3.45pm
From £12* (Adult & child)
Summer School
Dates between Wednesday 28 July – Thursday 14 August
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Polka Youth Theatre Summer School (Ages 8-12) Spend a week training and working with a professional Theatre Director to explore a variety of drama techniques.
Monday 28 July – Friday 1 August
Ages 8-12
10am – 4pm
From £215* (child only) -
Polka Puppet Summer School (Ages 5-8) Explore, play and perform your own puppet show stories in front of family and friends.
Tuesday 12 – Thursday 14 August
Ages 5-8
10.30am – 3.30pm
From £110* (child only)
October Half Term
Dates between Tuesday 28 October – Friday 31 October
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Family Glow Jar Making Make your own glow jar using real autumn leaves, foliage and ferns
Tuesday 28 October
Ages 4+
10-11am/ 11.30am-12.30pm
From £15* (Adult & child) -
Stage Combat Masterclass Learn the secrets of choreographed combat from a professional instructor, inspired by Dweeb-A-Mania.
Wednesday 29 October
Ages 8-12
10am-4pm
From £50* (child only) -
Voyage to the South Pole Immerse yourself in an interactive story in our sensory studio, inspired by Well Done, Mummy Penguin.
Thursday 30 October
Ages 0-4
Varied
From £12* (Adult & child) -
Wicked Wardrobe Workshop Create the perfect spooky character with monster masks, creepy claws and haunted hats.
Friday 31 October
Ages 5-8
10.30am – 3.30pm
From £50* (Child only)
Winter Holiday
Dates between Tuesday 16 December – Monday 22 December
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Snowy Snowflake Stories Step into a magical wintry world in our snowy sensory space, inspired by The Snowflake.
Tuesday 16 & Wednesday 17 December
Ages 0-4
Varied
From £12* (Adult & Child) -
Family Clay Time Create a unique fesive decoration using clay.
Saturday 20 December
Ages 4+
10-11am/ 11.30am-12.30pm
From £15* (Adult & Child) -
Firework Shadow Puppetry Workshop Design a firework-themed puppet and use light and shadows to bring them to live.
Monday 22 December
Ages 5-8
10.30-3.30pm
From £50* (Child only)