Family Fun | FAB Fridays!
Every Friday from 24 July to 28 August 2026, 10 – 11.30am | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
FAB Fridays are here for the summer holidays!
Every week, join a hands-on creative session inspired by the world of Thunderbirds! Children will get to design and make their own puppet character before stepping into the role of director to film an action-packed mini adventure using tablets. From daring rescue missions to out-of-this-world explorations, imaginations can run wild as young creators bring their stories to life.
Perfect for budding artists, storytellers and future filmmakers, this exciting workshop is a fantastic way to make something truly FAB!
Sessions are from 10 – 11.30am every Friday in the holidays.
£5.50 per child; please book via the link below. A parent or carer must stay during the session. Free entry to the Art Gallery and Museum.
For Families | Bags of Fun – FAB Creations
Saturday 4 July to Sunday 6 September (closed Mondays) | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
54321… Bags of Fun are here for the summer holidays! They’re filled with brilliant activities inspired by the summer show 54321! FAB… what will you create?
- Make a moving robot craft with split pins to create its moving arms and legs!
- Create a FAB solar system spinner paper plate
- Build a rescue vehicle with moving wheels
The Art Gallery and Museum is fully equipped for young creatives to get going on their making. Each activity bag has multiple themed activities inside along with colouring and puzzle sheets.
£2.50, purchase your activity bags from the Art Gallery and Museum shop.
Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am – 4pm, and Sunday 10am – 3pm.
Free entry to the Art Gallery and Museum (closed Mondays). Plan your visit.
Spotlight Talk | Marc Silk | The Voice of Your Imagination + meet and greet
Saturdays 1 and 29 August 2026, 11am – 12noon | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Renowned British voice actor, Marc Silk, is known for voicing numerous characters in cartoons, games and films. He specialises in character creation and performance across all media, bringing some of the world’s most celebrated characters and stories to life.
Marc was the voice of Global Defence Force agent Captain Wayne Rigby in Thunderbirds Are Go! as well as the voice of several guest characters in the show. In 2021, he played Troy Tempest in Anderson Entertainment’s Stingray audio range. Best known for his roles as Aks Moe in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Bob in the US dub Bob the Builder and Nero in Danger Mouse, Marc has collaborated with a vast array of major entertainment and gaming studios over his 30-year career. These include Lucasfilm, BBC, Cartoon Network and Warner Bros.
He’ll take you on a journey through his fascinating career, with a plethora of anecdotes as we meet the voices of our comic heroes.
The talk will be followed by a meet and greet with Marc in summer exhibition 54321FAB! where he will be signing autographs and meeting fans. There’ll even be appearances from Captain Scarlet himself and other favourite characters!
This event will take place on Saturdays 1 and 29 August.
£10 for the talk; free entry to the exhibition.
Museum After Hours: FAB! ‘Anything can happen in the next half hour’
Friday 21 August 2026, 6.30 – 9pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Thunderbirds Are Go with amazing music and cocktails at the second Museum After Hours of the summer!
Step into the 60s with DJ DSP who’ll be playing tracks from the decade and beyond. ‘Anything can happen in the next half hour…’ or a bit longer!
The bar will be open, so raise your glass with a sophisticated Lady Penelope or try an explosive Tracy Island and immerse yourself in our summer show 54321 FAB!
Free entry. Fancy dress encouraged!
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Museum After Hours is also on Friday 24 July 2026!
Museum After Hours is aimed at adults, 18+.
Museum After Hours | 54321! ‘Standby for action, we are about to launch’
Friday 24 July 2026, 6.30 – 9pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Standby for action as the first Museum After Hours of the year launches in celebration of the summer exhibition 54321 FAB! The exhibition brings Thunderbirds and friends to Worcester, with 1960s nostalgia at the forefront this year.
Enjoy a rockin’ Friday night with Jamie Hill, guitar-vocalist, performing classic rock and pop numbers including hits from the 60s. Jamie has been in love with music since he got his first guitar at the age of 6 and will take you on a rockabilly rollercoaster for the evening!
The bar will be open, so don’t forget to try a FAB themed cocktail: blast-off with a Stingray, or be brave and take on a Mysteron! 🍹
Free entry. Fancy dress encouraged!
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Museum After Hours returns on Friday 21 August 2026!
Museum After Hours is aimed at adults, 18+.
smARTies | Mini Makers
Thursdays 9 July, 16 July, 3 September | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Introduce your little ones to creativity with smARTies – Mini Makers, especially designed for under 5s and their grown-ups.
Inspired by the summer exhibition 54321 FAB!, these playful, hands-on sessions invite families to explore textures, colours and sounds as they create their own sensory control panel and mesmerising sensory bottles. ✨
Alongside the making, there’ll be a range of engaging activities to spark curiosity and imaginative play. It’s a relaxed, friendly space where little makers can discover, explore and get arty in their own unique way.
smARTies – Mini Makers is on Thursdays 9 July, 16 July, 3 September.
£5.50 per child; please book via the link below. A parent or carer must stay during the session. Free entry to the Art Gallery and Museum.
Record Fair with Raspberry Records
Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September 2026, 10am – 3pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Raspberry Records are at the Art Gallery and Museum for a proper weekend of vinyl this September!
A digger’s paradise, the museum will be filled with local independent traders spreading their treasures throughout the galleries.
There’ll be hard-to-find titles sitting alongside bargain classics, pocket-money finds alongside serious rarities, and all genres are welcome: from jazz, punk, reggae and dub to prog, pop, dance, and everything in between.
Get the full experience by dropping the needle before you buy on the listening decks. 🎧
Have you got duplicates gathering dust at home? Bring your own records to trade or sell! Raspberry Records’ dealers love a good haggle and are always up for chatting tunes.
Take a browsing break at Little Al’s at the Balcony café with a cup of tea or coffee, homemade food, and more.
Free entry.
Festive Foliage | Christmas Table Centres with Florist Natalie Vale
Saturday 12 December, 10.30am – 1.30pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Create a fabulously festive centrepiece to spruce up your Christmas tablescape with florist Natalie Vale of Witley Park Floristry.
Get into the Christmas spirit at the beautiful Art Gallery and Museum as Natalie leads you through the process of putting together your own unique floral piece using real foliage with natural and wild elements.
This workshop is run by florist Natalie Vale.
All materials will be provided, as well as refreshments throughout the morning.
£55 per person.
Learning Linocut | Lino Printing with Jake Gammon
Saturday 21 November, 10.30am – 1.30pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
This lino printing workshop offers a hands-on, beginner-friendly experience to learn relief printing, carving designs into linoleum, ink them, and press them onto paper.
Take inspiration from autumn exhibition Reflections, which focuses on the fluid beauty and immense power of water, to create a unique piece of art. Enhance your wellbeing and knowledge, guided by Jake as he takes you through the process of this new skill.
This workshop is run by artist Jake Gammon.
All materials will be provided, as well as refreshments throughout the morning.
£55 per person. Please book below:
Tree Fusion | Fused Glass Christmas Tree Decorations with Suzanne Bunce
Saturday 17 October, 10.30am – 1.30pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
With Christmas on the doorstep, join Worcester-based glass artist Suzanne Bunce for a wonderful festive workshop.
Create your own unique festive fused-glass Christmas tree decoration. Try your hand at a new craft and learn the basic techniques involved to produce a stunning addition to your Christmas trimmings.
This is a fun and inspirational workshop for all abilities and you don’t need to be artistic, just enthusiastic! You will be able to make up to two Christmas trees with wooden stands and LED lights.
This workshop is run by artist Suzanne Bunce.
All materials will be provided, as well as refreshments throughout the morning.
Please note: Please wear close-toed shoes for the workshop. Your glass will not be available to take away on the day. It will be fired and be available for you to collect from the Art Gallery and Museum within 2 weeks.
£55 per person. Please book below: