Step inside Little Boro - a village of shipping containers transformed into creative spaces for big imaginations. Make, play and explore with commissions from local and national artists, free creative workshops, performances, art installations and hands-on activities for the whole family.
The Pop-Up Museum of Natural History from the Future by Sidequest was taken
Boro 2099: Middlesbrough Reimagined by Whippet Up
Plus exhibitions, installations and creative work from The Northern School of Art, Middlesbrough College, Georgia D'Silva & Jessie Marie Butler. Look out too for the premiere of Alex Culshaw's Blue Lagoon, co-commissioned by Film and Video Umbrella.
Explore Sum Place's celebration of Middlesbrough's heroes and their temporary tribute to the Dorman Long Tower, plus Play Out, playful structures created for Centre Square by Middlesbrough-based Sawdust.
At the heart of Little Boro, discover Liaqat Rasul's Mother Give us Rice Water, alongside more than 100 miniature faces created in workshops led by Susan Loughlin.
And enter Little Boro beneath a colourful new arch created by internationally renowned artist Morag Myerscough.
WHAT’S ON
EVERY DAY
FREE FAMILY FUN
Build Your Own Dinosaur by SIDEQUEST
Every day drop in 10am-4pm, except Thurs 24 Sept from 12pm
The Pop-Up Museum Performances by Sidequest
Sat 26 Sept & Sat 3 Oct, 11am & 2pm
Summat for the Bairns Family workshops
Sat 26, Sun 27 Sept & Sat 3 Oct, Drop in 10am-4pm
Boro 2099 with Whippet Up Family workshops
Sat 26 Sept, Sun 27 Sept & Sat 3 Oct, 10.30am & 2pm
Sign-Making with Sawdust at Orange Pip Market
Sat 26 Sept, 12pm-5pm
Art in Boro Zine Making with Tees Zine Works
Thurs 24 Sept, 12pm-2.30pm, 3.30pm-5pm
Sat 3 Oct, 10am - 11.30am, 12.30pm - 2pm & 2.30pm-4pm
Free family drop-in