Summer family activites at Lowry
Venue
The Lowry
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This summer holiday, step into the imaginative world of Quentin Blake and Me at The Lowry—a free family exhibition packed with creativity, fun and storytelling. Spot hidden cockatoos on a playful trail, enjoy interactive art stations, watch live portrait drawing, and meet a giant crocodile! With cosy reading corners, dressing-up, hands-on activities, and even a mini kitchen for little ones, it’s the perfect day out to spark young imaginations.
On-site Activities (included in exhibition visit)
Storytelling Adventure
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Join fun 20-minute sessions featuring Angelica Sprocket and her endless pockets, full of surprises and laughter
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Tues–Fri: 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
Sat–Sun: 11am through 3pm hourly thelowry.com+5thelowry.com+5thelowry.com+5
Live Portrait Drawing
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Watch talented local artists sketch live illustrations of visitors
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Featured around the venue each day including in Lowry Bar & Kitchen between 12 – 1:30 pm thelowry.com+7thelowry.com+7thelowry.com+7
📚 Ongoing Family Spaces (self‑guided and free)
Creative Fun in the Lookout
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A hands‑on, interactive studio space open during gallery hours
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Draw quirky illustrations, explore Quentin Blake’s books, design a new boot for Mr Magnolia, and more Media City UK+4thelowry.com+4thelowry.com+4
The Book Nook
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A cosy reading corner with Blake’s books in many languages
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Offers fun templates for portrait drawing and storyboarding your own plots—dream up characters, challenges, and solutions thelowry.comthelowry.com+1thelowry.com+1
📸 Exploratory Trails & Photo Moments
Enormous Crocodile Statue
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A giant, grinning replica just outside the entrance—perfect for selfies (and giggles) thelowry.com+1thelowry.com+1
Cockatoo Trail
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Pick up a leaflet from the Welcome Desk and find 6 cheeky cockatoos hidden around the building
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Collect a special sticker reward at the Lowry Shop when you finish thelowry.com+6thelowry.com+6thelowry.com+6
🍽️ Food & Play for Littles
Little Lowry Kitchen
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A playful role‑play kitchen within Lowry Bar & Kitchen—ideal for under‑7s
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Kids can measure, stir and pretend while adults enjoy full‑price meals Facebook+5thelowry.com+5thelowry.com+5
Kids Eat for £1 Deal
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From 19 July to 31 August 2025, children under 12 can have a main course for £1 with any adult main ordered (12 – 4 pm)
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While children dine, they can play in the Little Lowry Kitchen Facebook+2thelowry.com+2thelowry.com+2
🖼️ Exhibition Highlights & Immersive Shows
LOWRY 360 Immersive Experience
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An immersive digital recreation of LS Lowry’s iconic Going to the Match, with sights and sounds of a match‑day crowd
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Included in your ticket (requires separate timeslot) tickets.thelowry.com+10thelowry.com+10tickets.thelowry.com+10Salford Now+4tickets.thelowry.com+4tickets.thelowry.com+4
Modern Life: The LS Lowry Collection
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Explore the world’s largest public collection of works by LS Lowry, including Going to the Match
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Access included in the ticket alongside Quentin Blake exhibition thelowry.com+2thelowry.com+2thelowry.com+2thelowry.com+4tickets.thelowry.com+4tickets.thelowry.com+4
Quentin Blake and Me
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Over 100 original Blake artworks with illustrations for Dahl, Dickens, Walliams, Hoban and more
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Includes a full-size sailing boat from A Sailing Boat in the Sky, a magnetic marble puzzle from Sinbad story, a National (Monster) Portrait Gallery, dressing-up, games, and lots of creative interactives