Last month, a number of characters attended events in celebration of World Book Day including the Gruffalo at John Lewis Oxford Street & Liverpool, Zog at John Lewis Cambridge and Paddington™ at Broadstreet Mall in Reading.  This was followed by our first ever attendance at the London Book Fair where the Gruffalo, Elmer and Mula walked the aisles posing for photos with visitors.

Hello Kitty attended the launch of the new themed Hello Kitty Café at Primark Birmingham & Manchester, which ties in with their new clothing & accessories range, while Peppa Pig appeared at several Trotters stores to highlight the launch of their Trotters X Peppa Pig collection.  Plus Po has been spotted around the country promoting his new movie, Kung Fu Panda 4.

And there’s more lined up for the Easter holidays, so here’s a sneak peek of where you can see your favourite characters this April, (*events can be subject to change)…

1^st April: Gruffalo Meet & Greet – National Botanic Garden of Wales

1^st April: PJ Masks’ Catboy & Owlette Meet & Greet – The Square Shopping Centre, Dublin

1^st April: Bluey and Bingo Narration, Sonic the Hedgehog™ & Peter Rabbit™ Meet & Greet – Margam Country Park, Port Talbot

1^st April: Shaun the Sheep Meet & Greet – Tatton Park, Knutsford

2^nd April: Peter Rabbit™ Meet & Greet – Brunel Shopping Centre, Swindon

2^nd April: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Hamleys, Regent Street

3^rd April: Bluey and Bingo Meet & Greet – The Lanes Shopping Centre, Carlisle

3^rd April: Sonic the Hedgehog™ Meet & Greet – Wheelgate Park, Newark

4^th April: Hey Duggee Meet & Greet – Twinlakes, Melton Mowbray

4^th April: Bluey and Bingo Activation – Peak Wildlife Park, Leek

6^th April: PAW Patrol’s Marshall Meet & Greet – Daniel of Windsor Department Store, Windsor

6^th April: Peter Rabbit™ Meet & Greet – Putney Exchange Shopping Centre, Putney

6^th April: Bluey Meet & Greet – White Post Farm, Nottingham

6^th & 7^th April: Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Sterling Mills Outlet, Scotland

7^th April: Peppa Pig & George Pig Meet & Greet – North Weald Station, Essex

7^th April: PAW Patrol’s Chase & Skye Meet & Greet – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes

7^th April: Peter Rabbit™ Meet & Greet – Peak Rail, Matlock

7^th April: CoComelon’s JJ Meet & Greet – Pettitt’s Animal Adventure Park, Norfolk

10^th April: Peter Rabbit™ Narration – The Friary Shopping Centre, Guildford

11^th April: PAW Patrol’s Chase Meet & Greet – Midsummer Place, Milton Keynes

13^th April: Bluey Meet & Greet – Tanfield Railway, Gateshead

13^th April: Hello Kitty Meet & Greet – Primark, Edinburgh

14^th April: Hello Kitty Meet & Greet – Primark, Braehead

14^th April: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – Pettitt’s Animal Adventure Park, Norfolk

20^th April: PAW Patrol’s Marshall Meet & Greet and Trail – Banham Zoo, Norwich

20^th & 21^st April: Hey Duggee Meet & Greet – Gulliver’s Land Theme Park, Milton Keynes

20^{th &} 21^st April: Bluey and Bingo Meet & Greet – Gulliver’s Theme Park, Rother Valley

21^st April: PAW Patrol’s Marshall Meet & Greet and Trail – Africa Alive, Lowesoft

27^th April: Bluey & Bingo Activation – Old MacDonald’s Farm, Brentwood

27^th April: Paddington™ – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes

28^th April: Bluey Meet & Greet – Gwili Railway, Carmarthen

27^th & 28^thApril: Po (Kung Fu Panda) – Yorkshire Wildlife Park

As well as National Pizza Day, February saw the launch of the latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem movie on Paramount Plus UK.  So to celebrate they teamed up with Pizza Hut and Deliveroo to have Leo, Mike, Donnie & Raph deliver pizza to some household names including Tony Bellew, Adam Thomas and the Capital Breakfast Studio.

February also saw Westfield London invite children’s favourites Bluey and Hey Duggee to their White City and Stratford centres for 3 days of meet & greet fun in honour of National Storytelling Week, the Gruffalo visited Landmark Forest Adventure Park in Scotland and Spinnaker Tower welcomed Paddington™ during the half-term holidays.

We have plenty of events lined up for March, so check out our list below to find out where you can see your favourite characters this month, (*events can be subject to change)…

2^nd & 3^rd March: Gruffalo Meet & Greet – John Lewis, Oxford Street

9^th March: Zog Meet & Greet – John Lewis, Cambridge

9^th March: Gruffalo Meet & Greet – The Chimes Shopping Centre, Uxbridge

9^th March: Paddington Meet & Greet – Broadstreet Mall, Reading

9^th & 10^th March: Po (Kung Fu Panda) Meet & Greet – Market Street, Manchester

9^th & 10^th March: PAW Patrol’s Rubble and Skye Meet & Greet – Longleat, Wiltshire

16^th March: PAW Patrol’s Chase Meet & Greet – Barleylands Farm Park, Billericay

16^th & 17^th March: Bluey and Bingo Meet & Greet – Whistlestop Valley, West Yorkshire

16^th & 17^th March: Po (Kung Fu Panda) Meet & Greet – The Bullring, Birmingham

17^th March: PAW Patrol’s Skye Meet & Greet – Barleylands Farm Park, Billericay

17^th March: CoComelon’s JJ and Cody Meet & Greet – Thornton Hall Country Park

17^th March: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Smyths Toys, Croydon

21^st – 23^rd March: CoComelon’s JJ Meet & Greet – Smyths Toys, Chesterfield

22^nd March: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Smyths Toys, Chesterfield

23^rd March: PAW Patrol’s Chase Meet & Greet – Smyths Toys, Chesterfield

23^rd & 24^th March: Peter Rabbit™ Meet & Greet – Selfridges, London

23^rd & 24^th March: Po (Kung Fu Panda) Meet & Greet – Westfield, White City

23^rd & 24^th March: Bluey and Bingo Meet & Greet – Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park

24^th March: Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Ascot Racecourse

24^th March: CoComelon’s JJ Meet & Greet – Smyths Toys, Chesterfield

25^th March: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Trotters, London

27^th - 28^th March: Peter Rabbit™ Meet & Greet – Selfridges, London

28^th – 31^st March: Bluey Meet & Greet – Kew Gardens, Richmond upon Thames

29^th March: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes

29^th & 30^th March: Peter Rabbit™ Narration & Activity Trail – Embsay Station, Yorkshire

30^th March: Hey Duggee Meet & Greet – Victoria Place Shopping Centre, Woking

30^th & 31^st March: Bing Meet & Greet – Greenwood Forest Park, Bangor

31^st March: Peter Rabbit™ Meet & Greet – East Lancashire Railway, Bury