We had some fantastic events last month, which definitely helped cure our January Blues. Paddington™ spent the start of the year at Wookey Hole Caves in Somerset, the Teletubbies joined in the fun at RuPaul’s Dragcon 2025 at ExCeL London, and Zog kicked off his 15th anniversary celebrations with a visit to The Light in Redhill for a screening of his film.
Plus, January saw the return of the annual London Toy Fair at Kensington Olympia. Over 50 characters walked the aisles including Supertato, Ginger from Vegesaurs and Gabby from Gabby’s Dollhouse, who have all recently joined our licensor character portfolio and are available to book for UK events.
If you’re looking for some February half-term fun, here’s a list of events taking place this month (*events can be subject to change)…
1st February: Bluey & Bingo Meet and Greet – Call of the Wild Zoo, Chelmsford
2nd February: CoComelon’s JJ Meet and Greet – Ilac Shopping Centre, Dublin
3rd February: CoComelon’s JJ Meet and Greet – Athlone Town Centre, Athlone
8th February: Miffy Meet and Greet – Leeds City Museum
15th February: PAW Patrol’s Chase Meet and Greet – The Works, Watford & Harrow
15th February: Peppa Pig Meet and Greet – The Square, Camberley
15th February: Wallace & Gromit Meet and Greet – Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire
15th & 16th February: Sonic the Hedgehog™ Meet and Greet – Bluebell Railway
15th - 17th February: Bluey Meet and Greet – West Midlands Safari Park, Bewdley
16th February: Peter Rabbit™ Meet and Greet – Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, Derbyshire
16th February: CoComelon’s JJ Meet and Greet – Manor Mills Shopping Centre, Dublin
17th – 23rd February: Paddington™ Meet and Greet – Eden Project, Cornwall
18th February: Bluey Narration – Hertfordshire Zoo, Broxbourne
18th February: Sonic the Hedgehog™ Meet and Greet – St Nicholas Shopping Centre, Sutton
18th & 19th February: Peppa Pig Meet and Greet – West Midlands Safari Park, Bewdley
19th February: CoComelon’s JJ Meet and Greet – Pavilions Swords, Dublin
19th & 20th February: Bluey Meet and Greet – Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth
20th February: CoComelon’s JJ Meet and Greet – Northside Shopping Centre, Dublin
20th February: Wallace & Gromit Meet and Greet – Animate, Preston
20th & 21st February: Octonauts’ Captain Barnacles Meet and Greet – West Midlands Safari Park, Bewdley
21st February: Bluey Narration – Hertfordshire Zoo, Broxbourne
22nd February: PAW Patrol’s Chase Meet and Greet – Midland Railway, Butterley Station
22nd February: Peppa Pig Meet and Greet – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes
22nd & 23rd February: Bluey & Bingo Meet and Greet – Rural Life Living Museum, Farnham
Festival-goers at Camp Bestival, Gloworm, Victorious Festival and Car Fest were treated to guest appearances by a number of children’s favourites including Bluey, PAW Patrol and Cheer Bear!
To celebrate the arrival of ‘Bluey’s Big Play’ in Dublin, Bluey also visited Dublin Castle where children presented her with wonderful drawings of her and her whole family.
Plus, True from True and the Rainbow Kingdom made her debut appearance at The Broadway Shopping Centre in Bradford.
With the summer holidays coming to an end, here’s a list of events that will get you through September, (*events can be subject to change)…
1st September: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – Leighton Buzzard Railway, Bedfordshire
7th September: Batman Meet & Greet – The Entertainer, Woking
7th & 8th September: Bluey Meet & Greet – Lightwater Valley Adventure Park, Ripon
7th & 8th September: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley
7th & 8th September: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – Midland Railway Butterly Station, Ripley
8th September: PAW Patrol’s Chase and Skye Meet & Greet – Palace Gardens Shopping Centre, Enfield
14th September: The Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Thorndon Country Park, Essex
14th September: Batman Meet & Greet – The Entertainer, Basildon
14th September: Peppa Pig and George Meet & Greet – The Entertainer, Staines
14th & 15th September: Bluey and Bingo Meet & Greet – SS Great Britain, Bristol
14th & 15th September: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – Landmark Forest Adventure Park, Inverness-shire
15th September: PAW Patrol’s Chase, Marshall and Skye Meet & Greet – Brooklands Museum, Weybridge
16th September: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Smyths Toys, Gillingham
21st September: Miraculous’ Ladybug & Cat Noir Meet & Greet – Smyths, Kidderminster
21st September: PAW Patrol’s Chase Meet & Greet – Character.com, Bromley
21st September: Batman Meet & Greet – The Entertainer, Croydon
21st September: TMNT’s Leonardo and Donatello Meet & Greet – Smyths Toys, Croydon
21st September: The Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Edinburgh Zoo
21st September: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Smyths Toys, Staines
21st September: TMNT’s Raphael and Michelangelo Meet & Greet – Smyths Toys, Staines
21st & 22nd September: Bluey and Bingo Activation – Hertfordshire Zoo, Broxbourne
21st & 22nd September: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – Lightwater Valley Adventure Park, Ripon
22nd September: Batman Meet & Greet – Hamleys, Westfield White City
22nd September: Hey Duggee Meet & Greet – Pettitt’s Animal Adventure Park, Norfolk
28th September: Peppa Pig and George Meet & Greet – The Entertainer, Bluewater
28th September: Bluey and Bingo Narration, Hatton Country World, Warwick
28th September: Bing Meet & Greet – Tanfield Railway, Gateshead
28th & 29th September: Fireman Sam Meet & Greet – Bluebell Railway, Sussex
28th & 29th September: PAW Patrol’s Chase and Skye Meet & Greet – Walby Farm Park, Cumbria
29th September: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – Quorn & Woodhouse Station, Leicestershire
This year marks the 25th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants and last month he was seen celebrating in style at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Visitors to the Fan Zone enjoyed a huge SpongeBob themed Paramount+ activation and had the chance to meet SpongeBob himself.
The Hundred Cricket tournament returned to our screens this July and so did their legendary sponsors. This year Compare the Market’s Carl the Wombat has been joined by everyone’s favourite meerkats, Aleksandr and Sergei.
And with the Paris 2024 Olympics now well underway, Team GB’s Pride the Lion attended the opening of the Battersea Power Station Fan Zone last Friday, where he cut the ribbon alongside four-time British Olympic champion, Christine Ohuruogu MBE.
We have a bumper line-up this summer, so let’s take a look at the events that will keep your little one’s entertained during the holidays (*events can be subject to change)…
1st August: Fireman Sam Meet & Greet – The Trafford Centre, Manchester
1st August: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Woodlands, Devon
1st August: PAW Patrol’s Chase Pup Pup Boogie – Manor Wildlife Park, Tenby
1st August: PAW Patrol’s Marshall Pup Pup Boogie – Peak Wildlife Park, Leek
2nd August: The Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Captain Cook Square, Middlesborough
3rd August: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – The Rotunda, Kingston
3rd August: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Tanfield Railway, Gateshead
3rd August: Fireman Sam Meet & Greet – National Botanic Garden of Wales, Llanarthne
3rd August: Bluey and Bingo Meet & Greet – Drusillas, Sussex
3rd August: PAW Patrol’s Chase Meet & Greet – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes
3rd & 4th August: Hey Duggee Narration – Embsay Station, Yorkshire
3rd & 4th August: Sonic the Hedgehog™ Meet & Greet – Moto GP, Silverstone
4th August: Bluey and Bingo Meet & Greet – Chester Racecourse, Chester
4th August: PAW Patrol’s Chase and Marshall Meet & Greet – North Weald Station, Essex
4th August: CoComelon’s JJ Meet & Greet – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes
5th August: The Gruffalo Meet & Greet – The Lexicon, Bracknell
7th August: True (and the Rainbow Kingdom) Meet & Greet – The Broadway Shopping Centre, Bradford
7th August: PAW Patrol’s Chase Narration – John Lewis, Glasgow
7th August: Bluey Meet & Greet – Woodlands, Devon
7th August: The Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Delamare Forest, Cheshire
7th August: Pip and Posy Meet & Greet – Snapdragon Festival, Hinkley
8th August: Postman Pat Meet & Greet – Seal Bay Holiday Park, Selsey
8th August: Peppa Pig and George Meet & Greet – Sharnfold Farm, Eastbourne
9th August: Sonic the Hedgehog™ Meet & Greet – Captain Cook Square, Middlesborough
9th August: The Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Hamsterley Outdoor Centre, Bedburn
9th-11th August: Bluey and Bingo Meet & Greet – Ropley Railway Station, Hampshire
10th August: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Pettitt’s Animal Adventure Park, Norfolk
10th August: PAW Patrol’s Chase Meet & Greet – Africa Alive, Lowestoft
10th August: Sonic the Hedgehog™ Meet & Greet – The Rotunda, Kingston
10th August: Bluey Meet & Greet – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes
10th & 11th August: Paddington™ Narration – Birdworld, Farnham
11th August: Pikachu Meet & Greet – Edinburgh Book Festival
11th August: Bingo (from Bluey) Meet & Greet – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes
11th August: The Wombles’ Great Uncle Bulgaria Meet & Greet – The Lawn, Dawlish
12th August: Bluey and Bingo Activation – The Lexicon, Bracknell
13th August: PAW Patrol’s Chase Meet & Greet – Over Farm, Gloucester
13th August: Sonic the Hedgehog™ Meet & Greet – Wheelgate Park, Newark
14th August: The Gruffalo Meet & Greet – The Broadway Shopping Centre, Bradford
14th August: Hey Duggee Narration – Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm, Sailsbury
14th August: Sonic the Hedgehog™ Meet 7 Greet – Twinlakes, Melton Mowbray
15th August: PAW Patrol’s Chase Meet & Greet – Woodlands, Devon
16th August: Paddington™ Narration – Rand Farm Park, Market Rasen
16th August: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Captain Cook Square, Middlesborough
17th August: Hey Duggee Meet & Greet – Banham Zoo, Norwich
17th August: PAW Patrol’s Chase and Skye Meet & Greet – National Botanic Garden of Wales, Llanarthne
17th August: Shrek Meet & Greet – Rand Farm Park, Market Rasen
17th August: The Gruffalo Meet & Greet – St Peter’s Quarter, Derby
17th August: Po (Kung Fu Panda) Meet & Greet – The Rotunda, Kingston
17th August: True (and the Rainbow Kingdom) Meet & Greet – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes
17th & 18th August: Peter Rabbit™ Narration – Birdworld, Farnham
17th & 18th August: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – Whistlestop Valley, West Yorkshire
17th – 18th August: Cheer Bear, Bluey & Bingo and Bing & Flop Meet & Greet and PAW Patrol Pup Pup Boogie – Gloworm Festival, Newark
18th August: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Quorn & Woodhouse Station, Leicestershire
18th August: PAW Patrol’s Skye Meet & Greet – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes
19th August: Paddington™ Narration – The Lexicon, Bracknell
20th August: Bluey and Bingo Meet & Greet – Twinlakes, Melton Mowbray
21st August: The Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Moors Valley Country Park, Ringwood
22nd August: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Woodlands, Devon
22nd August: Bluey Meet & Greet – Dublin Castle, Dublin
23rd August: Peppa Pig, George, Mummy and Daddy Pig Narration – Hertfordshire Zoo, Broxbourne
23rd August: Bluey Meet & Greet – Smyths Toys, Dublin
23rd – 25th August : CoComelon’s JJ and SpongeBob SquarePants Meet & Greet – Victorious Festival, Southsea
24th August: Hey Duggee Meet & Greet – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes
24th & 25th August: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Landmark Forest Adventure Park, Carrbridge
25th August: Bluey & Bingo Activation – The Big Feastival, Oxfordshire
25th August: The Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest, Kent
25th – 27th August: Hey Duggee Meet & Greet – Bluey Planet Aquarium, Cheshire Oaks
26th August: Peppa Pig & George Meet & Greet – North Weald Station, Essex
26th August: The Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Hogshaw Farm & Wildlife Park, Buckingham
26th August: Bluey and Bingo Meet & Greet – 4 Kingdoms Farm Park, Thatcham
26th August: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire
26th August: Peter Rabbit™ Meet & Greet – Kent & East Sussex Railway
28th August: Po (Kung Fu Panda) Meet & Greet – The Broadway Shopping Centre, Bradford
28th August: Bluey and Bingo Narration – Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm, Sailsbury
29th & 30th August: Hey Duggee Activation – Manor Wildlife Park, Tenby
30th August: Bluey Narration – Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury
30th August: Sonic the Hedgehog™ Meet & Greet – The Harvey Centre, Harlow
31st August: Bluey Meet & Greet – Knowsley Safari Park, Prescot
31st August: Batman Meet & Greet – The Entertainer, Bromley
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)…
1st April: Gruffalo Meet & Greet – National Botanic Garden of Wales
1st April: PJ Masks’ Catboy & Owlette Meet & Greet – The Square Shopping Centre, Dublin
1st April: Bluey and Bingo Narration, Sonic the Hedgehog™ & Peter Rabbit™ Meet & Greet – Margam Country Park, Port Talbot
1st April: Shaun the Sheep Meet & Greet – Tatton Park, Knutsford
2nd April: Peter Rabbit™ Meet & Greet – Brunel Shopping Centre, Swindon
2nd April: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Hamleys, Regent Street
3rd April: Bluey and Bingo Meet & Greet – The Lanes Shopping Centre, Carlisle
3rd April: Sonic the Hedgehog™ Meet & Greet – Wheelgate Park, Newark
4th April: Hey Duggee Meet & Greet – Twinlakes, Melton Mowbray
4th April: Bluey and Bingo Activation – Peak Wildlife Park, Leek
6th April: PAW Patrol’s Marshall Meet & Greet – Daniel of Windsor Department Store, Windsor
6th April: Peter Rabbit™ Meet & Greet – Putney Exchange Shopping Centre, Putney
6th April: Bluey Meet & Greet – White Post Farm, Nottingham
6th & 7th April: Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Sterling Mills Outlet, Scotland
7th April: Peppa Pig & George Pig Meet & Greet – North Weald Station, Essex
7th April: PAW Patrol’s Chase & Skye Meet & Greet – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes
7th April: Peter Rabbit™ Meet & Greet – Peak Rail, Matlock
7th April: CoComelon’s JJ Meet & Greet – Pettitt’s Animal Adventure Park, Norfolk
10th April: Peter Rabbit™ Narration – The Friary Shopping Centre, Guildford
11th April: PAW Patrol’s Chase Meet & Greet – Midsummer Place, Milton Keynes
13th April: Bluey Meet & Greet – Tanfield Railway, Gateshead
13th April: Hello Kitty Meet & Greet – Primark, Edinburgh
14th April: Hello Kitty Meet & Greet – Primark, Braehead
14th April: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – Pettitt’s Animal Adventure Park, Norfolk
20th April: PAW Patrol’s Marshall Meet & Greet and Trail – Banham Zoo, Norwich
20th & 21st April: Hey Duggee Meet & Greet – Gulliver’s Land Theme Park, Milton Keynes
20th & 21st April: Bluey and Bingo Meet & Greet – Gulliver’s Theme Park, Rother Valley
21st April: PAW Patrol’s Marshall Meet & Greet and Trail – Africa Alive, Lowesoft
27th April: Bluey & Bingo Activation – Old MacDonald’s Farm, Brentwood
27th April: Paddington™ – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes
28th April: Bluey Meet & Greet – Gwili Railway, Carmarthen
27th & 28thApril: Po (Kung Fu Panda) – Yorkshire Wildlife Park
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