The summer’s got off to a sizzling start with some great star-studded events. 

Sonic the Hedgehog™ met British Grand Prix winner, Lando Norris, at the launch of the McLaren X Sonic collaboration in Trafalgar Square, Smurfette posed with Rhianna at the premiere of The Smurfs Movie in Brussels, and Bluey & Bingo played Chef with guests at the launch party for John Lewis’ new retail activation, Summer with Bluey.

The party marked the start of a series of Bluey & Bingo appearances at John Lewis stores across the UK.  You can meet the lovable Heeler sisters at John Lewis Bluewater (2^nd), Oxford Street (3^rd), White City (9^th), Glasgow (16^th), Leeds (17^th), Trafford Centre (23^rd), Liverpool (24^th), Peter Jones Sloane Square (29^th), Cardiff (30^th) and Milton Keynes (31^st) this August.

Speaking of tours, Forestry England welcomes Stick Man to sites across the UK including, Salcey Forest (1^st & 2^nd), Wendover Woods (3^rd), Cannock Chase Forest (8^th), Dalby Forest (9^th), Wyre Forest (13^th), Beechenhurst (14^th), Haldon Forest Park (15^th), Jeskyns (16^th), High Lodge (22^nd) and Bedgebury (23^rd).

And family favourites including Supertato, Hey Duggee, Bing and Miraculous’ Ladybug & Cat Noir  will be entertaining Festivals goers at Gloworm Festival, Camp Bestival, CarFest and Victorious Festival.

If that’s not enough to keep the little ones entertained during the summer holidays, take a look at the events we have lined up for the rest of the month (*events can be subject to change) …

 

1^st – 31^st August: Peter Rabbit™ Meet & Greet – Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey

1^st August: PAW Patrol’s Chase & Skye Meet & Greet – Derbion Shopping Centre, Derby

1^st August: Bluey Meet & Greet – Springfields Outlet Shopping & Leisure, Lincolnshire

1^st August: Miffy Meet & Greet – Leeds Museum

1^st August: Wallace & Gromit Meet & Greet – The Sidings, Waterloo London

1^st August: Peppa Pig, Mummy Pig & Evie Meet & Greet – Wingham Wildlife Park, Kent

1^st – 3^rd August: Mr Wolf Meet & Greet – Kendal Calling Festival, Cumbria

2^nd August: PAW Patrol’s Chase Storytime – Fife Leisure Park, Scotland

3^rd August: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – Chester Racecourse, Chester

3^rd August: Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Ribble Steam Railway, Preston

4^th August: Peppa Pig, Mummy Pig & Evie Meet & Greet – Cefn Mably Farn Park, Cardiff

5^th August: Gabby and Cakey Meet & Greet – Wheelgate Park, Newark

5^th August: Clumsy Smurf Meet & Greet – Hertfordshire Zoo, Broxbourne

6^th August: Hey Duggee Meet & Greet – Woodlands Park, South Devon

6^th August: PAW Patrol’s Chase & Marshall Pup Pup Boogie – Trentham Estate, Stoke-on-Trent

6^th August: Sonic the Hedgehog™ Meet & Greet – The Brunel Shopping Centre, Swindon

7^th August: Peppa Pig, Mummy Pig & Evie Meet & Greet – Westgate Shopping Centre, Oxford

7^th August: Bluey & Bingo Meet & Greet – Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent

7^th August: Care Bears’ Grumpy Meet & Greet – Hamleys Regent Street

7^th August: Hey Duggee Meet & Greet – St David’s Shopping Centre, Cardiff

7^th August: Fireman Sam Meet & Greet – Trafford Centre, Manchester

7^th August: Trolls’ Poppy & Branch – Seal Bay Holiday Park, Selsey

8^th August: Bluey Meet & Greet – Oceanarium Bournemouth

8^th – 10^th August: Mr Wolf Meet & Greet – Bristol Balloon Fiesta

9^th August: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – Epping Ongar Railway, Essex

9^th August: PAW Patrol’s Chase Meet & Greet – Tanfield Railway, Gateshead

9^th August: Gabby and Cakey Meet & Greet – Hornsea Village

9^th August: Peppa Pig, Mummy Pig & Evie Meet & Greet – McArthurglen Designer Outlet, West Midlands

10^th August: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – Hamley’s Regent Street

10^th August: Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, Matlock

11^th August: Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Llangollen & Corwen Railway, North Wales

12^th August: Bluey Meet & Greet – Dawlish Carnival, Devon

13^th August: Bluey Meet & Greet – Woodlands Park, South Devon

13^th August: Bing & Flop Activation – Trentham Estate, Stoke-on-Trent

14^th August: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – St David’s Shopping Centre, Cardiff

14^th August: Gabby and Cakey Meet & Greet – Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent

14^th August: PAW Patrol’s Chase & Skye Meet & Greet – Westgate Shopping Centre, Oxford

14^th August: Shrek Meet & Greet – Seal Bay Holiday Park, Selsey

15^th August: Bluey Meet & Greet – Good Food Family Festival, Goodwood

16^th August: CoComelon’s JJ Meet & Greet – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes

16^th August: Wombles’ Alderney Meet & Greet – Merton’s Heritage Discovery Day

16^th August: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Bocketts Farm, Fetcham

16^th August: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire

16^th August: Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Gwili Railway, Carmarthen

16^th August: Pikachu Meet & Greet – Edinburgh Book Festival

16^th & 17^th August: Mr Wolf Meet & Greet – Brighton Beachfront

16^th & 17^th August: PAW Patrol’s Chase & Marshall Meet & Greet – Beyond the Trees Avondale, County Wicklow, Ireland

18^th August: Gruffalo & Gruffalo’s Child Meet & Greet – Two Rivers Shopping Centre, Staines

19^th August: Batman Meet & Greet – Hamley’s Regent Street

19^th August: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – Twinlakes Park, Melton Mowbray

20^th August: PAW Patrol’s Chase Meet & Greet – Woodlands Park, South Devon

20^th August: Bluey Meet & Greet – The Brunel Shopping Centre, Swindon

20^th August: Minions Bob & Stuart Meet & Greet – Trentham Estate, Stoke-on-Trent

21^st August: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Woodlands Park, South Devon

21^st August: Gabby and Cakey Meet & Greet – Westgate Shopping Centre, Oxford

21^st August: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – Seal Bay Holiday Park, Selsey

21^st August: PAW Patrol’s Chase & Skye Meet & Greet – St David’s Shopping Centre, Cardiff

21^st August: Hey Duggee Meet & Greet – Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent

23^rd August: PAW Patrol’s Rubble Meet & Greet – Character.com, Bromley

23^rd August: Pikachu Meet & Greet – The Entertainer, Bluewater

23^rd & 24^th August: CoComelon’s JJ & Cody Meet & Greet – Flamingo Land, North Yorkshire

23^rd & 24^th August: Peppa Pig, Daddy Pig & Evie Meet & Greet – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes

23^rd & 24^th August: Gruffalo Meet & Greet – East Somerset Railway

23^rd – 25^th August: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – Bluebell Railway, Sussex

23^rd – 25^th August: Pip & Posy Meet & Greet – Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire

24^th August: PAW Patrol’s Chase & Skye Meet & Greet – Pettitt’s Animal Adventure Park, Norwich

25^th August: Gruffalo & Zog Meet & Greet – Chepstow Racecourse, South Wales

25^th August: Bluey & Bingo Meet & Greet – National Botanic Garden of Wales

25^th August: Peppa Pig, Daddy Pig & Evie Meet & Greet – Pensthorpe, Norfolk

25^th August: Ben & Holly Meet & Greet – Whistlestop Valley, West Yorkshire

25^th August: Hey Duggee Meet & Greet – Over Farm, Gloucester

27^th August: Hey Duggee Meet & Greet – John Lewis Oxford Street, London

27^th August: Bluey Meet & Greet – Woodlands Park, South Devon

27^th August: Supertato Activation – Trentham Estate, Stoke-on-Trent

28^th August: Madagascar’s Alex & Skipper Meet & Greet – Seal Bay Resort, Selsey

28^th August: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent

28^th August: Peppa Pig, Mummy Pig & Evie – St David’s Shopping Centre, Cardiff

28^th August: Hey Duggee Meet & Greet – Westgate Shopping Centre, Oxford

29^th August: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – Sandown Park Racecourse, Esher

30^th August: Pikachu Meet & Greet – The Entertainer Bullring, Birmingham

This year marks the 25^th 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)…

1^st August: Fireman Sam Meet & Greet – The Trafford Centre, Manchester

1^st August: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Woodlands, Devon

1^st August: PAW Patrol’s Chase Pup Pup Boogie – Manor Wildlife Park, Tenby

1^st August: PAW Patrol’s Marshall Pup Pup Boogie – Peak Wildlife Park, Leek

2^nd August: The Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Captain Cook Square, Middlesborough

3^rd August: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – The Rotunda, Kingston

3^rd August: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Tanfield Railway, Gateshead

3^rd August: Fireman Sam Meet & Greet – National Botanic Garden of Wales, Llanarthne

3^rd August: Bluey and Bingo Meet & Greet – Drusillas, Sussex

3^rd August: PAW Patrol’s Chase Meet & Greet – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes

3^rd & 4^th August: Hey Duggee Narration – Embsay Station, Yorkshire

3^rd & 4^th August: Sonic the Hedgehog™ Meet & Greet – Moto GP, Silverstone

4^th August: Bluey and Bingo Meet & Greet – Chester Racecourse, Chester

4^th August: PAW Patrol’s Chase and Marshall Meet & Greet – North Weald Station, Essex

4^th August: CoComelon’s JJ Meet & Greet – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes

5^th August: The Gruffalo Meet & Greet – The Lexicon, Bracknell

7^th August: True (and the Rainbow Kingdom) Meet & Greet – The Broadway Shopping Centre, Bradford

7^th August: PAW Patrol’s Chase Narration – John Lewis, Glasgow

7^th August: Bluey Meet & Greet – Woodlands, Devon

7^th August: The Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Delamare Forest, Cheshire

7^th August: Pip and Posy Meet & Greet – Snapdragon Festival, Hinkley

8^th August: Postman Pat Meet & Greet – Seal Bay Holiday Park, Selsey

8^th August: Peppa Pig and George Meet & Greet – Sharnfold Farm, Eastbourne

9^th August: Sonic the Hedgehog™ Meet & Greet – Captain Cook Square, Middlesborough

9^th August: The Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Hamsterley Outdoor Centre, Bedburn

9^th-11^th August: Bluey and Bingo Meet & Greet – Ropley Railway Station, Hampshire

10^th August: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Pettitt’s Animal Adventure Park, Norfolk

10^th August: PAW Patrol’s Chase Meet & Greet – Africa Alive, Lowestoft

10^th August: Sonic the Hedgehog™ Meet & Greet – The Rotunda, Kingston

10^th August: Bluey Meet & Greet – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes

10^th & 11^th August: Paddington™ Narration – Birdworld, Farnham

11^th August: Pikachu Meet & Greet – Edinburgh Book Festival

11^th August: Bingo (from Bluey) Meet & Greet – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes

11^th August: The Wombles’ Great Uncle Bulgaria Meet & Greet – The Lawn, Dawlish

12^th August: Bluey and Bingo Activation – The Lexicon, Bracknell

13^th August: PAW Patrol’s Chase Meet & Greet – Over Farm, Gloucester

13^th August: Sonic the Hedgehog™ Meet & Greet – Wheelgate Park, Newark

14^th August: The Gruffalo Meet & Greet – The Broadway Shopping Centre, Bradford

14^th August: Hey Duggee Narration – Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm, Sailsbury

14^th August: Sonic the Hedgehog™ Meet 7 Greet – Twinlakes, Melton Mowbray

15^th August: PAW Patrol’s Chase Meet & Greet – Woodlands, Devon

16^th August: Paddington™ Narration – Rand Farm Park, Market Rasen

16^th August: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Captain Cook Square, Middlesborough

17^th August: Hey Duggee Meet & Greet – Banham Zoo, Norwich

17^th August: PAW Patrol’s Chase and Skye Meet & Greet – National Botanic Garden of Wales, Llanarthne

17^th August: Shrek Meet & Greet – Rand Farm Park, Market Rasen

17^th August: The Gruffalo Meet & Greet – St Peter’s Quarter, Derby

17^th August: Po (Kung Fu Panda) Meet & Greet – The Rotunda, Kingston

17^th August: True (and the Rainbow Kingdom) Meet & Greet – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes

17^th & 18^th August: Peter Rabbit™ Narration – Birdworld, Farnham

17^th & 18^th August: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – Whistlestop Valley, West Yorkshire

17^th – 18^th August: Cheer Bear, Bluey & Bingo and Bing & Flop Meet & Greet and PAW Patrol Pup Pup Boogie – Gloworm Festival, Newark

18^th August: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Quorn & Woodhouse Station, Leicestershire

18^th August: PAW Patrol’s Skye Meet & Greet – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes

19^th August: Paddington™ Narration – The Lexicon, Bracknell

20^th August: Bluey and Bingo Meet & Greet – Twinlakes, Melton Mowbray

21^st August: The Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Moors Valley Country Park, Ringwood

22^nd August: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Woodlands, Devon

22^nd August: Bluey Meet & Greet – Dublin Castle, Dublin

23^rd August: Peppa Pig, George, Mummy and Daddy Pig Narration – Hertfordshire Zoo, Broxbourne

23^rd August: Bluey Meet & Greet – Smyths Toys, Dublin

23^rd – 25^th August : CoComelon’s JJ and SpongeBob SquarePants Meet & Greet – Victorious Festival, Southsea

24^th August: Hey Duggee Meet & Greet – Woburn Safari Park, Milton Keynes

24^th & 25^th August: Peppa Pig Meet & Greet – Landmark Forest Adventure Park, Carrbridge

25^th August: Bluey & Bingo Activation – The Big Feastival, Oxfordshire

25^th August: The Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest, Kent

25^th – 27^th August: Hey Duggee Meet & Greet – Bluey Planet Aquarium, Cheshire Oaks

26^th August: Peppa Pig & George Meet & Greet – North Weald Station, Essex

26^th August: The Gruffalo Meet & Greet – Hogshaw Farm & Wildlife Park, Buckingham

26^th August: Bluey and Bingo Meet & Greet – 4 Kingdoms Farm Park, Thatcham

26^th August: Paddington™ Meet & Greet – Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire

26^th August: Peter Rabbit™ Meet & Greet – Kent & East Sussex Railway

28^th August: Po (Kung Fu Panda) Meet & Greet – The Broadway Shopping Centre, Bradford

28^th August: Bluey and Bingo Narration – Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm, Sailsbury

29^th & 30^th August: Hey Duggee Activation – Manor Wildlife Park, Tenby

30^th August: Bluey Narration – Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury

30^th August: Sonic the Hedgehog™ Meet & Greet – The Harvey Centre, Harlow

31^st August: Bluey Meet & Greet – Knowsley Safari Park, Prescot

31^st August: Batman Meet & Greet – The Entertainer, Bromley