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Please note that we plan to keep COVID measures in place over the summer, including social distanced seating and asking staff and customers to wear a mask in our building. See more detail on our Visit With Confidence page.

Children’s Parties

Holding your child’s party at the Gulbenkian is easy!

We will decorate your table and a member of our team is on hand to make sure your Gulbenkian party runs smoothly.  You are welcome to bring a birthday cake and party decorations.

Plus every child will receive a Golden Ticket which enables them free entry to a family film screening on another date.

 

Cost:

Cinema Package- £10pp for cinema ticket and food (family screenings only).

Theatre- Ticket price plus £7.50 per child for food option

Payment for tickets will be due on confirmation of booking.

Payment for food can be paid at a later date but must be made by no later than 48 hours before your event.

Party size – minimum of 10 children

BOOK: Contact our Ticket & Information team on 01227 769075 or email boxoffice@kent.ac.uk

Food options:

Choose from one of the following food options.

Hot Food (pre-ordering of hot food choices required 5 days prior to your event)

  • Chicken nuggets, chips and beans
  • Cumberland Sausage, chips and beans
  • Cheese and Tomato Pizzas (8 slices, sharing is an option)
  • Portions of Chips
  • Squash (blackcurrant and orange)

Followed by the choice of ice cream or brownie for dessert

Cold Food

  • Selection of freshly made sandwiches/rolls (tuna, cheese or ham)
  • Pom bears
  • Mini cocktail sausages
  • Cold sliced cheese and tomato pizza
  • Squash (blackcurrant and orange)

Followed by the choice of ice cream or brownie for dessert

Events:

For family events coming up please visit our what’s on or contact the Ticket office on 01227 769075 or email boxoffice@kent.ac.uk

It all went off so well, so please extend my thanks and appreciation to all of your staff involved’ D Warner (Birthday party)

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ART31

ART31 takes its name from Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child, which states that ‘Children have the right to relax and play, and to join in a wide range of cultural, artistic and other recreational activities’.

ART31 is a vision created with, by, and for young people in Kent, championing the belief that all children and young people have an entitlement to access high quality arts and culture, to empower them to achieve their creative potential, and to genuinely engage young people as equal partners in any decision making that affects them.

The ART31 Youth Board is made up of young people from across Kent aged 13-25 who steer its governance, and influence policy and practice across the county and beyond, challenging the creative sector to examine existing ways of working and integrate young people into the core of their practice.

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Gulbenkian’s ARTY31 group is for young people aged 8-12 with a wide variety of arts interests.

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