Fantastic for Families Directory
Your Directory for Fantastic Arts Providers, Venues & Organisations!
Discover arts and culture near you!
From festivals and theatre companies to galleries and museums, in our directory you’ll find 1000+ organisations bringing eye-boggling creative events, activities and initiatives to life across the UK.
Here, you’ll only find organisations that are committed to providing fantastic experiences for families, older audiences or both. We want families to have confidence and trust in their local arts and cultural offerings, and to know that they will receive a warm family welcome.
Use our filter to find the art-form and location you’re looking for…
What fantastic arts organisations are you looking for?
Family Friendly
Organisations committed to meeting the Family Arts Standards
Age-Friendly
Organisations committed to provide superb experiences for older people
Award Winners
Current and past winners of the annual Fantastic for Families Awards
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- South East England
- Organisation
13th Theatre Co
Why fit the mould, when you can create?!’ 13th Theatre Co believes that, by unlocking people's true talents, they can go onto to lead a purposeful life. They run acting, writing, designing, and technical skills workshops for children and adults.
- North of England
- Venue
20-21 Visual Arts Centre
20-21 Visual Arts Centre opened its doors in 2001 in the former St. John’s church, Scunthorpe. They present a mixture of in-house curated exhibitions and touring exhibitions and shows developed in partnership with other creative organisations.
- South West England
- Organisation
Aardman
Aardman is an independent and multi-award-winning studio best known for creating much loved characters Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Timmy Time and Morph. It produces feature films, series, advertising, games & interactive attractions.
- East Midlands
- Venue
Abbey Pumping Station
Abbey Pumping Station is Leicester's Museum of Science and Technology, displaying Leicester's industrial, technological and scientific heritage.
- North of England
- Venue
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
Catch a unique glimpse of life and home and at work at a scythe and steelworks dating back to the 18th century. See the Manager's House and Worker's Cottage, waterwheels, a grinding hull and the last complete surviving crucible furnace in the UK!
- London
- Venue
Abundance Arts
Abundance Arts offer exciting, fun African drumming workshops, performances, interactive storytelling, dance, and visual arts workshops, for people of all ages. They inspire people to learn and have fun together, using the power of rhythm.
- North of England
- Organisation
Accessible Arts & Media
Accessible Arts & Media have been running arts and creative media learning projects since 1982. From working with disabled young people - to older people with dementia and memory loss and people suffering with mental health issues.
- South West England
- Venue
ACEarts
Regardless of age or background, ACEarts believe everyone can benefit from creative inspiration in their lives. They provide creative activities and courses for all ages and abilities and deliver projects focusing on community health and wellbeing.
- London
- Organisation
Age Exchange
Age Exchange was founded in 1983. Over four decades, they have developed user led reminiscence arts programmes which empower people, enhance their well-being and reduce their experience of isolation and loneliness.
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