Dear Mummy, we’re always up for trying something new and this year we’re taking our trusty tent and heading up north to attend Geronimo Festival 2018. It’s the largest children’s festival in the North West and kicks off on 25th to 28th May 2018 at Arley Hall, Cheshire. We’re expecting a line-up jam-packed with some of the biggest names in children’s entertainment, including CBeebies favourites Mr Bloom, Andy Day, Justin Fletcher and Cook & Line from Swashbuckle.
As the summer season kicks off in May it’s going to be the first festival out of the starting gates for us. We’re excited and apprehensive having never been before and my folks are frantically googling travel, timings and acts. We will be first time Geronimites! Eeeeek. So this is what we can expect from the line-up and entertainment. All the acts are free (within the cost of your ticket) and with over 100 activities and in it’s 4th year it’s going to be bigger and better than ever!
Alongside the big names, there’s also a whole host of activities for children and parents, including donkey rides, circus shows, yoga, face painting, science shows, climbing, craft workshops and much more. We’ve been told that Geronimo has a kids field like no other festival, catering solely to children allowing families to connect in a fairy tale existence for an amazing weekend.
These are some of the things we will be looking out for…
- Festival Circus with regular daily live shows for all the family to enjoy
- Cabasa Carnival Arts
- Samsam Bubbleman who is a 10 x Guinness World Record holder “Bubbleologist!”
- Fairy Bricks mosaic made completely of LEGO Bricks
- The StarKidz Team entertainment company
- The Woodland Tribe
- Big Fish Little Fish Raves
There are ticket options to suit everyone’s budget from day trippers to the full shabam! Families can camp in the specially designed child friendly campsite and we’re bringing our tent but there are also caravan and glamping options on offer.
Geronimo really have outdone themselves by adding a spa at Arley Hall. The creme de la creme Swedish-style, hand crafted hot tubs are heated using traditional eco-friendly, wood-burning methods in keeping with their festival vibe.
They are offering a whole range of holistic treatments including acupuncture, hot stone massages and acupressure. Children are safe in the secure crèche and children’s club, staffed by a team of fully qualified and experienced child-carers with a first aider present at all times.
Well this sounds almost blissful and my folks can’t wait to attend, me on the other hand will be like some rabid animal, foaming at the mouth with things to do…my folks might need that spa!
Have you been to Geronimo before? We’d love to hear in the comments x
Love Bella x
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Wow! What an event! Looks like you will have a fantastic time.
We have been for the last 2 years and love it. Can’t wait to go again this weekend x
Ooo exciting! Hope you have a fab time too and we might bump into you x
How lovely! I’ve heard of the Geronimo Festival but we’ve never been. I’m sure you’ll have loads of fun with your family. Looking forward to seeing the photos! 🙂
This sounds like a brilliant place! Hope you have the best time.
Oh Wow! Geronimo looks amazing! We love a festival and took our daughter to a couple last year (as well as having a sneaky mini break to Croatia for one with friends!) xx
Geronimo Festival looks amazing, I particularly like the look of those hot tubs, what a fun thing to have at a festival!
Ekk how exciting is this, I’ve only heard fantastic things about Geronimo in the past – I hope you have the most amazing time.
No I’ve not been there yet before myself. I didn’t know they did holistic treatments there too. It sounds really good x
You’d love it, your neck of the woods too 🙂
Hope you have an amazing time, what a great way to start the half term
Thanks! Let’s hope the weather holds… looking good 🙂
This looks like great fun! Have an amazing time x
We went last year and yet I think we went on the wrong day as it wasn’t what I had hoped it would be. I hope you enjoy it this year though!
Thanks x we’re there for the whole event and camping so fingers crossed x
omg that sounds awesome I never heard if this festival before! Have an amazing time x
Geronimo’s Festival sounds really fun. It seems that you are having a blast there.
Sounds like a fun festival and it’s good that you’re able to do more this summer x
I really like the sound of this festival. Wish I could go.
We are planning on going there over the weekend. It looks like a lot of fun for kids.
Oh wow this looks and sounds amazing, my children would adore this x
How exciting for you and your family. I hope this sunny weather keeps up for you x
This looks amazing and the girls would definately love something like this!! I’m sold 🙂
Never heard of this event before but my 3 yo daughter would go ape! Mr Bloom? Justin? Andy…OMG…Andeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. I can hear the squeals and shrieking now. Have an amazing time.
Sounds like an awesome and super fun festival for the kids this summer and I think it’s so worth going to! It’s definitely going to be unforgettable!
Oh wow, william would love this! Some of his CBeebies favourites are going!
Wow Bella, it looks like you’re going to have so much fun and you’re right, I think the grown ups will love that spa. Have a wonderful time, I’m looking forward to reading all about it!
This sound like a fantastic festival! The kids will surely have fun on this event.
Sounds like a fun and interesting festival! Hope you have the best time!
I’ve not been to this one, but this sounds like a fantastic event. The spa?! yeah I need that at a festival!
One of these days we will make Geronimo Fest (I mean, it looks and sounds incredible). But I always seem to book something else around the same time! My youngest is desperate to go as he love all the CBeebies presenters and what not!
Louise x
It looks like a fab festival but I just wish it wasn’t so far away
Yeah, it’s going to take us about 4+ hours to get to… at least it’s for the whole bank holiday and we’re camping x hope the weather is kind!