Boing International Family Festival

21/05/2026

Calling all young illustrators, doodlers and visual storytellers!  Want to gain creative industry experience and level-up your CV & portfolio? This is YOUR chance to shine!

19/05/2026

Are you looking to gain insight into the running of a venue/event and develop your skills and confidence? Why not volunteer at bOing! Festival!

You will have the opportunity to meet others with a shared passion and as a thank you you will leave with with complimentary tickets to future shows and films at Gulbenkian.

Contact Helen to learn more and sign up – [email protected]

Taking place on Sat 29 & Sun 30 Aug, bOing! International Family Festival hosts a unique programme of the best creative experiences for children to share with their families.

Created by Gulbenkian, bOing! takes place on the beautiful University of Kent campus in Canterbury and showcases work by leading UK and international companies, artists and performers. It is free to enter and is bursting with a mixture of free and ticketed performances.

23/04/2026

Save the date! bOing! Festival is returning this summer for a weekend of performance and creativity for all ages. Come along and celebrate summer in style! 🩷

08/08/2025

Just two weeks left to bOing! Festival 2025. Alongside innovative and exciting performances, live music, crafty and techie workshops, food, drink and plenty of outdoor space to enjoy the sunshine, we have the Myriad Luminarium coming to town!

Myriad is a vibrant, sensory, and immersive sculpture filled with light for visitors to explore. Covering an impressive 900 square metres, the Luminarium offers an intricate labyrinth of tunnels and domes filled with radiant colours.

Advance tickets are now on sale on our website and you can skip the booking fees by becoming a Gulbenkian member! We can’t wait to see you here ☀️

11/04/2025

Save the Date! ✨🗓️

bOing! is BACK this summer – and it’s going to be more magical, musical, and marvellous than ever!

📅 Festival Dates: Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th August

bOing! Festival is of course still free! But we will be announcing our headline shows with tickets going on sale soon!

👀 Member Exclusive Pre-Sale: From Friday 25th April
🎟️ General On-Sale: From Friday 2nd May

Become a member to grab your tickets early and get the best seats in the house! Headliners will be announced soon! 🤭🙌

27/08/2024

23/08/2024

The rain never bothered us anyway!

It’s forecast to rain tomorrow so we have decided to move our outdoor performances, workshops and activities indoors! There are still lots of tickets for indoor events and still lots of family fun despite the rain!

We can’t wait to welcome you to bOing! 2024 See you tomorrow! 💛🤩

21/08/2024

FREE things to do at bOing! Swipe along to see all the amazing events we have planned for this weekend at bOing family festival!

⭐️ Get stuck in and make a clay city with

⭐️ Watch out for Wildflower wheeling about the site by 🌷

⭐️ Watch ’s Puppet Van: Space Chickens for an out of this world experience 🚀

⭐️ Catch RPM by 🛼

⭐️ Get wrapped up in In Clouds by ☁️

⭐️ Join for mini golf and more ⛳️

⭐️ Tune in to the Digital Zone in Gulbenkian Cafe 📱

⭐️ Check out The Delights by 🐾

⭐️ Dance the day away at our Silent Disco 🕺

⭐️ Chill by our Music Stage 🎸

⭐️ Try and spot the headless couple!

⭐️ Join for a Creative Drawing Session 🎨

We’ll see you very soon! 💛

15/08/2024

It wouldn't be bOing! without a Luminarium and this year's is the boldest yet...

LuminiMax Luminarium
Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th at bOing! Family Festival.
10am - 5pm (ticketed timeslots)
Tickets are selling fast - so be quick! 🎟🔥

15/08/2024

Scroll along to see what's in the FutureProof zone at bOing!

Back for the second year, the FutureProof zone is located in the Burrow and is dedicated to our planet and what we can do to look after it! There's plenty of stalls, activities and workshops to check out!