Fun things to do this weekend with Alice! 4-5 July 2026

🌈 Alice's Weekend!
Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 July 2026

☁️ Weekend Weather

☁️ Saturday 4 Jul
19°C
Overcast (57% rain chance) Low: 16°C
🌥️ Sunday 5 Jul
19°C
Overcast (46% rain chance) Low: 15°C

⚠️ Allergy Reminder for Alice
EGG allergy · PEANUT allergy · Vegetarian Always check food labels & ask about ingredients!

🎉 This Weekend — 4-5 July

🆓 Free Events

🚪 Plantation Gates & Lodges — Official Opening FREE
📅 Sat 4 & Sun 5 Jul · 🕐 Extended hours (book free tickets) 📍 Plantation Gate, Wigan Lane, Wigan (~2 mi) 🏠 Indoor immersive installation (8-min light/sound/storytelling) Newly restored gates & lodges — step inside history! 🔗 Book free tickets

🎨 Wigan's Voice Exhibition FREE
📅 Until 25 Jul · 📍 Wigan Museum, Library Street (~1 mi) Art, heritage & community voices with interactive displays

📖 Saturday Storytime FREE
📅 Sat 4 Jul, 2:00 PM · 📍 Bolton Central Library (~12 mi) Free drop-in storytime for all ages

🐟 Fish Feeds at Bolton Aquarium FREE
📅 Sat 4 Jul, 1:00 PM · 📍 Bolton Aquarium, Le Mans Crescent (~12 mi) Watch the fish being fed — always a hit with kids!

🏰 Smithills Hall Open Day FREE
📅 Sun 5 Jul, 12-4 PM · 📍 Smithills Hall, Bolton (~12 mi) Explore the historic hall & grounds — great family day out!

💷 Paid Events

🐿️ The Gruffalo — Live on Stage! 🌟 £18.50+
📅 Fri 3 – Sun 5 Jul · 📍 The Lowry, Salford Quays (~17 mi) Ages 3+ · 55 mins, no interval · Celebrating 25th anniversary! 🔗 Book tickets

🐇 Adventures in Wonderland 🌟 £12
📅 Until 22 Jul · 📍 Z-arts, Hulme, Manchester (~18 mi) Ages 1-8 · Interactive play: giant card maze, Mad Hatter's Tea Party, dress up & ball pool! 🔗 Book tickets

🎨 Saturday Pottery Painting £8+
📅 Sat 4 Jul, 10:00 AM · 📍 Bluebells Pottery, Last Drop Village, Bolton (~12 mi) Paint-a-pot session, 100+ pots to choose from!

🎬 Cinema This Weekend

🤠 Toy Story 5 Omniplex Wigan
Animation · Comedy · Family · 1hr 42min · PG 📍 Omniplex Cinema, Robin Park, Wigan (~3 mi) Sat & Sun showtimes — check Omniplex Wigan for times 🔔 Also has Kids Club screenings & Sensory Friendly showings!

💡 Vue Bolton — Mighty Mornings from £2.49/pp every weekend at 10am! Check myvue.com for this week's family film.

🌳 National Trust — Free for Members!

🏡 Rufford Old Hall FREE ALL 2026!
📍 Rufford, near Ormskirk (~15 mi) · Open Sat & Sun Tudor great hall, Victorian gardens, woodland walks, nature play area, balance bikes

🦌 Dunham Massey NT MEMBER
📍 Altrincham (~20 mi) · Open daily Deer park, gardens, house — a perfect family day out!

🏡 Speke Hall NT MEMBER
📍 Speke, Liverpool (~25 mi) · Open Wed-Sun Tudor house, gardens, play area

🏛️ Always Available

🌳 Haigh Woodland Park — Wigan (~5 mi) · Free · Woodland walks, play area, visitor centre, café 🌳 Mesnes Park — Wigan (~1 mi) · Free · Victorian park, playground, gardens 🐟 Bolton Aquarium — Bolton (~12 mi) · Free · Fish feeding sessions during school holidays 🏛️ Science & Industry Museum — Manchester (~17 mi) · Free (book online) · Interactive science, Power Up gaming 🏛️ Manchester Art Gallery — Manchester (~18 mi) · Free · Lion's Den family gallery 🏛️ Imperial War Museum North — Salford (~17 mi) · Free · 360° Big Picture Show 🌿 Pennington Flash — Leigh (~5 mi) · Free · Nature reserve, bird hide, walks, café 🏰 Walton Hall & Gardens — Warrington (~12 mi) · Free · Children's zoo, play area, maze, café

📅 Coming Soon

🐛 Family Bug Hunt — Sun 26 Jul, St Anne's Community Garden, Wigan · Free 🎯 Family Darts Coaching — Thu 23 Jul, Aspull Library · Free 🎭 Kev F's Comic Art Masterclass — Tue 18 Aug, Wigan Library & Leigh Library · Free 🎪 Charlie Parks Summer Funfest — Sun 26 Jul, Atherton · Cost TBC

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