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Giant with no name
April 1, 2019
There’s an unmissable, giant new visitor coming to Aylesbury town centre as part of celebrations for this year’s WhizzFizzFest. Aylesbury’s children’s literary and arts festival is on Saturday June 22, and help is needed to name this larger-than-life addition. It stands at five metres tall, two metres wide, and is made from a combination of […]
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Wondercrump writers wanted
December 16, 2018
WhizzFizzFest isn’t just about reading stories – it’s about writing them, too. To coincide with this year’s WhizzFizzFest, Queens Park Arts Centre in Aylesbury will be running its first ‘Queens Park 500 Words Challenge’. Aspiring authors aged five-13 are invited to take part and submit their own original 500-word fiction story. These can be written […]
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WhizzFizzFest to return
December 6, 2018
Aylesbury’s WhizzFizzFest returns on Saturday June 22 next year. The spectacular La Voix (pictured) from Aylesbury Waterside Theatre’s Peter Pan Christmas production was on hand to make the announcement. Festival-goers can expect another whizzfizzingly wonderful day. With some familiar faces alongside plenty of new things to see and do, the event will be brimming with celebrity author […]
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Thame lights up
November 22, 2018
The Thame community comes together from 3.30pm in the town centre for another spectacular Christmas celebration to ring in the festive season on Friday November 30. Entertainment: With performances from nine local groups and special guests Rapunzel and Tinkerbell, there will be plenty of entertainment. In front of the Christmas tree there will be performances from Thame Music […]
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Magic Thursdays
July 25, 2018
Aylesbury’s Market Square will host several fun activities for children to enjoy this summer. The fun will begin with Magical Thursday on 26th July, when Colonel Custard and his award-winning magic show will be coming to town. He will be performing four times: 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm and 2.30 pm. Each show costs £2.50 per person. […]
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WhizzFizzFest best
July 7, 2018- Animation
- Arts & Crafts
- Arts Centre
- Bouncy castles and inflatables
- Children's entertainer
- Children's Entertainer
- Children's events
- Colleges
- Community
- Culture
- Dance classes
- Education
- Entertainment
- Exhibition
- Local Attractions
- Modern Jive Classes
- Museum
- Music and dance
- Schools
- Schools
- Singing
- Singing group / choir / glee club
- Singing group / choir / glee club
- Tourism
- Workshops
Fantastical fun and whizzfizzing wonderfulness came to Aylesbury town centre as festival goers celebrated children’s literature at this year’s WhizzFizzFest. Now in it’s 16th year, this family-friendly festival, originally inspired by Roald Dahl, began in grand tradition last Saturday (June 30th) with a street parade around the town centre involving hundreds of local schoolchildren, dancers and […]
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