PRIDING HIMSELF IN a less than modest fashion as “smarter than the average bear”, life has always been something of a pic-a-nic for Yogi Bear and his sidekick, Boo Boo. Still wearing his signature hat and collar (the latter not apparently a sartorial statement, but actually a res...

 picks from the festival calendar, Lounge On The Farm. Set on picturesque Merton Farm in the rolling Kent countryside, this hip boutique event offers a varied line-up of music, comedy and children’s events with a focus on local food and environmental

Faulks, Stephen Fry, and Doris Lessing. This year, you might bump into Rupert Everett or John McCarthy, while Hay Fever stars include Quentin Blake and Michael Morpurgo. Alongside the literary workshops – which are more like comedy sketches and freeform

Most children think monsters live in the attic, but in this film all those unexplained noises are down to a group of green-skinned aliens who are plotting – you’ve guessed it – world domination.The Pearsons are taking a family holiday in a remote country house when they come face...

Glow-sticks at the ready, it's time for the lights to go down and the greatest show on Earth to begin. Yes, Zippo's Circus is rolling into town, with their new high-energy family show, GOLD. Hosted by veteran ringmaster, Norman Barrett, MBE, highlights include the Delbosq clowns ...

Each year during the month of August, the Scottish capital becomes a vibrant cultural hub as it plays host to the biggest arts festival in the world. With everything from one-man Shakespeare monologues to stand up ventriloquists and urban ballet troupes on offer, allow us to offe...

-packed with great music, comedy, and family fun. Set in the idyllic grounds of an Elizabethan manor house, Meadowlands features over 80 bands on four stages including Mercury Prize winner Speech Debelle, six club nights, spoken word and comedy, a charity casino

1. Choose your festivalIt might have been dubbed as “Three Days of Peace & Music” but turn back time to theWoodstockheyday of 1969 and you’d find the festival spirit steeped in a hazy mist of marijuana and zonked-out grown-ups. Not so the new breed of family festivals that have s...

an exciting blend of music, comedy, street theatre and workshops.Musical interludes More than 100 bands and performers, including Van Morrison, Dexys, KT Tunstall, and The Beat.For the children With 150 free workshops and various children’s shows on the Garden

trio, Boggis, Bunce and Bean. But it all goes awry when Mr Fox has his tail shot off and the entire animal kingdom’s safety is in jeopardy.Filmed using puppets and stop-motion animation, the film has a naive charm, and lots of visual comedy