Activities
Puppet Making – Saturday and Sunday
Get crafty and join local artist Adele Catchpole creating your own mini Mela puppets inspired by our very own resident puppet Tia.
RSPB – Saturday and Sunday
Army – Rock climbing wall
Middlesbrough Art Week – Saturday and Sunday
Middlesbrough Art Week will be joining Middlesbrough Mela for an afternoon of fun, free workshops!
Come along for FREE workshops for all ages and learn screen printing techniques.
Artists will be on hand to guide you through the making process to create a unique tote bag for yourself.
Find out more about all the free creative workshops and family friendly activities happening during Middlesbrough Art Week here:https://middlesbroughartweek.com/news/summat-for-the-bairns
Pixie Pots – Saturday and Sunday
Pixie Pots will be joining us over Mela weekend for a spot of clay creations. Small activity charges may apply.
Time Traveling Machine – Saturday
“Behold the Victorian Time Machine; an incredible piece of eccentric engineering. Professor Warp and Miss Weft, our two intrepid Time Travellers, are keen to know how you have connected with each other during recent times. Mobile Telephonic Device? Semaphore perhaps?
Originally from 1888, where Miss Warp developed psychic powers, they will use her mind reading to intuit your preferred methods of communication! They will also be astounded to hear about the latest technology and you could learn how long is a piece of cosmic string.”
Tia – Saturday and Sunday
If you missed out on Hi! Street Fest Middlesbrough, then this is your opportunity to catch Middlesbrough new amazing puppet Tia. Tia will be partying with us all weekend at Middlesbrough Mela! Tia is a 10 year old girl who epitomises Middlesbrough, inspired by some of the first south -Asian ladies who settled in the town in the 1940’s and 1950’s. She is a ‘proppa boro lass’ and loves exploring the town and everything Middlesbrough has on offer. Catch Tia around the site all weekend – she loves a selfie too!
Dancing Workshops – Bollywood Dancing, Afro Beats and Hip Hop
Grab your dancing shoes and join us for a weekend of taster dance workshops in our Creative Village. We have everything from Gem Arts delivery Bollywood Dancing sessions to our friends over at Tees Dance giving you a taster in Afro Beats and Hip Hop styles! We are so excited for this!!!
Make My Day Events ( MMDE) – Saturday only 1pm in the Creative Village
We don’t talk about Bruno?- Well we absolutely do here at Middlesbrough Mela!
Head on over to the Creative Village on Saturday at 1pm for a sing- along with some over your favourite Disney inspired heroines. Join Isabella, Mirabel and more for a pop up party to kick off your Mela weekend.
All family activities can be found in Middlesbrough Mela’s Creative Village along the Avenue of Trees ( Dorman Museum end) in Albert Park
Other family activities include – Fairground and Inflatables, Bollywood rollers disco at Albert Park Roller Rink, Boating Lake will be open, pop over to Dorman Museum or check out one of the amazing play grounds across the site.
Story Telling – Both days
If you feel the need to escape the hustle and bustle of the weekend, why not join us for a story or two at the story telling tent? From folklore to fairy tales and everything in between, our wonderful story tellers will be there to delight audiences both young and old alike.
All family activities can be found in Middlesbrough Mela’s Creative Village along the Avenue of Trees ( Dorman Museum end) in Albert Park
Other family activities include – Fairground and Inflatables, Bollywood rollers disco at Albert Park Roller Rink, Boating Lake will be open 11- 3pm , pop over to Dorman Museum or check out one of the amazing play grounds across the site.