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Ugly Bug Ball at Coventry Charterhouse

Bring your puppet creations and join a playful outdoor celebration of bugs, blooms and spring.

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event (admission applies)

Join us for the Ugly Bug Ball in Charterhouse’s potager garden - a lively, family-friendly celebration of spring, inspired by the tiny creatures that help our gardens grow.

Come along with your creepy crawly puppet (made in our drop-in workshops) or simply join in the fun as we dance through the flowerbeds to live music. This relaxed outdoor event is all about movement, imagination and celebrating pollinators, from bees to beetles.

Led by Flawed Mandrake Theatre, the session invites children and families to take part in a joyful, informal “bug parade” through the garden.

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Prices

Event ticket prices

This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.

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The basics

Suitability

Suitable for children

Meeting point

Meet at Visitor Reception

What to bring and wear

Wear clothes suitable for the outdoors.

Accessibility

Please check the website for more accessibility details.

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