Step into a world of imagination at this immersive storytelling session celebrating Where the Jellyfish Dance and the Sandstone Whispers, a storybook by Catherine Haines, Alex Bishop and Kohenoor Kamal as part of Liverpool Biennial.
Families are invited to join Sammy the Seagull, a curious bird exploring his home city of Liverpool. Through playful storytelling, Sammy’s journey will come to life with interactive props created by artists from Blue Room, the Bluecoat’s inclusive arts programme. You can take home a free copy of the illustrated book which includes activities. You can even add your own voice to the story!
Sessions are approximately 30 minutes long.
Free family-friendly event as part of Liverpool Biennial
This event offers an opportunity to listen out loud to their audio artwork, which was co-commissioned for BEDROCK by Liverpool Biennial and At The Library. This will be a relaxed, informal gathering with refreshments and an opportunity to share with the artists and discuss the themes of their artwork.
Location: Crosby Library
Time: Saturday 13 September 2025, 11am – 1pm
Access: Captioning will be provided for the audio. The event registration form invites guests to share any access requirements. Additionally, if you’d like to speak to our access lead before the event, please get in touch with access@biennial.com.
Meet local author Jude Lennon at Smithdown Social Arts Hub.
Listen to her new book ‘Lamby and the Liver Bird.
Take part in some interactive storytelling.
Enjoy some Liver Bird related activities.
Create your own map.
Signed copies of the book will be available to purchase on the day with £2 from every sale going to Smithdown Social Arts Hub so they can continue their great work in the community.
During this one day course you will learn the basics of screen printing, including learning about the materials used and processes involved in creating a UV exposed screen. After preparing and exposing your own screen, you’ll get time to draw your own image to print, or you can bring a suitable image with you. You’ll finish the workshop by using our screen-beds to ink and print your 2 colour designs onto paper in a small edition that you can take home with you.
All materials you will use are included in the cost of the course, but you are welcome to bring along your own if you choose.
Our studios are environmentally friendly where possible and use greener methods of screen printing, such as water-based acrylic inks. Completing this course will act as an Induction. After becoming a Bluecoat Artist Member you will be able to book into our Screen Printing Studio should you wish to.
Attendees must be 18+
£70 (all materials included)
Ever wondered how hormones might be affecting your ADHD? Do you notice changes in focus, mood or energy throughout your cycle, or during menopause?Introducing the third in our series of talks on Women with ADHD. This time we’ll be delving into the subject of ADHD and Hormones.
Led by Colette Longden, a National Training Officer at the ADHD Foundation – the UK’s leading neurodiversity charity, this sessions will be a chance to learn, ask questions and share your thoughts in a judgement-free space.
This event will be taking place at Pocket Café on Monday 18th August and will last for 2 hours, from 6:30pm – 8:30pm.
There will be a short break part-way through, and the café will be open downstairs if you wish to buy a drink and/or something to eat.
We will be running four ADHD in Women talks in total, and this is our third session. Please note that this talk is a standalone session, and you don’t need to have attended the others to come along to this one.
The event will be held on the first floor of Pocket Café, and unfortunately there is no lift access.
This event is open to everyone, regardless of whether you have ADHD or not. You might be a healthcare professional looking to learn ore, or you might have a friend, partner or family member with ADHD who you are looking to support. No matter your situation, everyone is welcome!Pre-booking is essential, as tickets are limited.
Take a peek inside our intaglio studio, meet our Print Manager Ivy and try various printmaking techniques.
Free, drop in
Create a wildlife sculpture made from wooden laser-cut ply shapes, inspired by the Nature Neighbours trail!
Welcome to Once Upon a Brick — where imagination comes to life one brick at a time!
In this magical hands-on workshop, kids become master builders and brilliant storytellers, creating their own characters, adventures, and worlds using LEGO (toy) bricks. Whether it’s a dragon-guarded castle, a space explorer’s journey, or an underwater mystery — every story starts with a single brick.
Develop Superhuman hearing, creat the world’s most annoying room and transform your family into digital avatars using the 3D scanner, in FACT’s free family workshops: Do Something Saturdays.
In this behind the scenes, immersive experience you will get the chance to feed their animals* and learn how the team look after the equipment and water chemistry in their aquarium.
Their aquarium keepers look after a huge range of animals from clown fish, to terrapins and axolotl to crabs. Discover just what it takes to care for their animals and how exactly you clean a tank full of creatures!
(*Please note the animals you see and feed on the day will vary and they cannot specify this in advance.)
This event is not suitable for children under 8.They offer bookings as a group of 2 or 4 only.Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. If booking for a group of 2 under 18s, an adult must come along as a chaperone. If booking for a group of 4, only 2 of the group can be under 18.
