Weston Park Museum 150th Birthday Party
Join Sheffield Museums as they celebrate the 150th Birthday of Weston Park Museum with a fun-packed, fundraising extravaganza!
On the day, you can expect a whole host of family-friendly activities, including face painting, party games, performances, a kids disco, craft activities and more!
- See incredible balloon art created in in front of your eyes by the brilliant Kenneth’s Balloons at 11.30am and 2.30pm.
- Prepare to be dazzled at the mini magic shows at 11am and 3pm.
- Get your face painted as your favourite animal, superhero or whatever you choose!
- Show your best moves on the dancefloor at the kids disco (including all your favourite party games, of course) from 12.30pm to 2.30pm, thanks to Sheffield Kids Parties.
- Get creative with craft activities and make your own birthday card for the museum, which they will put on display!
- Take a selfie with a Viking and get packed with historic facts with the experts from Wessex Archaeology in the Beneath Your Feet gallery.
- Get hands-on with amazing artefacts from the museum stores and meet the museum's curators, who will tell you all about them.
- Track down the mischievous Marvellous Museum Mice in the new family trail.
- Have a go at winning a prize in the birthday raffle.
Round off your day with a stop off at Ambulo cafe for a delicious slice of birthday cake.
Over the coming months, Sheffield Museums will be marking Weston Park Museum’s milestone anniversary with a host of events and new displays. Find out more here.
Prices
Suggested donation £3
A donation from you will help unlock lifetimes of creativity, bringing families together to connect, learn and play through free-to-access museums experiences that are available to everyone.
Weston Park Museum has been helping families make museum memories together for 150 years. By donating on the day, you’ll be helping ensure families can continue to embark on journeys of discovery together for decades to come.
And thanks to the Double the Donation, Double the Difference fundraising campaign, your donation will do even more – any donation you make will be doubled, at no extra cost to you!
