Creative Family Activities
From where to park your buggy to what’s on for your mini artiste, here’s everything you need to know about visiting Lowry with your family.
Family shows
The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe
The Enormous Crocodile - The Musical
Barton Theatre Company: “Red” (The Panto)
Justin Live - Justin Time to Rock
MC Grammar Live - Books, Beatz and Barz
Creative fun for the whole family
We’ve created a weekly programme of activities for babies, under 5s, under 11s and other young audiences.
Sessions not available during school holidays
Come along to Little Creatives in The Lookout for 45 minutes of fun. These sessions are designed for children age 2-5yrs with lots of engaging activities for them to get involved with.
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Join this free fun filled 45-minute babies playtime session. There will be lots of singing and all-out fun. This class is a great opportunity to meet other parents and socialise babies.
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Welcome to The Lookout
Explore our dedicated family space where little ones can create and play to their hearts’ content. You’ll find it on the right-hand side as you walk through the main entrance and up the escalators - lifts are also available.
Feel free to spend as long as you like here. No pre-booking required.
Feel free to drop in:
Tues – Weds 11am-4pm
Thurs – Fri 1pm-4pm
Sat – Sun – 10am – 4pm
(Unless there's a pre-booked session going on. Check out our Activities schedule for more info)
The Lookout at The Lowry is sponsored by Carole Nash.
Facilities for Families
To make sure your Lowry visit really is fun for all the family, here are some things we do to make your life easier:
- Buggies are allowed in all of our Andrew Law Galleries.
- Buggies aren’t allowed in our theatres (except for access reasons) but we have buggy parks near all of our auditoriums.
- Breastfeed or bottle-feed anywhere you like.
- Baby changing facilities in all accessible toilets throughout the building.
Andrew Law Gallery Explorer Packs
Pick up a Lowry Explorer pack from the Andrew Law Gallery Welcome Desk, designed to make any of our exhibitions extra awesome.
The packs are free to borrow but we just ask that you leave a deposit item (e.g. bank card or keys) at the desk and return the pack (and its contents) to us before you go home.
Yellow Pack
(For under 11s)
Mill worker hat
Binoculars
Lanyard & pass
Magnifying glass
Perception cubes
Drawing board with pencil and paper
Jack the dog mascot
Green Pack
(For under 5s and children with additional or sensory needs)
Mill worker hat
Binoculars
Lanyard & pass
Magnifying glass
Perception cubes
Drawing board with pencil and paper
Jack the dog mascot
Fidget toy
Sensory fan
Ear defenders are also available from the Andrew Law Gallery desk if you’d like some.
These packs have been kindly supported by Danny French.
Other resources
Jack the Dog & Friends Trail Map
Take a walk with Jack and his pals around the Andrew Law Galleries to spot animals in LS Lowry’s pictures.
Little Lowry Kitchen
Your budding cook can play chef in our role-play kitchen at Lowry Bar & Kitchen. A space for under 7s to create make-believe magic while you dine.
Not to mention our tasty Kids Menus and Lowry lunchboxes.
Creative Writing Challenge
A competition just for children (aged 7-11) to showcase fantastic creative talent across Greater Manchester.
More info for this year, coming soon...
The Copley Prize
Our annual art competition for keen creative minds in primary school Key Stages 1 & 2. Read more about the prize and how to enter here.
Out & About
Creative Families is Lowry’s free family workshop offer for children under 5 and their grown-ups. Through a combination of sensory and creative themed activities, these sessions are fun and inclusive for all. Following the success of our sessions at Lowry, we are taking our sessions out into our community. Working with partners across the city we’re bringing family fun direct to families in Salford.
Join us at any of the following locations:
Tuesdays 10.30am at Little Hulton Family Hub
Suitable for toddlers to pre-school age children
Wednesdays 10.30am at The Tatton Café & Community Hub, Ordsall
Suitable for children under 5 years
Wednesdays 1.30pm at Lower Kersal Library
Suitable for toddlers to pre-school age children
If you are a Salford resident and would like to book onto one of these sessions please email melanie.noone@thelowry.com
Special Thanks to our partners The Tatton Café and Community Hub, Salford Community Libraries and Salford Family Hubs