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🤩 Hullabaloo 2025 - Houghton Regis


Time: 10:30 - 16:00

🎊 Hullabaloo 2025 Free outdoor family festival on Saturday 13th September 2025 at Houghton Hall Park, Bedford Square & The Green in Houghton Regis.

🤩 FREE EVENT
No need to book – just turn up!

🐲 THE DRAGON WAGON
▪️Jellyfish Theatre presents: The Dragon Wagon
▪️Time: 11AM & 2PM
▪️Running time: 45 minutes + 5 minutes ‘meet the puppets’
▪️Age: Created for ages 4-8, suitable for all
📍Venue: Bedford Square

🐲 Everyone laughs at the Dragon Whisperer. ‘Imagine spending your life caring for something that simply doesn’t exist!’. Can the Dragon Whisperer defeat the evil queen to save these magical creatures? Join Jellyfish Theatre for a joyous tale of friendship, food and dragons told by three brilliant performers set on a brightly coloured rotating caravan.

“I’ve never seen my 5-year-old belly laugh like that!”

👋 SIGN LANGUAGE SUPPORTED
All performances are relaxed with integrated Sign Supported English.

🐟 FISH BOY
▪️2Faced Dance Company Presents: Fish Boy
▪️Time: 12.15PM & 3PM
▪️Running time: 40 minutes
▪️Age: Created for ages 6-10, suitable for all
📍Venue: The Green

🐟 One boy’s fin-tastic quest to save his river.
Follow young Tommy Minton on an unforgettable adventure as he goes on a hunt to discover where his best friend ‘fish’ has gone. With touches of humour, fun and surprise, this joyous outdoor dance adventure celebrates the power of never giving up! Let your imagination soar at this visual feast of incredible dance, circus and theatre that will have you cheering for Tommy all the way.

🐔 PLUCKY
▪️Thingumajig Theatre presents: Plucky

▪️Time: 11.30am, 2PM & 3.45PM
▪️Running time: 40 minutes
▪️Age: Suitable for all ages
📍Venue: The Green

🐔 Meet Plucky: our very big, very friendly and possibly over curious chicken. Accompanied by her hen-pecked sidekick, Plucky guarantees to bring fun, farmyard frolics, music and song to everyone. This wonderful larger-than-life walkabout act is egg-cellent fun for the entire family!

👐 FREE DROP IN CRAFT SESSION
▪️Time: 10.30AM – 2.30PM
▪️Age: Suitable for ages 4+
📍Venue: Houghton Hall Park

🖍 Join us for an exciting hand-on crafts activity and contribute to a growing art display ‘Together’ designed by Associate Artist, Ross Bolwell-Williams. Your fabric creation will have magnetic hands and a hidden message of hope, sewn in by the maker. Each artwork will link together, forming a beautiful chain of unity to be displayed throughout the day for all to marvel at. At the end of the festival, children can collect their new friend to take home – a handmade reminder that we’re all connected.

🗓 SHOW SCHEDULE
To see all shows at a leisurely pace we recommend:
▪️11am: The Dragon Wagon – 45 minutes + 5 minutes ‘Meet the Puppets’
▪️2pm: Plucky – 40 minutes
▪️3pm: Fish Boy – 40 minutes

⏰️ SHORT FOR TIME?
If you’re short for time and want to see all shows efficiently, we recommend:
▪️11am: The Dragon Wagon – 45 minutes + 5 minutes ‘Meet the Puppets’
▪️12.15am: Fish Boy – 40 minutes
▪️2pm: Plucky – 40 minutes

🗺 HOW TO GET THERE
Bedford Square Shopping Centre is located on Tithe Farm Road and The Green off the B5120. Houghton Hall Park is about a 10-minute walk from Houghton Regis town centre, via The Green or Park Road North. Parking at Houghton Hall Park will be very limited, please walk or cycle where possible.

🚍 ARRIVAL BY BUS
Several buses stop in the town. Check https://www.travelline.info to plan your route.

🅿️ PARKING
Free parking is available at Houghton Hall Park and in town centre car parks.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: info@fullhouse.org.uk

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