Summer at the Quayside is back for the school summer holidays, with free activities taking
place on the waterfront every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Commissioned by the Exeter
Canal and Quay Trust, the diverse programme of fun and colourful activities are all inspired
by the unique waterfront setting.
The fun launched today (Friday 26 July) when 3D Joe and Max created a unique salmon
fishing boat with the legendary giant sturgeon swimming just below the surface. Created
using chalk and paints on the Piazza Terracina, the design has now been varnished so it will
hopefully last a few weeks. Hold your camera up when standing at the photo point marked
and the work will take on an incredible 3D view, why not “sit” in it and take your own
photos!.
Also today, and every Friday, Uncle Tacko and the Prom Prom team also bring a bit of
old-fashioned end of the pier fun to the Transit Shed. Literally expect the unexpected, as
there could storytelling, puppets, magic, games and even a flea circus. The free fun runs
from 11am till 3pm, unless otherwise stated.
The fun continues next week, when Devon Science will be running a Bath Bomb Lab on
Tuesday, which has been described as “fizztacular fun for all the family.” Artist Lou Chapman
will be running an Air Dry Clay Workshop on the Wednesday, when you can make your own
clay face or flower to take home. Also on the Wednesday, PaddleBoat Theatre are staging a
seaside takeover where you can write a sea shanty, meet the old Lighthouse Keeper and
contribute to a coastal collage.
Over the rest of the summer, the packed programme includes everything from art
workshops, to music and theatre to nature workshops. There is absolutely no need to book,
just turn up and join in a summer of free fun. And don’t forget to visit all of the other
brilliant businesses on and around the waterfront when you are there.
For more information and the full programme of activities and entertainment,
visit www.exetercustomhouse.co.uk