Super Celebration Saturday: The Box is Five
06 Sep 2025 - 06 Sep 2025
The Box is five this month and we're celebrating in style with a birthday-themed Super Saturday! Join us for what promises to be a wonderful day with party hats, cake, creative activities, music, dance performances and more for the whole family. See our full schedule for the day below!
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Activities are free and drop-in except for the Artist Talk with Ro Robertson (tickets £6, please book in advance).
Programme for the day. Times are approximate. We're hoping for good weather but outdoor events may have to be moved inside on the day:
| Times | Activities | Location |
| 10.15-10.45am | Opening welcome with Victoria Pomery followed by Plymouth's Town Crier | St Luke's Pulpit |
| 10.30am-12.30pm | Party Hat Printing with Sue Lewry |
Simmons Learning Room |
| 10.30am-2pm | Gus Honeybun birthday set | Media Lab |
| 10.45am-3.30pm | Leonie Prentice, DJ for the day |
The Box |
| 11-11.15am | Performance by Far Flung CIC | The Hop, Tavistock Place |
| 11.15am-2pm | Scavenger Hunt | across The Box and St Lukes |
| 11.30am-12.30pm | Explore some of our favourite things, from colourful gems to scaly skins and treasured documents! | Cottonian Research Room |
| 12-12.30pm | Soapbox Children's Theatre Storytelling | Tavistock Place |
| 12.45-1pm | Cake cutting and cupcakes | South Hall |
| 1.15-1.45pm | Pin the Tail on the Mammoth | North Hall |
| 1.30-2.30pm | Soapbox Children's Theatre Storytelling | Tavistock Place |
| 1.30-3.30pm | Party Hat Printing with Sue Lewry |
Simmons Learning Room |
| 1.30-3.30pm | Explore some of our favourite things, from colourful gems to scaly skins and treasured documents! | Cottonian Research Room |
| 2-3pm | Artist Talk: Ro Robertson | Hurdle Gallery |
| 2-2.15pm | Performance by Far Flung CIC | The Hop, Tavistock Place |
| 2-2.30pm | Musical Statues | North Hall |
| 3-3.20pm | Live Art Performance by SOAK Live Art | North Gallery |