JAZZ FOR SCHOOLS
WHAT’S ON FOR FAMILIES
Our year-round and Festival school programmes engage hundreds of children and young people from schools across Gloucestershire and beyond.
There’s lots to explore for families in our Festival Village with free and ticketed events, from pop-up concerts to performances and hands-on music sessions. To find out more about what’s on for families, see pages 6–7 and 12–13.
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Family Friendly Facilities To make your day out easier we offer: • baby changing facilities and accessible toilets • a picnic area and water taps for free refills • a buggy park See the Festival Village map on pages 4–5 for locations.
Family Tickets
Musicate The Festivals’ flagship year-round Music Education programme inspires a love of music in children as well as developing life skills such as collaboration, confidence and concentration. Musicate is raising the quality of music education in Gloucestershire by equipping teachers and musicians to bring music to life in the classroom and beyond.
For safety, children aged 11 years and under must be accompanied by a ticket-holder aged 16 or over. Everyone over the age of 12 months is allocated a seat and requires a ticket, while babes in arms (12 months and under) do not require a ticket unless otherwise stated. For more information, visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/booking
Age Recommendations
Concert For Schools Our Concert for Schools sees 600 excited primary school children crowd into the Jazz Arena for a lively introduction to the joy of jazz.
Jazz It Up Taking the Free Stage by storm every year, Jazz It Up is an annual highlight for school and county jazz bands to perform in front of large crowds at the heart of the Festival. Come along and join the fun at the Free Stage on 8-10 May, 10.30am – 1pm.
The age recommendations shown are a guide to the age group we think will enjoy the event most. They are not a restriction, you know your child best.
Behind The Scenes Supporting older students interested in pursuing a career in the music industry, we give them the unique opportunity to go behind the scenes at Friday Night Is Music Night and meet with industry professionals involved in the show.
For details on how to book for Jazz for Schools, go to cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz-for-schools Supported by
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