Families have been invited to leap down the rabbit hole at a jam-packed Alice in Wonderland themed event at Elephant this Easter half term.
The free ‘Easter in Wonderland’ event will take place on 16 April from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Castle Square in Elephant and Castle.
Friends, families and the local community will be able to celebrate the long Easter weekend at a range of events inspired by Lewis Caroll’s magical fairy tale.
There will be workshops, performances, music and food for everyone to try throughout the day.
Visitors to Castle Square can head into the superbly instagrammable Wonderland themed dome and join the Mad Hatter and White Rabbit Easter Bunny for a tea party, who will also be handing out chocolaty treats and posing for pictures.
There will be plenty of Alice in Wonderland themed activities at the event, including face painting, bunting making and biscuit decorating workshops, where you can decorate a biscuit shaped mushroom to take home (or scoff right away).
All workshops will be free to take part in.
A selection of performers will be playing from 12:00 p.m. to celebrate the Easter festivities, such as the Elephant and Castle Community Hub Choir, Frogprince Kids Music Concert, Upside Down Street Dance and SuperArts Dance Academy.
The Mad Hatter will be handing out ‘eat me’, ‘drink me’ and ‘treat me’ vouchers which can be exchanged with traders at Castle Square.
They will allow those brave enough to follow the Easter Bunny down the rabbit hole into the Wonderland dome to sample a variety of sweet and savoury treats, ranging from Hot Chocolate’s from Coma Y Beba to popcorn from Ayca Sweet and Nuts.
The ‘Treat Me’ vouchers – worth £10 – can be spent amongst a range of traders in Castle Square.
Visitors can also enjoy an additional 10% off at all the shops in Castle Square and Ash Avenue.
A host of free offline and online activities will be on offer throughout April at the Elephant and Castle Community Hub, besides the Easter Wonderland event.
Frogprince Baby Music is hosting sessions at Castle Square’s neighbour Mercato Metropolitano, where locals can spend their time doing arts and crafts, fitness classes, yoga and more.
All events are free to enjoy and you can see the full timetable here.