Resonate Summer Festival Day Out 2026 will feature lots of new and exciting activities to explore! With dazzling performances, fascinating demonstrations and the festival's first Summer Science Zone, bring your curiosity to campus and enjoy a day of science and spectacle.

The FREE festival takes place on Saturday 30 May at University of Warwick, and includes performances from the Warwick Pantomime Society, Warwick UniSlam, and House of MASH - who also host workshops throughout the day to help visitors hone their own circus skills.

Also, visitors of all ages can get hands-on with demonstrations led by representatives from the University - explore the chemistry behind painting, make monster masks inspired by Gothic literature, become a surgeon for a day or learn about the Assassin's Teapot...

Find out about some highlights of the festival below.

There's No Place Like Panto!

The Warwick Pantomime Society are back! Join them for a short 15 minute pantomime style adaptation of The Wizard of OZ, suitable for all ages, featuring music, comedy and audience interaction. Travel over the rainbow for some classic pantomime fun!

Warwick UniSlam: Live Spoken Word Performance

The Warwick UniSlam team, twice crowned national champions, will present powerful spoken word performances exploring identity, community and lived experience. Through poetry, rhythm and storytelling, the group brings together a range of voices and perspectives, sharing work that reflects on growing up, belonging and navigating the world today - showcasing how poetry can be both personal and collective, and how it can spark conversation across generations.

The Quest of Velvatina Stinger

House of MASH present a story of grit, curiosity and the power of teamwork...

"Beneath the backyard, the ants of Colonytown have a dream, and Velvetina is leading the charge to build the Glass Dome, the flashiest, fiercest structure ever stomped into the soil. But just as it starts to rise, boom! The Ant Busters burst in. Suited up, sprayed up, and ready to squash the spectacle. Now it’s build vs bust in an all-out, rhythm fueled dance battle. It’s six-legged showtime!"

House of MASH will also be hosting workshops throughout the day to help you explore your own circus skills.

'Stories That Made Us' Pop Up Exhibition featuring the DESIblitz Truck Art Bus

This exhibition takes visitors on a South Asian heritage trail of cultural, political and social stories told through art, photos, music, posters, clothes and so much more - including an opportunity to experience the beautifully decorated Truck Art Bus. 

Hands-on demonstrations from the University of Warwick

Representatives from the University lead demonstrations and workshops, bringing the work which is being explored on campus into the public eye.

Visitors can 'Explore the Fascinating Science of Collectors and Collecting', or become Digital Detectives to sort fact from fiction with the department of Psychology. Learn about what fossils can tell us with Dino Dig, peer into the microscopic world of plants, and explore the Chinese language through Calligraphy.​

'Behind the Siren' is a family‑friendly activity where children can explore the amazing work of our emergency services, while visitors can explore their creative side with Korean Bookmark Making or crack codes, solving Computer Science puzzles.

There's much more to explore around the University campus, alongside the performances listed above, so don't miss this chance to learn, play and create - all for FREE!

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Resonate Festival is aimed at people of all ages, though not every activity or event is suitable for everyone, with the most to do for those aged 5-11 and their accompanying adults. Thanks to feedback from the Resonate Community, the festival will also be hosting its first under 5’s zone.