The Super Duper Family Festival
Manchester City Centre
Wednesday 17th – Saturday 20th February 2027
10am – 5pm
FREE
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FEBRUARY? FUN-BRUARY!
PLAN A FAMILY OUTING TO MANCHESTER AS THE SUPER DUPER FAMILY FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR HALF-TERM
Plan a family break in Manchester over February half-term as The Super Duper Family Festival returns from Wednesday 17th to Saturday 20th February 2027, with FREE children’s Play Zones across the city centre.
Now in its third year, the four-day festival transforms the city into a giant playground packed with half-term adventures.
Join CBeebies Bedtime Stories at The Story Den in and around Manchester Central Library for magical storytelling, gaming on the big screen underneath Europe’s biggest digital ceiling in The Sports Hall at Printworks and don’t forget… You’re invited to The Prom at The Playground with BBC’s Waterloo Road at Great Northern.
There’s plenty more to explore, too, with fun fair thrills at The Carnival on Exchange Square, ‘Power Up’ at The Arcade in the Science and Industry Museum and an adventure in Wonderland with The Tea Party at Manchester Arndale.
Step into a world of creativity at The Studios, where children and families can make, create and discover new skills together at Aviva Studios, and head to The Soapbox at People’s History Museum where families can share ideas that will change the world!
Take a few days to enjoy all the Play Zones, with games, crafts, performances and playful surprises around every corner.
Make the most of your February half-term with a trip to Manchester for The Super Duper Family Festival.
For what’s on announcements, follow instagram.com/superduperfamilyfestival
For a top selection of family-friendly hotels, go to visitmanchester.com/where-to-stay/hotels/family-friendly/
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NOTES TO EDITORS
The Super Duper Family Festival
The Super Duper Family Festival is funded by Manchester Accommodation BID as part of the ‘Public Events’ stream of work, delivered by CityCo, The City Centre Management Company.
The 2027 Play Zones:
- CBeebies Bedtime Stories at The Story Den – Manchester Central Library
- The Sports Hall – Printworks
- The Playground with BBC’s Waterloo Road – Great Northern
- The Carnival – Exchange Square
- The Arcade – Science and Industry Museum
- The Tea Party – Manchester Arndale
- The Studios – Aviva Studios
- The Soapbox – People’s History Museum
2027 will be the third iteration of the festival. Previous reporting on its success here: cityco.com/the-super-duper-family-festival
Manchester Accommodation BID
The Manchester Accommodation BID is a collective initiative led by the city’s hotel and serviced apartment providers to help create new events and additional activities that will attract more people to visit and stay in Manchester and Salford.
At its core, the Accommodation BID aims to deliver better visitor experiences and additional activity to drive more staying visitors. It allows Manchester to better compete in a global market and grow overnight visits.
Accommodation BID activities are funded by a City Visitor Charge; a supplementary £1 Charge per room/unit per night for guests, added to final accommodation bills. The Charge is collected from all paid accommodation establishments that fall into the ABID zone.
Funds are used to: amplify marketing campaigns that drive overnight stays; help secure and deliver large-scale events and business conferences in low-season months; and improve guest welcome and street cleanliness.
Marketing Manchester delivers the ‘Marketing’ and ‘Business Conferencing’ streams of work.
CityCo delivers the ‘Public Events’ and ‘City Welcome’ strands. This includes street washing and additional cleansing around hotels. And the ABID’s own public events SCENE: Manchester’s LGBTQ+ Film & TV Festival and The Super Duper Family Festival.
As part of the Public Events stream, the ABID also provides seed funding to help bring major events to Manchester. Such as in 2027; The Brit Awards for Year 2, an NBA game, Country to Country music event at AO Arena, World Climbing Series, and new urban sports festival: MCR Drop.
