Puppet Festival Fridays

Drop-in family activities offering a traditional seaside experience. There are outdoor puppet shows, puppet making and T-shirt painting workshops (£5) and a chance to play in the sand. All ages. Performances are: Aug 10: ten-minute Chinese circus in miniature (noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm 4pm); Aug 17: 'The Dragon's Tale' by Hand to Mouth Theatre (noon, 1.30pm, 3pm); Aug 24: 'Hippochondriac' walkabout puppet show (noon, 1.30pm, 3pm); Aug 31: Suitcase Circus featuring the anarchic sock, Wobulous Discombobulous and others (noon, 1.30pm, 3pm). All ages.