Imaginate Family Theatre
Saturday & Sunday, 11am - 5pm
There's lots of FREE kids theatre and activities in Merchant Square for all the family to enjoy.
Check out what's on
Click below to see what you can expect from each act
Saturday & Sunday 11:00am, 12:45pm and 3:00pm with Pom Pom Crafting all day.
The Prom Pom Queen and her Pom Pom Pet promenade through Merchant Square and beyond offering playful interactions. You can even make your own pompom!
Saturday ONLY at 11:45am, 2:15pm and 4pm
A pop-up dance performance featuring two regency-esque aristocrats preparing for a grand ball, dressed in extravagant wigs and ornate costumes. Challenging gender, class and identity, it disrupts societal norms and celebrates self-expression.
Sunday ONLY at 11:00am, 2:30pm and 4:00pm
1, 2, 3 resilient mushrooms! tells a story through ceilidh dancing, physical storytelling and Scottish traditional music of a landscape, treated poorly and almost abandoned, but not just yet, not by the mushrooms.
Saturday & Sunday 12:30pm, 2:15pm and 3:45pm
Then What is an action-packed fast paced dance performance bursting with thrilling lifts and exciting movements that will exhilarate the audience.
Saturday & Sunday 1:15 - 1:45 pm
Sparkling unicorns Melody and Luna are looking for new unicorn pals and they've heard there are some at Merchant City Festival! They'll be throwing the best dance party ever so be sure to come along!
With easy-to-follow-along moves, visual spectacle, and “unicorn sparkles”, they help unlock people’s inner unicorn and find the joy within us all.
Saturday & Sunday 11:30am and 3pm
Join in for a spin and a burl at our family ceilidh dancing sessions!
Take a look at the acts
Wheel See
Saturday & Sunday 1pm
A pop-up dance performance featuring 20 professional dancers, Wheel See will be stopping by Merchant Square!
Dressed in distinctive yellow rain jackets hand-painted with eyes, the dancers will entertain festivalgoers of all ages with this joyous free work inspired by flocks of bird.
Ceilidh Dancing
Saturday & Sunday from 5:30pm
Merchant Square will host a free to join dance on both evenings after the family activities.
The band will take you through their favourite dances before sending you off for a spin around the dance floor!
What else is on at Merchant City Festival
Head to The Social Hub Stage for music each day 12 noon - 9pm
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