Festive Fun with Peppa Cinema Experience

Peppa Pig is coming to The Mitchell Arts Centre in Hanley for a series of festive screenings this November. It's a cinema experience rather than a single film, and it's built around a specific occasion: Peppa and her family are celebrating Evie's first Christmas, with the family of five reflecting on their favourite seasonal memories along the way.

The whole thing runs for an hour and strings together seven classic festive-themed Peppa Pig episodes. Between those, there are four brand-new songs that little ones can dance and sing along to, so it's as much about getting up and moving as it is about sitting and watching. If you've got a toddler who knows the show, they'll likely recognise the episodes, but the new songs are the bit that's fresh here.

Because it's a cinema experience, it's designed for children to join in rather than just sit quietly. The songs are meant for singing and dancing, and the episodes are woven together around that central story of Evie's first Christmas, so it's a bit more like a themed programme than a random collection of clips. It's an hour in total, which is about the right length for the younger crowd.

There are five showings in total, all at 10am, so you can pick the one that fits your weekend best: Saturday 14, Sunday 15, Saturday 21, Sunday 22, and Saturday 28 November. That's a good spread across three weekends, so you're not rushed into picking one specific date. The venue is The Mitchell Arts Centre on Broad Street in Hanley, ST1 4HG.