Diwali Celebration at the Great North Museum: Hancock
A free drop-in family celebration of Diwali, the Festival of Lights, with lantern-making, henna and storytelling.
About This Event
The Great North Museum: Hancock marks Diwali with a free, family-friendly community event in partnership with Newcastle Hindu Temple. Children, young people and families can learn about the Festival of Lights and join in creative and cultural activities. Planned activities include lantern-making workshops and visual arts sessions (painting, printmaking, pattern-making and flower printing) led by GemArts, henna art with a professional artist, a National Literacy Trust book pop-up with free books and a telling of the Diwali story, and a Newcastle United Foundation pop-up. It is a drop-in, so no booking is needed.
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