The Light Lab is a vibrant exhibition celebrating the creativity of children and families from The Safe. This immersive space brings together their ideas, experiments, and artworks, all brought to life through light, art, and technology.

Alongside the exhibition, the Light Lab Play Space invites children, adults, and families to explore, make and experiment together. Through tinkering with light, visitors can engage with art, science, and technology using hands-on activities such as light drawing, light boxes, animation, and digital pattern-making tools.

Created by Emma Callow, The Light Lab is a space to tinker, experiment, and explore. It is where curiosity sparks creativity!

Developed with funding from Basingstoke and Deane’s Creative Incubator Fund

Location: Festival Place, Art House Gallery (Upper level, next to the Apple Store)

Fashion has levelled up and you’re invited!

Step into a high‑energy VR design studio with Holly New, where teenagers create bold, futuristic looks for their own digital avatars. In this fast‑paced workshop, young designers experiment with colour, texture, and form in ways the real world can’t match, no needles, no sowing machines, just pure imagination. After the Festival, every creation will be transformed into a show‑stopping virtual fashion show, bringing designs to life on a dynamic online catwalk. It’s creative. It’s cutting‑edge. Its fashion reimagined for the metaverse.

Perfect for you people who love style, gaming, tech, or trying something completely new.

• 10.30 to 11am – pre-booked workshop
• 11am to 1pm – drop-in session
• 1.30 to 2pm – pre-booked workshop
• 2pm to 4pm – drop-in session

We hope to accommodate as many people as possible during the drop-in sessions however places are limited to 10 people at a time and therefore a space is not guaranteed. Secure your place on a pre-booked workshop here.

Location: Festival Place, Art House Gallery (Upper level, next to the Apple Store)