Family Fun Day 2025 🦖

  • Friday 29 August | 10am–4pm

  • Free Event

  • East Square & inside Eastgate at our Ground Floor Event Space

Join us for Basildon’s ultimate family day out – back by popular demand!

We’re teaming up with Basildon Borough Council, Creative Basildon, and Vue once again to bring you a Jurassic-sized day of fun across East Square and inside Eastgate Shopping Centre. Expect dinosaurs, drama, and dino-sized memories…

What’s On in East Square:

🦕 Roaming Dinosaurs – from Spinosaurus and Dilophosaurus to newborn dino babies

🦺 Dino Basecamp & Ranger Training Workshop – register as a Trainee Ranger, learn how to handle a dino emergency, and meet the Chief Ranger!

🎪 Circus Skills Workshop – balance, spin and juggle like a pro

🎨 Join Mike from Family Scribbles for a themed scribbles drawing activity

🎬 Celebrate Vue’s First Birthday with £1 film screenings – choose from Madagascar, Bluey Let’s Play Chef, CBeebies Musical: The Great Ice Cream Hunt, or The Dark Knight (available to book from 22 August via Vue Basildon’s website – first come, first served)

🎉 …and more surprises on the day!

What’s On At Eastgate:

🚙 Jurassic Jeep Wrangler Photo Op – snap a pic with our iconic 1994 Jeep parked outside by East Square

📸 Jurassic Selfie Spot – big, bold and perfect for family pics

🧢 Palaeontology Workshop – kids can dress like explorers, join dino school, make their own clay fossil and earn a certificate

🧸 Dino Plush Stall – take home your very own prehistoric pal

🎁 Look out for retailer pop-ups, special discounts and offers too!

🦖 It’s all completely FREE – no tickets, no bookings, just turn up and dive into the fun.