FARNHAM Maltings’ annual children and young people’s multi-arts festival Spark 2018 takes place this weekend (March 24 and 25).

The festival brings people together from across Waverley to enjoy, participate, watch and celebrate the arts.

Throughout the weekend there is an exciting programme of workshops, pop up craft, exhibitions and performances for all the family to enjoy.

Saturday is a day of creative workshops for ages five to 25 years. Get dancing, improvising, making, crafting and just get creative in these fantastic free workshops.

From drama to circus, to drumming to crafting to mosaic making – no previous experience is required. A great chance to try something new, meet people and just have fun.

The day kicks off with a fantastic Family Workshop with New Adventures. Suitable for all ages this magical storytelling adventure with dancers from Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures is a fantastic chance for families to take part together. Under 12s must be accompanied by an adult.

Sunday sees the Doodle Dance Show from 2pm to 3pm in the Great Hall. A magical journey of friendship and adventure. Grab a pen and kick off your shoes for this playful, interactive story-show where you can create a world populated by crazy birds, dancing pirates, strange underwater creatures and more! Organisers promise this is the most fun to have with your family and a giant piece of paper! Tickets £7, £5 under 16s.

As a grand finale to the Spark Festival 2018 weekend there is a Celebration Performance in the Great Hall from 6pm to 8.30pm. This will be a celebratory showcase performed by children and young people from across Farnham and Waverley. Featuring dance, drama, music and film – the perfect finale to the Spark Festival weekend. Tickets £2.

Wrapped around the Spark Festival weekend is an on-going eight months programme, offering creative projects out and about in the local community to socially disadvantaged, marginalised, vulnerable and isolated young people.

Young people from Surrey Young Carers, Sandyhill Detached Youth Project, Step by Step and a Place To Be youth group are working with professional artists in Graffiti, Dance, Craft, Photography, sculpture.

The key aims of the Spark community projects are to enable the young people to be exposed to and explore an art form, working as a group/alongside their peers and building positive relationships; to learn and develop creative skills; to interact and work with a professional artist/practitioner; learn about career pathways exploring how to enter the creative industries.

Visit www.farnhammaltings.com for full details of all the workshops taking place. Booking essential.