Victorious Festival Announces Kids Arena Line-Up

Victorious Festival (25th – 27th August 2023) – the UK’s largest metropolitan festival – has just announced its exciting line-up of family-friendly entertainment for this year’s Kids Arena.

Who said panto was just for Christmas? Leading the Friday line up of this year’s Kids Arena are local theatrical royalty Pompey Panto who will be performing Dame Nellie Saves Panto, a Summertime production by Portsmouth-based Kings Theatre. 

Saturday’s headliner Pop Kids are set to host a summer singalong for all the family with its Big Summer Bash, a show jampacked with music for all ages, from Disney classics to chart toppers! World-class beatboxer SK Shlomo who’s worked with the likes of Björk and Ed Sheeran are bringing their critically acclaimed Shlomo’s Beatbox Adventure to the festival for a headline Sunday show. The performance will offer families an interactive showcase of the fundamentals of beatboxing right through to the most unbelievable and mind-boggling of sounds. The fun doesn’t stop here with meet and greets across the weekend with Sonic The Hedgehog, family favourite Bluey, plus a host of wild roaming dinosaurs! Combined with an incredible music line-up including Jamiroquai, Kasabian, Mumford & Sons and Alt-J, Victorious remains one of the UK’s best-loved family-friendly festivals. 

Victorious’ Kids Arena is a mini festival packed with activities to keep families and little ones entertained, including live performances, adventure activities and meet and greets with your kid’s favourite characters. All Kids Arena attractions are free, and with kids’ entry prices from £1, Victorious continues to be one of the best value festivals for families in the UK. 

For little adventurers, the Lidl Mudder Zone will give kids a taste of the legendary Tough Mudder event, whilst little ones can run wild in the Action Blast Nerf Arena and work on their sporting skills with Sport 4 KidsElsewhere, the festival performers of the future will get the chance at a festival performance withKids Karaoke and learn how to rock out with Rock School. There will simply be tons to do with Lego stations, jedi trainingprincess performancesbaby ravesbouncy castles, colouring in andart walls and so much more!

The Lupilu Baby Change & Feeding Tent sponsored by Lidl, will also be back making the festival experience more comfortable for parents.

Held in the stunning seaside location of Southsea overlooking the Solent, Victorious Festival is the ultimate family-friendly experience. The festival is well-equipped for families with pavements and roads connecting the stages and fantastic family facilities including a baby changing and feeding tent. Festival-goers can expect the biggest and best in live music, local food and drink stalls, the Kids Arena, clothes, and craft traders – all in a picturesque location!

Tickets for Victorious Festival are on sale now from just £65 per day for adults, £1 per day for under 5’s and £8 per day for 5 – 12 years (fees apply). All activities in the Kids Arena are included in the entry ticket. Payment plan options also available.