Following the announcement earlier this year that ‘King Pins’ will be opening at Trafford Palazzo, the state-of-the-art bowling alley is offering a pop-up experience to show what customers can expect when the new attraction opens in Summer 2023.
The brand will take over the mall space with a selection of free to play games including shuffleboard, bowling, air hockey, ice free curling, basketball nets, providing a flavour of what is to come at their flagship venue.
Other events and activations taking over Trafford Palazzo, include ‘an afternoon at the theatre’ on 28th and 29th October – two evenings celebrating musical theatre with live music including a variety of classic songs from Dreamgirls right through to Chicago. A selection of Disney songs will also be included in the set list including some from hit movies Frozen and The Lion King.
Local drama school, Bee Academy, will be showcasing their upcoming performances on Friday 28th, encouraging children to return on Saturday 29th for a free interactive workshop where they can try their hand at acting. Classes will include basic acting skills as well as a series of dance workshops. A variety of music artists will also be performing on-site on both Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th between 2-4pm.
Kate’s Crafts will also be offering an array of craft workshops on 17th October between 12-2pm and 30th October between 12-4pm.
Several local food and drink vendors will also be on site throughout the half term period. Manchester based, Gin Gin Geroo will be serving selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic options including gin and rum cocktails for the audience attending the ‘A Night at the Theatre’ to enjoy throughout the performances.
Project D will be bringing a Halloween themed donut tuktuk to Trafford Palazzo providing sweet treats for the family to enjoy from Wednesday 26th to Saturday 29th October.
All events will be free of charge throughout the October half term period.
Kate Holland, Senior Marketing Business Partner said: “We are really looking forward to welcoming families from across the region to Trafford Palazzo this October half term for a specially curated events schedule. We want to make Trafford Palazzo a space where families can come and keep the children entertained with a schedule that offers something for everyone.
“Our previous half term and summer schedules have been extremely popular with families, and we are thrilled to work with some amazing local independent businesses.”
Trafford Palazzo was re-launched under its new name in November 2021 and welcomes over five million visitors a year. The multi-faceted shopping and leisure centre is home to LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre, SEA LIFE, recently launched Italian restaurant Matterello and Primark.
Set within TraffordCity, where 40 million adventurers come annually, it has been redesigned to the tune of £75m, providing its community and beyond with a vibrant shopping mall experience that combines retail opportunities and fun, family-friendly activities.
For the full half term events schedule please visit the website.
