Visit an iconic Manchester landmark and enjoy a family-friendly activity-filled picnic in our Gala Pool!

Join us for a Picnic with a difference…

🌞 Family-Friendly Picnic in an Empty Pool 🌞
🎉 £2 entry per person 🎉
🍔 Bring Your Own Food and Beverages (or enjoy snacks and drinks from our tea room)🍉
🧺 Pack Your Picnic Essentials: Blankets & Cushions needed for a tiled floor! 🧺
📖Unlock your imagination with exciting tales from The Short Story Lady! 📖
🎨Transform your face into a work of art with Facepainting by Cookie from Northern Glow CMUA🎨
✂️ Raid the supplies in our Craft Cubicles and craft something fun! ✂️

📍 Venue: Gala Pool – Victoria Baths
🗓️ Date: Tuesday 12 August
⏰ Time: 12noon – 3pm

Dive into an afternoon of family fun as we transform our (empty) Gala Pool into a weatherproof picnic paradise! Bring your tastiest treats, coziest blankets, and snuggly cushions for a day of good food and great company. Plus activities areas that guarantee fun for all ages!

Activities include:

📖 Storytelling sessions at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30
🎨 Facepainting between 12:30 and 2:30 (First Come, First Serve)
🕵 Building trail
✂️Craft Supplies and Crafting Activities

Soak up the sun without a chance of rain as you picnic under our glorious glass roof, and create cherished memories with your loved ones at our family-friendly Picnic! Everyone is welcome. The event is £2 per person, and tickets are available online and on the door but booking is advised – this event sold out last year, so please book to avoid disappointment.

See you there! 🌞🌊🎉

This event is part of our weekly Welcome Tuesday which includes our entertaining and informative Discover Victoria Baths tour, led by an experienced volunteer guide.

Doors open at 11am for free general building entry and the guided tour starts at 1pm, lasting approximately 1¼ hours. Tours cost £9 per person.

Browse and buy souvenirs and gifts in our wonderful Gift Shop and visit our beautiful Tea Room with its stained glass windows and elaborate wrought iron ceiling, serving hot and cold drinks, and snacks.

Explore the Grade II* listed building which is remarkably intact, with beautiful stained glass windows, amazing wall tiles, and incredible mosaic flooring behind the imposing exterior. All of our activities are first come first serve, and there is a small chance that we might run out of some crafting materials or there might not be enough time for everyone to have their face painted. We will try our best though!