Events

Noisy Toys Events Noisy Toys can be found at public events throughout the UK, see below for a list of upcoming events.

If you are hosting your own event and would like Noisy Toys to come along get in touch. We have different options for large busy festivals, community festivals, birthday parties or any other kind of event. You decide on the balance between entertainment and education but be aware: we always include plenty of both…

Acousatron promo video

Start date: 6th December 2018

End date: 31st January 2019

It’s here… finally!

Check out this 2min video of the mighty Acousatron noise contraption taken at the Big Bang Faire 2018:

26 January: Junior Jam (Brighter Sound), Manchester Central Library

Date: 26th January 2019

Time: 10 - 11:50

Location: Children’s Library at Manchester Central Library

brightersound.com

Come and join the noise jam! A chance for younger participants to try some amazingly unusual instruments.
More information here nearer the time.

10-10:50
&
11-11:50

Children’s Library at Manchester Central Library

16-24 Feb: Acousatron @ Eureka!

Start date: 16th February 2019

End date: 24th February 2019

Time: 10- 16:00

Location: Eureka! Discovery Rd, Halifax HX1 2NE

Every day throughout half term you can make the most amazing sounds on this giant noise machine.

Find out more about the Acousatron here.

Watch the Acousatron video here.

Find out more about Eureka! The National Children’s Museum here.

7 March- Lates @ Eureka!

Date: 7th March 2019

Time: 18:30 - 21:30

Location: Eureka! Discovery Rd, Halifax HX1 2NE

Come and get your Nose Tested at Lates!

Thousands of people have participated in the Noisy Toys Nose Test and most of them are absolutely fine with no adverse effects at all (despite what you may have heard in the press). Just follow the BOOOMs to find the Audio Assault Buggy and you too take part in the cutting edge of experimental sonic research with the Nose Test, the Bass Buzz, the Goop Test and more.

Warning: Deviant audio material may cause harmful side effects. Please also ensure that you are fully protected and insured against cornflour bio-hazards and excessive sub bass frequencies.

Past public events 2016

- National Media Museum, 11/2-11/3
- Big Bang Fair, NEC, 16-19/3
- Edinburgh Maker Faire, 10/4
- Robot workshop, the Vale, Mossley, 16/4
- UK Maker Faire- Centre for Life, 23-24/4
- Robot Orch Hack Day- Manchester Uni, 17/5
- Amazed by Science, Cheshire, 1-2/6
- Cheltenham Science Festival, 11-12/6
- Big Tin Shed, Hebden Bridge, 24/6
- National Media Museum, Schools day28/6
- National Media Museum, Family day, 2/7
- Big Bang North West, 5/7
- trAction Crewe, 9-10/7
- Jimmy's Farm festival 23-24/7
- Manchester Met Uni Community festival 26/7
- Brighter Sound Noisy Robot workshop 10/8
- MakeFest Manchester Museum Science & Industry 20-21/10

Past public events 2015

- Generation Noise, Durham 14/2
- Imagineers STEM fest, Middlesborough 7/3
- British Science Week Sci-busking 16/3
- Jimmy's Farm Science & Nature festival 21-22/3
- Learn to Play, the Old Vinyl Factory, Hayes 21/3
- Edinburgh Science Festival 16-19/4
- UK Maker Faire Newcastle 25-26/4
- Amazed by Science, Cheshire 4/5
- Left Coast at the Mount Pavillion Blackpool 8/5
- Generation Noise, Berwick 24/5
- Amazed by Science, Crewe 28/5
- Rainbow Child Centre, Leicester 31/5
- BBC Family day, Glasgow 6/6
- Education Festival (Sunday Times) steAm co. 18/6
- Big Bang South East, Sussex 30/6
- Islington Mill Community Festival 11-12/7
- BIG event, Norwich 22-24/7
- Crewe town centre event 30/7
- MakeFest, Manchester Museum Science & Industry 8-9/8
- Rosemary Lane Day, Ticehurst 22/8
- British Science Festival Sci-busk 5-6/9

Testimonials

"Noisy Toys was one of the most popular elements in our large circle of artists at Camp Bestival. We were delighted by their engagement with the public of all ages and they all worked fantastically hard all weekend. The experimenting with sounds and noises was mesmerising to the young people and was stretching their minds with technical invention. If any artform is designed to get young people thinking outside of the box then this one will."
-Deborah Curtis, House of Fairy Tales

"Steve and the Noisy Toys crew have been a very popular and lively feature of the kids area at Latitude for the last two years, and attract a constant stream of children and adults into their tent,both to investigate the 'toys' inside, and to let rip with the home-made instruments outside. The team are dressed as mad scientists who pretend to blow up kids leaving behind only a pair of smoking wellies- great fun! They always deliver a high quality area." 
- Sharon Rueben, Head of Artist & Guest Liason, Latitude Festival

Comments left in our book at Camp Bestival:
'What a fantastic, energetic and entertaining adventure for children and adults alike!'
'Thoroughly entertaining! My daughter didn’t want to leave. So much fun. Thanks!'
'Hello. I love your electrics it’s totally amazing. You’re GREAT inventors.'
'What a team- a great gathering of minds!'
'Am so glad you put a good education to better use! – we benefit so much more- hours of fun! Thankyou! Mind expanding!'
'Great fun, our boy who suffers from Aspergers loved it.'
'Just fab, so glad there’s creative stuff that engages boys as well as girls!'
'EASILY THE BEST PART OF THE FESTIVAL! '
'Great fun, creative, intelligent and inspirational'- Seline
'Ben (7) absolutely loves noisy toys. He keeps coming back for more and wants to take the whole lot home. Well done and Thankyou.'- Ruthie X