Free family fun at the Rushmoor Heritage Festival

FULLY BOOKED - Operation Secret Agent, outdoor adventure game

Saturday 7 September, Aldershot town centre

Operation Secret Agent is a mystery solving outdoor puzzle game...

World War II is over, but our secret agents are still trying to escape from enemy spies! One of our best operatives should have come home but has gone missing. Does your team have what it takes locate our missing agent?

Your team’s mission, should you choose to accept it, is to journey across the town centre, questioning undercover spies, uncovering clues, cracking codes and solving puzzles. All we have is his luggage! Will you be able to solve this 1940’s mystery in time?

Operation Secret Agent is a mystery solving outdoor adventure game, where teams or families work together to crack the case. Teams will travel on foot between clues, solving the mystery as they go.

A team can be made up of between two and a maximum of eight people - one ticket secures your team's time slot. The game is best played by groups with children aged seven and over, however younger family members are welcome to join your adventure. Groups of adults are welcome and encourage you to set-up a competition with another team of agents! All children must be accompanied by adult aged 18 years or over.

Cost: Free
Times: Book a game between the times of 11am and 3pm. 
Location: Queensmead, Farnborough - secret start locations will be revealed!
More information: Fully booked

Aldershot Heritage Family Fun Day with Eco Explorers Club

Saturday 7 September, Aldershot Town Centre

Join us for a day of free heritage-themed hands-on family entertainment and wild fun with the Eco Explorers Club team…

The Bombardiers outdoor theatre show
Tally ho and chocks away! Three courageous airmen, Roger, Reggie and Rupert are returning from battle when their trusty aeroplane is caught in a freak storm. The daring heroes bravely leap from the craft and find themselves hurled far and wide.

Armed only with their wits and extremely good looks, who knows where they’ll end up, what adventures they’ll find and if they’ll ever be reunited…

This free show is a hilariously interactive adventure packed full of fun and is suitable for ages 4+. There will also be free make-and-take heritage-themed crafts for families on the day.

Wild-ERFUL Eco Explorers Club
Join Suzie, one of Junk Jodie's Junk crafters, as she reads the story of "Wilder-FUL Warriors" by Junk Jodie. Meet Dexter Deer, one of Junk Jodie's handmade recycled toys, and learn how to take care of local wildlife and woodlands.

Afterwards, participate in a make and take craft activity to create your very own Dexter deer! The story also includes a Wild-ERFUL Warriors rainbow for you to decorate at home, plus we’ll have all the normal fun of our monthly Eco Explorers Club.

Cost: Free
Show times: Regular shows and stories throughout the day.
Location: By Poppins, Union Street, Aldershot Town Centre
Tickets: no need to book, just turn up
Organiser: Rushmoor Borough Council
Keep up to date: Aldershot town centre Facebook page

Farnborough Heritage Family Fun Day with Eco Explorers Club

Sunday 8 September, Farnborough town centre

Join us for a day of free heritage-themed hands-on family entertainment and wild fun with the Eco Explorers Club team.

The Bombardiers outdoor theatre show

Tally ho and chocks away! Three courageous airmen, Roger, Reggie and Rupert are returning from battle when their trusty aeroplane is caught in a freak storm. The daring heroes bravely leap from the craft and find themselves hurled far and wide.

Armed only with their wits and extremely good looks, who knows where they’ll end up, what adventures they’ll find and if they’ll ever be reunited.

This free show is a hilariously interactive adventure packed full of fun and is suitable for ages 4+. There will also be free make-and-take heritage-themed crafts for families on the day.

Lift Off! Where science and imagination meet

For a long time, people have been dreaming of flying. One day, science and imagination finally met. Come and join us for an interactive performance for the whole family inspired by the beginning of aviation in Farnborough.

Explore how the science of how flying actually happens, discover the exciting flying machines of the early days, balloons, kites and airships before they became aeroplanes. How can we dream and fly while still caring for our planet?

Wild-ERFUL Eco Explorers Club

Embark on a Wild-ERFUL adventure with Junk Jodie and Dexter Dear! Meet their recycled friends, Elena Eagle and Oscar Otter. Learn how to take care of local wildlife and get inspired to create toys from junk and bring them to life with your imagination! Enjoy sing- along songs and rhymes and embrace your inner Eco Warrior... It’s going to be Wild-ERFUL!

Afterwards, participate in a make and take craft activity to create your very own Dexter deer! The story also includes a Wild-ERFUL Warriors rainbow for you to decorate at home, plus we’ll have all the normal fun of our monthly Eco Explorers Club.

Cost: Free
Show times: Regular shows and stories throughout the day
Location: By Tsubaki Sushi and Bento, Queensmead, Farnborough Town Centre
Tickets: no need to book, just turn up
Organiser: Rushmoor Borough Council
Keep up to date: Farnborough town centre Facebook page

About these events

Many activities are free and some require advance booking. The programme of activities will grow over the next few weeks. Please check back here regularly for more events.

Many of these events are not organised by ourselves, so please check each individual organiser's website for more information.

To see the full list of events, please visit our main Rushmoor Heritage Festival page.