Street Art Workshops – Free Creative Sessions for Kids this Summer

Street Art Workshops

Get ready to spray, sketch and shine! This summer, your budding artists can dive into the colourful world of street art with a series of free, hands-on workshops at Dalton Park.

Running over six creative-packed days during the school holidays – Wednesday 23, Thursday 24, Friday 25 July, and Wednesday 30, Thursday 31 July and Friday 1 August – these fun and inspiring sessions are led by experienced street artist Lewis Hobson. A specialist in large-scale murals and community art, Lewis is passionate about engaging young people through creative expression.

In each session, kids get to grips with real street art techniques using safe, chalk-based spray paints. They’ll also get stuck into designing their own mural artwork in sketchbooks – which they can take home to show off their artistic flair.

And the best part? Some of the amazing designs created during the workshops will be brought to life! A selection of the children’s designs will be digitalised and incorporated into two permanent new street art murals at Dalton Park – a vibrant celebration of creativity by local young people.

Places at the workshops are limited and expected to fill fast, so don’t miss out – book your spot here and let the creativity begin!

Live Demonstrations

And there’s more! Lewis will also be showing off his skills with live mural painting at Dalton Park on Monday 21 and Monday 28 July – a brilliant chance to see street art in action and watch a masterpiece come to life.

What to expect

Each day will feature four workshop sessions at 11:00am, 12:30pm, 2:00pm and 3:30pm, with each session lasting up to an hour.

Parents or guardians must stay with their children throughout the session. Although the chalk spray paint should wash out easily, we recommend wearing old clothes that you don’t mind getting messy.

Workshops are suitable for children aged 7–14 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

The sessions are designed for children aged 7 to 14 years. All abilities are welcome – no previous art experience needed!

Each session lasts up to 1 hour, including time for a short introduction, hands-on art activities, and time to tidy up.

To keep things fun and focused, we’re limiting each session to a maximum of 10 children. This ensures plenty of one-on-one guidance from the artist.

Yes. Parents or guardians must remain with their child for the duration of the workshop. It’s a great opportunity to see their creativity in action!

We’ll be using chalk-based spray paints, which are water-based and should wash out of clothes. That said, we recommend dressing in old clothes just in case!

Absolutely! Every child will receive a sketchbook to use during the session, which they can take home to keep the creativity going.

Some of the designs from the sketchbooks will be digitalised and included in two permanent street art murals at Dalton Park. While we can’t promise every design will be used, all contributions help inspire the final pieces.

The workshops will be held at Dalton Park adjacent to the Guest Services office and the children’s play park.

The workshops are completely free to attend, but spaces are limited and booking is essential.

If your plans change, please let us know as soon as possible so we can offer the place to another child.