Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at Z-arts

Shekina Rose, Families Editor

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Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

Z-arts, Manchester
8-29 August 2025
Date
Time
Session Features
08 Aug 2025
1:30 pm-3:30 pm
29 Aug 2025
1:30 pm-3:30 pm

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Mad Hatter's Tea Party at Z-arts A woman dressed as the white rabbit holds up two brightly coloured teapots to the camera.
Z-arts
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This August,  grownups and little adventurers are invited to tumble headfirst into a deliciously nonsensical afternoon at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at Z-arts – an immersive, topsy-turvy treat that brings Alice in Wonderland to life.

This upside down surreal journey begins with a wander (or tumble) through the immersive Adventures in Wonderland play space. Expect a truly bonkers world with lots of crazy challenges and characters encountered along the way, where young imaginations can run wild!

Next up, it’s time for tea! Hosted by none other than the White Rabbit himself, you’ll join fellow tea-partygoers at a spectacularly silly banquet table. There’ll be sandwiches, sweets, cakes, iced tea and a sprinkle of disorderly behaviour too… uh-oh!

Costumes are encouraged at this extremely bizarre unbirthday party. Whether you want to be a Mad Hatter, a March Hare, the Queen of Hearts, Alice herself or a very sleepy Dormouse, get your best outfit on!

The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at Z-arts is interactive, immersive and full of make-believe, and kids and grownups will love it. Dressing up, eating cake, having fun in a very safe and creative environment, making gorgeous and kind of surreal memories with your family – it really is the perfect activity out – especially for a slightly rainy summer’s day!

So on 8th and 29th August swap screen time for some special storybook magic and step into the crazy world of the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at Z-arts, one seriously unmissable unbirthday celebration. Book fast, or risk being very, very late…

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