New Peppa Pig live show is coming to three major holiday parks this summer with games, fancy dress and character meets
A BRAND-NEW Peppa Pig show is heading to all three Butlin’s holiday parks this August.
Butlin’s have partnered with Hasbro and Amazon to create an exclusive new live show called Peppa Pig‘s Dance Party.
The new show will celebrate both 20 years of Peppa Pig being on the telly as well as the character’s new single, Piggle Wiggle.
According to Butlin’s, the live show will feature the new single as well as party games, dress up activities and exclusive products.
Families can also expect appearances from their favourite Peppa Pig characters, although specific details have yet to be revealed.
Peppa Pig’s Dance Party will feature at all three resorts from August 17, 2024, to September 1, 2024.
Guests on family breaks, and any holidaymakers on a day pass, will be able to watch the brand-new Peppa Pig show at Butlin’s this summer.
Day passes start from £27 for a full-paying adult and £19 for a child.
Last minute summer holiday breaks are currently on sale from £71.25 per person, based on four people sharing a Silver Room in Minehead on a three-night break.
The price includes accommodation and access to all live shows, including the ever-popular The Masked Singer Live.
Guests will also have access to the swimming pool, water rides, slides, flumes and unlimited fairground rides.
Peppa Pig’s Dance Party isn’t the only new attraction opening at a Butlin’s site this summer.
NEW ADDITIONS AT BUTLIN’S
Meanwhile, there are lots of exciting upcoming additions at the holiday parks.
Earlier this week, the main swimming pool at the Butlin’s resort in Skegness reopened to guests.
The pool closed back in November 2023 because of a burst water pipe.
The reopening of the main swimming pool at the Butlin’s resort in Skegness comes after a brand-new £2.5million attraction opened at Butlin’s Minehead last week.
Similar to the one already open at Skegness, the Skypark playground has six play zones as well as the UK’s longest swingline, measuring 137ft.
Each of the play zones have been themed around positive play emotions and provide a dedicated area where younger guests to play.
There are plenty of other features too like a wheelchair-friendly seesaw, trampolines and two intertwining slides that light-up.
The entire playground also lights up at night, for families who are after an amazing after-dark experience.
And the new indoor activity centre PLAYXPERIENCE is to open at Bognor Regis after summer.
The £15million attraction will have two floors of games and activities, including escape rooms and VR experiences.
BIG WEEKENDER HEADLINERS 2025
Meanwhile, the Butlin’s Big Weekenders are already set to make a return next year.
Next year, Butlin’s will host 15 different Big Weekender themed breaks, featuring a choice of musical eras from the 80s, 90s and 00s.
Pop legends like Matt Goss and Busted‘s Charlie Simpson will be performing on set weekends in 2025.
Platinum-selling artist Matt Goss will be headlining an “Ultimate 80s” break, while Charlie Simpson will perform a DJ set straight from the 00s.
Other artists are also slated to perform throughout the year, including Peter Andre, Blue and Boyzlife.
TRAVEL writer Catherine Lofthouse has been visiting the Butlin's parks for 40 years - here's her verdict:
“When I was little, my family would head to Butlin’s every July for a week by the sea, and I even worked at the Minehead resort as a lifeguard in my teens.
“One thing that’s always set Butlin’s apart from its rivals are the photo opportunities that you have during your break, including Teletubbies and TV star Stephen Mulhern.
“There’s also lots of sports and activities to choose from, like football, archery, crafts and soft play.
“One of the things I miss from holidays gone by are the monorails that ran at Skegness and Minehead from the 1960s for forty years.
“I think Butlin’s lost its way a bit in the 2000s when it seemed to become a mecca for stag and hen dos, but in the last decade, there’s been a bit of a turnaround in terms of rebranding and investment.
“I would say that anyone who hasn’t been for a while or who has written Butlin’s off as not for them might be wise to give it another go.”
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