Kids, "Stirling"

Now in its eighth year, this local festival offers a wide range of authors and speakers for adults and children of all ages, as well as How To Get Published, which gives budding local authors advice on how to get published. Past line-ups have included some of the the bigger names in the Scottish literary scene.

Table top sale of second-hand items for your baby or child. Enjoy a morning of thrifty shopping and reward yourself afterwards with a coffee and cake from the in-house cafe.

Meet the doggy crew and their feline antagonists in a musical for those aged 3+ based on the enormously popular books.

The macrobert turns comedy club (but less seedy, cos it's for kids too) with stand-up from some of Scotland's best turns.

An new piece of theatre created in Tall Stories' charming storytelling style with live music and plenty of laughs. Ages 4+.