Kicking off on 12th February, guests won’t want to miss the chance to enjoy more fun this Half Term at Swindon Designer Outlet! 

The Outlet has partnered with Festival of Tomorrow, Swindon Open Studios, and Crazy Cheeks Face Painting to bring tons of fun to the whole family this week. Plus, with year round savings of up to 60% off your favourite brands, and a selection of cafes and restaurants suitable for every taste, Swindon Designer Outlet is the perfect shopping destination this winter.

Augmented Reality Space Trail:

Are you ready for an intergalactic adventure?
From Sunday 11th – Sunday 18th February, McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Swindon have hidden 12 different Augmented Reality, space-themed models around the centre.

Find the Swindon’s Space Trail boards, scan the QR code with your phone, and see the models come to life! 

See how many you can find. Take a screenshot of the models you find, and post them online, tagging us and #FestivalOfTomorrow so we can check out your finds!

Check out the awesome Augmented videos at website: Click Here

The Space Trail is supported by Octagon Studio.

Mechanical Boom Lab:

The Mechanical Bloom Lab is a robot installation themed on nature. From Sunday 11th – Thursday 15th February, you’re invited to take a look and explore the fascinating potential of the future!

Come down to experience this unique display first-hand, where you can meet and interact with our robots and share your own ideas on what you think the robots should do! 

Neon Dance presents this exhibition and installation in collaboration with University of Bristol’s Trustworthy Autonomous Systems.  The exhibition will be taking place at Unit 127 (beside Dune) in Swindon’s Designer Outlet.

What is a Robot:

An exciting opportunity to learn and engage with experts in robotics! On Wednesday 14th February, drop in for some of the amazing demos taking place and meet the researchers behind them.

Taking place 11AM – 3PM, the University of Bristol’s Trustworthy Autonomous Systems researchers will be on hand to demonstrate their robotic demos and talk about their work.

Ask the engineers, roboticists and sociologists anything, as they take you through some surprising robotics. What does trust mean to you? What are autonomous systems and how do they work in robots?

We look forward to seeing you there!

Swindon Open Studios:

As part of their 20-year celebrations, Swindon Open Studios is working with Swindon Designer Outlet to host a pop-up gallery at their shopping centre from Saturday 10th – Sunday 18th February.

The artists exhibiting are Sheryll Fox, Charlotte Abraham, Sholeh Jafari, Helen Savin, Andi Theokle and Mary Thorne. For more information about these artists and their work go to our participating artists page.

The exhibition space is located between M&S and Clarks and will be open from 10am to 6pm. Artists will be at the gallery to answer any questions about the art on display and the artwork will be available to buy.

Zelva The Giant Tortoise:

Take a trip to the Heart on Monday 12th, Tuesday 13th, Thursday 15th, or Friday 16th February to meet a very special visitor!

Zelva the Giant Tortoise is the world’s only walking animatronic character of this type, and an encounter with her is a singular experience not to be missed. Come and say hello and make a new friend this half term week!

Face Painting:

Join Crazy Cheeks for FREE face painting in the Heart near Haribo from 11am – 4pm, Monday 12th – Friday 16th February. 

Plus, on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th February the Haribo bear will be making a special appearance! Make sure to pop by and say hello!