Free family fun activities including outdoor cinema available for families at Birmingham NEC Lakeside

Opening this weekend, NEC Lakeside will host an outdoor cinema with regular screenings, a children’s play area, activity trail and picnic seating alongside a selection of food and drink vendors.

The NEC Lakeside is located at Pendigo Lake between the main NEC Birmingham venue complex, Resorts World Birmingham, and the Hilton Hotel.

NEC Lakeside will be open on Saturday, May 9 up until the end of August.

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All of these Lakeside activities are expected to be free and hopes to entertain families in the Birmingham area.

Organisers has shared that they hope this space will give families someplace to relax.

The launch sits alongside a major spring and summer programme at the NEC, bringing together a number of family experiences.

These include Peppa Pig Space Adventure, iFLY, Gladiators Experience, Tutankhamun, Titanic and more.

“This summer represents an exciting step in how we’re continuing to evolve the NEC experience,” Deputy CEO of the NEC, Sarah Harvey had said.

She continued: “We’re bringing together an incredible range of attractions for families and, as part of our NEC Built for your Summer programme, creating even more reasons to visit across the season. With the addition of NEC Lakeside, we’re also able to offer a free space where people can spend time together and make the most of their visit.”