Famed Children's Presenter Andy Day to Star at Southport Flower Show

Fantastic family show coming to Southport Flower Show

Children’s TV PresenterAndy Dayis heading to the show onSaturday 22ndAugustwith his own fantastic family show,Andy's Dino Raps, which is full of interactive fun and catchy raps about everyone's favourite dinosaurs.

Andy Day is a BAFTA-nominated presenter and actor. He is best known for his work on CBeebies, where he has presented various shows since 2007. These shows include: Andy's Wild Adventures, Andy's Dinosaur Adventures, Andy's Prehistoric Adventures, Andy's Safari Adventures, Andy's Aquatic Adventures and most recently Andy's Global Adventures. These series have all been a massive hit with kids and parents alike and he also fronted Andy's Secret Hideout and Andy's Baby Animals.

The latest in the line of mega successful ‘Andy’ shows for the BBC, ‘Andy and the Band’ is a modern day ‘Monkees’ and features Andy’s pop band ‘Andy and the Odd Socks’. The band launched at Glastonbury in 2017 and have played many festivals and their own theatre tours around the country since, alongside releasing 3 studio albums; quite simply the most exciting thing in children's live entertainment. They are patrons of the Anti Bullying Alliance and spearhead the national Anti Bullying Week each year in primary schools. Odd Socks Day (for Anti Bullying Week) was created as a fun and simple way to annually celebrate that everyone is different.

Andy starred in CBeebies' enchanting productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Romeo & Juliet and is well known for his work on Get Set Go and Big Fun Time, as well as starring in four arena tours for CBeebies Live. Andy is in huge demand for voice-overs and also writes comedy links for the channel.

Andy especially enjoys the Christmas period as it means pantomime time! He has appeared for many years in CBeebies' annual televised pantomime, playing colourful roles in A Christmas Carol, Peter Pan, Alice In Wonderland, Thumbelina, Hansel & Gretel, Jack In The Beanstalk and The Nutcracker. Outside of CBeebies, Andy has enjoyed starring roles in pantomimes across the country, from Cinderella to Sleeping Beauty and beyond.

Andy is a published author, with his first novel two novels Dino Dad and Dino Dad: Ice Age published in 2024. His third novel Dino Dad: Big School Talent Show was released in February 2025.

Alan Adams, General Managersaid“Andy’s Dino Raps will be a great addition to this year’s show. The free children’s trail last year was a huge success and we really want to encourage families to make Southport Flower Show a highlight of their summer. With children under 16 admitted free with a paying adult, it is a great day out for the whole family”.

Andy will joinBBC Gardeners’ World Presenter Adam Frost(Thursday),TV chef Phil Vickery(Friday) andStrictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke(Saturday) as part of this year’s special guest line-up.

This year’s Southport Flower Show will be held at the wonderfulVictoria ParkonThursday 20th to Sunday 23rdAugust. We have lots more exciting announcements to make in the coming months.

Early bird tickets are now on salewww.southportflowershow.co.uk.Buy tickets early and save.Tickets are flexible and can be used on any one of the show days.