Mr Bloom & Friends' Big Day Out was a festival for children and their families that toured during the summer of 2013. 

BBC Learning created a large-scale event featuring appearances from Rastamouse and a host of CBeebies presenters. It featured music, storytelling, games, dancing, and was headlined by Mr Bloom and the Veggies performing the stage show When Julian Lost his Wiggle. 

123,000 people attended the festival, over 18 dates with more than 55,000 seeing the Mr Bloom stage show.