The Dad La Soul Sessions: (Playdate) Worthing - Non stop gaming

Worthing Playdate @ The Factory Live, Non Stop Gaming

A Two-Hour Hit of Fatherhood, Funk and Foolishness.

This isn’t soft play. This isn’t cheap childcare with bad coffee in a draughty old venue.

This is Dad La Soul.

For the last nine years, we’ve been running award-winning, kick-ass playdates for dads and kids. Over 12,000 dads and families have come through our doors.

They keep coming back because this works.

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Event Details

🗓 Saturday 28th Feb 2026

🕙 10AM-12PM

📍 Unit 9A Ivy Arch Rd, Worthing BN14 8BX

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What this actually is:

A two-hour playdate in a fantastic venue for dads and kids who are bored of pretending soft play is actually anything but a brightly coloured form of purgatory:

We build chaos and creativity where kids can play freely, and dads don’t feel invisible.

• Sometimes it’s Lego, dress-up, crafts and games
• Sometimes it’s DJ skills, filmmaking, robot building or Nerf Wars
• But it’s always cracking tunes, free drinks for kids, decent coffee for adults, great people and space to breathe

All activities included, no hidden costs.

And:

• No one is watching you parent
• It isn’t lukewarm coffee in a dusty church hall
• It isn’t awkward small talk or cheesy games
• It isn’t about pretending everything is fine
• Fully accessible venue
• Toddler-friendly and SEND-aware spaces

Important Info

✅ If money’s tight, we’ll sort it. No stress. No stigma, you can still come along

❌ No mums

❌ Chatham House rules: What you might hear at the event, please do not share

🎟 Booking. Tickets are mandatory and strictly limited. We sell out every month

These rules are what keep it safe and trusted.

👉 Reserve your place now.

Come for the chaos. Stay for the connection.

Because Papa’s Got A Brand New Swag:

It doesn’t matter what your postcode is, your marital status, or the size of your bank balance. Dads and male-identifying carers, 16+, from all backgrounds and situations.

Whether you're married, single, co-parenting or still figuring it out, you are welcome.

Maybe you are a dad or male-identifying carer and:

• You’ve just had a baby and haven’t slept in weeks
• You’re surviving the toddler tornado
• You’re trying to reach your kid in a world of screens and stress

Maybe:

• Your child won’t stop talking like some weird American YouTuber
• You just need a laugh and some new mates
• You’re sick of getting called “a babysitter” whenever you take your kids out

In any case, we see you.

This is your space.

Why it matters

• 1 in 3 dads feel lonely most of the time
• 1 in 5 UK men have no close friends
• Suicide is still the #1 killer of men under 50

Dad La Soul exists to change that.

.“If someone’s going to Dad La Soul, it’s really, really unlikely I know the evidence is with me on this one – that there will be some sister or mother setting up yet another charity because their son or their brother has taken his life.”

— Noel McDermott, Psychotherapist

🎥 Watch our Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJG6rptyMZo

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN KINDLY SUPPORTED BY THE FOLLOWING:

The National Lottery, Children in Need, The Early Birth Association and AudioActive

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BBC • ITV • The Guardian • The Sunday Times • Radio 4 • TED • Huffington Post • Daily Mirror • BBC Radio 1

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