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 14th Feb 2026
🕙 10AM-12PM
📍 Floor 5 & 6, Tower Point, 44 North Rd, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1YR
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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
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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