This year Fleet Street Quarter welcomed its third Festive trail: Snoopy in the City! This year’s trail was created in partnership with Wild in Art and Peanuts™, and celebrates 75 years of Peanuts and the enduring legacy of the world’s most beloved beagle. The 12 uniquely designed and hand-painted statues are scattered across the Quarter for Snoopy hunters to find, each with it’s own unique charm and decoration – be sure to see them all!
The trail is in place until the 16th of January, so you still have plenty of time to catch this adorable trail with the whole family over the Christmas holidays. You can download the map for the trail here, or pick up a printed version at the City Information Centre near St Paul’s as well as many other local businesses. Be sure to scan the QR code on each statue to listen to the guided audio tour, voiced by comedian and children’s author Olaf Falafel.
Download the FSQ Snoopy in the City Map
THE ARTISTS:
1. Laura-Kate Draws: Snoopy’s Winter Chorus
This festive birdhouse is alive with colourful robins, blue tits, and seasonal plants found in the UK. These small but resilient birds bring brightness and song to the darkest months, reminding us of nature’s beauty even in the coldest seasons.
Laura-Kate Draws’ work is inspired by the connections between nature, creativity, and community. Through public art, she hopes to create moments of curiosity and wonder that invites people of all ages to pause, reflect, and feel more connected to their environment.
@laurakatedraws
2. Simon Randall: Penguin Parade
This design features a happy, wintery scene with playful penguins all wrapped up in cuddly jumpers enjoying the snow. Joyful Christmas lights are entwined across the sculpture.
Simon is a painter, illustrator, graphic designer and arts educator, living with his young family in rural Yorkshire. Working in hospital and PRU settings for much of his career, Simon finds every opportunity to expressive himself creatively, but also to share his passion with young people.
3. Kim Thompson: Plant Dreams, Harvest Joy
The design parallels the act of cultivation and being in nature with Snoopy, a beloved character who has come to symbolise creativity, imagination and optimism.
Kim Thompson is an award-winning Illustrator and Contemporary Painter. A love letter to retro-kitsch, her bold and engaging work often centres visual narrative, aiming to unify and empower audiences via shared experience.
@kim_a_tron
4. Jodie Silverman: Fungi’s House
This design has been inspired by nature and fantasy, transforming Snoopy’s Doghouse into whimsical mushroom house that could easily be home to a fairy or an elf. The enchanting house is covered in cosy details like beautiful vines, flowers, insects and birds, as well as a curious snail.
Jodie Silverman is a Manchester based Fine Artist and Creative Facilitator. She specializes in figurative oil painting and loves to include surreal and symbolic elements in her work which help her tell stories. She has been widely commissioned, painting over 45 sculptures for Wild in Art Trails and her work is in private collections worldwide.
@jodiesilverman
