What's On in Birmingham & Black Country

Swimming lessons with Everyone Active

Venue: Your local leisure centre

Address: Warwickshire

Website: https://www.everyoneactive.com/courses-lessons/swimming-lessons/

Award-winning swimming lessons at your local Everyone Active leisure centre, for children aged from just 4 months old. Available at Pingles Leisure Centre (Nuneaton) and Bedworth Leisure Centre.

Hamilton

Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome

Website: www.birminghamhippodrome.com

Hamilton is the story of America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and helped shape...

We're Going on a Bear Hunt Birmingham

Venue: Various locations

Website: www.wildinart.co.uk/events/bear-hunt-birmingham

Ten beautifully designed bears will be on display across the city centre for families to enjoy, take photographs and support Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity at the same time.Primary Times readers...

Marvellous Makers Summer Reading Challenge

Venue: Nationwide

Website: www.summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/library-zone

This year’s Challenge is called Marvellous Makers and it’s all about creativity! From dance to drawing, junk modelling to music, there’s something for everyone. Regional variations may apply, so...

Billing Aquadrome Holiday Park

Venue: Billing Aquadrome

Website: www.meadowbay.com/billingaquadrome

Billing Aquadrome Holiday Park is an incredible holiday destination. It boasts an outdoor cinema, amphitheatre, splash pool, pump track and skate park, upgraded touring facilities, and so much more! Visit...

Cannon Hill Fun Park

Venue: Cannon Hill Park

Website: www.cannonhillpark.co.uk/fun-park

Simply the best day ever for toddlers to 10 year olds! The Fun Park is packed with games, rides and activities all designed for younger children.Whizz around on the the New York Express, take a spin on...

Cannon Hill Junior Parkrun

Venue: Cannon Hill Park

Website: www.parkrun.org.uk/cannonhill-juniors

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 2k event for juniors (4 to 14 year olds). Free to join but please register before you first go along. The aim is to have fun. Go along and join in whatever your pace.

Dipp-E VR

Venue: Herbert Art Gallery and Museum

Website: www.theherbert.org

Immerse yourself in the 175 million year journey of the Herbert’s ichthyosaur skull and experience the power of interactive storytelling with Dipp-E VR! Children aged 5-8 must be supervised by a parent....

Dippy in Coventry

Venue: Herbert Art Gallery and Museum

Website: www.theherbert.org

Discover fun facts about Dippy, the Nation’s favourite dinosaur from the Natural History Museum, along with close encounters with fossils from the collection. The Learning Team will share a short, interactive...

Flight Zone

Venue: RAF Museum

Website: www.rafmuseum.org.uk/midlands

Delight in the magic of flight through the 4D cinema, Typhoon simulator, and authentic Spitfire cockpit experience. Take it a step further with exclusive Dambusters and Spitfire VR encounters in the Flight...

Kitty Cafe Birmingham

Venue: Unit 12 Grand Central, Stephenson Place

Website: www.kittycafe.co.uk

Be surrounded by adorable friendly felines as you tuck into some yummy cake and watch as these adorable cats explore the cafe. This is a family friendly venue with kids zone activities to download, print...

Orienteering Trails

Venue: Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Website: www.birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk

There are two orienteering trails, which use a map of the Gardens to locate the numbered posts. Each trail costs just £1 and can take up to 90 minutes to complete. Orienteering is suitable for all ages...

Rush Birmingham

Venue: Unit 6 Avery Dell

Website: www.rushuk.com/birmingham-trampoline-park

With over 35,000 square feet of exciting and unique activities, Rush Birmingham is one of Birmingham’s top family leisure destination with activities for the whole family. Includes after school unlimited...

Stryx for Kids

Venue: 90 Vyse Street, Jewellery Quarter

Website: www.visitbirmingham.com

Monthly art workshop for children delivered by a local artist. Each workshop explores a particular art form or theme linked to the artist practice or a specific social or cultural happening.No art experience...

Summer Adventures at Aztec Adventure 

Venue: Aztec Adventure

Website: www.aztecadventure.co.uk

Tackle the exciting Adventure Golf Course and conquer the thrilling Aerial Adventure Course at The Lost Valley. Aztec Adventure are offering 10% discount on online bookings for Adventure Golf, Aerial...

The MAD Museum

Venue: The MAD Museum

Website: www.themadmuseum.co.uk

This is a place for everyone, be it students seeking inspiration, families looking for a unique day out, or individuals with a profound appreciation for the fusion of art and science. The MAD Museum promises...

Tree Fun Sessions

Venue: Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Website: www.birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk

Tree Fun sessions, tailored for EYFS and KS1 kids (ages 3 – 7), promise an immersive experience with nature. For KS1 upwards, hire their ‘Tree-mendous Trees’ activity packs that offer a deep-dive...

The Big Butterfly Count

Venue: Nationwide

Website: www.bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org

Whether done with friends and family, or in a moment of quiet calm and solitude, the Big Butterfly Count is free, fun and takes just 15 minutes. No green space is too small - a back garden, a small terrace...

JOY.....Inspired by Nature

Venue: Herbert Art Gallery and Museum

Website: www.theherbert.org

Acclaimed artists Nicola Richardson and Marianne Taviner of Vortex Creates have transformed the space into an eye-popping wonderland that playfully reconnects us to nature. Wander through larger-than-life...

Limited Event: Space Rocks

Venue: National Space Centre

Website: www.spacecentre.co.uk

Join the Discovery team this summer for some rockin’ activities and find out why space ‘rocks’. Understand more about what's 'out there', from Moons to meteorites and some of the exciting future...

Stratford Butterfly Farm

Venue: Stratford Butterfly Farm

Website: www.butterflyfarm.co.uk/attraction

Meet the Mini-Beast handling sessions and Butterfly Life-Cycle demonstrations will take place daily at 11am in the Discovery Zone. During the summer holidays visitors will be encouraged to make a green...

The Great Summer Adventure

Venue: Hatton Country World

Website: www.adventure.hattonworld.com

Get ready for The Great Summer Adventure at Hatton Adventure World! This year, they’re bringing even more excitement with the All-New Amazing Maize Maze and brand new bigger and better foam party. Plus,...

Tinker, Make, Play Workshop

Venue: Coventry Transport Museum

Website: www.transport-museum.com

The Tinker, Make, Play workshop space is back this summer for you to choose from a variety of activities to playfully explore technology, learn new skills using pliers, screwdrivers and other tools to...

Woking Gymnastics Club Summer Camp

Venue: Woking Gymnastics Club

Website: www.wokinggymnastics.co.uk

Find a perfect blend of physical activity, enjoyment, and a focus on maintaining a healthy lifestyle, all within a warm and child-friendly environment. Summer camps have half day and full day options available....

Summer of Play

Venue: Wightwick Manor and Gardens

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Have a go at playing tennis on the original Tennis Lawn next to the Manor everyday of the summer holidays, or on Tuesdays and Wednesday discover other traditional games - who is the best hopper in the...

Jazz for families

Venue: The Exchange, Centenary Square

Website: www.visitbirmingham.com/event/jazz-for-families

Special jazz concert for little ears. Enjoy a relaxed performance where children can learn about instruments and enjoy new sounds. Children can also get hands-on and craft their own musical instruments...

Summer Sing - Moana & Encanto

Venue: The Core Theatre Solihull

Website: www.thecoretheatresolihull.co.uk

Learn songs from the hit musical films Moana and Encanto , whilst learning how to sing and use your voice, and making some friends along the way! Amaze the grown-ups at the end of the morning as you perform...

The Importance of Being Earnest

Venue: Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Website: www.thepantaloons.co.uk/ernest

Wilde’s comic masterpiece gets The Pantaloons treatment in their anarchic take on the classic comedy of manners. This energetic and musical production infuses Wilde’s witty words with snappy new songs...

Cirque

Venue: Symphony Hall

Website: www.bmusic.co.uk

Let the music lift you on a truly wondrous journey bursting with kaleidoscopic colour. Stars of the West End combine with incredible circus performers as the biggest hits from your favourite theatre shows...

Dragon Tails - A Summer of Dragons!

Venue: Tamworth Castle

Website: www.tamworthcastle.co.uk/dragonfestival

As you explore the Castle, you will meet experienced dragon charmers, undertake dragon challenges and encounter baby dragons. Throughout the summer holidays, you will be able to discover the Elemental...

Joyful Jurassic Crafts

Venue: Herbert Art Gallery and Museum

Website: www.theherbert.org

Join an adventure of rewilding and reconnecting with natural Jurassic environments, exploring fossils, and sowing ideas of greening to craft through the summer holidays. Suitable for ages 3+ but all are...

Baddesley Clinton Book Fair

Venue: Baddesley Clinton

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/warwickshire/baddesley-clinton

Join Baddesley Clinton for two weeks of book related fun. Go and see what the Baddesley Clinton book fair has to offer from thrillers to children's books. There is something for everyone! This event is...

Spy School for 7-9 Year Olds

Venue: Birmingham Rep

Website: www.birmingham-rep.co.uk

Spy School is a week-long immersive theatre adventure where young people take on the role of spies to complete training, discover clues and uncover mysteries. There will be two schools at the same time...

Play in a Day

Venue: The Core Theatre Solihull

Website: www.thecoretheatresolihull.co.uk

Unleash your creativity with this fun and welcoming theatre workshop activity, Play in a Day. This session is ideal for ages 7 to 11 years. Work with a professional actor and theatre maker to create a...

Space Cadets Live

Venue: National Space Centre

Website: www.spacecentre.co.uk

If your child is interested in science and looking for something to do over the school holiday period, book a session now! Sessions aim to support and enhance learning regarding space, science and relatable...

Peppa Pig's Fun Day Out

Venue: The Alexandra

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Prepare to sing and dance with colourful scarecrows, feed the penguins, build big sandcastles, and even swim in the sea! Packed full of songs, dance and muddy puddles, Peppa’s Fun Day Out guarantees...

Art Masterclass: Felting Nature Scenes

Venue: Herbert Art Gallery and Museum

Website: www.theherbert.org

Join this popular Art Masterclass and explore nature through pressing together and combining colourful merino wool fibres. Using the exhibition ‘Joy’ and the Dippy installation as inspiration try your...

Beyond Van Gogh

Venue: NEC Birmingham

Website: www.thenec.co.uk

Visitors are taken on a journey through the artist’s world from darkness to light, enhanced by his own dreams, thoughts and words set to a stirring symphonic score in this sensational narrative experience...

The Gondoliers - Outdoor Theatre

Venue: Brueton Park, Solihull

Website: www.thecoretheatresolihull.co.uk

Set in picturesque Venice, this light-hearted operetta will whisk you away to a world of blissful romance, barbed satire and comedic chaos. Early booking is highly recommended, as outdoor shows have previously...

The Comedy of Errors - Outdoor Theatre

Venue: Charlecote Park

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/warwickshire/charlecote-park

The Three Inch Fools are back with Shakespeare’s shortest - and wildest - comedy. The clock is ticking, as the Fools rush to untangle one almighty mess in this farcical tale of long-lost twins, hysterical...

Forests - Fresh Air Theatre

Venue: Lavender Hall Park, Solihull

Website: www.thecoretheatresolihull.co.uk

Performers climb and manipulate the tree, the acrobatic dance sees them throwing, clambering and trampling one another, whilst ropes entangle and bind, before the tree is finally felled amid an explosion...

Lunt Roman Festival 2024

Venue: Lunt Roman Fort

Website: www.luntromanfort.org

Marvel at displays from living history re-enactment groups, take to the field as part of our interactive Battle Drill, or explore the Roman village. Includes an early years takeover area to keep the youngest...

The Secret Diary of Henry VIII - Outdoor Theatre

Venue: Charlecote Park

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/warwickshire/charlecote-park

The Three Inch Fools present an essential guide on how to keep your head in the Tudor Court! Take your own blankets, cushions, and camping-chairs and join this outdoor adventure at some of the most beautiful...

As You Like It

Venue: Bletchley Park

Website: www.thedukestheatrecompany.co.uk

The ancient Forest of Arden serves as the backdrop for Shakespeare’s most famous and quotable comedy. When Rosalind is banished from Duke Ferdinand’s court, new identities are explored with hilarious...

Quiet at the Aquarium

Venue: National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham

Website: www.visitsealife.com/birmingham

On selected dates the Aquarium open their doors an hour early, to provide a quieter SEA LIFE experience that aims to provide a more comfortable visit for those with autism and other sensory requirements....

As You Like It

Venue: Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Website: www.thedukestheatrecompany.co.uk

The ancient Forest of Arden serves as the backdrop for Shakespeare’s most famous and quotable comedy. When Rosalind is banished from Duke Ferdinand’s court, new identities are explored with hilarious...

Angelica Sprocket's Pockets - Outdoor Theatre

Venue: Brueton Park, Solihull

Website: www.thecoretheatresolihull.co.uk

Prepare to be surprised, thrilled and tickled pink by Angelica Sprocket's never-ending pockets, and the marvellous things she keeps in them. Filled with Folksy’s touch of live music, puppetry, audience...

PIF PAF Theatre Group at Packwood House

Venue: Packwood House

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/warwickshire/packwood-house

Join Packwood House this August for The Bee Cart, informed by science and fact, this is an exciting, accessible walkabout theatre piece for audiences of all ages. This event is free, but normal admission...

Taylor Swift Family Celebration

Venue: Millennium Point

Website: www.millenniumpoint.org.uk

Join this Taylor Swift Celebration for the whole family. Includes friendship bracelet making, a glitter tattoo station and practice your best dance moves at the family disco. At the same time, grown-ups...

Art Masterclass: Floral Watercolours

Venue: Herbert Art Gallery and Museum

Website: www.theherbert.org

Children will work with an artist from the learning team to develop their painting techniques using the beautiful effects of washed-out watercolours, learning techniques for shading, toning and blending....

Doze Under Dippy

Venue: Herbert Art Gallery and Museum

Website: www.theherbert.org

Stay overnight in the museum, snoozing under the feet of a 26-foot Diplodocus! Join this night of exploration and fun-filled activities designed for children aged 6–11 and their grown-ups. This will...

The Hound of the Baskervilles - Outdoor Theatre

Venue: Winterbourne Gardens

Website: www.illyriatourdates.co.uk

An evening of mystery, intrigue and things that go woof in the night. The original and greatest literary detective of them all, Sherlock Holmes, and his assistant Doctor Watson, tackle the most baffling...

Jeeves and Wooster

Venue: Tamworth Castle Grounds

Website: www.tamworthartsandevents.co.uk

Enter the whimsical world of Bertie Wooster, an affable young gentleman with a penchant for getting himself in the most outlandish predicaments. Thankfully, he has his razor-sharp valet, Jeeves, to rescue...

The Railway Children - Outdoor Theatre

Venue: Tamworth Castle Grounds

Website: www.tamworthartsandevents.co.uk

Tethered Wits invites you to embark on a magical journey filled with fun, music, and heartwarming storytelling.Take your friends and family on a journey that celebrates the timeless power of love, community,...

Errol's Garden

Venue: The Albany Theatre

Website: www.albanytheatre.co.uk

Errol loves plants so much that he has them growing out of every pot, pan, and teacup he can find in his small flat. But he knows that plants need water, sunlight, and space. They need a garden. Filled...

Knights Tournament at Kenilworth Castle

Venue: Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden

Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk

Four armoured knights and their squires will clash in four gruelling rounds, and you’ll be transported back to the 15th century as you experience the pageantry, excitement and action of the fearsome...

Peppa Pig - Fun Day Out

Venue: Belgrade Theatre

Website: www.belgrade.co.uk

Join Peppa, along with her family and friends as they go to the zoo and also the beach for a special party. Packed full of songs, dance and muddy puddles, Peppa’s Fun Day Out guarantees giggles and snorts...

Art Masterclass: Linocut Printmaking

Venue: Herbert Art Gallery and Museum

Website: www.theherbert.org

An exciting opportunity for children to learn the techniques of lino-cutting, using specialist tools and turning their designs into professional looking prints. Children will be guided throughout this...

Dinosaur World Live

Venue: The Albany Theatre

Website: www.albanytheatre.co.uk

Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World Live in this roarsome interactive show for all the family.Meet a host of impressive creatures, including every child’s favourite flesh-eating...