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Artist Play Days
2nd January-5th May 2025
Venue: Compton Verney
Website: www.comptonverney.org.uk
Join Compton Verney in the learning studio as they use torches, neon lights, glow in the dark materials and more to create a glowing and magical space. Suitable for all ages.
Cannon Hill Junior Parkrun
27th January-24th March 2025
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.
Dippy in Coventry
27th January-24th March 2025
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...
Kitty Cafe Birmingham
27th January-24th March 2025
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...
Kumon Free Assessment
27th January-24th March 2025
Venue: Various venues
Website: www.kumon.co.uk
Kumon aims to help children of all ages and abilities become confident, independent learners who can thrive both at school and in their future careers.Join the over 3.5 million Kumon students worldwide...
Quiet at the Aquarium
27th January-24th March 2025
Venue: National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham
Website: www.visitsealife.com/birmingham
On selected dates National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham open their doors an hour early, with limited tickets available, to provide a quieter experience that aims to provide a more comfortable visit for those...
Stratford Butterfly Farm
27th January-24th March 2025
Venue: Stratford Butterfly Farm
Website: www.butterflyfarm.co.uk
Whatever the weather stroll through the wonderful world of a unique and exotic, rainforest environment, a lush landscape of tropical blossom, splashing waterfalls and fish-filled pools.The world's most...
Home-Ed | Workshop Series 2 - Programming in Modern Vehicles
5th February-12th March 2025
Venue: Coventry Transport Museum
Website: www.transport-museum.com
Across the 6 sessions participants will develop programming skills with the use of Microbits and Crumble kits, creating functioning hardware to improve safety in cars and making self-driving cars. Wednesdays...
Brick Builders
25th February-27th April 2025
Venue: Compton Verney
Website: www.comptonverney.org.uk
Drop into our Brick Builders space for play and creativity with LEGO bricks. Free with a Compton Verney membership or day ticket.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
4th-9th March 2025
Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome
Website: www.birminghamhippodrome.com
Based on Ian Fleming’s timeless story for children and later made into the famous 1968 film, in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang we meet absent-minded inventor Caractacus Potts who restores a broken-down old...
Crufts
6th-9th March 2025
Venue: NEC Birmingham
Website: www.thenec.co.uk/whats-on/crufts
Watch talented dogs show off their skills in exciting dog displays, meet and greet hundreds of wonderful breeds in our Discover Dogs area, browse incredible shops for you and your canine companion and...
British Science Week 2025
7th-16th March 2025
Venue: Nationwide
Website: www.britishscienceweek.org
British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths which takes place each March. The theme for 2025 is 'Change and adapt'. Visit the website to download the activity...
Belongings
8th March 2025
Venue: Belgrade Theatre
Website: www.belgrade.co.uk
Developed through working creatively with young people in care over a period of years, this “inspiring, engaging, beautifully evocative production” (Everything Theatre) explores a fundamental...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
11th-15th March 2025
Venue: Sutton Coldfield Town Hall
Website: www.suttoncoldfieldtownhall.com
Young Charlie Bucket and four other golden ticket winners will embark on a life-changing journey through Wonka’s world of pure imagination including chocolate waterfalls, nutty squirrels and the great...
Six
11th-15th March 2025
Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome
Website: www.birminghamhippodrome.com
From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century...
Home Educators Day – British Science Week
13th March 2025
Venue: Coventry Transport Museum
Website: www.transport-museum.com
A day for home educated children to develop their science, engineering and local history with sessions and activities led by experienced STEM educators.You will be hands on with engineering and physical...
Saturday Nature Club @ Brandon Marsh
15th March 2025
Venue: Brandon Marsh
Website: www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
Saturday Nature Club is a great way to engage your child in the outdoors with each month incorporating learning something new with games, guided activities, bushcraft and something crafty. Nature Club...
CBSO 2024/25 Family Concert: Where are all the Black Female Composers?
16th March 2025
Venue: Symphony Hall
Website: www.bmusic.co.uk
Join presenter Nate Holder and the CBSO on a journey to find incredible composers, inspired by Nate's book. Including music by Jessie Montgomery, Hannah Kendall, Edewede Oriwoh, and Birmingham’s own...
Great Big School Clean 2025
21st March-6th April 2025
Venue: Nationwide
Website: www.keepbritaintidy.org
Join the Great Big School Clean this spring and be part of the #BigBagChallenge - make a big difference to care for the places and the planet we love. Pledge as a school and you’ll receive a...
Red Nose Day
21st March 2025
Venue: Nationwide
Website: www.comicrelief.com
The funniest day of the year is back on 21 March 2025. Get ready to feel good, give big and do something funny for money. Times are tough but if you can give just a little bit it will go to people in the...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
26th-30th March 2025
Venue: Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
Website: www.grandtheatre.co.uk
Embark on a delicious journey into a world of pure imagination in this spectacular musical based on Roald Dahl’s famous story.Whether lovers of the original movie or discovering Willy Wonka for the first...
Ballet Black: Shadows
27th-28th March 2025
Venue: Birmingham Rep
Website: www.birmingham-rep.co.uk
Ballet Black has transformed the landscape of British ballet, creating a prominent platform for dancers and artists of Black and Asian descent, as well as establishing a new canon of ballet repertoire...
How To Train Your Dragon: In Concert
28th March 2025
Venue: Symphony Hall
Website: www.bmusic.co.uk
How To Train Your Dragon: In Concert features this acclaimed film presented in HD, with composer John Powell’s Academy Award®-nominated score performed live to picture by the City of Birmingham Symphony...
Shark in the Park
29th March-6th April 2025
Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome
Website: www.birminghamhippodrome.com
From the creative team behind ‘The Hairy Maclary show’ and ‘You Choose’ – see all 3 of Nick Sharratt’s Shark in the Park books live on Stage! This fin-tastic, family musical follows Timothy...
The Chocolate 5K
29th March 2025
Venue: Rowheath Pavilion
Website: www.birminghamhospice.org.uk
The Chocolate 5K is back and sweeter than ever before. This family-friendly fun run through scenic Bournville promises lots of chocolatey goodness along the way, and its all in support of local people...
Schools Football Week 2025
31st March-6th April 2025
Venue: Nationwide
Website: www.schoolsfootball.org/campaigns-and-events/schools-football-week
Don’t miss your opportunity to be part of this fantastic campaign celebrating the importance of schools’ football, competitive or otherwise, to pupils across England and provides teachers and coaches...