What's On in Birmingham & Black Country

Artist Play Days

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.

Brick Builders

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.

Brick Builders

Venue: Compton Verney

Website: www.comptonverney.org.uk

Drop into the Brick Builders space for play and creativity with LEGO bricks. Free with a Compton Verney membership or day ticket.

Andrew Simpson Sailing and Watersports Centres

Venue: ASC Birmingham, 101 Genners Ln, Bartley Green

Website: www.andrewsimpsoncentres.org

Action-packed Watersports and Adventure Holiday Clubs for young explorers aged 5-15. Learn new skills, keep active and have fun across a huge range of activities. The centres have a fully qualified team...

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.

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...

First Class Learning Tuition

Venue: Various locations

Website: www.firstclasslearning.co.uk

The First Class Learning programme aligns with the National Curriculum, helping students build confidence and develop essential skills. Being all paper-based allows students to show how they are learning,...

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...

Kumon Free Assessment

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...

Morning Explorers

Venue: Thinktank - Birmingham Science Museum

Website: www.birminghammuseums.org.uk

Morning Explorers is an accessibility program for autistic people and those with similar disabilities. Running on the second Saturday of each month, it offers some accessible adaptions to the museum experience,...

Quiet at the Aquarium

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...

The MAD Museum

Venue: The MAD Museum

Website: www.themadmuseum.co.uk

Interact with eccentric artworks, contraptions and machines, build marble runs on the giant MAD Marbles wall. The MAD Museum is completely sensory; experience a myriad colours, unusual sounds, flashing...

Woodland Disc Golf

Venue: Wayfield Gorse, Gospel Oak Lane

Website: www.gillysdiscgolf.co.uk

The course meanders through 17 acres of beautifully maintained bluebell woodland. There is an orange course suitable for beginners with 12 holes of between 30-80 metres in length. This course is great...

Easter Adventure Quest

Venue: Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden

Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk

Visit Kenilworth Castle for an adventure quest this Easter holiday. Crack the clues hidden around the grounds and enjoy a delicious chocolate reward! You can take on the quest every day of the school holidays,...

Easter egg hunt

Venue: Moseley Old Hall

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/shropshire-staffordshire/moseley-old-hall

Make your way along the trail and find activities for the whole family. The trail takes place 10am to 5pm , with last entry at 4pm. Prices are £3.50 per trail which includes an Easter trail sheet, bunny...

Animal Crossing: New Horizons at SEA LIFE Birmingham

Venue: National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham

Website: www.visitsealife.com/birmingham

This April, immerse yourself in a unique universe with Animal Crossing: New Horizons at SEA LIFE Birmingham! The renowned life simulation game, developed by Nintendo, offers an immersive experience into...

Cirquoise Circus

Venue: Albrighton Garden Centre

Address: Wolverhampton

Website: www.britishgardencentres.com/events/cirquoise-albrighton

The contemporary style Cirquoise family circus features all the acts we love – from laughter-filled clowns to death-defying acrobatics, breathtaking jugglers, and awesome contortionists. The dazzling...

Easter at Stratford Butterfly Farm

Venue: Stratford Butterfly Farm

Website: www.butterflyfarm.co.uk

This Easter the whole family can enjoy the relaxing pleasure of walking amongst some of the world’s most stunning and colourful butterflies in a tropical rainforest setting, complete with fish-filled...

Easter egg hunt at Wightwick Manor and Gardens

Venue: Wightwick Manor and Gardens

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/birmingham-west-midlands

Make your way along the trail and find activities for the whole family. The trail takes place from 10am to 5pm, with last entry at 4pm. Prices are £3.50 per trail which includes an Easter trail sheet,...

Easter Time Travel Rescue

Venue: Dudley Canal & Tunnel Trust

Address: 501 Birmingham New Road

Website: www.dudleycanaltrust.org.uk

Step aboard your very own floating time machine and travel back 420 million years on the Black Country’s most unique Easter event…this is a Dino and Fossil hunt. Solve exciting puzzles to track down...

Springtime Fun and Frolics

Venue: Hatton Adventure World

Website: https://adventure.hattonworld.com/whats-on/spring-spectacular-2

The farm will soon be packed with adorable baby animals – piglets, lambs, and goat kids – all waiting to meet you in the Spring Arrivals Marquee, where you can enjoy animal handling sessions and baby...

The Big Build

Venue: Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden

Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk

Get creative with the master builders and help bring history to life with LEGO® bricks. Entry is first come first served so there might be queues. Each build experience lasts 15 minutes, but you’re...

The Snow White Easter Cottage

Venue: Touchwood Solihull

Website: www.eventsattouchwood.co.uk/easter-cottage

Join Snow White and her woodland friends this Easter half term at the Kindness Cottage. Create your very own friendship bracelets, discover inspiring ways to spread happiness, and proudly display your...

Easter adventures at Baddesley Clinton

Venue: Baddesley Clinton

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

Easter Adventures take place from 9.30am – 4pm (last entry 3.30pm). Prices are £3.50 which includes an Easter Adventure activity sheet, bunny ears and a choice of either a chocolate egg or a vegan and...

LEGO Creature Workshop

Venue: Thinktank - Birmingham Science Museum

Website: www.birminghammuseums.org.uk

Use WeDo kits to build, program and customise your very own creature! Select from beginner, intermediate or advanced builds with different creatures to choose from. This is a ticketed event. Each ticket...

Wild Wonders Show

Venue: Thinktank - Birmingham Science Museum

Website: www.birminghammuseums.org.uk

Through engaging demonstrations and fun activities, you will encounter amazing creatures and discover their remarkable adaptations, making them essential to nature and often inspiring human innovation....

AirHop’s Easter Fest

Venue: Avery Dell, Lifford Ln, Stirchley

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

Make Easter the bounciest ever by joining AirHop’s Easter Fest! Their first hoppy Easter celebration during the Toddler Takeover session 9-10am all of Easter weekend. Expect hoppy music and entertainment,...

Woman Like Me - The Little Mix Show

Venue: Sutton Coldfield Town Hall

Website: www.suttoncoldfieldtownhall.com

This show brings back-to-back chart-topping hits, incredible voices, and the electrifying energy of Little Mix to life on stage, captivating fans old and new in an unmissable celebration of their phenomenal...

Exciting Science

Venue: Sutton Coldfield Town Hall

Website: www.suttoncoldfieldtownhall.com

This Brand New, Exciting and Educational show will amaze and astound all ages from 4 years and upwards, putting the “Exciting” back into “Science”. So, stand clear and prepare for action, as this...

& Juliet

Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome

Website: www.birminghamhippodrome.com

Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as Juliet ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love—her way.The greatest love story ever told... but not as you know...

Dinosaur World Live

Venue: Warwick Arts Centre

Website: www.warwickartscentre.co.uk

Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World Live in this roarsome interactive show for all the family! A special meet and greet after the show offers all our brave explorers the chance...

Earth Day 2025

Venue: Thinktank - Birmingham Science Museum

Website: www.birminghammuseums.org.uk

Out of the Deep Blue is a moving tale about our earth's climate emergency told through dance, movement and masterful puppeteering. This outdoor spectacle features 'Eko', a 13-foot-tall SeaGiant Puppet...

The Worst Princess

Venue: Birmingham Rep

Website: www.birmingham-rep.co.uk

Feisty Sue is not your everyday fairy tale superstar, in fact she’s The Worst Princess. Enjoy laugh-out-loud comedy, cool puppets, sing along pop anthems and a dazzling larger-than-life dragon as this...

Bing's Birthday

Venue: Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

Website: www.grandtheatre.co.uk

Join Bing and his friends Sula, Pando, Coco, Amma, and, of course, Flop as they prepare for Bing’s very special day. Full of new heartwarming moments and catchy new songs, all brought to life by first-class...

Moana Screening and Children's Disco

Venue: Millennium Point

Website: www.visitbirmingham.com

Join Moana on an adventure of a lifetime to become a master wayfinder, battling monsters and the vast open sea. Alongside the disco, children can enjoy Moana themed colouring stations with prizes for the...

Room on the Broom

Venue: Belgrade Theatre

Website: www.belgrade.co.uk

Jump on board the broom with the witch and her cat in Tall Stories’ fun-filled adaptation of Room on the Broom, the best-selling picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.Will there ever be...

The Peoples Theatre Company: A Big Egg

Venue: MAC Birmingham

Website: www.macbirmingham.co.uk

Based on the picture book by Steven Lee and performed with a magical mixture of live action, animation and puppetry, this scrumptious family musical is guaranteed to delight egg lovers, chocolate lovers...

Make a Rubbish Prop

Venue: MAC Birmingham

Website: www.macbirmingham.co.uk

Join The Story Forge’s legendary designer, Alice Rowbottom, in this hands-on cardboard creation workshop. Glue, stick, colour and design your very own mythic cardboard construction.Create your own corrugated...

Minny Stynker

Venue: Warwick Arts Centre

Website: www.warwickartscentre.co.uk

Join Soap Soup Theatre on their most riotous, colourful adventure of all - where a bedroom becomes a forest, a school turns into a solar system and the drawings in your bag have a life of their own! A...

The Story Forge: Make Your Own Myth

Venue: MAC Birmingham

Website: www.macbirmingham.co.uk

The renowned Rubbish Shakespeare Company and Silly History Boys present a hilarious hour of high-octane adventure for children and childish adults. Featuring clowning, storytelling, live music and more....

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show

Venue: Stourbridge Town Hall

Website: www.boroughhalls.co.uk

The production faithfully adapts four stories by author/illustrator Eric Carle: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubber Ducks, The Very Busy Spider and of course, the star of the show - The Very Hungry...

AJ Bell Junior and Mini Great Birmingham Run

Venue: Birmingham Alexander Stadium

Website: www.greatrun.org/events/junior-mini-great-birmingham-run

The AJ Bell Junior and Mini Great Birmingham Run sees the smallest Brummie runners (aged 3-8) take on a 1.5km dash, while Junior runners (aged 9-15) tackle a supercharged 2.5km sprint.Expect a fun route,...

Family Sundays

Venue: Warwick Arts Centre

Website: www.warwickartscentre.co.uk

Join the family artists-in-residence every Sunday and spend time together as a family getting creative and having fun! Over the two seasons explore visual arts processes, music and dance, responding to...

BRB2: Carlos Acosta's Ballet Celebration

Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome

Website: www.birminghamhippodrome.com

BRB2 makes its Birmingham Hippodrome debut in May 2025. Described as ‘pinsharp and personality laden’ by The Telegraph, BRB2 brings together some of the world’s very best young dancers, the international...

Startford Literary Festival

Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel

Website: www.stratfordliteraryfestival.co.uk

The Festival is one of the most significant literary festivals in the UK, attracting thousands of people to the world famous literary town of Stratford-upon-Avon, and all of whom share one passion: a love...

How to Catch a Book Witch

Venue: Arena Theatre Wolverhampton

Website: www.wlv.ac.uk/arena-theatre

An open-hearted show aimed at children aged 3+. Exploring the importance of libraries, sharing stories and not judging people. The show features live music, puppetry and storytelling. Created with inclusion...

Science Museum - The Live Stage Show

Venue: The Alexandra, Birmingham

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Experience the brand-new stage show from Mark Thompson Productions which will ignite your curiosity, fuel your imagination and inspire you in new and exciting ways.This unmissable family production is...

There's A Monster in your Show

Venue: Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

Website: www.grandtheatre.co.uk

Tom Fletcher’s interactive adventures for big imaginations are leaping from page to stage, as the beloved Who’s in Your Book? series makes its debut as a brand-new musical show.A high-energy 50-minute...

The Wiggles

Venue: Symphony Hall

Website: www.bmusic.co.uk

Experience the magic of this interactive and engaging live show experience set to spark creativity, curiosity and a love of learning throughThe Wiggles signature mix of entertainment and education.Get...