Primary Times - the definitive what’s on and where to go family guide of activities and events for children of primary school age. Things to do with your kids during the school holidays including arts and craft activities, music and theatre for children, parties, competitions, days out, and family attractions along with term time drama schools, dance classes, after school clubs and sports activities. Things to do at a place near you!
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Golden Star Hunt
3rd February-13th March 2026
Venue: Brockhole on Windermere
Address: Windermere, LA23 1FF
Website: https://www.brockhole.co.uk/whats-on/golden-star-hunt/#main
Discover the Magic Every Morning! Welcome to the Golden Star Hunt at Brockhole on Windermere! Nestled in the beautiful grounds of Brockhole and the charming White House, this morning adventure is perfect...
Apple Tasting Weekends
8th September-12th October 2025
Venue: Acorn Bank
Address: Temple Sowerby, near Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1SP
11am to 3pm every Saturday and Sunday. Taste the rainbow of flavours from Acorn Bank's orchard. The 175 varieties of apple growing under the care of Acorn Bank’s Garden team start to ripen at the end...
Mini Trek Windermere
8th September-12th October 2025
Venue: Zip World
Address: Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, LA23 1LJ
Website: https://www.zipworld.co.uk/adventures/mini-trek-windermere
A treetop high-ropes course for the adventurous. Zips, floating platforms, rope bridges… there’ll be plenty for them to get stuck into whilst surrounded by nature. Get them up, out and moving on this...
Mischief in Miniature
8th September-12th October 2025
Venue: Hill Top
Address: Near Sawrey, Cumbria, LA22 0LF
10am to 4pm daily. The Tale of Two Bad Mice comes to life at Hill Top, with little needle-felted mice in various mischievous scenes around the property for you to try and spot. 'Mischief in Miniature'...
Apples & Bees
12th-21st September 2025
Venue: Dalemain Mansion
Address: Dalemain, Penrith CA11 0HB
Website: https://www.dalemain.com/events/applesbees
A Celebration of the Late Summer Bounty from the Garden at Dalemain. This is a weeklong celebration of the harvest from the garden, focusing on our historic apple collection and our Dalemain Bees. There...
Art Explorers
16th September 2025
Venue: Brewery Arts
Address: 122A Highgate, Kendal LA9 4HE
Website: https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/event/art-explorers/
1 to 2.30pm. Art Explorers is a creative and sociable mixed media arts class for young people in the home education community. Classes are tutor led but creative interpretation is encouraged in a relaxed...
Artseen Tuesday
16th September 2025
Venue: Brewery Arts
Address: 122A Highgate, Kendal LA9 4HE
Website: https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/event/artseen-tuesday/
4 to 5.30pm. This ten-week course, suitable for children aged 7 to 16years runs until 2nd December, with no classes during the weeks commencing 27 Oct or 17 Nov. Artseen Tuesday is a fun and lively class....
Clay Club
18th September 2025
Venue: Brewery Arts
Address: 122A Highgate, Kendal LA9 4HE
Website: https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/event/clay-club/
4 to 5.30pm. This ten-week course, suitable for children aged 7 to 16 years runs until 4th December, with no classes during the weeks commencing 27 Oct or 17 Nov. During Clay Club a series of expert makers...
Makers Club
18th September 2025
Venue: Brewery Arts
Address: 122A Highgate, Kendal LA9 4HE
Website: https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/event/makers-club/
4 to 5.30pm. This ten-week course, suitable for children aged 7 to 14 years runs until 4th December, with no classes during the weeks commencing 27 Oct or 17 Nov. Immerse yourself in fun and inspiring...
WADAMS Addams Family
18th-20th September 2025
Venue: Carnegie Theatre
Address: Finkle Street, Workington, CA14 2BD
Website: https://carnegietheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873657049
From the group that brought you Joseph, Frozen and The Wizard of Oz, WADAMS Next Generation are excited to be performing The Addams Family. A musical comedy where Wednesday Addams, now grown, has fallen...
Brewery Youth Dance
19th September 2025
Venue: Brewery Arts
Address: 122A Highgate, Kendal LA9 4HE
Website: https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/event/brewery-youth-dance-7-to-11-yrs/
5 to 6pm. This ten-week course, suitable for children aged 7 to 11 years runs until 4th December, with no classes during the weeks commencing 27 Oct or 17 Nov. Brewery Youth Dance is a fun and inclusive...
Ulverston Lantern Festival
20th September 2025
Venue: Ulverston Town Centre
Website: https://ulverstonlanternfestival.org/
The theme for 2025 is Music! On Saturday September 20th Ulverston will once again come alive with a river of light that will start from four points around the town before converging on County Square to...
Vintage Book Sale
20th-21st September 2025
Venue: Acorn Bank
Address: Temple Sowerby, near Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1SP
10.30am to 4pm. Pop into our second-hand bookshop where, for a few weekends only, there'll be a selection of rare and vintage books for sale. From historical fiction to early editions, drop into the second-hand...
Phoenix Fest 2025
27th-28th September 2025
Venue: Windermere Jetty Museum
Address: Rayrigg Rd, Windermere LA23 1BN
Website: https://lakelandarts.org.uk/events/phoenix-fest-2025/
Organised by The Phoenix Comic, in partnership with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF), this exciting family-friendly event brings the world of children’s comics to life through interactive...
Make + Create Sundays
28th September 2025
Venue: Tullie
Address: Castle Street, Carlisle, CA3 8TP
Website: https://tullie.org.uk/events/make-create-sundays/var/ri-4.l-L1/
Come along and get creative with us in our new monthly sessions. From now on, the fourth Sunday of the month is a Make + Create day. Enjoy our new City Hall Studio and try out some arty, crafty activities....
Apple Day
4th October 2025
Venue: Ford Park
Address: Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7JP
Website: https://www.ford-park.org.uk/event-details-registration/apple-day-3
11am to 4pm. We're looking forward to welcoming you all to Ford Park for Apple Day - our fabulous FREE community event celebrating all things apple! As always, there will be lots to see and do, including...
Carlisle Farmers' Market 2025
4th October 2025
Venue: Carlisle Cathedral
Address: The Abbey, Carlisle, CA3 8TZ
Website: https://carlislecathedral.org.uk/farmers-market/
9am to 2pm. Join us on the first Saturday every month (except January) for Carlisle Farmers’ Market. In the historic grounds of the Cathedral, you’ll find everything from homemade goodies to artisan...
Family Bushcraft
4th-5th October 2025
Venue: Windermere and Footprint
Address: Footprint, St Catherine's, Patterdale Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1NH
Two days of fun and memorable experiences. Learn effective fire lighting and bushcraft skills, build and sleep in your own shelter, greenwood carving skills, campfire cooking (food included), nature walk...
Evening Bat Walk
10th-11th October 2025
Venue: Aira Force
Address: near Watermillock, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0JS
7.30 to 9pm. Head out for family-friendly bat and wildlife spotting adventures after dark with our Ranger team at Aira Force. New for 2025. Join us at dusk and as things get dark, the time of day when...
Grange Goshawks Wildlife Watch Group
12th October 2025
Venue: Brown Robin Nature Reserve
Address: Grange over Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6EG
Website: https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2025-10-05-grange-goshawks-wildlife-watch-group
10am to 12pm. Grange Wildlife Watch Group meets on the first Sunday of the month, for children up to 12 years old. This month we are meeting at Brown Robin Nature Reserve to look through the fantastic...
WAOS: West Side Story
15th-18th October 2025
Venue: Carnegie Theatre
Address: Finkle Street, Workington, CA14 2BD
Website: https://carnegietheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873656205
From the society that brought you Annie and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Workington Amateur Operatic society present ‘West Side Story’, a retelling of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, set...
Just Macbeth
16th October 2025
Venue: Old Laundry Theatre
Address: Crag Brow, Bowness on Windermere, LA23 3BX
Website: https://www.oldlaundrytheatre.co.uk/event/just-macbeth/
7.30pm. Our Star Theatre Company presents this new production, written by Andy Griffiths. Journey to medieval Scotland for this perfect introduction into Shakespeare for audiences young and old. Just Macbeth...
Enchanted: The Candlelight Concert
18th October 2025
Venue: Carlisle Cathedral
Address: The Abbey, Carlisle, CA3 8TZ
Website: https://carlislecathedral.org.uk/whats-on/#calendar
5.30 to 7.30pm. Enchanted: The Candlelight Concert is a heartwarming and magical musical experience that brings the beloved songs of fairy tales to life in a truly enchanting candlelit setting. Performed...
Hallowbean
25th October 2025
Venue: Old Laundry Theatre
Address: Crag Brow, Bowness on Windermere, LA23 3BX
Website: https://www.oldlaundrytheatre.co.uk/event/hallowbean/2025-10-25/
11am & 2pm. ‘An acclaimed madcap musical comedy for children aged 3 to 10, featuring puppetry and witty original songs!’ In the town of ‘Ghoooul’ (not to be confused with the Yorkshire town of...
The Enchanted Princess Ball
27th October 2025
Venue: The Coro
Address: County Square, Ulverston, LA12 7LZ
Website: https://www.thecoro.co.uk/event/the-enchanted-princess-ball/
1pm & 4.30pm. Once upon a time, in the land of fairy tales, excitement turns to chaos when a wicked sorcerer steals the magical gems from the royal crown! The Princesses and their cheeky friend Chester...
The Enormous Turnip
27th-30th October 2025
Venue: Theatre by the Lake
Address: Lakeside, Keswick, CA12 5DJ
Website: https://www.theatrebythelake.com/event/the-enormous-turnip/
10.30am, 2pm & 4pm. Help save the day as we pull The Enormous Turnip out of the ground before it takes over the planet! Living in their tiny shed squeezed in amongst the garden tools, Mr and Mrs Chickweed’s...
She Ran Away To The Circus
31st October 2025
Venue: The Coro
Address: County Square, Ulverston, LA12 7LZ
Website: https://www.thecoro.co.uk/event/she-ran-away-to-the-circus/
11am, 1pm and 2.15pm. ‘She ran away to the circus’ tells the story of a little girl called Lilly who’s a little bit wild. Halloween is approaching and she is dressed up ready to find a party. Tired...
Shlomo’s Beatbox Adventure For Kids
31st October 2025
Venue: Theatre by the Lake
Address: Lakeside, Keswick, CA12 5DJ
Website: https://www.theatrebythelake.com/event/shlomos-beatbox-adventure-for-kids/
2pm. Join world record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo who makes amazing music with just a mouth and a mic and has performed around the world with legends like Bjork, Ed Sheeran and Rudimental. Their 5-star...
The Witch Who Couldn’t Sleep
31st October 2025
Venue: Rosehill theatre
Address: Moresby, Whitehaven, CA28 6SE
Website: https://www.rosehilltheatre.co.uk/whats-on/the-witch-who-couldnt-sleep
2pm. Being a witch is super exciting. There’s always so much to do and so much fun to be had. Especially around Halloween. And maybe that’s why Natascha The Witch can’t sleep…Can anyone, or anything,...
Three Little Vikings
2nd-3rd November 2025
Venue: Barrow Town Hall Banqueting Hall
Address: Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 2LD
Website: https://theforumbarrow.co.uk/shows/three-little-vikings/
9.30am, 12pm, 1pm & 3pm. Three brave little Viking girls save the day in this bold and funny adventure story for little rebels, by the creator of the New York Times Best Illustrated Book Little Red and...