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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Pirate Treasure Hunt
1st April-14th June 2026
Venue: Sealife Great Yarmouth
Website: www.visitsealife.com
Interactive treasure hunt around the aquarium, pirate themed games, crafts, activities, Meet Captain Careless and win a prize for taking part
Cromer Crab and Lobster Festival
15th-17th May 2026
Venue: Cromer
Website: www.cromercrabandlobsterfestival.co.uk
See the website for the full line-up of activities
The Greatest Showman Sing-A-Long
15th-15th May 2026
Venue: Ketteringham Hall, Norwich
Website: www.adventurecinema.co.uk
Outdoor screening of the much-loved musical film
Crafts and Curiosities
16th-16th May 2026
Venue: Museum of the Broads
Website: www.museumsofthebroads.org.uk
Free with museum admission - meet local makers in the pop-up market of crafts and collectables and explore the museum to discover more about what life was like for those who lived and worked into the Broads
Mamma Mia ExtrABBAganza
16th-16th May 2026
Venue: Ketteringham Hall, Norwich
Website: www.adventurecinema.co.uk
Screening of the musical film and an ABBA disco
Motor Madness and Music Festival
16th-17th May 2026
Venue: Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth
Website: www.eaaa.org.uk/motor-madness-and-music-festival
Live bands, trade stands and lots of motors. All donations go to East Anglian Air Ambulance and the Norfolk Blood Bikers
Sing
16th-16th May 2026
Venue: Ketteringham Hall, Norwich
Website: www.adventurecinema.co.uk
Screening of the much-loved musical animated film
Classic Vehicles at Stody Gardens
17th-17th May 2026
Venue: Stody Estate
Website: www.stodyestate.co.uk
Classic vehicles, good, music, charity teas and spectacular gardens
Crime and Yuckishment
17th-17th May 2026
Venue: Starts at Town Hall, Hall Plain
Website: www.heritage-walks.co.uk
Family walk whre you listen to a guide an use an app to find out who helped prisoners and what crimes you can be punished for - see the website details
Grand Norwich Duck Race
17th-17th May 2026
Venue: Norwich
Website: www.break-charity.org/duck-race
Live music, tasty food, face painting and games
The Gruffalo and Stick Man
17th-17th May 2026
Venue: Ketteringham Hall, Norwich
Website: www.adventurecinema.co.uk
Screening of the animated short films based on the Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler books
Inspiration
19th-20th May 2026
Venue: Dereham Station - Mid Norfolk Railway
Website: www.midnorfolkrailway.co.uk
Interactive exhibitions and hands-on activities exploring the railways 200 year story of innovation
Inspiration
21st-21st May 2026
Venue: Wymondham Abbey Station - Mid Norfolk Railway
Website: www.midnorfolkrailway.co.uk
Interactive exhibitions and hands-on activities exploring the railways 200 year story of innovation
Journeys: Global Textiles from the Karun Thakar Collection at Blickling Estate
22nd May-1st November 2026
Venue: Blickling Estate
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Take a trip around the world as you discover some of Blickling's amazing global stories alongside textiles form around the world.
Set Sail with Robert Starling!
22nd-22nd May 2026
Venue: The Spiegeltent, Chapelfield Gardens
Website: www.nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk
Join atuthor and illustrator Robert Starling for a morning of drawing and storytelling
Anglo Saxon Weaving and Wool Children's Workshop
23rd-23rd May 2026
Venue: Norfolk Museums
Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk
Meet their Anglo-Saxon woman, learn about life in Anglo-Saxon Thetford, try your hand at Anglo-Saxon weaving and create your own woven bracelet to take home. Workshops for small numbers of children accompanied...
Everything Goes!
23rd-25th May 2026
Venue: Bure Valley Railway
Website: www.bvrw.co.uk
All available engines, coaches and rolling stock in operation with special intensive timetable throughout the weekend. Workshop at Aylsham open all weekenddisplaying a live steam 16mm layout - discounted...
Family Saturdays
23rd-23rd May 2026
Venue: Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk
Try a wide range of activities from getting hands-on with objects to meeting costumed characters and unlocking your creative side with craft activities with a different theme every month
May Bank Holiday - Banham Zoo - Zoo Do
23rd-24th May 2026
Venue: Banham Zoo
Website: www.banhamzoo.co.uk
Enjoy live music, giant glowing animal sculptures, street performers and after -dark animal encounters
Norwich Brick Show
23rd-24th May 2026
Venue: SportsPark, University of East Anglia
Website: www.brickfestivalevents.com
Exhibition featuring an array of LEGO creations with interactive activiteis and workshops for all ages
Spring Diesel Gala
23rd-25th May 2026
Venue: Mid Norfolk Railway
Website: www.midnorfolkrailway.co.uk
Line-up of visiting and home fleet diesel locomotives running an intensive timetable of passenger trains between Dereham and Wymondham Abbey
Strumpshaw Tractor Road Run
23rd-23rd May 2026
Venue: Strumpshaw Steam Museum
Website: www.strumpshawsteammuseum.co.uk
See the website for details
Victorian Train
23rd-25th May 2026
Venue: North Norfolk Railway
Website: www.nnrailway.co.uk
Unlimited travel on all the steam and diesel locomotives in action, allowing you to hop on and off all day
Victorian Train
30th-31st May 2026
Venue: North Norfolk Railway
Website: www.nnrailway.co.uk
Unlimited travel on all the steam and diesel locomotives in action, allowing you to hop on and off all day
Bluey at Pettitts Animal Adventure Park
4th-4th July 2026
Venue: Pettitts Animal Adventure Park
Website: www.pettittsadventurepark.co.uk
See Bluey at intervals throughout the day
Outlaw Half Holkham Weekend
4th-5th July 2026
Venue: Holkham
Website: www.outlawtriathlon.com
Jam-packed weekend of endurance sport returns to Holkham with kids’ run, 10k, gravel spring, aquabike and half tri.
Summer Family Walk at Stow Hall Gardens
4th-4th July 2026
Venue: Stow Hall Gardens
Website: www.stowhallgardens.co.uk
Enjoy a walk with the gamekeeper and see the wonderful wildlife
The Norfolk Garden Show
10th-12th July 2026
Venue: Norfolk Showground
Website: www.norfolkgardenshow.co.uk
Three day event with stalls, garden sculptures, food and drink area and craft and gift area
Burnhams Flower Show, Fete and Carnival
11th-11th July 2026
Venue: Burnham Market Playing Field
Website: www.burnhamsflowershow.co.uk
Children's activiteis, arena events, craft stalls, tea tent, food trucks, funfair and live music
Strumpshaw Tree Fair
11th-12th July 2026
Venue: Strumpshaw Steam Museum
Website: www.strumpshawsteammuseum.co.uk
Artisans, dance tent, live music, woodwork demos, dog show, festival food and more
The Labyrinth Challenge Tour
11th-12th July 2026
Venue: Norfolk Showground
Website: www.norfolkshowground.co.uk
UK's biggest inflatable obstacle course
Wildlife Watch - Grasshoppers and bushcrickets
11th-11th July 2026
Venue: Hickling Broad and Marshes
Website: www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk
Hop into the world of grasshoppers nad crickets, discover their habits, home and what makes them amazing
Classic Car Day
12th-12th July 2026
Venue: Mid Norfolk Railway
Website: www.midnorfolkrailway.co.uk
Display of classic cars, vintage buses, vans and iconic vehicles
The Dinosaur That Pooped
12th-12th July 2026
Venue: Norwich Theatre Royal
Website: www.norwichtheatre.org
Stage show based on the best-selling books by Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter