What's On in London, North

The Paper Dolls

Venue: Little Angel Theatre

Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com

Based on the original book ‘The Paper Dolls’ – written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated Rebecca Cobb.They face the Jurassic clutches of a toy dinosaur and the snapping jaws of the oven-glove crocodile,...

Krafty the Urban Fox: Tales from the Tower Block

Venue: Little Angel Theatre

Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com

As the city settles under the glow of streetlights, Krafty sets out on a night-time adventure.Discover the wild side of the city, where every corner holds a story waiting to be told! Aimed at ages 2-5...

Overheard in a Tower Block

Venue: Little Angel Theatre

Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com

Through vivid, thought-provoking poetry brought to life on stage, Joseph Coelho’s words paint a poignant and relatable picture of growing up. With themes of family, friendship, courage and self-discovery,...

Overheard in a Tower Block

Venue: Little Angel Theatre

Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com

A powerful and imaginative coming-of-age drama inspired by award-winning poet Joseph Coelho’s Overheard in a Tower Block. Step into the life of a young boy growing up in the heart of a bustling city...

Overheard in a Tower Block

Venue: Little Angel Theatre

Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com

A powerful and imaginative coming-of-age drama inspired by award-winning poet Joseph Coelho’s Overheard in a Tower Block. Step into the life of a young boy growing up in the heart of a bustling city...

The Paper Dolls

Venue: Little Angel Theatre

Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com

Based on the original book ‘The Paper Dolls’ – written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated Rebecca Cobb.When a little girl cuts out a string of paper dolls she takes them by the hand and together...

Golders Hill Park Bandstand Summer Concerts

Venue: Golders Hill Park

Website: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/events

Free summer concerts including a lively mix of classical, swing, jazz, and popular music from talented local groups and ensembles.With landscaped gardens, a café, a zoo, and a play area, Golders Hill...

Alpaca walks

Venue: Capel Manor Gardens

Website: www.capelmanorgardens.co.uk

Alpaca walking is great fun and a fantastic experience for all animal-lovers. Your day will begin with our zookeeper giving a quick health and safety briefing. You will then learn some fun alpaca facts...

Anna Fiorentini Taster Day

Venue: Acland Burghley School

Website: www.afperformingarts.com/theatre-and-film-school/schools/camden

Students follow a weekly timetable of Drama / Film, Singing and Dance all taught by leading industry professionals.Take part in a taster day to ensures the school is right for your child. If you are unable...

Chatterbooks Children's Reading Group

Venue: Dalston CLR Library

Website: www.lovehackney.uk/dalston-clr-james-library-activities

Last Wednesday of the month from 4pm to 5pm. A monthly reading group for children aged 8 to 12. Join the library to talk about books, meet new people and discover your next favourite read!

Chess Club

Venue: Dalston CLR Library

Website: www.lovehackney.uk/dalston-clr-james-library-activities

Every Sunday 2pm to 3pm join the club of one of the oldest games in the world. It teaches strategic thinking, logic and it’s fun too. No booking required. Open to any skill level. Ages 7+.

Dwight School London Open Day Events

Venue: Dwight School London

Website: www.dwightlondon.org

Dwight School London's outstanding teaching staff will take the time to learn about your child, encouraging them to pursue their passions and learn from the diverse perspectives of the school's international...

First Class Learning

Venue: Various venues

Website: www.firstclasslearning.co.uk/tuition-centres

First Class Learning offers a tailored, structured programme to suit each child, bridging gaps and building up their confidence at a pace that is comfortable for them. Their programme is aligned with the...

Fun Fridays, Super Saturdays and school holidays

Venue: Hackney Museum

Website: www.hackney-museum.hackney.gov.uk

Learn about life in Hackney with fun hands-on toys and dressing up every Saturday and school holidays. Live like Anglo-Saxons and load the Saxon boat, learn about Victorian toys,try on historical costumes...

Highbury Fields Junior Parkrun

Venue: Highbury Fields

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

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 2k event for juniors (4 to 14 year olds) held every Sunday at 9am. Free to join but register before you first go along. The aim is to have fun so go along and join in...

Kids for a Quid

Venue: Epping Ongar Railway

Website: www.eorailway.co.uk

Keep the kids entertained on a day out with a steam and hauled heritage train service when Child tickets are just £1! Tickets offer unlimited travel on heritage steam and diesel trains and vintage London...

Lego Club

Venue: Dalston CLR Library

Website: www.lovehackney.uk/dalston-clr-james-library-activities

Every Saturday 2pm to 4pm. Helping children to develop and reinforce play and social skills. Join the club, no booking required. Best for ages 6 and over.

Little Swifts 2025

Venue: RAF Museum London

Website: www.rafmuseum.org.uk

Fun and lively sessions for pre-school children which include arts and crafts, games, stories and songs. Each session is linked to the amazing collection and helps bring the Museum to life. Free but please...

Minecraft Experience

Venue: Maritime Street

Address: Corner Corner, Canada Water

Website: www.minecraftexperience.com/london

Don’t miss Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue, the ultimate real-life immersive adventure coming to London. Battle mobs and collect resources in a daring quest to save the villagers. Experience Minecraft...

New Sunday Stagecoach Performing Arts School

Venue: Highgate and Hampstead

Website: www.stagecoach.co.uk/highgate

Stagecoach Highgate and Hampstead are excited to be opening a new school at Henrietta Barnett School in NW11 on Sunday mornings. Suitable for a range of aptitudes, Stagecoach teach children and teenagers...

Perform weekly drama, dance and singing classes

Venue: Aldersbrook, Bow, Hackney, Haggerston, Isle of Dogs, Leyton, South Woodford, Stratford, Walthamstow, Wanstead

Website: www.perform.org.uk/try

Confidence-building drama classes for 4-7s and 7-12s. A unique mix of fun drama games, dance and singing specially designed to boost confidence, communication, concentration and coordination. To book a...

Platinum Performing Arts

Venue: Millfield Arts Centre

Website: www.millfieldtheatre.co.uk

The Platinum Performing Arts School offers training in dance, drama, and singing for ages 3-17. For those 16+, the Platinum Academy provides elite coaching in performance and production.Whether watching...

Rip's Nature Trail

Venue: Forty Hall Estate

Website: www.fortyhallestate.co.uk

Go and explore the Nature Trail. It was created by our young curators during The Wild Escape workshops, some as young as 6 years old! This trail is a new activity for children to explore the grounds of...

Transport Explorers: A Live Show

Venue: London Transport Museum

Website: www.ltmuseum.co.uk

Packed with comedy, science demos, and audience interaction, this 60-minute show takes kidson a journey through amazing moments in London’s transport history, from world-changing innovation in the 1800s...

Home Education Day

Venue: RAF Museum London

Website: www.rafmuseum.org.uk

RAF Museum are hosting their first Home Education Day on 2 July 2025 10am-4pm. This event is suitable for learners aged 5-16 years old and includes two shows and drop in activities. The cost for the Home...

Upswing presents Showdown

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

This high-energy spectacle combines jaw-dropping circus stunts with razor-sharp humour in a one-of-a-kind competition where the audience is invited to vote for their favourite. Six fearless contestants...

Hackney Downs Park Family Funfair

Venue: Hackney Downs Park

Website: https://irvinleisure.co.uk/upcoming-funfairs/hackney-downs-family-funfair

The number of tokens per ride varies.Tokens are on sale at the fair and online with contactless payment available on all rides.Online Token Discount – book your tokens online in advance to save money.

Parliament Hill Bandstand Summer Concerts

Venue: The Bandstand, Hampstead Heath

Website: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/events/parliament-hill-bandstand-summer-concerts

Overlooking sweeping views of Hampstead Heath, this historic bandstand hosts a variety of live performances, from brass bands and jazz ensembles to local favourites and contemporary acts.All performances...

The Story Garden Summer Reading Challenge

Venue: Nationwide

Website: https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk

Throughout the summer, children joining ‘Story Garden’ can discover new books, participate in free activities at their local library, and explore the link between reading and the great outdoors, where...

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Venue: Stephens House and Gardens

Website: www.quantumtheatre.co.uk

With live music and the full array of Carroll’s fantastical characters, this lively new version follows Alice’s adventures in the looking-glass world she enters through the mirror above her drawing-room...

Big Fair 2025

Venue: Heath Street

Website: www.hampsteadsummerfestival.com

A fantastic day out for the whole family, there’s entertainment for everyone including a funfair, the Sport Zone, and a Circus School for children. All this to a background of great live music on THE...

Outdoor Family Rave with Big Fish Little Fish

Venue: Museum of the Home

Website: www.museumofthehome.org.uk

An independent, grassroots music and events crew of seasoned ravers and parents that put on family raves with all the freedom and excitement of a mini-festival, right in the heart of cities across the...

Mallinson Holiday Camps

Venue: Highgate School

Website: www.highgateschool.org.uk/mallinson/holiday-camps

Mallinson’s Multi-Activity camps offer fun and engaging activities, including sports, arts and crafts, bouncy castles, archery tag, zorbs and much more! The experienced camp leaders provide a supportive...

Kilburn Grange Park Family Funfair

Venue: Kilburn Grange Park

Website: https://irvinleisure.co.uk/upcoming-funfairs/kilburn-grange-park-family-funfair-nw6-2by

The number of tokens per ride varies.Tokens are on sale at the fair and online with contactless payment available on all rides.Online Token Discount – book your tokens online in advance to save money....

Bare Bones Children’s Theatre: Alexi’s Monsters

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

Are there really monsters under the bed? There are in Alexi’s bedroom… and in her sock drawer and in her wardrobe! But why are they there? Are they friendly? And does Alexi need them to stay forever?Presented...

Big Beat Playground Summer Festival

Venue: Our Yard at Clitterhouse Farm

Address: Claremont Road Playing Fields

Website: www.bigbeatplayground.co.uk

Big Beat Playground is a family friendly, dance music festival with a warm, welcoming and safe environment for children, young people and their families. Includes creative space with arts and crafts, mobile...

Children’s Art Week: Drop-in Lino Session

Venue: RAF Museum London

Website: www.rafmuseum.org.uk

Free drop-in for families, suitable for ages 7+ (there will be activities for younger ages also). 10am-12noon.

Give and Take Day

Venue: St Giles Cripplegate

Website: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/events/give-and-take-day-12-july

Throughout the year, the Recycling Team run Give and Take Days across the City. Do you have items in a reusable condition you no longer need? Looking for something new-to-you? This is your chance to declutter...

Opera Blurgh

Venue: Chickenshed

Website: www.chickenshed.org.uk

Get ready for something truly operatic! Following some joyful try-out performances, Tales from the Shed is thrilled to bring you the first ever Tales opera – starring everyone’s favourite purple pal,...

Somerstown Festival 2025

Venue: Camden Town, Chalton St

Website: www.irvinleisure.co.uk

Somers Town Festival is Camden’s largest street festival. Celebrating the culturally rich fabric of the area through music, food, art, dance and theatre.

Camden Mela 2025

Venue: Coram's Fields

Website: www.coramsfields.org/event/camden-mela-2024

Celebrating the diversity of the London Borough of Camden, the Camden Mela is an annual free event.On offer you’ll find arts and crafts workshops, a parade, live music and dance performances, a fun fair,...

North London Cricket Club’s Summer Camp

Venue: Crouch End Playing Fields, Montenotte Road

Website: www.northlondoncricketclub.org

Open to boys and girls of all abilities, the camp is led by experienced, ECB-qualified coaches who make every session fun, active and inclusive. Whether your child is picking up a bat for the first time...

The Secret Garden

Venue: Keats House

Website: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/events

Join Mary, Colin and Dickon as they tell the story of their favourite place in the world - The Secret Garden. The Plandits bring their re-imagining of the classic Frances Hodgson Burnett book back for...

The Smeds and The Smoos

Venue: Lyric Theatre

Website: www.tallstories.org.uk/dates-and-tickets/the-smeds-and-the-smoos

A joyful tale of star-crossed aliens. Music, laughs and interplanetary adventures for everyone aged 3 and up, from Tall Stories – the company that brought you The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom live...

Family Dance Day

Venue: Coram's Fields

Website: www.coramsfields.org/event/family-dance-day

For one day only, The Place is taking over Coram’s Fields with a jam-packed day of entertainment for the whole family! The ever popular Family Dance Day returns with a new line up of free events and...

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Venue: Park Theatre

Website: www.parktheatre.co.uk/events/comedy-club-4-kids

The show is family friendly, but without any patronising idiocy. In fact, it’s just like a normal comedy club, but it’s on in the day, kids are allowed in, and thus there is a higher than usual chance...

The Big Bad Wolf

Venue: Stephens House and Gardens

Website: www.stephenshouseandgardens.com/events

Go on a musical journey of plotting and scheming with literature’s most notorious villain. Living in exile in the Deep Dark Wood, he parties and plays rock music every night, far away from the goody-goody...

As You Like It

Venue: Laurderdale House

Website: www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/as-you-like-it

This joyful, family-friendly outdoor production blends contemporary London culture with the Bard’s wit, romance, and secret identities.Take a picnic and enjoy the festival vibe with a pre-show Garland...

Summer holidays: Rail Adventures

Venue: London Transport Museum

Website: www.ltmuseum.co.uk

From the first underground railway to the opening of the Elizabeth Line, the Museum will be celebrating key milestones in London’s railway’s history and the stories of people who made them possible....

Summer of Fun and Flight

Venue: RAF Museum London

Website: www.rafmuseum.org.uk

Introducing the Summer of Fun and Flight, a six-week extravaganza of activities that is guaranteed to keep the kids entertained all summer. With everything from an extremely competitive Top Trump Tournament...

Vanity Fair

Venue: Stephens House and Gardens

Website: www.stephenshouseandgardens.com/events

Moving Parts Theatre Company take a fresh, inventive approach to the classics. With a dazzling score of original music, this new adaptation of Thackeray’s tale of greed, ambition, love and betrayal transports...

Sense and Sensibility

Venue: Stephens House and Gardens

Website: www.stephenshouseandgardens.com/events

Celebrate Jane Austin's 250th Birthday - with this outdoor production in the Bothy Gardens. This funny, fast-paced and faithful adaptation from the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company features...

Tales Big Day Out

Venue: Chickenshed

Website: www.chickenshed.org.uk

A joyful, jam-packed afternoon for little ones and their grown-ups, a multi-room adventure filled with performance, play and creativity. With Tales from the Shed shows, themed workshops, face painting,...

The “Bear” Child

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

My world is pure fun! A tissue snowstorm, dinosaur fights, and racing cars on Dad’s belly— The “Bear” Child brings a child’s chaotic, lovable world to life. This wordless parent-child show blends...

Holiday Camps: Summer Camps

Venue: Nile Wilson Gymnastics Academy

Address: Chelsea SW3, Muswell Hill N10 and Alexandra Palace N22

Website: https://nwga.co.uk/holiday-camps

NWGA offers holiday camps for children from Reception to Year 8, featuring a range of activities including gymnastics, parkour, acrobatic dance, circus skills, and cheerleading. Camps run from 9.30am to...

Summer Shed

Venue: Chickenshed

Website: www.chickenshed.org.uk

From Monday morning, young imaginations take centre stage! Across the week of Summer Shed, children will dream up ideas, learn songs, create dances, and build an unforgettable performance - all ready to...

Spot’s Birthday Party

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

Join Spot and his friends for this engaging and interactive show for everyone age 2+ and their grown-ups. With integrated Makaton, catchy songs, dancing and lots of interactive party games, this is going...

Sunshine Tales from The Shed

Venue: Chickenshed

Website: www.chickenshed.org.uk

Join Chickenshed for a vibrant summer adventure with stunning visuals, interactive fun, and enough energy to light up a seaside town. Led by Janet Robertson and her team, expect operatic magic and a touch...

Theatre on the Lawn - The Big Bad Wolf

Venue: Forty Hall Estate

Website: www.fortyhallestate.co.uk

Go on a musical journey of plotting and scheming with folklore’s most notorious villain - the Big Bad Wolf. Following the success of their 2024 production of ‘The Secret Garden’, The Plandits are...

The Baddies

Venue: Cadogan Hall

Website: www.cadoganhall.com

The Baddies love being bad. They roar, spook and cast spells to try and scare a little girl… but will they succeed? With songs by Joe Stilgoe, The Baddies is a wickedly hilarious adaptation by Freckle...

Family Fun Days

Venue: London Canal Museum

Website: www.canalmuseum.org.uk

A boat ride on a canal boat will take you from the museum to St. Pancras Lock and back again. Children will receive a wildlife spotter's bag on the boat to inspire them to look closely for wildlife and...

Playcation - Summer Camp

Venue: Little Angel Theatre

Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com

In this summer camp-inspired adventure, you will craft, create, and perform with puppets. From crafting woodland creatures and campfire ghosts to designing explorer gear. Expect silly songs, storytelling,...

Depot family tours

Venue: Museum Depot, 2 Museum Way, 118-120 Gunnersbury Ln

Website: www.ltmuseum.co.uk

From the tons of poo that accompanied the first horse buses, to why trains have bogies, take a highlights tour of the Bus and Train Sheds. You will be taken around part of the Depot by one of the Learning...

PlayDay 2025: Making each day an adventure

Venue: Coram's Fields

Website: www.coramsfields.org/event/playday-25

Article 31 of the United Nation’s charter on the Rights of a Child states every child has the right to play. On the first Wednesday in August, Coram’s Fields hosts its annual fun-filled celebration...

Ministry of Science

Venue: Alexandra Palace

Website: www.alexandrapalace.com

Join the presenters as they dive deep into the world of science and look at how science shapes the modern world we live in with a few loud bangs along the way! Expect 20ft liquid nitrogen clouds, exploding...

The Dinosaur That Pooped

Venue: Alexandra Palace

Website: www.alexandrapalace.com

Adapted from the #1 best-selling books by Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter, the whole family will have a poopy good time enjoying a brand, new story for the stage at Alexandra Palace Theatre. Featuring...

Tom Gates Live on Stage!

Venue: Alexandra Palace

Website: www.alexandrapalace.com

Based on the bestselling books by Liz Pichon, and brand new for 2025, Tom Gates EPIC Stage Show comes to Alexandra Palace theatre bringing alive the illustrations and music that makes Tom Gates hugely...

Fireman Sam – The Great Camping Adventure

Venue: Alexandra Palace

Website: www.alexandrapalace.com

Norman wants to go on an adventure, so when two famous animal explorers arrive in Pontypandy, he decides to follow them into the mountains. But when Norman discovers a rare red squirrel, one of the explorers...

Natural History Museum: Dinosaurs Live!

Venue: Alexandra Palace

Website: www.alexandrapalace.com

Ever since they were first identified in the 1800s, dinosaurs have sparked the imagination of kids and adults alike and for the first time ever, the world- renowned Natural History Museum has teamed up...

Tales from the Lighthouse

Venue: Little Angel Theatre

Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com

Prepare yourself for a musical voyage full of stories, songs and the sea… Featuring storytelling, traditional music, original songs and spellbinding puppetry. Aimed at ages 5-11.

Vintage Transport and Traction Engine Weekend

Venue: Epping Ongar Railway

Website: www.eorailway.co.uk

Join Epping Ongar Railway for a weekend of vintage transport and traction engines. Includes a wonderful collection of steam traction engines big and small on display and moving around North Weald station...

Make You LOL

Venue: Little Angel Theatre

Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com

The Listies are rolling into London with their toilet-paper cannons locked and loaded, fresh from conquering their twelfth Edinburgh Fringe.Featuring puppetry, clowning, alien attacks, toilet-paper guns,...

Puppet Playcation - Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Venue: Little Angel Theatre

Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com

In this exciting puppet workshop you will create transportation-themed puppets and set off on a journey of creativity and imagination! Young puppet-makers will design, build, and bring to life puppets...

The Pigeon and the Peacock

Venue: Little Angel Theatre

Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com

An expressive and interactive play for children, portrayed through marionette puppetry and live, jazz-influenced music. The story powerfully portrays the path Pigeon takes to find self-confidence and how...

Puppet Playcation - Under the Sea

Venue: Little Angel Theatre

Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com

The adventure starts by making your very own goggle and snorkel headpiece then design and create your very own sea creature puppets – think dancing jellyfish, friendly octopuses, and maybe even a mysterious...

Hickory Dickory Dock

Venue: Little Angel Theatre

Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com

In a marvellous museum of clocks is the wonderful Mouse Clock for all to see. One day the clock gets broken and a brave little mouse runs away… Join this slapstick show, starring glove puppets, silly...

Twelfth Night

Venue: Kenwood House

Website: www.tlcm.co.uk

Join The Lord Chamberlain’s Men for Shakespeare’s greatest romantic comedy, Twelfth Night. With a history stretching back to William Shakespeare’s original company, they present this joyous play...

Puppet Playcation - Safari

Venue: Little Angel Theatre

Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com

Using colourful craft materials, bring your creatures to life with movement, and character expression. Each child will make their own binoculars and with their handcrafted puppets and explorer gear, they’ll...

Puppet Playcation - Seaside

Venue: Little Angel Theatre

Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com

Using craft treasures, children will design and bring to life their very own seaside puppets – perhaps a mischievous crab or a soaring seagull. Each seaside explorer will also craft a colourful flag...

The MK-7 Experience

Venue: Red Bull Racing

Website: www.experiences.redbullracing.com/experiences/the-mk-7-experience-2025

The MK-7 Experience 2025 at Oracle Red Bull Racing Technology Campus offers a thrilling, family-friendly dive into Formula OneTM. Perfect for kids aged 5 and up, explore legendary racing cars from RB1...

Zippos Circus

Venue: Stoke Newington

Website: www.zippos.co.uk

Zippos Circus is back with an all-new 2025 show and have no price increases so you pay the same as in 2024! The show is packed with edge-of-your-seat thrills. From Italy, they have the very funny Mr Lorenz...

ABBA for Kids

Venue: Cadogan Hall

Website: www.cadoganhall.com

Featuring all your favourite ABBA hits including ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘Waterloo’, ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’, ‘Thank You For The Music’, ‘Super Trooper’, ‘Money, Money, Money’, ‘Dancing...