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Sunday Shed: Little Spark!
26th January-30th March 2025
Venue: Chickenshed
Website: www.chickenshed.org.uk
Engaging and imaginative weekly drop-in workshops tailored for ages 4-7.Every workshop is crafted as an independent session, with a unique theme featuring components of drama, dance, music, and art. Advance...
A Squash and a Squeeze
1st February-27th April 2025
Venue: Little Angel Theatre
Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com
Join Little Angel Theatre for this heartwarming adventure, full of beautiful puppets and enchanting songs. Written and illustrated by the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel...
Children's Mental Health Week
3rd-9th February 2025
Venue: Nationwide
Website: www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk
Place2Be created Children's Mental Health Week to empower, equip and give a voice to all children and young people in the UK. This year they're partnering with Here4You, supported by The Walt Disney Company...
Number Day
7th February 2025
Venue: Nationwide
Website: www.nspcc.org.uk
Take part in 'Dress up for Digits' and have a fun-filled day of maths activities and games while raising money to support services such as Speak out Stay safe and Childline. For more information and to...
Crafty Fools: Adventures in Science
9th February 2025
Venue: Arts Depot
Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk
Join ‘The Magical Mr West' on an adventure into the world of science! Aided by his corvid companion Crowbert and a collection of curious contraptions, Mr West demonstrates the fundamental principles...
Frog and the Princess (and other stories)
9th February 2025
Venue: Jacksons Lane
Website: www.jacksonslane.org.uk
Head into the woods with Hansel and Gretel, meet the princess who’s champion of hide-and-seek, and see if Froggy finally gets his wish! Box Tale Soup present a stunning adaptation of Grimm’s most magical...
Post Early: Relaxed Events
9th February 2025
Venue: The Postal Museum
Website: www.postalmuseum.org
Post Early is a relaxed event that has been co-produced with Ambitious about Autism and a group of their autistic Youth Patrons. The event is designed to support autistic and neurodiverse people, including...
Wonderful Wildlife Weekends at Woodberry Wetlands
9th February 2025
Venue: Woodberry Wetlands
Website: www.wildlondon.org.uk
Explore the pond and surrounding areas to discover the wildlife that lives at Woodberry Wetlands. Toads, tadpoles, woodlice and worms are just a selection of the animals that you might discover. Every...
Home Ed Day: Sort It! Maths Day
12th February 2025
Venue: The Postal Museum
Website: www.postalmuseum.org
Put your problem-solving skills to the test in this themed day of maths–focused activities for Home Educators.Includes Sorting Office Maths Challenge, Mail Ride Train, Sorted! Postal Play Space plus...
Room on the Broom
12th-13th February 2025
Venue: Arts Depot
Website: www.artsdepot.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...
Belongings
14th-15th February 2025
Venue: Half Moon Young People's Theatre
Website: www.halfmoon.org.uk
Developed through working creatively with young people in care over a period of years, this inspiring, engaging and beautiful production explores a fundamental need we all share – the need to belong....
Family Workshops - Silly Sausages
15th-16th February 2025
Venue: Little Angel Theatre
Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com
Let your little one’s imagination run wild as they make a chain of fantastically funny sausages – each with a different funny face! This activity is designed for children aged 3-6 years together with...
Little Angel Theatre’s Miniature Travelling Circus
15th February-19th April 2025
Venue: Little Angel Theatre
Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com
Join Little Angel’s Miniature Travelling Circus and be delighted by beautiful puppets, nostalgic magic tricks and acts so tiny you may wonder how you can possibly see them! From performing mice to acrobatic...
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
15th-20th February 2025
Venue: Arts Depot
Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk
This vibrant production faithfully adapts four stories by author and illustrator Eric Carle: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubber Ducks, The Very Busy Spider and of course, the star of the show – The...
Family Nature Discovery
17th February 2025
Venue: Camley Street Natural Park
Website: www.wildlondon.org.uk
Explore different habitats and discover the nature that lives at Camley Street Natural Park. Woodlice, spiders, worms and toads are just a selection of the amazing animals that you might find. Activities...
February half-term at Capel Manor Gardens
17th-21st February 2025
Venue: Capel Manor Gardens
Website: www.capelmanorgardens.co.uk
Pick up a trail leaflet and uncover fascinating facts as you explore over 30 gardens. It’s a fun and educational experience for the whole family. Meet the Animals at the mini zoo, navigate your way to...
Circus Cabaret for Kids
18th-22nd February 2025
Venue: Jacksons Lane
Website: www.jacksonslane.org.uk
Get ready for Jacksons Lane’s first-ever homegrown circus cabaret for kids and their grown-ups — a thrilling mix of acrobatics, jaw-dropping aerial feats, mind-bending juggling, and tricksters who...
Puppet Playcation - Superheroes
18th-19th February 2025
Venue: Little Angel Theatre
Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com
Your little heroes will get to make a puppet inspired by their favourite characters or design a brand new hero whilst learning some puppetry skills along the way. Puppet Playcations are full days from...
Trash!
18th February-1st March 2025
Venue: Peacock Theatre
Address: Portugal St
Website: www.sadlerswells.com
A fun, musical family show with high-voltage percussion, comic performances and more hi-vis jackets than bin day.Butane bottles, umbrellas, balls, tool boxes, horns, bin bags… These guys turn everything...
Puppet Playcation - Monsters and Villains
20th-21st February 2025
Venue: Little Angel Theatre
Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com
Drop your little monsters off at Little Angel Studios this February Half Term, where they can create their very own super villain puppet. Puppet Playcations are full days from 10am–4pm and are kids only!...
Snow White and Rose Red
20th February 2025
Venue: Sadlers Wells
Website: www.sadlerswells.com
Based on the original tale by Brothers Grimm, Let’s All Dance Ballet Company breathe fresh life into this quirky story. With their signature lovely dancing, clear narrative and larger-than life characters,...
So Unfair!
20th February 2025
Venue: Arts Depot
Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk
Daniel Bye and Toni-Dee Paul are hosting an interactive science demo with a twist and they need you to take on some challenges! Help Dan and Toni change the world, in an adventure involving engineering...
BeWell Family Dance Festival
22nd February 2025
Venue: Arts Depot
Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk
For one day only, artsdepot is being taken over with a jam-packed day of entertainment for the whole family that brings together local communities in a creative and friendly environment. Presented by Dare2Dance...
The Noisy Garden Centre
22nd February 2025
Venue: Half Moon Young People's Theatre
Website: www.halfmoon.org.uk
The Noisy Garden Centre offers a direct but soft call for us to provide more wild spaces for the creatures we share our world with and is told by a foolish dad character through super catchy songs, lo-fi...
Family Barn Dance
23rd February 2025
Venue: Cecil Sharp House
Website: www.efdss.org
Take all the family and enjoy lively dances from Britain and beyond in a supportive and fun environment.Groups should include a minimum of one adult for every four children. Children under five must be...
Shoemaker
23rd-27th February 2025
Venue: Millfield Theatre
Website: www.millfieldtheatre.co.uk
An explosive hip hop theatre experience combining electrifying dance, rap, and song! Through powerful movement, music, storytelling and animation, Shoemaker explores neurodiversity, identity, and the challenges...
The Brick People
23rd February 2025
Venue: Arts Depot
Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk
Love LEGO®? Arts Depot are delighted to be welcoming The Brick People back to artsdepot, who’ll be offering a wide range of LEGO® related activities. Each session lasts for 1 hour, during which you...
Coram Shakespeare Schools Festival
27th February-5th March 2025
Venue: Pentland Theatre
Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk
Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation is proud to present the world’s largest youth drama festival at artsdepot.See Shakespeare’s timeless stories brought to life and support young people from our community...
Anna Fiorentini Theatre and Film School Taster Day
1st March 2025
Venue: Acland Burghley School
Website: www.afperformingarts.com
Anna Fiorentini ask applicants to take part in a taster day before they join the school. This ensures they are the right school for your child. Taster students will join the school for the whole day and...
Puffling Percy
1st March 2025
Venue: Half Moon Young People's Theatre
Website: www.halfmoon.org.uk
With magical puppetry and original music by Harriette Ashcroft, Puffling Percy is an uplifting show about friendship, overcoming self-doubt and trusting your own instincts. It’s a heartwarming story...
Four Seasons
2nd March 2025
Venue: Arts Depot
Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk
Four Seasons is a celebration of the wonder and weirdness of nature and our place within it, all set to an exciting score of seasonally inspired tracks including, of course, Vivaldi’s iconic piece. Expect...
The Littlest Yak
2nd March 2025
Venue: Jacksons Lane
Website: www.jacksonslane.org.uk
This musical adaptation of the award-winning children’s book Lu Fraser and illustrated by Kate Hindley will delight audiences young and old with beautiful puppets, catchy tunes and an uplifting tale...
World Book Day
6th March 2025
Venue: Nationwide
Website: www.worldbookday.com
Join in this celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) a celebration of reading. World Book Day is about celebrating books and reading all year round. Visit the website for activities...
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...
Move It
7th-9th March 2025
Venue: ExCeL London
Website: www.excel.london
MOVE IT the world's biggest dance event is back from 7-9 March 2025, celebrating its 20th anniversary.Whether you're a dancer, teacher, spectator, or professional, there are numerous experiences including...
The Detective Dog
8th-9th March 2025
Venue: Jacksons Lane
Website: www.jacksonslane.org.uk
Get ready for Julia Donaldson (The Gruffalo) and Sara Ogilvie’s well-loved story. Whether it’s finding a lost shoe or discovering who did a poo on the new gravel path, Nell’s ever-sniffing nose is...
Creation – The Bubble Show
9th March 2025
Venue: Arts Depot
Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk
Creation is a feast for the senses, with fire effects, poetic puppetry, light-displays, captivating music and brand-new bubble masterpieces never seen before. Step into a new world where magic sparkles,...
Royal Mail Open Day
9th March 2025
Venue: The Postal Museum
Website: www.postalmuseum.org
Open Day for current and past employees of Royal Mail and Post Office Ltd, and their friends and families. You will be able to visit the museum and ride on Mail Rail. You can also join in with arts and...
Bing’s Birthday
15th-16th March 2025
Venue: Arts Depot
Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk
Join Bing and his friends Sula, Pando, Coco, Amma and of course Flop as they get ready to celebrate his special day in the brand-new live stage show, Bing’s Birthday! Go along, dress up and have fun...
Family Workshops - Gruesome History Puppets
15th-16th March 2025
Venue: Little Angel Theatre
Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com
From the mischievous Tudors to the fearless Vikings, this crafty family workshop will let your child dive into history’s most exciting moments. This activity is designed for children aged 5-8 years together...
Tales from the Lighthouse
15th March 2025
Venue: Half Moon Young People's Theatre
Website: www.halfmoon.org.uk
Prepare yourself for a musical voyage full of stories, songs and the sea.Featuring storytelling, traditional music, original songs and spellbinding puppetry, this is the perfect show for anyone captivated...
The London Festival of Railway Modelling
15th-16th March 2025
Venue: Alexandra Palace
Website: www.alexandrapalace.com
Experience London’s premier model railway show, perfect for families and enthusiasts, the show is regarded as one of the biggest and best railway modelling exhibitions in the UK.Explore over 35 meticulously...
Fearlessley Taylor
16th March 2025
Venue: Millfield Theatre
Website: www.millfieldtheatre.co.uk
This all-new show has been dazzling audiences across the world with its faithful tribute to the musical ‘Eras’ of Taylor’s albums. From the eponymous ‘Taylor Swift’, through to record breaking...
Mess
16th March 2025
Venue: Jacksons Lane
Website: www.jacksonslane.org.uk
Join Princess Olive on a thrilling quest to find the legendary Tidy Up Troll to help clean her room before the Troll Queen’s palace party! This fantastical puppetry adventure is jam packed with original...
Party on Purim
16th March 2025
Venue: JW3
Website: www.jw3.org.uk
Experience a spectacular Purim party featuring all your Purim faves! They'll have storytelling and puppets with Ilana Banana, greggor making with the Junk Orchestra, hamantaschen baking with Fabienne,...
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...
Family Workshops - The Travelling Circus
22nd-23rd March 2025
Venue: Little Angel Theatre
Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com
Join Little Angel Theatre for a special Family Workshop inspired by their production, The Travelling Circus! Explore the magic of the show together as a family in this fun and engaging session.This activity...
Three Little Vikings
23rd March 2025
Venue: Arts Depot
Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk
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 I Can Catch a Monster, Bethan...
Cinema Chill -The Cat-Astrophic Adventures of Dollop and Crinkle
29th March 2025
Venue: Half Moon Young People's Theatre
Website: www.halfmoon.org.uk
Chill out and watch an award-winning digital performance on the big screen in a relaxed and laidback environment. The Cat-Astrophic Adventures of Dollop and Crinkle is a heartfelt, provocative and full...
Comedy Club 4 Kids
30th March 2025
Venue: Arts Depot
Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk
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...
Family Barn Dance
30th March 2025
Venue: Cecil Sharp House
Website: www.efdss.org
Take all the family and enjoy lively dances from Britain and beyond in a supportive and fun environment. Groups should include a minimum of one adult for every four children. Children under five must be...
Lost
30th March 2025
Venue: Jacksons Lane
Website: www.jacksonslane.org.uk
Lost is a beautiful, entertaining wordless circus performance for families and the only UK performance from this Finnish company. Delicate balancing and breath-taking acrobatics show the importance of...
Mother’s Day at Capel Manor Gardens
30th March 2025
Venue: Capel Manor Gardens
Website: www.capelmanorgardens.co.uk
Treat your mum this Mother’s Day with a wonderful walk around this stunning estate. Highlights include the Walled Garden, The Old Manor House Gardens and the Historical Gardens. Children will also be...
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...
My First Ballet: Swan Lake
16th-27th April 2025
Venue: Peacock Theatre
Website: www.ballet.org.uk
With a narrator to help follow the story, a shortened version of Tchaikovsky’s wonderful music, beautiful dancing by students from English National Ballet School, and all the elegant costumes you could...