What's On in London, North

Airfix Model Club

Venue: RAF Museum London

Website: www.rafmuseum.org.uk

Over ten weekends throughout the year, aspiring engineers aged 8 and over will have fun constructing classic aircraft models and earning progress rewards along the way.Recommended for ages 8+. Adults do...

Birthday Parties at Avenue

Venue: Avenue Conference and Events

Address: 58 Regents Park Road

Website: www.avenue.uk.com

Planning an event - whether it's a children's birthday party, a grand celebration or an intimate gathering, requires careful planning, attention to detail, and creativity. Avenue offers a versatile venue,...

Board Game Afternoons

Venue: Cricklewood Library

Website: www.cricklewoodlibrary.org.uk

Join Michael Mertl and friends every Saturday, 2–4pm, for a lively afternoon of free board games at the library. Expect strategy, rivalry, teamwork, surprises and plenty of laughs — whether you’re...

Examberry Tuition

Venue: Kingston upon Thames, New Malden, Slough, Wimbledon, Sutton and online

Website: www.examberry.com

Examberry is one of the UK’s largest producers of 11+ test papers, mirroring the exact style and difficulty used in real grammar and independent school exams. Experience exam day, before it counts with...

Free Readers

Venue: 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden

Website: www.freereaders.co.uk

At Free Readers, your child’s academic success and wellbeing is priority. Free Readers serve children of all year groups, from ages 3 to 11, offering enrichment or extra help in Reading, Maths and English,...

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...

Kumon

Venue: Various locations

Website: www.kumon.co.uk

Kumon’s study programmes place great importance on self-learning, encouraging students to discover how to solve problems for themselves. Children are supported as they pursue their own potential. Book...

Little Voices Hackney

Venue: Frampton Park Road

Website: https://littlevoices.org.uk/locations/locations/hackney/

Through fun, interactive sessions, children master public speaking and communication skills that last a lifetime. They can also take prestigious LAMDA exams, celebrating their personal growth along the...

Mindset Maverick Kids

Venue: Online

Website: https://mindsetmaverickkids.com/home

Mindset Maverick Kids work with children through tailored one-on-one coaching, group sessions and interactive workshops supporting children develop a strong mindset so they can make positive choices and...

Mini Farmers Club

Venue: Hackney City Farm

Website: www.hackneycityfarm.co.uk

Held every Saturday morning from 10.20am-12.30pm for children ages 8-12 years. This is a great way for children to learn about nature, make art and crafts and get to know the animals under the careful...

Nile Wilson Gymnastics

Venue: Queens Park, Chelsea and Muswell Hill

Website: www.nwga.co.uk

NWG Academy is a specialist Gymnastics, Freestyle and Acrobatic Dance company based in London.Through classes and holiday camps, children build strength, fine-tune motor skills, and improve their flexibility...

Razzamataz Free Taster

Venue: Razzamataz Theatre School Hackney

Website: www.razzamataz.co.uk/school/44/Hackney

Razzamataz Hackney offers a unique curriculum of dance, singing and acting classes and covers the commercial elements of street dance, screen acting and pop singing as well as traditional Broadway and...

The Jolly Postman

Venue: The Postal Museum

Website: www.postalmuseum.org

Step inside the story in an immersive exhibition celebrating 40 years of the much-loved children’s book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Meet the Jolly Postman – off on his rounds with letters for some...

Westminster Abbey Choir School

Venue: Westminster Abbey

Website: www.abbeychoirschool.org

Choristers enjoy an outstanding education at the Abbey’s unique Choir School, coupled with specialist musical training and the wealth of performance opportunities which come with being a member of the...

Dino Snores for Kids

Venue: Natural History Museum

Website: www.nhm.ac.uk

Have you ever wanted to have a sleepover with a giraffe? Or spend the night camped beneath a blue whale? Join the Natural History Museum for a night of exploration and adventure among the Museum’s most...

Fireworks and Drone Festival

Venue: Alexandra Palace

Website: www.alexandrapalace.com

Saturday brings the full festival atmosphere, while Sunday offers an earlier, family-focused experience with an earlier display alongside a jungle kids’ rave, a karaoke singalong with Shaun Williamson...

Groove into Pixel Land

Venue: Half Moon Young People’s Theatre

Website: www.halfmoon.org.uk

Packed with spectacular animated visuals, interactive theatre and a soundtrack bursting with funky grooves, pop anthems and rock energy, Groove into Pixel Land is a thrilling, funny and thought-provoking...

The Walker Ground Fireworks Display and Drone Show

Venue: 175 Waterfall Road

Website: www.thewalkerground.co.uk

Following the huge success of last year, the spectacular drone show returns and is included with your fireworks entry ticket. Expect an unforgettable evening packed with a spectacular fireworks display,...

The Wind in the Willows

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

From the peaceful pleasures of Ratty’s beloved river bank to the fearful frights and wicked weasels of the Wild Wood, join Mole and Ratty on their marvellous adventures, along with gruff old Badger and...

Lip Sync Brawl: Ghetto Fabulous

Venue: Jacksons Lane

Website: www.jacksonslane.org.uk

A spectacle where the energy of a rock concert collides with the theatrics of a drag show, all fuelled by the competitive spirit of a lip sync battle. That’s the promise of Lip Sync Brawl, the show that...

Florsam: Operaupclose

Venue: Jacksons Lane

Website: www.jacksonslane.org.uk

David Wiesner’s magical picture book adapted and brought to life in words and music by award-winning composer and writer Kerry Andrew. Guided by the idea of photographing the world, curiosity and wonder...

12 Days

Venue: Chickenshed

Website: www.chickenshed.org.uk

This Christmas, five children are chosen for an extraordinary journey to discover the true meaning of love. Travelling through a divided world, they uncover empathy, trust, courage and belonging - learning...

Jack and the Beanstalk

Venue: Hackney Empire

Website: www.hackneyempire.co.uk

Join happy-go-lucky Jack on an epic adventure after he sells his family’s beloved cow for a handful of magic beans, setting off a chain of events that leads high into the clouds. Whether this is your...

Beauty and The Incredible Beast

Venue: Millfield Theatre

Website: www.millfieldtheatre.co.uk

Get ready for a tale as old as time with a RiCreative twist! When two ambitious scientists attempt to create the perfect man, their experiment goes wildly wrong, transforming a lonely Prince into a beast...

Dick Whittington

Venue: The Playhouse

Website: www.questors.org.uk

Dick Whittington arrives in London to seek his fortune, but instead he finds Vermin Supreme, a rat with a purpose - to steal the city from those houmous-loving humans and spoil everybody’s fun. Get on...

Sleeping Beauty

Venue: Harrow Arts Centre

Website: www.harrowarts.com

The award-winning team at Immersion Theatre are back with their dreamiest, most enchanting pantomime yet: Sleeping Beauty! Bursting with their trademark energy, side-splitting humour, and show-stopping...

Snow White Pantomime

Venue: The Radlett Centre

Website: www.radlettcentre.co.uk

Upstage Productions return with another fabulous traditional pantomime, packed with stunning sets and costumes, wonderful choreography and audience participation! Follow Snow White's adventure in the enchanted...

The Snowman with Live Orchestra

Venue: Watford Colosseum

Website: www.carrotproductions.com/whats-on/snowman-tour

Enjoy a festive treat with Fleece Navidad, a hilarious Shaun the Sheep Christmas short, accompanied live by the musicians. There’s also a joyful festive medley, an introduction to the orchestra by CBeebies...

Nutcracker

Venue: London Coliseum

Website: www.ballet.org.uk

This festive season, step into a world where anything is possible. Join Clara on a fantastical adventure as English National Ballet’s Nutcracker bursts to life with over 100 dancers and musicians. The...

The Snowman in Concert

Venue: Cadogan Hall

Website: www.cadoganhall.com

A regular highlight of Christmas in Chelsea, the Mozart Symphony Orchestra returns for its annual performance of the timeless classic, The Snowman, for which the film is shown on the big screen with live...