What's On in London, South

REPLAY: A Limitless Recycled Playground

Venue: Southbank Centre

Website: www.southbankcentre.co.uk

Part installation, part adventure playground, REPLAY is a space built entirely out of waste materials repurposed for fun by The Herd Theatre.Children and their grown-ups are invited to play side by side...

The Robot Zoo

Venue: Horniman Museum and Gardens

Website: www.horniman.ac.uk

This family-friendly exhibition features larger-than-life animals that have been cleverly recreated using a variety of familiar machine parts and gadgets to reveal how their real-life counterparts see,...

Guess How Much I Love You - A Garden Adventure

Venue: RHS Garden Wisley

Website: www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley

The trail is inspired by the book of the same name along with the seasonal collection I love you all year round and a series of activities that encourage children to learn through play, using the senses...

Putney's Spring Art Trail

Venue: Putney Town Centre

Website: www.positivelyputney.co.uk/putneys-spring-art-trail

21 businesses across the town centre have been painted with beautiful artwork. In each piece of art is a hidden letter which together spell out a phrase. The first 50 people to complete the phrase will...

Anna Fiorentini Theatre and Film School Taster Session

Venue: James Wolfe Primary School

Website: www.afperformingarts.com

Students follow a weekly timetable of drama, film, singing, and dance, all taught by leading industry professionals who have a wonderful rapport with young people. They ask applicants to take part in a...

‘Wild Kingston’

Venue: Clarence Street

Address: Kingston upon Thames

Website: www.kingstonuponthames.info

Following the incredible success of their ‘Chimps Are Family’ exhibition last year, the award-winning artist duo, Gillie and Marc, return to Kingston with a new public art exhibition of wildlife-inspired...

Battersea Park Children's Zoo

Venue: Battersea Park Children's Zoo

Website: www.batterseaparkzoo.co.uk

This family park is home to over 100 amazing animals from around the world. The zoo boasts an impressive playground, ideal for children of all ages and abilities to learn, discover and play. The zoo also...

Butterfly House

Venue: Horniman Museum and Gardens

Website: www.horniman.ac.uk

Get up close to hundreds of beautiful butterflies in the tropical indoor garden. The specially-planted habitat is the perfect place to experience butterflies free-flying all around you and to discover...

Character Encounters

Venue: National Maritime Museum

Website: www.rmg.co.uk

Encounter different characters who will take you on a special tour and bring the stories in the Museum to life before your eyes. Every Saturday at 11.30, 12.30, 1.30 and 2.30pm. Suitable for ages 5+.Free.

Character Encounters

Venue: Cutty Sark

Website: www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/cutty-sark

Meet Captain Woodget, the ship’s most daring master, Jock Willis, the man who built Cutty Sark, Nannie, the ship’s figurehead, James Robson, the ship’s cook, or new dockworker characters, who all...

Charlton Athletic Football Club

Venue: Charlton Athletic Football Club

Address: The Valley

Website: www.charltonafc.com

At The Valley there is a Fan Zone and a Family Activity Zone with lots of activities to keep youngsters entertained.The club also runs a junior membership programme, Junior Addicks, where children aged...

Charlton Toy Library Have Moved

Venue: Langhorne House

Website: https://charltontoylibrary.org.uk

Charlton Toy Library is a fun, stimulating and safe place. It provides families with a place to come and meet other parents, play with their children or get advice from very experienced members of staff....

Children's Garden Trail

Venue: South London Gallery

Website: www.southlondongallery.org

Explore green spaces with a free, self-guided garden worksheet. All weekend, 12 – 6pm, children and families are invited to have fun and be creative in the Orozco Garden. Aimed at young people aged 5-12...

Chislehurst Caves

Venue: Chislehurst Caves

Website: www.chislehurst-caves.co.uk

Chislehurst Caves is one of the best days out in Bromley and is a great day out and activity for kids over 6. Kids of any age are welcome at the caves but it’s most suited to kids slightly older so they...

Cutty Sark Adventures

Venue: Cutty Sark

Website: www.rmg.co.uk/cutty-sark

Visit the Cutty Sark figureheads and follow a free family trail to discover how the ship’s crew lived and worked at sea in the age of sail.Play interactive games to chart Cutty Sark’s journey at sea...

Discover Sundays

Venue: National Maritime Museum

Website: www.rmg.co.uk

Each week a different artist will take visiting families on a journey into the Museum’s collection. Discover objects that introduce different people, histories and cultures. Participate in different...

Family Craft Saturdays

Venue: Horniman Museum and Gardens

Website: www.horniman.ac.uk

Join the volunteer team on Saturday afternoons for family craft activities inspired by the Museum’s collections.Get stuck into some crafts and have fun with the wonderful volunteers at these free, drop-in...

Family Leisure Zone

Venue: Brixton Recreation Centre

Website: www.active.lambeth.gov.uk/activities/family-leisure-zone

The Family Leisure Zone is an exciting new facility at Brixton Recreation Centre that incorporates a dynamic and diverse range of fun physical activities for the whole family! Find fantastic soft play,...

Family Trails and Backpacks at the National Maritime Museum

Venue: National Maritime Museum

Website: www.rmg.co.uk

Pick up a family trail or borrow a backpack of activities from the ‘Play and Explore’ trolley to discover exciting objects in the galleries. Choose from seven different trails across a range of galleries,...

Family Trails and Backpacks at the Queen’s House

Venue: Queen’s House, Greenwich

Website: www.rmg.co.uk

Discover art, conservation, and the stories of the Queen’s House with the Create trail and the Creative Conservator’s kit. Pick up your trail or borrow a kit from the welcome desk. Daily 10am-5pm....

Fun Sized Kids Club

Venue: Sidcup Storyteller

Website: www.sidcupstoryteller.co.uk

Screenings for little ones and their adults every Saturday morning for just £3.50! Designed for under 12s and their adults, Fun Sized Kids Club welcomes children for their early (or very first) cinema...

Ice Skating at Active Lambeth

Venue: Brixton Recreation Centre

Website: www.active.lambeth.gov.uk/activities/ice-skating

Brixton Recreation Centre have public sessions available for children and adults and you can learn to skate with one of their nationally acclaimed coaches or just skate for fun. All sessions run for 60...

Jambs Owls Experience

Venue: Hall Place and Gardens

Website: www.hallplace.org.uk

Have a HOOT at Jambs Owls Experience getting to know all the live owls including the opportunity to hold one! The lovely friendly team are on hand to answer all your questions and make your visit something...

Jigsaw Performing Arts Free Trial

Venue: Various venues

Website: www.jigsaw-arts.co.uk

Looking for a fun, creative outlet for your child? Join Jigsaw Performing Arts, where children aged 3-18 can discover their passion for dance, drama, and singing in a safe, nurturing environment. They...

Junior Parkrun

Venue: Beckenham Place Park

Website: www.beckenhamplacepark.com

Junior parkrun is a free, fun, and friendly weekly 2km walk, jog or run event for 4 to 14 year olds, and their adults, at 9am every Sunday. The aim is for children and families to have fun, enjoy the fresh...

Kids for a Quid

Venue: Bluebell Railway

Website: www.bluebell-railway.com

Any child (aged between 3-15 years old) can travel on the railway for just £1 with any fare paying Adult. This ticket would allow you to travel on the railway as many times as your like throughout your...

London Butterfly Gardens

Venue: Hall Place and Gardens

Website: www.hallplace.org.uk

Set within the restored Main Glasshouse at Hall Place and Gardens, experience a tropical world bigger and better than before. The habitat of the butterflies has been reconstructed in such a way as to allow...

London Robotics School

Venue: Adult Community College

Address: Parkshot, Richmond

Website: www.london-robotics-school.co.uk

At London Robotics School, they offer weekend classes and holiday camps for children aged 8 to 17, designed to develop foundational skills in electronic engineering, programming, robotics and learning...

Sword Fighting Demonstration

Venue: Shakespeare's Globe

Website: www.shakespearesglobe.com

Join a Sword Fighting Demonstration and watch as Early Modern stage combat comes to life. Includes a photo opportunity for you to handle the weapons yourself! What’s the difference between a rapier and...

Thames adventure with City Cruises

Venue: Greenwich, Tower, London Eye, and Westminster Pier

Website: www.cityexperiences.com

City Cruises welcomes you on board for a great day out for all the family. Families are in for a treat with onboard activities for children, including engaging activity books and more to enhance their...

Theatre Peckham Academy

Venue: Theatre Peckham

Website: www.theatrepeckham.co.uk/tp-academy

Classes are for children aged between 3-16 and include Musical Theatre, Ballet, Acro, Song Writing and Music Production, Acting, Glee Club Pop, Junior Acting Company, Tap Dance, Street Dance and Young...

Young Astronomers Workshop

Venue: Royal Observatory, Peter Harrison Planetarium

Website: www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on

Go along to make-and-do activities about space at the Royal Observatory and ask the Observatory Explainers your questions about the Universe. Suitable for ages 4+. (Weekends 11am-2.30pm).

Beegu

Venue: Unicorn Theatre

Website: www.unicorntheatre.com

Lost on Earth after her spaceship crashes, Beegu wanders off to find some friends. She is a friendly little creature, but the Earth People don't seem very welcoming at all. So far she has only met the...

Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition

Venue: ExCeL London

Website: www.excel.london

Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition brings Ancient Egypt to life like never before, offering a cutting-edge 90-minute journey back in time. Featuring 8-metre high video projections, VR experiences,...

Aardman presents Lloyd of the Flies, Wetland Bug Hunt

Venue: WWT London Wetland Centre

Website: www.wwt.org.uk

Dive into the wonderful world of wetland insects with Lloyd and his new friend Dart the dragonfly. Follow the trail to help Lloyd and tour guide Dart the dragonfly find Lloyd's friends and family and make...

The Elmer Adventure

Venue: Blackheath Halls

Website: www.blackheathhalls.com

The enchanting and colourful world of Elmer is brought to life through songs, storytelling and puppetry by Tall Stories, the company who brought you The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom live on stage –...

Astronomy & Islam: Introduction 

Venue: Royal Observatory, Peter Harrison Planetarium

Website: www.rmg.co.uk

Learn about the important links between astronomy and Islam at the Royal Observatory Greenwich. This planetarium show will teach you how to spot the next New Crescent Moon, how Arabic astronomers helped...

Safe Harbour

Venue: National Maritime Museum

Website: www.rmg.co.uk

Safe Harbour is a series of free workshops created to provide a safe space for foster and adoptive families. The sessions are an opportunity for families to have fun together in a friendly and welcoming...

Art Sundays

Venue: Dulwich Picture Gallery

Website: www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk

Get inspired to make art together as a family in these free monthly creative activities in the Art Studio. Art Sunday activities are aimed at 7–12-year-olds and their families, siblings of all ages...

Carnival: Family Edit

Venue: Southbank Centre

Website: www.southbankcentre.co.uk

It’s time to round up the family for Aurora Orchestra’s Carnival, created in collaboration with physical theatre company Frantic Assembly.In a playful twist, the second part of Aurora’s Carnival...

Horrible Histories - Awful Egyptians

Venue: Richmond Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

From the fascinating Pharaohs to the power of the pyramids, discover the foul facts of death and decay with the meanest mummies in Egypt. Are you ready to rumble with Ramesses the Great? Dare you enter...

Horrible Histories - Terrible Tudors

Venue: Richmond Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

From the horrible Henries to the end of evil Elizabeth, hear the legends (and the lies!) about the torturing Tudors. Find out the fate of Henry’s headless wives and his punch up with the Pope. Meet Bloody...

The Wiggles: Bouncing Balls Tour

Venue: Fairfield Concert Hall

Website: www.fairfield.co.uk

Experience the magic of this interactive and engaging live show experience set to spark creativity, curiosity and a love of learning through The Wiggles signature mix of entertainment and education.You’ll...

Comedy Club for Kids

Venue: The Exchange

Address: Twickenham

Website: www.exchangetwickenham.co.uk

Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and their families… but without...

Greenwich and Bexley Hospice Mini Marathon

Venue: Greenwich Park

Website: www.communityhospice.org.uk

Open to children aged 5-16 years, this hugely popular event is the perfect opportunity to walk, run, or jog 2.62 miles around the beautiful Royal Greenwich Park, all while supporting Greenwich and Bexley...

Puss in Boots

Venue: Blackheath Halls

Website: www.blackheathhalls.com

Based on the original version by Charles Perrault, Let’s All Dance Ballet Company brings a new version of Puss in Boots about a friendship between a magical cat and a young man with a talent for music....

The Koala Who Could

Venue: Unicorn Theatre

Website: www.unicorntheatre.com

An empowering and chuckle-out-loud story about embracing change — whether we like it or not. Join Kevin, King of the staying-still-kings, and his friends kangaroo and wombat in an Australian Outback...

Ready Steady Go!

Venue: Unicorn Theatre

Website: www.unicorntheatre.com

An immersive theatre show for 3-8 year olds combining live performance, music, storytelling and painting into one interactive art show. This fun, craft-based theatre experience will get everyone colouring...

Ark Globe Academy Summer Fair

Venue: Ark Globe Academy

Website: https://arkglobe.org

This free community event is packed with exciting activities, games, delicious food, and stalls for all ages. Enjoy everything on offer, explore student showcases of art and crafts, and connect with local...

Blackheath Pretty Muddy Kids

Venue: Blackheath Common

Website: https://raceforlife.cancerresearchuk.org

Pretty Muddy® Kids is a fun-packed muddy obstacle course for children aged 6-12 (over 1.2m tall). The young fundraisers climb, crawl and slide their way around the course at their own pace, accompanied...