Dazzling family shows, festive markets, sparkling lights and musical sandpits – with more seasonal delights than you can shake a stocking at, Southbank Centre in winter is truly magical. Play in giant sandpits illuminated by beautiful graphics, creating music with your own movements at the return of Soundpit. All ages can come and explore unique more »
The enchanting festive favourite, The Snowman, returns for a magical 22nd year. Based up the book by Raymond Briggs and produced by John Coates, this charming stage adaptation is guaranteed to transport you to a world of wintery adventure. With music and lyrics by Howard Blake, including Walking in the Air, choreography by Robert North, more »
The Fun Kids Epic Roadshow Adventure is an interactive stage show for all ages, hosted by Fun Kids radio presenters Bex Lindsay and Dan Simpson! After successful runs at the Southbank Festival and Car-Fest this year the show is back with a festive Christmas twist. Click here to get your tickets In the show, Bex more »
Grab your Mickey ears and get ready for the ultimate Disney experience when Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic skates into London! Be charmed by a cast of over 50 unforgettable Disney characters, with Mouse-ter of Ceremonies Mickey Mouse, the spirited Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and many of the Disney Princesses, including Jasmine, Cinderella, Rapunzel, more »
Come and meet Father Christmas at his top-secret London headquarters, the Royal Albert Hall! Once upon a time, nearly 150 years ago, Father Christmas and his workshop elves used Christmas magic to enchant the Royal Albert Hall and turn it into their secret London Headquarters... but this year, the elves are a little behind schedule! more »
From the producers of last year’s Santa Claus and the Christmas Adventure, the enchanting Christmas experience returns with a brand new story for all the family to enjoy. Join us this year at Wimbledon Library. It’s Christmas Eve and whilst most children are hanging up their stockings, there are a few boys and girls who are more »
Take a drive on the wild side this winter, by heading to West Midland Safari Park. Their four mile self-drive safari is open on weekends until 10th February, that means that you don't have to wait until summer to see all their amazing animals. You'll see Zebra's while cruising through the African Plains, Rhino's while more »
If you love Doctor Who then this event may be just for you! It takes you through the science of Doctor Who with loads of amazing things to see and do. There are talks all about Doctor Who including ‘An Audience with a Dalek’ and ‘An Audience with the 15th Cyber Legion’. You can even learn how more »
Tuesday 5th May – Crab Finger Puppet Fun for all the family. All that’s needed is a glue stick, pen, scissors, cotton bud, egg box and card to make a crab finger puppet at home. Tuesday 5th May at 6pm - Yoga at the Aquarium As part of the aquarium’s Facebook Live relaxation sessions, on 5th more »
We're in lockdown. And our sports are suffering. The current coronavirus pandemic and consequent lockdown has had a huge impact on everyone, across all regions of the UK, in every aspect of our lives. We know the risks to our health, and the strain to the economy. But we've forgotten about our local, grassroots sports more »
VE Day Craft Ideas and Wartime Recipes from Preston Park Museum and Grounds Offers lots of things you can make together as a family to get ready for the 75th anniversary. Even though celebrations will be happening at home or in our gardens, that’s no reason not to make our parties special! Full of ideas more »
Join author, comedian, podcaster and history presenter Iszi Lawrence this Tuesday 12th May at 12pm on the KidsBloomsbury Facebook Page, as she teaches you all about the Suffragettes using her debut historical adventure The Unstoppable Letty Pegg and answers your questions! Suitable for ages 5-11. Click here!
We may all be isolating at home but that shouldn’t stop us enjoying London’s culture – find the best things to do at home in London, from live streams and webcams to virtual experiences. All recommended by Visit London. Streamed shows and online theatre in London See the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes and more »
The Box Museum in Plymouth is the UK’s biggest new museum of 2020, and was due to open its doors to the public this coming weekend 16-17 May. While due to coronavirus and the government’s social distancing guidelines the opening of The Box has been postponed until later in 2020, this coming weekend, The Box more »
Whilst the National Marine Aquarium has been closed during lockdown, the team have been working hard behind the scenes making plans to celebrate World Oceans Day on 8 June, through free online educational activities and events throughout the day that family, friends and the general community can come together and enjoy. World Ocean Youth Ambassador, more »
Don't Worry, Little Crab will be available to watch for free on the Little Angel Theatre YouTube channel from Sunday 21st June at 11am BST until Friday 31st July. Join them for the launch so that they can recreate the shared experience of watching the performance together and share your thoughts using the hashtag #DontWorryLittleCrab. more »
London Zoo have worked hard to put safety measures in place at their Zoos, offering an open-air opportunity to see amazing animals and to reconnect with nature. They have implemented several new precautions and followed Government advice so that we can provide a safe and enjoyable visit for everyone. A really great day out makes more »
The school summer holidays are officially here and Rainbow Trust have a #BoredomBusters activity for you. Whilst we all love cake, we love the time making it together a whole lot more and we want as many people across the UK to join us, in celebrating quality time spent together while helping raise money for more »
Are you ready for take-off? The UK is go for launch! As part of our Destination Space programme, this summer holiday we will be blasting off from the UK, thanks to some brand-new Spaceports. With the UK government announcing a new spaceport in the north of Scotland, and Cornwall partnering with Virgin Orbit to launch more »
Saturday 8th August at 9pm will see the event’s iconic nightglow take place virtually, featuring 12 hot air balloons and their crews. The production will feature some incredible special effects and a light show, as well as some special surprises, all to a soundtrack produced by BBC Radio Bristol. This year’s nightglow will be closed more »
Are you ready for some fun this summer? Over the next 5 weeks the Odd Socks Summer Camp will be bringing you missions from Andy and each of the Odd Socks to help you become a fully fledged member of the band! There's a certificate to collect every week and if you complete all 5 more »
London Transport Museums Acton Depot is opening it's doors this month for 10 days! Visit the museum full of amazing transport artefacts from the past August 19-23 and August 26-30 2020. The Depot houses most of London Transport Museum’s extensive collection – over 320,000 artefacts from the Capital’s transport history. The new summer season has been designed more »
The 2020 Virtual Dog Walk – the World Big Dog Walk Challenge will take place in September 2020 and aims to raise thousands of pounds for dog-related charities, whilst not compromising the safety of those involved. Dog walkers from all over the world will complete their walks independently, getting involved via the World Big Dog more »
Ocean lessons and virtual tours for schools For 22 years, the Ocean Conservation Trust has been providing an exciting and engaging learning programme, using the Ocean as a hook for teachers to deliver all subjects of the curriculum. The Ocean Conservation Trust is offering virtual tours so that pupils all over the UK have the more »
Lawrence Batley Theatre Huddersfield present: Locked down. Locked in. But living. Three site specific dance productions by Studio Wayne McGregor, Northern Ballet and Gary Clarke Company. Following the success of their online plays, The Understudy and Nigel Slater’s ‘Toast’, The Lawrence Batley Theatre Huddersfield has announced that it has commissioned three critically acclaimed, UK dance more »
As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, the Weald & Downland Living Museum launched a competition earlier in the year asking local young supporters to design a badge to mark the occasion. Museum Director Simon Wardell headed up the judging panel, which also included actor Hugh Bonneville, artist Annie Timothy and Editor of the Observer more »
Track down Billy Brown at London Transport Museum and its Depot in Acton this October half-term London Transport Museum is opening its doors in two locations this October half-term as it welcomes families to track down Billy Brown of London Town at its Museum in Covent Garden and its Depot in Acton Town, west London. more »
To celebrate twenty years of the International Space Station we are joined by a special guest for a LIVE online Q&A. The National Space Centre will be hosting Libby Jackson, who manages the Human Exploration Programme at the UK Space Agency. Libby will be answering your questions during the Free ONLINE Facebook session. Libby Jackson more »
The Ocean Conservation Trust is partnering with Encounter Edu and the CARMABI coral research station in the southern Caribbean to host the AXA Coral Live Lessons at the National Marine Aquarium from 9th to 19th November 2020. The free online lessons will bring learning to life by connecting students and teachers with fresh ways to build ocean literacy, discuss coral science and interact with more »
Join us for a special #SciFRI as we speak with Charles Cockell, professor of astrobiology at the University of Edinburgh. Friday is officially the best day of the week #SciFRI Professor Cockell studies life in extreme environments, the habitability of extraterrestrial environments, and space biology. He currently sits on the science advisory committee of NASA’s more »
Hannah Khalil presents Mrs Scrooge as part of Fly High Stories’ 12 Tiny Plays Winter theatre project. From Sarah Gain Productions, Hannah Khalil presents Mrs Scrooge– a digital interactive story for children aged 4-9 years old – which features in Fly High Stories’ free Winter theatre project: 12 Tiny Plays for Children and their grownups. more »
With this being such an incredibly challenging year for everyone, and with many of our much loved traditions cancelled, GirlGuiding is partnering with children’s theatre company Join the Dots to present their first virtual pantomime, celebrating kindness and teamwork this Saturday. The specially created pantomime ‘Sisterhood in the Wood’ includes a number of Rainbows, Brownies, more »
The Ocean Conservation Trust will be running a free webinar series beginning on Thursday 10th December at 4:30pm about the incredible seabed habitats and animals found around the UK, and how we are working to protect them. Our first 45-minute webinar will be aired live in front of the Eddystone Reef Tank at the National Marine Aquarium. We cannot wait more »
Scratch Built Productions are planning something special for any families who didn’t manage to get tickets for their Christmas show this year…. ….join Mrs Christmas and the rest of the cast of ‘Your Christmas Needs You’ online on Tuesday 15th December for a festive catch up. Take a peek into Christmas HQ and see how more »
Chickenshed has a treat for all the family at this time when there is very little live-theatre on our Stages. We would like to transport you back in time to 2005 to see our fantastic Christmas Show - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This is a musical version of the timeless classic which takes you down a more »
Watermans is delighted to present Myths and Adventures from Ancient Greece, a series of four online children’s theatre shows written by Hannah Khalil (15 Heroines, Jermyn Street Theatre; Not The Gingerbread Man and Mrs Scrooge, Fly High Stories; and A Museum in Baghdad, RSC). Created for 3-8 year olds, Myths and Adventures from Ancient Greece will more »
Virtual visitors are invited to take a 1-hour tour with the Ocean Discovery Rangers, exploring the whole Ocean, from the rocky shores of the coast in Devon, all the way to the colourful corals of the Great Barrier Reef. Virtual visitors will also get VIP access to the top of the Atlantic Ocean Exhibit, and more »
The Ocean Conservation Trust provides engaging, weekly online lessons for school children across the country who are being educated at home during lockdown. The National Marine Aquarium, an initiative of the Ocean Conservation Trust, will provide the background for the broadcasting of an exciting series of free, live lessons. The live lessons will assist with more »
Family favourite Wild Boor Ideas is back with live, interactive, online play session. Join Emma Boor and a host of puppet friends in creative, immersive play exploring a different world each week! There are 16 different themes to experience, from Shoe Farms to Outer Space. Each session is packed with fun and engaging ways for more »
A joyous reminder about just how playful the world can be. Put your sofa in the front row with a digital production of Dust, live-recorded at Half Moon Theatre. This charming online production is perfect for children aged 4-9. When Little Titch arrives at the pink house it is not what she expected. Her new home is cold more »