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Kids go free to the world’s largest open Summer Art Exhibitions at the Royal Academy of Arts!

Royal Academy of Arts Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom

Almost 250 years ago the very first Royal Academy of Arts summer exhibition was put on!

Now, nearly 250 years later, the group is still discovering new talent.

The Royal Academy of Arts coordinates the largest open submission exhibition in the world.

Basically, that means almost anyone can submit work to the exhibit and if it's good, it will be shown.

There are over 1,200 works showing over just eight days.

£15.50

Explore The Fantastic World of Dr Seuss!

Discover Children's Story Centre 383-387 Stratford High St, London, United Kingdom

Step inside this vivid and immersive exhibition inspired by Dr. Seuss’ stories! Learn all about your favourites, including ‘Green Eggs and Ham’, ‘The Lorax’ and ‘Oh The Places You Will Go’! Little ones can take part in dressing up sessions, play music with the Boom Band, and meet characters such as Sam I Am! and more »

£4

Uncover the secret life of butterflies in this huge butterfly exhibit, Sensational Butterflies at the Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum, London Natural History Museum, East Lawn, Exhibition Rd, London, United Kingdom

Come face to face with hundreds of fluttering butterflies in the Natural History Museum’s Sensational Butterflies tropical house! There are loads of colourful butterflies from all over the world! From Africa, Asia, America, and more! They all fly freely in this huge family exhibit, now in its ninth year. //content.jwplatform.com/players/oGfh6VhB-vdnc3Srf.js You’ll get to see the more »

£5.85

Explore Horniman Museum’s Robot Zoo and discover what gives real animals their amazing abilities!

Horniman Museum Horniman Museum, 100 London Road, Forest Hill, London, United Kingdom

Enter this amazing world of robotic creatures and discover facts about animals that share our world! Walk around the exhibition and see robot animals! The robots even do things that real animals do, like how a chameleon changes colour and how giant squids jet around! You’ll even get to design your own mutant robot creature… more »

£7
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See Robots at the Science Museum in London this summer!

Science Museum, London Science Museum, Exhibition Rd, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

Explore the 500 year story of robots at the Science Museum this summer! From a 16th-century mechanical monk to robots from science fiction and modern-day research labs – you’ll see over 100 different robots! Some of the robots are actual working models! You’ll also meet Cygan, a giant Italian robot and one of the first more »

£15

Visit this amazing 17-meter high bee-hive at Kew Gardens until December 2017!

Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, United Kingdom

Step into this 17 meters high, 40-tonne metal installation to explore the life of bees! Visitors can stand, lie, or sit within a giant honeycomb as thousands of lights flicker around them and music plays! The music has been specially made to mimic a bee’s singing voice. //content.jwplatform.com/players/rb9jC5t3-vdnc3Srf.js The lights you see and the sounds more »

£14

Ocean Invaders: Enter the world of the jellyfish experience opens at SEA LIFE London

SEA LIFE London SEA LIFE London, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Rd, Lambeth, London, United Kingdom

The UK’s largest jellyfish exhibit has just opened at SEA Life London! Jellyfish are older than all of our ancient reptiles. Scientists believe they first swam in our oceans around 500 million years ago! Over 5,000 varieties of six different species have been bred for the past year ready for the experience opening! During your more »

£30
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Wind in the Willows is on at the London Palladium!

London Palladium London Palladium, Argyll St, Soho, London, United Kingdom

A story of friendship and courage, The Wind in the Willows is one of the best loved books of all time! Now it’s on stage at the London Palladium in a glittering new production that promises summer fun for all ages. Join Ratty, Badger, Mole and Toad as they embark on a series of adventures, spiralling from more »

£15

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Go on an adventure for all the family on board Cutty Sark this summer!

Cutty Sark King William Walk, London, United Kingdom

Go on voyage of discovery full of sea creatures and sea people this summer break!

Take part in family workshops (selected dates only, listed below) and catch flying fish, design your own sea monster or finger puppet, or join a flotsam weaving workshop – all free with admission to the ship!

£7

Investigate your senses in a family perfume workshop at Somerset House!

Somerset House, London Somerset House, Strand, London, United Kingdom

Marty and his famous mighty nose are exploring a whole range of scents! Using smelly props, Marty invites you to describe a range of stinky smells. Discover weird and whacky scents, including one inspired by the aromas of a water park! There's also a fully-functioning laboratory to demonstrate how perfumes and other smelly fragrances are made. Click here to find out more! more »

New to ballet? Take this Boys Ballet Masterclass in Birmingham with Birmingham Royal Ballet!

Birmingham Royal Ballet Birmingham Royal Ballet, Thorp Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom

This is a high-tempo workshop for boys who want to develop their ballet dancing! The workshop takes place at Birmingham Royal Ballet and focuses on ballet technique and choreography, and led by a male teacher. Meet other boys with an interest in dance and movement in a 2-hour class designed to develop core strength, musicality, and presentation. more »

£24
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Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park outdoor movie screenings!

Hyde Park, London Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom

Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park is hosting four free evenings of frivolous film fun on one of the biggest outdoor screens in London! There is something for everyone at Open House with four themed movie evenings... Entry to the cinema is FREE on a first-come-first-served basis. Musical Mondays (Mon. 3rd July): ‘The Lion King’ & ‘La La Land’ Creature more »

See a performance of What The Ladybird Heard at the Lyric Theatre this summer!

Lyric Theatre Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue Shaftesbury Avenue, London, United Kingdom

What the Ladybird Heard makes its West End debut this summer!

It tells the story of two crafty robbers, one tiny ladybird and a whole farmyard of fun.

Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len have a cunning plan to steal the farmer’s fine prize cow... But they don’t reckon on the tiniest, quietest creature of all: the Ladybird who has a plan of her own!

£14.50

The Learned Society of Extra Ordinary Objects at Somerset House!

Somerset House, London Somerset House, Strand, London, United Kingdom

Suspend your disbelief and enter the world of The Learned Society of Extra Ordinary Objects, a design exhibition revealing the extra-ordinary possibilities of everyday objects!

This unique exhibition centres on the power of imagination and storytelling with design!

Free
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Get hands-on in an incredible digital play area, digiPlaySpace! Opening July 8th 2017 in Yorkshire.

Eureka! The National Children’s Museum Eureka! The National Children’s Museum, Discovery Road, Halifax, United Kingdom

Eureka! is hosting the European premiere of digiPlaySpace, an exhibition all the way from Canada! digiPlaySpace is a collection of digital art. It features really futuristic installations and encourages you to get hands-on with some of the most creative technologies through games and play! The exhibition opens on Saturday 8 July to celebrate Eureka!’s 25th anniversary and more »

£12.95
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CBBC is to host a live Summer Social event at MediaCityUK in Salford Quays!

MediaCityUK MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, Salford, United Kingdom

Dig out your sunglasses, shorts, and selfie-stick because summer has landed! Imagine walking into school one day and discovering Hacker T Dog is your teacher for the day… How about Barney and Lindsey from Blue Peter, or Paddy Wilde and Jorja Douglas from Got What It Takes?! Now, that could actually happen – because CBBC is more »

Boys Only! two-day weekend dance workshop in Hampshire, with the chance to win The Frank Freeman Scholarship Award and attend the Royal Academy of Dance Summer School in 2018!

The Point, Eastleigh The Point, Leigh Rd, Eastleigh, United Kingdom

Boys Only! is a really energetic two-day dance workshop in Hampshire! It will be full of creativity and led by experienced male teachers. Bring along a friend and enjoy contemporary warm-up classes and creative dance sessions. There's also athletic ballet classes to build your coordination, strength and alignment! Classes are led by male teachers alongside more »

£53

Family Day at Henley Festival 2017, Henley-on-Thames

Henley Festival, Henley on Thames River & Rowing Museum Mill Meadows, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Henley Festival is back for 2017 and this year’s headliners include Pet Shop Boys, All Saints and Jess Glynne! But it’s not just for grown-ups, Sunday at the festival is Family Day! You can watch some amazing outdoor theatre in a greenhouse, see some comedy from Britain’s Got Talent star Bruce Airhead and listen to more »

£10

Visit Vauxhall City Farm and learn how to take care of animals!

Vauxhall City Farm St Oswald's Place, London, United Kingdom

If you love animals, you're in for a treat this summer at Vauxhall City Farm! They're hosting free drop in sessions every Wednesday and Thursday over the summer holidays. Play hide and seek with the hens, have a go at the greedy goat game or sniff some ferrets (gross!)! The events give you the chance to learn how to keep more »

£1
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Get lost in one of the UK’s biggest maize maze’s at Millets Farm in Oxfordshire!

Millets Farm Millets Farm Centre, Kingston Rd, Frilford, United Kingdom

Every year Millets Farm in Abingdon cuts a maze into a big field of corn! It's a tradition that started in 1997 and 20 years on, it's still running! Millets Maize Maze is open from mid-July to early September. Each year, the maze has a different theme; for 2017, it is seaside themed. Once inside the more »

£6.99

See this King Kong Comedy at The Vaults theatre in London!

The Vaults Arch 236, Leake Street, London, United Kingdom

King Kong is all about a group of adventurers who sail to Skull Island in search of a big, scary monster called Kong.

When the adventurers arrive, a group of people who live on Skull Island kidnap a girl called Ann. The adventurers fight back, rescue Ann and flee the island, but they also take Kong with them!

Chained and shackled, the monster taken to New York City and shown to audiences who laugh and scream at him. Until he breaks free...

A funny version of the story is showing at The Vaults Theatre in London. It's called King Kong (a comedy) and is showing until the end of August.

The show is written by Daniel Clarkson and directed by Owen Lewis. Between them, they have three nominations for really special theatre awards!

£25

South Asian Stories at the British Library in July

The British Library 96 Euston Rd, Kings Cross, London, United Kingdom

Discover stories from South Asia in this fun and creative workshop with Sita Thomas! Sita is an experienced film and theatre maker and children’s presenter on Channel 5’s Milkshake! From sheikhs to suffragettes, explore lives and stories from South Asia using games, play, and lots of noise in this fun and creative workshop. Be inspired by some more »

Summer stage shows at Kew Gardens!

Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, United Kingdom

The Royal Botanic Gardens are famous for being really pretty and hosting loads of rare and beautiful plants.

Well, this summer they're also hosting two fun family shows; ‘The Wind in the Willows’, until 28 August, and ‘The Dream Fairies – Adventure Through Bubble Land’!

The shows will run daily from Tuesday to Friday with two performances on Saturday and Sunday.

Plus your ticket will also get you daytime admission to the Gardens!

£16.90

Summer Garden Party at London Designer Outlet!

London Designer Outlet Wembley Park Blvd, Wembley, United Kingdom

London Designer Outlet (LDO) in Wembley Park is hosting a ‘Summer Garden Party’ to celebrate the best of the British summer!

There's loads of free, fun activities and vibrant performances.

Here’s what you can expect to enjoy at LDO:

See MORE MAGIC FOR KIDS! at Edinburgh Fringe!

Edinburgh Fringe, Underbelly Cow Barn Cowgate, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Time travelling magicians Morgan & West are back in their new show ‘More Magic For Kids!’

Mr West has always dreamed of being a 'serious magician' but has resigned himself to the fact that he does shows for kids.

Mr. Morgan is just thrilled that people are willing and eager to watch him and his magic tricks!

Join in the fun as Mr. West and Mr. Morgan try to out-do each other.

from £6.50

Q+A with Tracy Beaker, see LEGO Batman and more cinema goodness at BAFTA at 70 Open Weekend: Exhibition

BAFTA 195 Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom

For the final time this year, BAFTA is opening its doors to the general public for BAFTA at 70.

BAFTA stands for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. They're an independent group who are really interested in movies, TV, and art on screen.

There are loads of events that are perfect for kids like a screenings of the entire Tracy Beaker story, followed by Q&A with its crew.

£3

Ever wondered what work goes in to making a film? Find out at Secrets of The Movies!

The Gallery, Soho 123 Charing Cross Road, London, United Kingdom

Ever wondered what work goes in to making a film? How about all the behind-the-scenes stuff in getting a movie on the big screen?

Now you can find out! There's a free, interactive event this summer called 'Secrets of the Movies'!

There are loads of activities including live stunt performances, a video booth, giant games and film quizzes. There are also workshops on designing film posters and learning more about film animation.

See The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at South Hill Park Arts Centre this summer!

South Hill Park Ringmead, Bracknell, United Kingdom

Join Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy as they embark on a quest to banish the White Witch and help end her eternal winter once and for all.

You'll also get to see Mr Tumnus, Mr and Mrs Beaver, the mighty Aslan and even Father Christmas!

This production of The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe is at South Hill Park Arts Centre.

The play will be in 2 acts with an interval, where you are welcome to bring a picnic or purchase one with your tickets.

£18.50

Illustrator Sion Ap Tomos is helping you overcome writers block in a workshop at the British Library!

The British Library 96 Euston Rd, Kings Cross, London, United Kingdom

Explore storytelling through drawings and pictures with famous illustrator Sion Ap Tomos! The British Library will show you how to make illustrated ‘story starters’ that you can use to create exciting adventures - pictures of characters, places, objects and actions that are used to fire your imagination! : a dice with numbers instead of pictures. more »

LEGO® Mini Missions: Ninjas in the City

Southbank Centre South Bank, London, United Kingdom

Everyone loves LEGO®, right?! Well this August Bank Holiday weekend, LEGO is putting on a surprise pop-up show in London! It's called LEGO® Mini Missions: Ninjas in the City and is taking place on the Southbank. It's the first time this has ever been done and the pop-up event is full of stuff from LEGO® City more »

Free

Totally Thames festival is back for 2017.

River Thames River Thames, London, United Kingdom

Spanning the whole of September, 2017's Totally Thames festival is set to be bigger and better than ever before! If you've never been before or don't know what it is, Totally Thames is an annual celebration of the River Thames. Click here to visit the Totally Thames website! There are arts festivals, community events, regattas, more »

Get a free Trolls makeover with NOW TV!

White Rabbit Studio White Rabbit Studio, Dereham Pl,, London, United Kingdom

Trolls is on NOW TV so to celebrate, you can experience your very own Troll transformation! They've opened the UK’s first Troll inspired pop-up beauty salon... Located under a bridge in London - just like real trolls! - the salon will offer free candy-coloured makeovers inspired by Troll characters - Poppy, Guy Diamond and Smidge. more »

Free

Illuminated woodland walk at Basildon Park!

Basildon Park Lower Basildon,, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

As Autumn sets in at Basildon Park, the woodland really comes to life.

£6.80

Cheltenham Montpellier Treasure Hunt Trail!

Cheltenham Promenade Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Are you looking for something to do with family and friends or seeking a fun day out with the kids in Cheltenham Montpellier?

£7

Harvest Weekend at Home of Charles Darwin – Down House

Home of Charles Darwin - Down House Luxted Road, Downe, Kent, United Kingdom

Join Down House's expert gardeners who’ll cover a different topic each weekend giving you top tips from the harvest season as they draw from their experience tending Darwin’s famous garden – his ‘outdoor laboratory’.

Roald Dahl Day at the Roald Dahl Museum!

Roald Dahl Museum 81-83 High St, Great Missenden, United Kingdom

Today is Roald Dahl Day and if you love Roald Dahls’ stories, the best place to go is the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Great Missenden. That's the village between Aylesbury and High Wycombe where the author lived and wrote for 36 years. There’s three fun galleries to explore! Find out about Roald more »

£4.40

Mister Maker and The Shapes Live at Richmond Theatre!

Richmond Theatre Richmond Theatre, Little Green, Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom

Join CBeebies' Mister Maker in his hit live theatre tour!

 With a fabulous supporting cast and art at its heart, this live show encourages Mini Makers and grown-ups to sing, dance and make some noise!

£17.50

Apple Festival at Audley End House and Gardens

Audley End House Audley End Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, United Kingdom

Celebrate all things apple at Audley End - from bobbing and weaving to trapping and tasting, apples have never been so appetising!

Poetry Remix workshops at the British Library!

The British Library 96 Euston Rd, Kings Cross, London, United Kingdom

Explore shape, pattern and type to create your own poetry, and then have fun playing with different ways of performing and recording your work. Join artists James Bulley and Helen Frosi to experiment with a variety of poetry-making activities such as cut-ups and collage, using everyday materials to create your own visual poems! Explore fun more »

Bath Children’s Literature Festival 2017

Guildhall High Street, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

Europe's largest dedicated children's literature festival - is back from Friday 29 September to Sunday 8 October 2017!

£4 – £15

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Visit this River and Rowing Museum!

River and Rowing Museum Mill Lane, Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom

Experience the history of rowing, from the ancient Greeks to the modern Olympic Games! See boats of all shapes and sizes, including the boat that Sir Team GB’s Sir Steve Redgrave won his fifth Olympic gold medal in at the Sydney Games. You can also try out your technique on an indoor rower - maybe more »

£9.95

Check out this cool Cartoon Museum!

The Cartoon Museum 35 Little Russell Street, London, United Kingdom

Did you know - there’s a Cartoon Museum in London where you’ll find over 5000 books and 4000 comics? It’s just around the corner from Oxford Street and you can explore the history of cartoons in the UK, from the very first popular cartoons back at the start of the 1700s! There are areas where more »

£3

Step into the world of sci-fi at the Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff!

Discovery Quay Discovery Quay, Cardiff, United Kingdom

You can go on a journey through space and time at Discovery Quay in Cardiff! The Doctor Who Experience is packed with loads of incredible stuff all to do with Doctor Who. You’ll be flying the TARDIS and helping the Doctor escape some of the scariest monsters the universe has ever seen, including Daleks, Cybermen more »

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