What's On in Avon

Spring Family Trail at Westonbirt Arboretum

Venue: Westonbirt Arboretum

Website: www.forestryengland.uk/westonbirt/family-trail-spring

Become a biodiversity detective and search for as many livings things in nature as you can as you follow along this family spring trail. Collect your detectives activity sheet from the Welcome Building...

Ancient Animal Odyssey

Venue: Cheddar Gorge and Caves

Website: www.cheddargorge.co.uk

Meet the magnificent creatures that once ruled the Earth millions of years ago and learn lots of fun facts – even be surprised to learn which ones still walk among us today! It’s a journey through...

Alfie and Amelia Fact Finding Trail

Venue: Aerospace Bristol

Website: www.aerospacebristol.org/whats-on

Take off on an aviation adventure with Alfie Fox and his sister Amelia. Download your Alfie and Amelia comic book story ahead of your visit, or pick up a free copy in admissions.

Family Adventures at Mendip Activity Centre

Venue: Mendip Activity Centre Sandford

Website: www.mendipbasecamp.com

Looking for a family adventure? Head to Mendip Basecamp, Mendip Activity Centre's award-winning family adventure campsite nestled in the Mendip Hills. With live music, storytelling, flexible pitches and...

Little Stoke Junior Parkrun

Venue: Little Stoke Park

Website: www.parkrun.org.uk/littlestoke-juniors

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 2K event for juniors (4 to 14 year olds) every Sunday at 9am. Free to join but you must register before your first run. The aim is to have fun, so go along and join in...

Mad Science Summer Camps

Venue: Various venues

Website: www.madsciencecamps.co.uk/find-a-camp-near-you/#bristol

Bristol is positively bursting with Mad Science Camps this year, with locations and venues across the city and beyond. Book single days or full weeks, each day is packed with hands-on experiments, thrilling...

Stick Man trail

Venue: Westonbirt Arboretum

Website: www.forestryengland.uk/westonbirt

The interactive family trail follows Stick Man on his journey as he tries to get back to the family tree. Enjoy the wonderful world of Stick Man as you complete lots of fun stick-based activities, discover...

The Outdoors Project

Venue: Horfield Common, The Ardagh and Sefton Park School

Website: www.theoutdoorsproject.co.uk

Their mission is to encourage children to spend time outdoors, away from screens. They have lots of exciting activity-themed days to choose from such as Wildcraft vs Minecraft Day, Bushcraft, Viking Day,...

Time for Walkies

Venue: Westonbirt Arboretum

Website: www.forestryengland.uk/westonbirt/forest-walkies

Join Wallace and Gromit for the ultimate forest walkies. Bond with your pooch by taking on dog-tastic challenges together, solve crossword clues and have lots of fun along the way – with everyone’s...

We The Curious

Venue: One Millennium Square, Anchor Road

Website: www.wethecurious.org

With two floors brimming with interactive exhibits, the science centre on Bristol’s Harbourside is the perfect destination for families of all ages, school groups or grown-ups, and those with a curious...

Acting: 7-9yrs. Summer 2025

Venue: Theatre Royal Bath

Website: www.theatreroyal.org.uk

Exploring puppetry, mask work, clowning, improv and some of the best comedic plays of our time - participants will be invited to further improve their performance skills while sharpening their comedy chops.Bursaries...

Walk to School Week

Venue: Nationwide

Website: www.livingstreets.org.uk

The annual five-day walking challenge and takes place 19-23 May and this year’s challenge will see pupils take on The Great Space Walk, encouraging them to travel actively to school every day of the...

Farm Boy

Venue: Redgrave Theatre

Website: www.redgravetheatre.com

Following successful UK tours and a critically acclaimed run in New York, Michael Morpurgo's compelling sequel to 'War Horse' returns to the stage in this delightful, family-friendly show combining drama,...

May Half Term Fun and Games at Wrest Park

Venue: Wrest Park

Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk

Visit the grounds of Wrest Park for hands-on activities this May half term. Enjoy family fun and games in the fresh air! 10am-5pm. Book early and save 15%.

Micro Marvels

Venue: Bristol Aquarium

Website: www.bristolaquarium.co.uk

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Mini Beasts Bathbomb Making Workshop

Venue: Weston Museum

Website: www.westonmuseum.org

Get ready to embark on a journey into the world of bathbomb making. A skilled instructor will walk you through the step-by-step process and all equipment is provided. £6 per person (accompanying adults...

Springfest

Venue: Bristol Zoo Project

Website: www.bristolzoo.org.uk/springfest

Enjoy family fun on Tower Meadow where you can find giant lawn games, crafts, music making and more! Experience the new multi-level adventure play for all ages, needs, and abilities. Explorers Basecamp...

Train rides

Venue: M Shed

Address: Princes Wharf, Wapping Road

Website: www.bristolmuseums.org.uk

Take a steam train ride on Bristol Harbour Railway from M Shed. The train will be pulled by the locomotive Henbury. Advance booking advisable to avoid disappointment by calling 0117 352 6600. Also 7, 8,...

Exciting Science

Venue: Redgrave Theatre

Website: www.redgravetheatre.com

This brand new exciting and educational show will amaze and astound all ages from 4 years +. With Fun and fact filled experiments, watch in amazement as they recreate a volcanic eruption; turn a vacuum...

Knights’ Tournament

Venue: Berkeley Castle

Website: www.berkeley-castle.com

Throughout the tournament, a skilled Marshall and an entertaining compere will guide you through the action.Explore the immersive knights’ camp, where each knight has their own tent and is ready to meet...

Wickedly Ariana

Venue: The Playhouse

Website: www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk

The first theatre production to celebrate the contemporary icon Ariana Grande, one of the most influential and loved artists of the generation. The sensational Hannah Thomas, with her amazing band and...

Archaeology Adventures

Venue: The Roman Baths

Website: www.romanbaths.co.uk

Dig for Roman artefacts (replicas) in the special excavation trench and learn how to identify, record, and uncover hidden treasures. Discover, Investigate, Identify, Reconstruct … just like real archaeologists!...

Historical Hysterical Critters

Venue: Berkeley Castle

Website: www.berkeley-castle.com

Get ready for a wild, wacky, and wonderfully educational adventure at Berkeley Castle this May half term. In this hands-on workshop, children will meet fascinating creatures like snakes, rats, and frogs...

Paper Flower Headband Family Activity

Venue: Glastonbury Abbey

Website: www.glastonburyabbey.com

Take inspiration from the many flowers in the abbey grounds and gardens and create your own flower inspired headband using paper craft and recycled craft items. There's no need to book and the activity...

Red and Gold - Family Crafts

Venue: The Roman Baths

Website: www.romanbaths.co.uk

Get crafty using gold and red to create your very own special Roman brooch. 2-4pm. Free with admission.

Woodland Webs – family activity days

Venue: Westonbirt Arboretum

Website: www.forestryengland.uk/westonbirt

Family event to discover what woodland webs are through a series of challenges and crafts. Create your own woodland web paper chain, make some pipe cleaner trees, and have a go at using microscopes to...

Spot’s Birthday Party

Venue: Tobacco Factory Theatres

Website: www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com

Join Spot and his friends for this engaging and interactive show for everyone age 2plus and their grownups.With integrated Makaton, catchy songs, dancing and lots of interactive party games, this is going...

Breathe

Venue: The Wardrobe Theatre

Website: www.thewardrobetheatre.com

Join this extraordinary journey to discover the rhythms of a wild woodland world. Beautifully realised with stunning puppetry, breath taking sets and groundbreaking live camera work. An epic children’s...

Creative Costumes - Stay and Play

Venue: Children's Scrapstore

Website: www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk

Go and make masks, costumes and head dresses using specially selected scrap from the warehouse and transform yourself into something fantastic! This workshop is aimed at children aged 5+. 1.45-3.15pm....

Discover the Future

Venue: The Showground, Shepton Mallet

Website: www.bathandwest.com/royal-bath-and-west-show

With an exciting line-up of organisations, Discover the Future will be bringing oodles of free fun with engineering and technology activities specially developed for children. Packed full with mind-blowing...

Matchbox Miniatures Family Activity

Venue: Glastonbury Abbey

Website: www.glastonburyabbey.com

Let your creativity run wild or take inspiration from the Abbey ruins and grounds as you create your miniature picture using a mixture of drawing, collage and craft items to bring the 3D matchbox picture...

Farm Boy

Venue: The Playhouse

Website: www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk

Michael Morpurgo returns to the stage in this delightful, family-friendly show combining drama, storytelling, and original music - a moving account of the changing face of the English countryside and a...

Brick Express

Venue: Avon Valley Railway

Website: www.avonvalleyrailway.org

Jump onboard the Brick Express and enjoy building workshops with the world’s most popular construction toy whilst you travel the line. Plus, enjoy a family trail around the station to spot the brick...

FailFailFailFailWin!

Venue: The Wardrobe Theatre

Website: www.thewardrobetheatre.com

Mark and Loz are circus performers. But circus is REALLY hard. FailFailFailFailWin! is a show about not hiding all the “try”s you did that failed. Featuring fails and possibly wins in diabolo, hulahoop...

Heli-Kids Day

Venue: The Helicopter Museum

Website: www.helimuseum.com

Enjoy an interactive day including a character hunt, touch and feel exhibit tables, colouring stations, children's bespoke tours, open cockpits, heli-craft tables and the chance to try on pilots helmets....

Calm Session at Wake The Tiger

Venue: Wake The Tiger

Website: www.wakethetiger.com/calm-sessions

These Calm Sessions are for anyone who could find a visitor attraction overwhelming when open to the general public, particularly SEND and neurodivergent people of all ages. So if you perhaps prefer less...

Festival of Nature

Venue: Various venues

Website: https://www.bnhc.org.uk/festival-of-nature/

The UK’s largest free celebration of the natural world – save the dates in your calendar for another week of in-person and online events for all ages, film screenings, guest appearances, arts and crafts,...

Super Saturday!

Venue: Children's Scrapstore

Website: www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk

Join Children's Scrapstore for free and crafty fun aimed towards primary school children and their families. This drop in session runs from 10-11.30am. No unaccompanied children.

Bristol Aquarium's Even Calmer days

Venue: Bristol Aquarium

Website: www.bristolaquarium.co.uk

Bristol Aquarium will be turning off our music, and children’s rides to reduce any unexpected noises. They also increase the lighting in some of the darker areas throughout the day to create a more consistent...

Brake's Kids Walk

Venue: Nationwide

Website: www.brake.org.uk

Take part in Brake’s Kids Walk to learn important road safety messages and shout out for children to have the right to make safe and healthy journeys.Sign up to take part in 2025 and receive your FREE...

Dalek Invasion at The Helicopter Museum

Venue: The Helicopter Museum

Website: www.helimuseum.com

Meet the famous Daleks and other characters from Dr Who. Have your photograph taken beside the Tardis. Watch the live interactive 'Audience With The Daleks Show'. Plus Open Cockpits, Charity Stalls, Fancy...

Much Ado About Nothing

Venue: Robert Glanville Playing Field

Website: www.handlebards.com

Join the troupe for a bicycle-powered production of Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ like you’ve never seen before.This performance is free to attend, and seating is unreserved. Doors open...

Bristol Pretty Muddy Kids

Venue: The Downs, Stoke Road

Website: www.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...

The Elmer Adventure

Venue: Theatre Royal Bath

Website: www.theatreroyal.org.uk

Everyone loves the stories about Elmer the patchwork elephant – whether he’s pretending to be an ordinary grey elephant or playing a practical joke. Tall Stories brings the enchanting and colourful...

TaylorMania

Venue: The Playhouse

Website: www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk

An award-winning extravaganza that plays tribute to one of the leading contemporary recording artists of our time. Katy Ellis a self confessed ‘Swiftie’ with an incredible live band and dancers promises...

Scouts! The Musical

Venue: Theatre Royal Bath

Website: www.theatreroyal.org.uk

Scouts from around the world have gathered to compete but when an intruder threatens to sabotage the competition, it is up to Joe and Eliza to put aside their rivalries and use their newfound skills to...

Teddy Bears Picnic

Venue: Avon Valley Railway

Website: www.avonvalleyrailway.org

All children will travel for FREE on this special weekend if they bring their Teddy Bear! As well as enjoying a 50-minute train ride up and down the line, back at Bitton station, you can enjoy magic shows,...

Gromit Unleashed 3 Trail

Venue: Bristol

Website: www.grandappeal.org.uk/gromit-unleashed/trails/gromit-unleashed-3

Welcome to the world of Gromit Unleashed! Together with Aardman Animations, we’ve created three unique, award-winning character sculpture trails in the UK and beyond, to raise funds for Bristol Children’s...

Bath City Farm Fest

Venue: Bath City Farm

Website: www.bathcityfarm.org.uk

Bath City Farm is celebrating being 30 years old this year! Visit Bath City Farm Fest and enjoy live music, games and activities.This is a fundraising event for the Farm. More details to follow...

Inflatable 5K

Venue: North Somerset Showground

Website: www.ukrunningevents.co.uk/events/inflatable-5k/bristol-2025

Get ready to jump, bounce, slide and swing through the World's biggest and craziest Inflatable 5k Obstacle Course! Great for the family of 4! Sign up now for an awesome time. Discounted for 2 adults and...

In The Night Garden Live

Venue: The Playhouse

Website: www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk

Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy, Makka Pakka and friends are coming to Weston-super-Mare in their fun-filled live show Igglepiggle’s Busy Day!You’ll see all your favourite characters beautifully brought to...

Out of this World: Sci-fi Weekend

Venue: Avon Valley Railway

Website: www.avonvalleyrailway.org

Meet your favourite sci-fi characters and meet some of the DroidBuilders team as they show off their newest builds. You never know who you might bump into…Best of all, children who go in sci-fi fancy...