Primary Times - the definitive what’s on and where to go family guide of activities and events for children of primary school age. Things to do with your kids during the school holidays including arts and craft activities, music and theatre for children, parties, competitions, days out, and family attractions along with term time drama schools, dance classes, after school clubs and sports activities. Things to do at a place near you!
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Summer Spectacular
23rd July-4th September 2022
Venue: Willows Activity Farm
Address: Coursers Road, London Colney, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Website: www.willowsactivityfarm.com
Come and get lost in the Maize Maze but make sure you find your way out to enjoy the NEW Puddle Play Park where you’re guaranteed a splashing good time! Come rain or shine, little ones will love having...
Basketball Activities
25th July-18th August 2022
Venue: Herns Ln
Address: Welwyn Garden City
Website: www.sportinherts.org.uk
Sports in Hertfordshire are offering a great opportunity this Summer. Learn fun basketball skills from highly trained and experienced coaches who have delivered HAPpy programme in the past.
Crafts in the colonnade
25th July-31st August 2022
Venue: Verulamium Museum
Address: St Michael's Street, St Albans
Website: www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk
Come and make your very own Roman soldier’s shield or try weaving like a Roman in the Colonnade at Verulamium. This is a self-led craft, but all resources and instructions will be provided.Recommended...
Fit, Fed & Read
1st-25th August 2022
Venue: Peartree Primary School
Website: www.sportinherts.org.uk
Running from Monday to Thursday from 10am until 3pm throughout August, you'll take part in lots of team games and activities, sports, themed crafts, outdoor scavenger hunt fun, plus enjoy visits from Herts...
Junk Boat Modelling
4th-18th August 2022
Venue: St Albans Museum
Website: www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk
Test your creative skills by building your very own “Junk boat” from some recycling materials. Decorate it and then put it to the test. The only limit is your imagination.
Barracudas Bite Size
8th-26th August 2022
Venue: Ridgeway Academy
Address: Welwyn Garden City, UK
Website: www.sportinherts.org.uk
They offer a fun filled program for 4 - 11 year olds including fast paced team sports to burn off energy, fun chilled Yoga and wellbeing sessions for balance of the mind and art sessions and games that...
Birds of Prey
8th-12th August 2022
Venue: Standalone Farm
Website: www.standalonefarm.digitickets.co.uk
CJ’s Birds of Prey are back with a dazzling demonstration showcasing their incredible birds. Come along and see all your feathered friends, get up close to these wonderful birds and take a selfie with...
Stagecoach Berkhamsted & Hemel Hempstead Summer Workshop
8th-12th August 2022
Venue: Stagecoach Berkhamsted & Hemel Hempstead
Website: www.stagecoach.co.uk
Your child can come and have lots of fun, make new friends and learn great new skills, and it will boost their confidence! At the end students showcase their singing, acting and dancing for family and...
Stagecoach Potters Bar Summer Workshop
8th-12th August 2022
Venue: Stagecoach Potters Bar
Website: www.stagecoach.co.uk
Your child can come and have lots of fun, make new friends and learn great new skills, and it will boost their confidence! At the end students showcase their singing, acting and dancing for family and...
Prehistory Family Adventure
9th-20th August 2022
Venue: Celtic Harmony Camp
Website: www.celticharmony.org
Enjoy a 3 day 2 night break of discovery with workshops from Archery to Outdoor Cooking lead by experienced educators.
Sarah and Duck's Big Top Birthday
10th-11th August 2022
Venue: Wyllyotts Theatre
Address: Wyllyotts Place, EN6 2HN
Website: www.tickets.wyllyottstheatre.co.uk
Join Sarah and her best friend Duck as they plan the ultimate circus soiree to help Scarf Lady celebrate her birthday. With entertainment lined up from a whole host of your favourite friends, including...
Dinosaur Adventure Live
13th-14th August 2022
Venue: South Mills Arts
Address: -3 South Road, Bishop's Stortford, Herts
Website: www.southmillarts.co.uk
65 million years in the making... Are you ready for the adventure? Join our intrepid Dinosaur Adventurers as we journey to a world of living, breathing, life-like Dinosaurs.
Dinosaur Adventure Live
13th-14th August 2022
Venue: South Mills Arts
Address: -3 South Road, Bishop's Stortford, Herts
Website: www.southmillarts.co.uk
65 million years in the making... Are you ready for the adventure? Join our intrepid Dinosaur Adventurers as we journey to a world of living, breathing, life-like Dinosaurs.
Crafts @ the Mill
14th August 2022
Venue: Mill Green Museum
Website: www.millgreenmuseum.co.uk
During your visit to the mill learn about how traditional corn dollies are made.
Stagecoach Chorleywood & Rickmansworth Summer Workshop
15th-19th August 2022
Venue: Stagecoach Chorleywood & Rickmansworth
Website: www.stagecoach.co.uk
Your child can come and have lots of fun, make new friends and learn great new skills, and it will boost their confidence! At the end students showcase their singing, acting and dancing for family and...
Stagecoach Hertford & Ware Summer Workshop
15th-19th August 2022
Venue: Stagecoach Hertford & Ware
Website: www.stagecoach.co.uk
Your child can come and have lots of fun, make new friends and learn great new skills, and it will boost their confidence! At the end students showcase their singing, acting and dancing for family and...
Rapunzel
17th August 2022
Venue: The Alban Arena
Address: Civic Centre, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3LD
Website: www.alban-arena.co.uk
Let your hair down in a brand-new adaptation of the popular fairy tale. Scott Ritchie Productions proudly presents this exciting and fun tangled musical adventure! With a wicked witch, a feisty heroine,...
Clay Creation Zone
19th-21st August 2022
Venue: Art in Clay 2022
Website: www.artinclay.co.uk
The Clay Creation Zone is a special area, which can be found right in the centre of the show, where both children and adults can have a go designing their very own creations using clay provided by Valentine...
Flamstead Scarecrow Festival
19th-21st August 2022
Venue: Flamstead
Website: www.flamsteadscarecrowfestival.co.uk
They look forward to welcoming you back to Flamstead for the 18th Flamstead Scarecrow Festival on the the 19th, 20th & 21st August 2022. Updates will be posted on their website and social media channels.
Teddy Bear Fun Day
19th August 2022
Venue: Mill Green Museum
Website: www.millgreenmuseum.co.uk
Bring along your teddies and join everyone at the annual Teddy Bear Fun Day. With themed craft activities, a teddy bear trail and of course plenty of refreshments from Miller's Kitchen for your teddy bear...
Hexwood School of Sorcery
20th-21st August 2022
Venue: Watersmeet
Website: www.watersmeet.co.uk
With original music by Masashi Fujimoto, energetic Choreography by Aimee Marie Bow and real stage magic, this is the perfect treat for the whole family.Recommended age 4+
Jack Visit - The Entertainer
20th August 2022
Venue: West Gate Shopping
Address: Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Website: www.westgateshopping.co.uk
Jack, the Entertainer mascot, will be visiting the Entertainer on Saturday 20th August. Pop down and say hello!
Peppa Pig's best Day Ever
20th-21st August 2022
Venue: The Alban Arena
Address: Civic Centre, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3LD
Website: www.alban-arena.co.uk
Peppa Pig is excited to be going on a special day out with George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig – it’s going to be her best day ever! Get ready for a road-trip full of fun adventures. From castles to caves,...
Fun In The Park 2022
22nd-24th August 2022
Venue: 96 Shenley Road
Address: Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1EB
Website: www.inspireall.com
Fun In The Park is back and bigger than ever! They will be coming back to your favourite local parks this August, make sure to save these dates.
Pottery Workshop
22nd-26th August 2022
Venue: Standalone Farm
Website: www.standalonefarm.digitickets.co.uk
Join Talia from ceramics school, Clay with Carole, for a pottery workshop at Standalone Farm this Summer. You will be making a variety of fun clay designs, using air drying clay. You will be guided in...
Peppa Pig’s Best Day Ever
24th-25th August 2022
Venue: Radlett Centre
Website: www.radlettcentre.co.uk
Peppa Pig is excited to be going on a special day out with George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig - it’s going to be her best day ever! Get ready for a road-trip full of fun adventures. From castles to caves,...
The Riverhill Obstacle Challenge
24th-29th August 2022
Time: 10am-4pm.
Venue: Riverhill Himalayan Gardens
Address: Sevenoaks
Website: www.riverhillgardens.co.uk
Back by popular demand but with some new challenges this year! Let off some steam with fun obstacle challenge and see if you can make the leaderboard. Free (included with your gardens ticket).
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
26th August 2022
Venue: The Alban Arena
Address: Civic Centre, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3LD
Website: www.alban-arena.co.uk
The Hatter and the Hare are stuck. They can’t move on. Trapped by self delusion and memory loss, they remain at 6 o’clock, forever drinking tea. The Hatter embraces it. The Hare rejects it. But who...
Flower Festival
27th August 2022
Venue: St Ippolyts Church
Website: www.stippolytschurch.org.uk
A Flower Festival is planned for the August Bank Holiday weekend with a theme of illustrating the names of pubs using flowers and props.
Flower Festival
27th-29th August 2022
Venue: St Ippolyts Church
Address: Ashbrook Lane, St Ippolyts, Hitchin
Website: www.stippolytschurch.org.uk
A Flower Festival is planned for the August Bank Holiday weekend with a theme of illustrating the names of pubs using flowers and props.
Croxfest
3rd September 2022
Venue: Croxley Green
Website: www.croxfest.co.uk
Croxfest is a yearly music festival in Croxley Green held on The Green. It is free for all to attend – enjoy a varied line-up of acts in a family-friendly atmosphere.
Fireman Sam
4th September 2022
Venue: Radlett Centre
Website: www.radlettcentre.co.uk
When all of his friends go away, Norman Price decides to find adventure in Pontypandy and become the star of a visiting circus. But with a tiger on the loose and faulty lights, the adventure soon turns...
Connect with Something New
Time: 2.30-5.00pm
Venue: Watford Pump House Theatre
Website: www.pumphouse.info
A relaxed drop-in concert showcasing 3 of the finest original Jazz acts in the UK. Headlining the concert are Archipelago (Jazz FM Nominated Act of the Year 2021), alongside a stand-alone show from Jelly...
It's all in the sound: the radical experiments
Venue: British Schools Museum
Address: 41 / 42 Queen Street, Hitchin
Website: www.britishschoolsmuseum.org.uk
60 years ago, a radical experiment was thrust onto schools up and down the country - the Initial Teaching Alphabet. So-called because it used a new alphabet base on phonetics to help young learners to...
Stagecoach Berkhamsted & Hemel Hempstead West End Easter Workshop
Website: www.stagecoach.co.uk/berkhamstedhemel
Bring your children for a week of fun at Stagecoach! Students aged 6 - 18yrs can explore a range of Musical Theatre material with tuition from real West End performers, including their own Principal David...
