What's On in London, North

Summer by the River 2026

Venue: London Bridge City

Website: www.londonbridgecity.co.uk

London Bridge City welcomes the return of Summer by the River, reimagining the Thames riverside as a dynamic playground of sport, entertainment and summer celebration with music entertainment, open-air...

Disney’s The Lion King Exhibition

Venue: London Zoo

Website: www.londonzoo.org

The iconic West End musical is roaring into London Zoo with a showcase of masks, puppets and costumes in a fabulous special exhibition. Step inside the world of The Lion King with a rare chance to see...

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Venue: Theatre Royal Haymarket

Website: www.tigerstealive.com

The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don’t expect to see at the door is a big, stripy tiger! Packed with oodles of magic,...

My Neighbour Totoro

Venue: Gillian Lynne Theatre

Website: https://officiallondontheatre.com/kids-week/

Join sisters Satsuki and Mei as they move to their curious new home in the countryside. Exploring their unfamiliar surroundings, they soon encounter a world of spirits, sprites and magical creatures. Maybe...

Mallinson Holiday Camps

Venue: Highgate School

Website: www.highgateschool.org.uk/mallinson/holiday-camps/

Mallinson Holiday Camps popular Multi-Activity Camps are bursting with excitement, featuring Zorbs, bouncy castles, sports, arts and crafts, and more—there’s something for every child to enjoy. They...

The Gruffalo

Venue: Lyric Theatre

Website: www.thelyrictheatre.co.uk

Tall Stories’ much-loved magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler returns by popular demand, celebrating the show’s 25th anniversary. Songs, laughs...

Horrible Science at London Zoo

Venue: London Zoo

Website: www.londonzoo.org

This summer, London Zoo transforms into a world of weird, wild and wonderful science as Horrible Science arrives. Expect laugh out loud experiences, hands-on discoveries and a trail packed with gruesome,...

Summer Spectacular at Willows Activity Farm

Venue: Willows Activity Farm

Website: www.willowsactivityfarm.com/events/summer-spectacular

Foam Fun is back for another year, bringing even more bubbly excitement to your day, while the Adventure Golf course is perfect for a little family competition. Your visit also includes adventure play,...

London Theatre Kids Week

Venue: Various venues

Website: https://officiallondontheatre.com

Kids Week is an annual event in London where children aged 17 and under can see participating theatre shows for free when accompanied by a full-paying adult. The event runs throughout the summer holidays...

Fantastic Foxy Summer

Venue: Roald Dahl Museum

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Families can enjoy clay feasts, junk-model excavators, daily storytelling, and an Animation Day inspired by an original Wes Anderson set on display. The programme also includes guided walks and an outdoor...

Summer Holidays: Electric Pioneers

Venue: London Transport Museum

Website: www.ltmuseum.co.uk

Enjoy family activities exploring the electrical innovations that have powered London’s public transport for more than one hundred years. It’s a summer packed with discovery, creativity and fun for...

Cats

Venue: Regents Park Open Air Theatre

Website: https://openairtheatre.com/production/cats

A brand-new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s global sensation CATS leaps into the magical outdoor setting of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. From Euston station to Victoria Grove, the strays and...

Dinosaur World Live

Venue: Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

Website: www.troubadourtheatres.com/wembley-park-theatre

Step into a prehistoric world of astonishing (and remarkably life-like) creatures. Meet an incredible line-up of dinosaurs, including every child’s favourite flesh-eating giant, the Tyrannosaurus Rex,...

Be Like Blippi

Venue: The Arts at Marble Arch

Website: https://officiallondontheatre.com/kids-week/

Join Blippi and Meekah live on stage for a one-of-a-kind interactive adventure that inspires kids to move like, play like, and explore just like Blippi! With Blippi’s signature mix of play, learning,...

Henry Moore Studios and Gardens

Venue: Henry Moore Studios and Gardens

Address: Perry Green, Hertfordshire

Website: www.henry-moore.org/whats-on/summer-makers

Summer Makers returns over the school summer holidays by popular demand! Join them in the Learning Studios to make a giant collaborative sculpture, inspired by Moore’s own works on site. Every Wednesday,...

Anansi the Spider

Venue: Regents Park Open Air Theatre

Website: https://openairtheatre.com/production/anansi

People say that in a time long, long ago, animals walked on two feet and spoke with words, like we do. And back then, everyone knew that the cleverest of all the animals in the kingdom was a spider –...

Highbury Fields Funfair

Venue: Highbury Fields

Website: www.irvinleisure.co.uk

Book your tokens online in advance to save money with discounts. The number of tokens per ride varies. Tokens are on sale at the fair and online. Contactless payment is available on all rides.

Birthday Parties at Avenue

Venue: Avenue Conference and Events

Address: 58 Regents Park Road

Website: www.avenue.uk.com

Planning an event - whether it's a children's birthday party, a grand celebration or an intimate gathering, requires careful planning, attention to detail, and creativity. Avenue offers a versatile venue,...

Children's Activity - Rip's Nature Trail

Venue: Forty Hall

Website: www.fortyhallestate.co.uk

This trail is a new activity for children to explore the grounds of Forty Hall Estate. Can you complete all the tasks? Can you solve the riddles? Only one way to find out. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and...

Family Station

Venue: British Library

Website: https://events.bl.uk/events/family-station-explore-and-play-summer-holidays

There will be fun sensory items out to play with, a pop-up reading corner with braille and tactile editions and art materials to experiment, draw and build. The Family Station is fully accessible and suitable...

Free Readers

Venue: 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden

Website: https://freereaders.co.uk

At Free Readers, your child’s academic success and wellbeing is priority. Free Readers serve children of all year groups, from ages 3 to 11, offering enrichment or extra help in Reading, Maths and English,...

Highbury Fields Junior Parkrun

Venue: Highbury Fields

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

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

Kumon

Venue: Various locations

Website: www.kumon.co.uk

Kumon’s study programmes place great importance on self-learning, encouraging students to discover how to solve problems for themselves. Children are supported as they pursue their own potential. Book...

Little Voices Hackney

Venue: Frampton Park Road

Website: https://littlevoices.org.uk/locations/locations/hackney/

Through fun, interactive sessions, children master public speaking and communication skills that last a lifetime. They can also take prestigious LAMDA exams, celebrating their personal growth along the...

Mini Farmers Club

Venue: Hackney City Farm

Website: www.hackneycityfarm.co.uk

Held every Saturday morning from 10.20am-12.30pm for children ages 8-12 years. This is a great way for children to learn about nature, make art and crafts and get to know the animals under the careful...

My Neighbour Totoro

Venue: Gillian Lynne Theatre

Website: www.lwtheatres.co.uk

Join sisters Satsuki and Mei as they move to their curious new home in the countryside. Exploring their unfamiliar surroundings, they soon encounter a world of spirits, sprites and magical creatures. Maybe...

Nile Wilson Gymnastics

Venue: Queens Park, Chelsea and Muswell Hill

Website: www.nwga.co.uk

NWG Academy is a specialist Gymnastics, Freestyle and Acrobatic Dance company based in London.Through classes and holiday camps, children build strength, fine-tune motor skills, and improve their flexibility...

Razzamataz Free Taster

Venue: Razzamataz Theatre School Hackney

Website: www.razzamataz.co.uk/school/44/Hackney

Razzamataz Hackney offers a unique curriculum of dance, singing and acting classes and covers the commercial elements of street dance, screen acting and pop singing as well as traditional Broadway and...

The Jolly Postman

Venue: The Postal Museum

Website: www.postalmuseum.org

Step inside the story in an immersive exhibition celebrating 40 years of the much-loved children’s book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Meet the Jolly Postman – off on his rounds with letters for some...

The Lion King

Venue: The Lyceum Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

As the sun rises on the plains of the Serengeti, watch in awe as giraffes, gazelles and birds bring the story of Simba to life in a spectacle unlike any other. Now in its 26th year at London’s Lyceum...

Westminster Abbey Choir School

Venue: Westminster Abbey

Website: www.abbeychoirschool.org

Choristers enjoy an outstanding education at the Abbey’s unique Choir School, coupled with specialist musical training and the wealth of performance opportunities which come with being a member of the...

Family Station: Casa do Livro

Venue: British Library

Website: https://events.bl.uk/events/family-station-casa-do-livro

Join Brazilian authors Thaís Braga and Renata Formoso in an interactive storytelling session inviting families to explore the Portuguese language through poetry, storytelling, maps and hands-on craft...

Brainiac Live!

Venue: Garrick Theatre

Website: https://officiallondontheatre.com/kids-week/

More mischievous than ever before Brainiac Live! explodes on stage and will take you on a breathless ride through the wild world of the weird and wonderful. With a great range of explosive experiments...

Wonderful Wildlife Weekends at Walthamstow Wetlands

Venue: Walthamstow Wetlands

Website: www.wildlondon.org.uk

Explore the pond and surrounding areas to discover the wildlife that lives at Walthamstow Wetlands. Toads, tadpoles, woodlice and worms are just a selection of the animals that you might discover. No need...

Board Game Afternoons

Venue: Cricklewood Library

Website: www.cricklewoodlibrary.org.uk

Join Michael Mertl and friends every Saturday, 2–4pm, for a lively afternoon of free board games at the library. Expect strategy, rivalry, teamwork, surprises and plenty of laughs — whether you’re...

Palmers Green Festival

Venue: Broomfield Park

Website: www.fobp.uk/pg-festival

Enjoy the funfair, Vintage Village, Family Zone, Artisan food and crafts, Art Exhibition, live music, dance, donkey rides and more. The festival is a free to enter charitable event, developed and run...

Wonderful Wildlife Weekends

Venue: Woodberry Wetlands

Website: www.wildlondon.org.uk

Explore the pond and surrounding areas to discover the wildlife that lives at Woodberry Wetlands. Toads, tadpoles, woodlice and worms are just a selection of the animals that you might discover. Activities...

Barnet Food Festival 2026

Venue: RAF Museum London

Website: www.rafmuseum.org.uk

Street food, live music and a big day out for families — plus a FREE Kids Zone. Visit the Museum’s airfield for a festival weekend packed with flavour and family fun. Expect street food from around...

Relaxed Tours

Venue: London Zoo

Website: www.londonzoo.org

Relaxed Tours allow neurodivergent people and other people who would benefit in a calm and safe environment to enjoy the Zoo. These sessions are guided along a set route which is agreed in advance with...

Children's Performance Project

Venue: Chickenshed

Website: www.chickenshed.org.uk

Perfect for children of all experience levels, Performance Project is creatively designed to combine and develop music, dance, and singing skills. You can join in on a weekly basis, but do note that spaces...

Splat!

Venue: Jacksons Lane

Website: www.jacksonslane.org.uk

SPLAT! is a joyful, wordless theatre show packed with physical comedy, clowning, movement and music. Developed in collaboration with award-winning deaf artist Brian Duffy, the show is accessible to deaf...

The Hideout

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

Friendship is wonderful... and tricky. Especially if you're Luca. The Hideout explores friendship and anxiety in children, and has been developed by highly skilled artists, school children, teachers and...

Gala Concert of Musical Stories

Venue: Cadogan Hall

Website: www.cadoganhall.com

An Evening of Musical Stories celebrates the 90th anniversary of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf in a gala concert supporting Brass for Africa – the charity transforming young lives through music in...

The King Alfred Upper School Open Morning

Venue: The King Alfred School

Website: www.kingalfred.org.uk/admissions/open-days

Meet the Head, go on a tour of the school with the confident students and speak with the curriculum support staff and admissions team. Lower School open morning will be on 8 October. Visit the website...

Hay!

Venue: Jacksons Lane

Website: www.jacksonslane.org.uk

Only one word but so many meanings in a show about growing up in the heart of the countryside and discovering that you don’t have to stay stuck in the mud – you can live your dreams, spread your wings...

Rabbit and Rey and The Lost Things

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

From the makers of smash hit The Gingerbread Man, this bold, funny and heart-tugging adventure mixes puppetry, visual storytelling and beautiful twists of the imagination, to explore our brilliant, often...

Run Wild at London Zoo

Venue: London Zoo

Website: www.londonzoo.org

Get ready for the very first Run Wild at London Zoo – a new 1 mile and 5km family fun run where every step helps protect endangered wildlife. Run, jog or wheel your way around - every step and every...

From Scrap to Stage: Make Your Own Tabletop Puppets Course

Venue: Harrow Arts Centre

Website: www.harrowarts.com

Design and construct your own tabletop puppets using recycled and everyday materials. Gathering inspirations from simple daily objects and transforming them into expressive characters! This course integrates...

Home Ed Day: Sort It! Maths Day

Venue: The Postal Museum

Website: www.postalmuseum.org

Put your problem-solving skills to the test in a themed day of maths activities for Home Educators. Tickets include a timeslot for Sorting Office Maths Challenge session and Mail Rail ride. Other activities...

Depot Open Days: Design Classics

Venue: London Transport Museum

Website: www.ltmuseum.co.uk

From Charles Holden’s architectural vision to Harry Beck’s revolutionary Tube map and Enid Marx’s bold Tube seating fabric or ‘moquette’ patterns, discover the names that shaped the look and...

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone™ In Concert (PG)

Venue: Royal Albert Hall

Website: www.royalalberthall.com

Watch the film on a giant HD screen and experience every unforgettable moment - from the wand choosing the wizard to the chaos of a troll in the dungeon, as you reunite once more with Harry, Ron and Hermione...

Airfix Model Club

Venue: RAF Museum London

Website: www.rafmuseum.org.uk

Over ten weekends throughout the year, aspiring engineers aged 8 and over will have fun constructing classic aircraft models and earning progress rewards along the way.Recommended for ages 8+. Adults do...

Hay!

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

Only one word but so many meanings in a show about growing up in the heart of the countryside and discovering that you don’t have to stay stuck in the mud – you can live your dreams, spread your wings...

Mother Deer: Acrobatic Adventures

Venue: Jacksons Lane

Website: www.jacksonslane.org.uk

This family show invites audiences to think about our environment, the animals we share it with, and our place in the natural world. Based on an ancient Northern European folktale about the Winter Solstice,...

The Littlest Yak

Venue: Harrow Arts Centre

Website: www.harrowarts.com

This musical adaptation of the award-winning children’s book will delight audiences young and old with beautiful puppets, catchy tunes and an uplifting tale of self-acceptance for all the family. A gorgeous...

Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake Escape

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

Meet Toto. She might look like an ordinary cat, but she’s no ordinary feline. Almost completely blind, Toto has incredible ninja skills, a big heart, and a nose for adventure. By day, she naps like any...

Bee and Honey Show

Venue: Capel Manor Gardens

Website: www.capelmanorgardens.co.uk

Discover the fascinating world of honeybees with a live observation hive and learn about the important role bees play in our environment. Visitors will also have the opportunity to purchase locally made...

Dino Snores for Kids: Mixed Ages Special

Venue: Natural History Museum

Website: www.nhm.ac.uk/events/dino-snores-for-kids-mixed-ages-special.html

Get up close with fantastic fossils, have a wild Jurassic animal encounter and see the brand-new Dinos vs Sharks Show. Get exclusive after-hours access to the galleries, including the exhibition Jurassic...

Give and Take Day

Venue: Artizan Street Library and Community Centre

Website: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk

Give 10am-12pm - Donate your pre-loved items in a good, reusable condition, including, clothes and shoes, toys, kitchenware bric-a-brac, books, DVDs and electrical items. Take 2-3pm - explore the day's...

North London Grammar School - Open Day

Venue: North London Grammar School

Website: www.northlondongrammar.com/open-day

Hear from the Headteacher and members of the Senior Leadership Team about their educational vision, academic excellence, and pastoral care then take a student-led tour of the school and experience life...

The Ultimate Bubble Show

Venue: The Questors Theatre

Website: www.questors.org.uk

This show promises a whirlwind of excitement and surprises, as Ray uses various different gases to craft stunning bubble sculptures, effects, and magical displays. Prepare to be amazed as Ray creates a...

Ockham’s Razor: Collaborator

Venue: Pentland Theatre

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

Featuring two performers, a suspended frame and a stage: this is a show about creation and compromise. An irreverent, highly physical and heart felt dive into navigating a relationship and the negotiation...

Dawnosaurs

Venue: Natural History Museum

Website: www.nhm.ac.uk/events/dawnosaurs.html

Dawnosaurs is a free event for neurodivergent children, including those with autism, ADHD, Tourette’s, OCD and other sensory processing difficulties. Enjoy the Museum, free from the hustle and bustle...

RBC Race for the Kids

Venue: Hyde Park

Website: www.race.gosh.org

From walking and wheeling to running and scooting, take on 2k or 5k your way. Whether you're sprinting like a superhero, whizzing on wheels, or simply enjoying a family stroll, every step will help beat...

Cable Street Stories: A Family Story and Creative Workshop

Venue: JW3

Website: www.jw3.org.uk

The session begins with a lively reading from the story, bringing Elsie's world to life before families are invited to explore a series of creative activity stations. Decorate a paper brick with drawings...

The Mystery Of…artsdepot

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

An award-winning board-game style theatre show where your skills are needed to solve this thrilling murder mystery.From the creators of I Believe in Unicorns comes this new brain-teasing interactive adventure....

Surinderella

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

Bursting with Bollywood sparkle, laugh-out-loud comedy, dazzling costumes and irresistible music, Surinderella is a joyful reimagining of the classic fairytale. Packed with colourful characters and unforgettable...

Book Buzz

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

The annual BOOK-tastic day celebrating books and reading returns! Join Arts Depot for Book Buzz, a lively, free family festival. Enjoy book swaps, a local book stall and creative drop in activities bringing...

Claytime

Venue: Harrow Arts Centre

Website: www.harrowarts.com

The award-winning Indefinite Articles present: Claytime! A play with clay, PLUS a workshop where the audience are invited to participate. Each Claytime is totally unique - creating its own world, its own...

Captain Calamity's Mad Science and Bubble Show

Venue: Harrow Arts Centre

Website: www.harrowarts.com

Join Captain Calamity and his wonderfully eccentric professor friend as they unleash an hour long whirlwind of spectacular science experiments, outrageous comedy, and the UK's best bubble show. Featuring...

Dick Whittington

Venue: The Playhouse

Website: www.questors.org.uk

Dick Whittington arrives in London to seek his fortune, but instead he finds Vermin Supreme, a rat with a purpose - to steal the city from those houmous-loving humans and spoil everybody’s fun. Get on...

Sleeping Beauty

Venue: Harrow Arts Centre

Website: www.harrowarts.com

The award-winning team at Immersion Theatre are back with their dreamiest, most enchanting pantomime yet: Sleeping Beauty! Bursting with their trademark energy, side-splitting humour, and show-stopping...

Nutcracker

Venue: London Coliseum

Website: www.ballet.org.uk

This festive season, step into a world where anything is possible. Join Clara on a fantastical adventure as English National Ballet’s Nutcracker bursts to life with over 100 dancers and musicians. The...

The Snowman in Concert

Venue: Cadogan Hall

Website: www.cadoganhall.com

A regular highlight of Christmas in Chelsea, the Mozart Symphony Orchestra returns for its annual performance of the timeless classic, The Snowman, for which the film is shown on the big screen with live...