What's On in London, North

The Last Days of Pompeii: The Immersive Exhibition

Venue: Immerse LDN, Excel London Waterfront

Website: https://pompeii-experience.com/london

Travel back 2,000 years with VR and cutting-edge immersive tech and experience Pompeii like never before. Wander ancient Roman streets, explore the legendary Villa of Mysteries and come face-to-face with...

Christmas Comes to Moominvalley 

Venue: Jacksons Lane

Website: www.jacksonslane.org

The Moomins are woken up from their winter sleep to be told that ‘Christmas’ is coming. The only trouble is, the puzzled Moomins have no idea who, or what ‘Christmas’ is . . . The Moomin family...

Family Barn Dances

Venue: Cecil Sharp House

Website: www.efdss.org

These high energy afternoon events give budding dancers a chance to take their first dance steps and spins. Live music inspires the dancing and expert callers guide the moves with simple instructions and...

Kumon Free Registration

Venue: Kumon Study Centres North London

Website: www.kumon.co.uk

Now is the perfect time to experience Kumon! Study Centres across North London are offering free registration for new and returning students from 1st February to 15th March. Don’t miss this opportunity...

The Zoo that Comes to You

Venue: Jacksons Lane

Website: www.jacksonslane.org.uk

Meet this group of charming yet cheeky animals, as they discuss their life experiences and the challenges they face in a rapidly changing world. They have a lot to say and want to inspire people of all...

Brave Bettie

Venue: Half Moon Young People’s Theatre

Website: www.halfmoon.org.uk

A magical woodland adventure about courage, friendship and finding your voice. Bettie loves the forest – it’s her sanctuary, where she feels calm and in control. But when the council threatens to cut...

Number Day

Venue: Nationwide

Website: www.nspcc.org.uk

Take part in numerical games and activities or Dress Up for Digits - dressing up as a number! Sign up for free to receive access to hundreds of free learning resources. However you take part, your fundraising...

Airfix Model Club

Venue: RAF Museum London

Website: www.rafmuseum.org.uk

Spitfires, Mustangs, Messerschmits and Hurricanes build them all at the RAF Museum’s Airfix Model Club!Everyone will receive an engineer’s licence to track their progress with those who attend all...

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

Box Tale Soup invite you down the rabbit hole into a timeless world of wondrous fantasy. Drawing on the wealth of peculiar episodes from Lewis Carroll’s books Wonderland floods onto the stage in a whirl...

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Venue: Park Theatre

Website: www.parktheatre.co.uk

The show is family friendly, but without any patronising idiocy. In fact, it’s just like a normal comedy club, but it’s on in the day, kids are allowed in, and thus there is a higher than usual chance...

Last Unicorn Airways

Venue: Jacksons Lane

Website: www.jacksonslane.org.uk

The show uses playful storytelling to remind us to see everyday life as an adventure and to cherish our world and each other. It’s a heartwarming reflection on courage, connection and resilience –...

Place2Be's Children's Mental Health Week

Venue: Nationwide

Website: www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk

The theme this year is 'This is My Place' encouraging families and communities to support their children and young people feel a sense of belonging. Visit the website to sign up and be the first to know...

CrickleKids

Venue: Cricklewood Library

Website: www.cricklewoodlibrary.org.uk

Got kids aged 4-7? Do they like books and art? Take them to CrickleKids, the new, Lottery and Beacon Lodge-funded book-themed craft and art class.Perfect to inspire a love of reading in your little ones....

Home Ed Day: Mail Rail Science Day

Venue: The Postal Museum

Website: www.postalmuseum.org

Build your engineering skills in themed day of STEM activities. Tickets include Mail Rail Science Show – 45 minute interactive show, Mail Rail Ride, Depot Drop-in – Build, test and design in the Construction...

Imagine

Venue: Southbank Centre

Website: www.southbankcentre.co.uk

The festival of fun and creativity for every family returns in February, turning the Southbank Centre into one big playground. Enjoy theatre, comedy, music, dance, poetry and free events at London's Southbank...

Cinderella Ice Cream Seller

Venue: Half Moon Young People’s Theatre

Website: www.halfmoon.org.uk

Get your dessert spoons ready for a tale of perseverance, princes, palace balls, glass slippers and, um, ice cream? This exciting musical retelling of a fairytale classic promises a delightful blend of...

February Frolics

Venue: Willows Activity Farm

Website: www.willowsactivityfarm.com

During February Frolics there’ll be live lambing, newborn lamb bottle feeding demonstrations and a full day’s programme of fleecy fun for a baa-rilliant day out. Visit the Lambing Pens to meet the...

February Half Term: STEM Week

Venue: RAF Museum London

Website: www.rafmuseum.org.uk

Take the family to the RAF Museum for a week of madcap experiments, GIANT bubbles and high-energy laser tag — perfect for curious kids and grown-ups who still love a bit of aviation magic.Tickets are...

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...

Chevalier – Hobbyhorse Circus

Venue: Jacksons Lane

Website: www.jacksonslane.org.uk

Kalle Lehto’s ringmaster performs acrobatics, juggling and balancing with an amazing cast of hobby horses.As the horses take centre stage on the small manege, part of the ringmaster’s story is told...

Valentine's Family Disco

Venue: JW3

Website: www.jw3.org.uk

Join JW3 for a Valentine's Family Disco that's all about love, laughter, and serious grooves. We're teaming up with the one and only Ilana Banana from Lana Land to bring you an epic afternoon of music...

Camp Innovate: Robotics with LEGO® kits

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

Children aged 8-13 will dive into hands-on science, technology, engineering, arts, maths (STEAM) and playful challenges – building, coding, and experimenting with their own creations. Problem-solving,...

Drop in Design: Make a Drawstring Bag

Venue: V&A South Kensington

Website: www.vam.ac.uk

Step into the world of Marie Antoinette’s style with references to her iconic fashion accessories and design. You can explore themes of futurism, tradition, and embellishment to be inspired to make your...

Family Tour: Commonwealth

Venue: Westminster Abbey

Website: www.westminster-abbey.org

On this special family-friendly tour, walk in the King's footsteps to look out for clues that reveal how the Abbey serves an international family of nations. This activity is suitable for children aged...

February Half-Term: Play in a Week (ages 7-12)

Venue: Young Actors Theatre

Website: www.youngactors.org.uk

Join YATI for a fantastic, spooky 5 days of making a show. Your child will learn drama techniques, build confidence and have fun while creating a spectacular play to perform to their friends and family...

Pop-Up Performance: School Of Confidence

Venue: V&A South Kensington

Website: www.vam.ac.uk

Welcome to the School of Confidence with Drag Queen and King, That Girl and Brent Would, a place for families to explore finding confidence together through movement, props, performance, and a little cheekiness!...

The Power of the Pouf with Hannah Wild

Venue: V&A South Kensington

Website: www.vam.ac.uk

This drop-in workshop will invite families to think like a designer and leave with new skills and ideas on how to use existing materials to make something new.All materials will be provided, all sourced...

The Singing Mermaid

Venue: Pentland Theatre

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

Through beautiful puppetry and performance, and with music by Barb Jungr (We’re Going On A Bear Hunt, The Pixie and the Pudding, The Smartest Giant in Town, There May be a Castle), Julia Donaldson and...

Camp Create: Yoga & Art

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

Designed for kids aged 4–10, these action-packed camps combine yoga practice inspired by stories, movement, music, and mindfulness with structured art activities based on artists and art movements. Add...

February Half Term: S-T-E-M Aircraft Access

Venue: RAF Museum London

Website: www.rafmuseum.org.uk

Guided 50-minute sessions with access to the Bristol Sycamore, Harker Tempest, English Electric Canberra and Gloster Meteor. Sessions at 11am, 12noon, 2 and 3pm everyday between 17–19 February.Tickets...

Neon Sun: Roller Circus

Venue: Jacksons Lane

Website: www.jacksonslane.org.uk

Perfect for an action-packed family adventure, Roller Circus is pure adrenaline and unforgettable fun—a bold fusion of storytelling, street culture, and entertainment. This electrifying show fuses the...

Family Storytelling: Commonwealth

Venue: Westminster Abbey

Website: www.westminster-abbey.org

Drop into Chapter House and enjoy tales of family, unity and peace. Together, let’s discover through video and crafts how the Commonwealth and Westminster Abbey are connected and what makes them so unique...

Lunar New Year Festive Storytelling: The Great Race

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

Join Yuyu Rau from New Earth Theatre for an interactive storytelling of the ancient legend of how the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals were chosen to represent the Chinese Lunar Years! Recommended for ages 4-11.

Camp Dance: Fairytale Ballet

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

Leap, twirl and sparkle your way through a magical day of dance on Tue 19 Feb, 10am – 4pm. Fairytale Ballet Camp with the award-winning Let’s All Dance Ballet Company invites children aged 7 – 9...

The Great Big Bug Show

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

A fun and interactive invitation to explore the secret world beneath our feet. As well as being brilliantly beautiful, delightfully disgusting and wonderfully weird, the show is an inspirational call to...

Sleeping Beauty

Venue: Pentland Theatre

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

The Let's All Dance Ballet Company returns with this much-loved ballet for the whole family.A good fairy turned evil by jealousy casts a bad spell on a young princess. But an act of pure love will undo...

Jack and the Beanstalk (Sort Of)

Venue: Half Moon Young People’s Theatre

Website: www.halfmoon.org.uk

Kid Carpet hates panto. The Noisy Animals absolutely love it. So guess what they’re doing? Yep. A panto. Now there’s a beanstalk in the middle of everything and nobody’s quite sure what’s going...

Make it: Pendants

Venue: V&A South Kensington

Website: www.vam.ac.uk

This workshop offers families a chance to explore what it means to be a designer.Families will learn hand building and sculpting skills such as rolling coils, carving clay and creating texture. Tickets...

Neon Moon: Paradise Circus

Venue: Jacksons Lane

Website: www.jacksonslane.org.uk

Step into a world of dazzling aerial artistry, jaw-dropping acrobatics and high-voltage performance. Neon Moon’s Paradise Circus promises to be an immersive whirlwind of fierce world-class gender-bending...

The Tour of the Eras – A Spectacular Tribute to Taylor Swift

Venue: Pentland Theatre

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

Experience a celebration of Taylor Swift’s music in The Tour of the Eras, a breathtaking tribute starring the incredible Hannah Jenkins. Backed by a sensational four-piece live band and dynamic dancers,...

BeWell Family Dance Festival: Mediterranean Fusion Workshop

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

This is a fun, accessible class for all ages whether you’re 5 or 95. No previous dance experience is required, just wear comfortable clothes and come ready to laugh, explore and move together. This workshop...

Tai Chi and Chai Tea for Grandparents and Grandkids

Venue: JW3

Website: www.jw3.org.uk

Join JW3 for a calming and joyful one-hour session designed especially for grandparents and their primary school-aged grandchildren.Together, you’ll explore the graceful movements of Tai Chi – perfect...

Wonderful Wildlife Weekends at Woodberry Wetlands

Venue: Woodberry Wetlands

Website: www.wildlondon.org.uk

Explore the pond and surrounding areas to discover the wildlife that lives at Woodberry Wetlands. Activities will include using nets to look at animals found in the pond and looking under logs to see...

Encyclopaedia of Happiness

Venue: Studio Theatre, Chickenshed

Website: www.chickenshed.org.uk

Join professor O'Brian and his spirited assistant , Sunny, on a magical, musical journey to find the Grand Philosopher and rescue happiness itself. Along the way, they'll encounter thrilling surprises,...

Dawnosaurs: Relaxed Morning Visit

Venue: Natural History Museum

Website: www.nhm.ac.uk

Enjoy the Museum, free from the hustle and bustle of the general public. Visitors have access to a wide range of galleries and activities supported by and led by experienced, neurodivergent-aware facilitators....

The Great Big Bug Show

Venue: Half Moon Young People’s Theatre

Website: www.halfmoon.org.uk

A fun and interactive invitation to explore the secret world beneath our feet. Expect Minibeasts and Massive Beats. Every tune is an earworm – even the ones about woodlice!

Brave Bettie

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

A magical woodland adventure about courage, friendship and finding your voice. Bettie loves the forest – it’s her sanctuary, where she feels calm and in control. But when the council threatens to cut...

Lauderdale House Heritage Family Fun Day

Time: 11am to 4pm

Venue: Lauderdale House

Address: Highgate Hill Waterlow Park, London

Website: https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/heritage-weekend-2026

They invite children and their families to explore the house and discover its secrets with all kinds of fun and free activities including special arts & crafts, a house trail and more. 

Party on Purim

Venue: JW3

Website: www.jw3.org.uk

Join this magical celebration for all ages at the familiar family favourite, Party on Purim! Featuring Children's magic show, Mocktail Hour with a Magician, Scavenger hunt mystery trail, crafts corner,...

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show

Venue: Arts Depot

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

Eric Carle's timeless stories leap from the page to the stage in this delightful show featuring a menagerie of 75 magical and larger-than-life puppets. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show has been dazzling...

World Book Day

Venue: Nationwide

Website: www.worldbookday.com

Reading for fun is the single biggest indicator that a child will grow up to enjoy a happier and more successful life. The World Book Day mission is to promote reading for fun, offering every child and...

British Science Week

Venue: Nationwide

Website: www.britishscienceweek.org

British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths that will take place between 6-15 March 2026. Visit the website to download the activity taster pack for free...

Tiny Planet

Venue: Half Moon Young People’s Theatre

Website: www.halfmoon.org.uk

This is a truly unique piece of puppet theatre for the whole family. Tiny Planet carries the echoes of The Little Prince, inviting you on a journey to explore how we all can sometimes feel impossibly small...

Brave Bettie

Venue: Jacksons Lane

Website: www.jacksonslane.org.uk

Written by Tatenda Naomi Matsvai, Brave Bettie is a magical woodland adventure told through poetry, songs and stories that explore their home heritage in Zimbabwe. This playful yet powerful production...

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Venue: Park Theatre

Website: www.parktheatre.co.uk

The show is family friendly, but without any patronising idiocy. In fact, it’s just like a normal comedy club, but it’s on in the day, kids are allowed in, and thus there is a higher than usual chance...

Kish Kush

Venue: Creation Space

Website: www.artsdepot.co.uk

Kish Kush tells the story of two strangers meeting for the very first time, divided by a fragile paper wall. Though they come from different worlds and speak different languages, curiosity draws them together...

Vikings: The Immersive Experience

Venue: Dock X, Unit 1 Canada Water, Surrey Quays Rd, London SE16 2XU

Website: https://vikings-immersive.co.uk/london/

Open from 12th March 2026. Suitable for all generations, this experience will enthral history enthusiasts and families alike. Younger visitors have the opportunity step into the ‘Junior VR’...

Great Big School Clean

Venue: Nationwide

Website: www.keepbritaintidy.org

Keep Britain Tidy believe that teaching children and young people about litter is a crucial part of their environmental education journey. Join the Great Big School Clean this spring, and help your...

Last Unicorn Airways

Venue: Half Moon Young People’s Theatre

Website: www.halfmoon.org.uk

Join two playful baggage handlers as they unpack a globe-trotting adventure from a magical final flight, where every suitcase tells a story. Among them is The Flying Trunk, a spellbinding Arabian Nights-inspired...

St Patrick’s Festival 2026

Venue: Trafalgar Square

Website: www.london.gov.uk

This annual event has become a highlight of London’s cultural calendar, bringing together visitors and Londoners alike to celebrate the many contributions the Irish community have made to our great city....

Mount House School Open Morning

Venue: Mount House School

Address: Hadley Wood, Barnet

Website: www.mounthouse.org.uk

Mount House School is a co-educational independent day school for ages 11-18. At their upcoming Open Morning hear from the Head, meet the staff and enjoy a guided tour led by one of the students. Contact...

Red Nose Day

Venue: Nationwide

Website: www.comicrelief.com

Taking place every March, this unique fundraising campaign uses comedy as a means to fundraise money for great causes. Anyone and everyone can get involved. Past years have seen bake sales, 24-hour dance-a-thons...

My First Ballet: Cinderella

Venue: The Peacock

Website: www.ballet.org.uk

When a letter arrives, inviting all to a Garden Ball, Cinderella’s journey to find her true self begins. With a narrator to help the young audience follow the story, and a shortened, recorded version...

Vikings: The Immersive Experience

Venue: Immerse LDN, Excel London Waterfront

Website: www.vikings-immersive.co.uk

Suitable for all generations, this experience will enthral history enthusiasts and families alike. Younger visitors have the opportunity step into the ‘Junior VR’ adventure, witnessing the...

Vikings: The Immersive Experience

Venue: Dock X, Canada Water

Website: www.vikings-immersive.co.uk

Suitable for all generations, this experience will enthral history enthusiasts and families alike. Younger visitors have the opportunity step into the ‘Junior VR’ adventure, witnessing the...