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Madagascar The Musical
18th-21st April 2024
Venue: New Theatre Oxford
Website: www.atgtickets.com
Join all of your favourite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s...
Celebrate Earth Day at Nature Club
20th April 2024
Venue: Science Oxford Centre
Website: www.scienceoxford.com
Em’bark’ on a woodland adventure to celebrate Earth Day! Make your own tree badge, and identify your Ash from your Oak with a leaf ID guide and twig spotter. Play woodland games, enjoy the spring buds...
Breathe
21st April 2024
Venue: Cornerstone Arts
Website: www.cornerstone-arts.org
Breathe is aimed at everyone over 6. The puppet characters and playful scenes will appeal to the younger children, and older children and adults can also appreciate how the storytellers create the ‘film’...
Cranford School Open Week
22nd-26th April 2024
Venue: Cranford School
Website: www.cranfordschool.co.uk
At Cranford life is about so much more than simple academic success. The aim is to support the development of confident, well-rounded young people. Discover firsthand all that a Cranford education can...
Comedy Club 4 Kids
28th April 2024
Venue: The Mill Arts Centre
Website: www.themillartscentre.co.uk
Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and their families… but without...
Jousting Tournament
4th-6th May 2024
Venue: Blenheim Palace
Website: www.blenheimpalace.com
Step back in time and witness the thrilling clash of steel and the thundering hooves as knights don their armour and mount their noble steeds for the most spectacular jousting event of the year. You will...
Spring Festival
4th-5th May 2024
Venue: Earth Trust Farm
Website: www.earthtrust.org.uk/events/spring-festival
Families are invited to join in the festivities down on the farm, celebrating the joys of spring amidst newborn lambs frolicking in the fields. Meet farm animals and learn about their role in healthy,...
Henley May Fayre
6th May 2024
Time: 12pm-5pm
Venue: Henley-on-Thames Market Place
Address: Henley-on-Thames
Website: https://www.henleytowncouncil.gov.uk/event/may-fayre
There will be a fabulous range of stallholders providing sweets, popcorn, face painting, cakes, Tombola and other children’s games. There will also be several children’s fairground rides...
May Open Mornings at Summer Fields
10th-11th May 2024
Venue: Summer Fields
Website: www.summerfields.com
If you are interested in finding out more about Summer Fields and having a look around before registering your child then sign up for their May open mornings to visit Summer Fields Pre-prep and Prep. You...
Les Enfants Terribles: A Game Show for Awful Children
19th May 2024
Venue: The Mill Arts Centre
Website: www.themillartscentre.co.uk
Marcel Lucont, a big hit at Edinburgh Fringe and many other festivals, the multi-award-winning comic channels his acerbic humour and quickfire wit into a series of tasks for the younger generation, which...
Charlie Cook's Favourite Book
28th-30th May 2024
Venue: Oxford Playhouse
Website: www.oxfordplayhouse.com
Go and delve into a range of books with Charlie Cook, brought to life with puppetry and enchanting songs, and perhaps you will be able to help his sister discover the wonderful world inside a book... Written...
New College Choir Open Afternoon
8th June 2024
Venue: New College School
Website: www.newcollegechoir.com
Each September four or five seven-year-old boys start as choristers in New College Choir, and begin an extraordinary musical and educational journey. The open afternoon gives a wonderful taster of New...
Schools' Football Week
5th November-11th February 2024
Venue: Nationwide
Website: www.schoolsfootball.org/schools-football-week
Schools’ Football Week is an ongoing ESFA initiative designed as an opportunity for schools, teams and clubs from across the country to embrace schools’ football and the wellbeing benefits it provides...
Activity Trails
Venue: River and Rowing Museum
Website: www.rrm.co.uk/visit/families/#activity_trails
Dive deeper into the Museum’s stories with the activity trails or explore the beautiful natural surroundings. All trails can be downloaded to your phone or tablet, or printed out at home before your...
Break Point Tennis
Venue: Kingham Hill and Stowe School
Break Point Tennis vibrant holiday camps run during all holidays throughout the year covering all term and half term breaks so that kids can learn to play, rally and score with their team of experienced...
Creation Home Delivery
Venue: Online
Website: www.creationtheatre.co.uk/creation-home-delivery
Live online drama classes for ages 5-16. The online sessions are designed to inspire a life-long love of stories and storytelling in young people as well as develop creativity, turbo-charge confidence...
Creation Theatre Holiday Workshops
Venue: Wolvercote School
Address: Oxford
Website: www.creationtheatre.co.uk
Let imaginations run wild this summer with fun-filled theatre and creativity 5-day workshops. Children will create and perform a play in a week, alongside lots of confidence boosting drama activities....
Family Day – Exploration Zone! (open every Saturday)
Time: 10am, 12.30pm and 3pm
Venue: Science Oxford Centre, Headington
Website: https://scienceoxford.com/events/family-days-every-saturday/
All welcome, under 3s free – book ahead
Family Days
Venue: Science Oxford Centre
Website: www.scienceoxford.com
Be inspired by our amazing world this spring at the Science Oxford Centre. Every Saturday get hands-on in the Exploration Zone, experiment at the outdoor Water Lab, and pick up an Explorer Backpack to...
Family Fun at Cogges
Venue: Cogges Manor Farm
Website: www.cogges.org.uk
A great place to relax, learn and play over the long weekends and spring holidays. Meet the animals – friendly goats, ponies, chickens and rabbits – and new Cotswold Lions joining the flock....
Family Trails
Venue: Pendon Museum
Website: www.pendonmuseum.com/events
The Trails are designed for 6 year olds and upwards and are a great way for families to experience the museum, identify details and understand more about life in 1930s. On completing a trail children are...
Fat Squirrel Outdoor Party
Venue: Fat Squirrel Outdoor Company
Website: www.fatsquirreloutdoor.co.uk
A wild 2 hours in the woods includes two activities and a campfire meal. For kids its a great adventure, for parents its a calmer way to manage a celebration for lots of kids. Sit around a fire and enjoy...
Hip Hop Dance
Venue: Pegasus Theatre
Website: www.pegasustheatre.org.uk/classes/#hiphop
Learn choreography, develop your technique, and create your own moves in these hip hop dance classes led by experienced instructors. Students will get the opportunity to show off their new moves at a short...
Junior Modelling at Pendon
Venue: Pendon Museum
Website: www.pendonmuseum.com/events
Free school holiday Wednesday events on a 'drop-in', 'first come, first served' basis.These 30 minute sessions are suitable for children from 6 years upwards. Parents must be present throughout...
Junior Zookeeper Experience
Venue: Millets Wildside Falconry & Wildlife Centre
Website: www.milletswildside.co.uk
9am-12pm on the 1st and 3rd Saturday every month. This experience will offer your child a unique insight into the world of zookeeping, learning about a range of the world’s creatures and how to care...
Learn Gymnastics
Venue: Tower Hill Community Primary School
Website: www.noxgymnastics.com
NOX GYM recreational classes build core strength, agility and flexibility. They are great for kids who have energy to burn and love to learn new skills. But really, whether you’re a beginner or have...
Minecraft Church
Venue: Kidlington Methodist Church
Website: www.kidlingtonmethodists.org.uk
Minecraft Church is a creative style of church in which adults and children explore stories from the Bible together. Usually on the fourth Sunday of the month at 3pm, but do check before going, especially...
Muddy Explorers Holiday Clubs (5+ Years)
Venue: Evenley Wood Gardens
Website: www.muddyfeettraining.co.uk
Re-wild your child with MUDDY FEET® and a full day of immersive woodland fun, these holiday club days will inspire your children as well as teach them new skills. This popular club runs throughout...
Muddy Feet
Venue: Various venues
Website: www.muddyfeettraining.co.uk
MUDDY FEET® is a forest school who thrive to help children and their grown-ups to embrace and immerse themselves in nature and all the joy and happiness it can deliver. They run Muddy Explorers Holiday...
Muddy Feet Family Days
Venue: Heath Farm
Website: www.muddyfeettraining.co.uk/children-and-families/
Join MUDDY FEET® in the woods for family events throughout the year. Each event is a different theme to reflect the season. Previous events have included den building and fires, fairies and elves, trinket...
Oxford Active Camps
Venue: Various venues
Website: www.active-camps.com
Children will get to participate in a wide range of sporting activities, team challenges, outdoor pursuits, and indoor activities making the most of the amazing facilities that the host schools can offer....
Stagecoach Performing Arts
Venue: Various venues
Website: www.stagecoach.co.uk
Stagecoach Performing Arts offers Singing, Acting and Dancing classes for children aged 4-18. They offer Two-Week trials to provide you and your child with the perfect opportunity to experience what Stagecoach...
Stay and Play
Venue: Elite Bounce
Website: www.elitebounce.co.uk
Elite Bounce Stay and Play sessions are available across Oxfordshire for Children aged 12 and below. Bouncers will get an opportunity to discover a range of inflatables and soft play including obstacle...
The Bounce Park
Venue: Willowbrook Leisure Centre
Website: www.thebouncepark.com
The Bounce Park is an 4,762 square foot inflatable park. With a range of activities from a climbing wall to a BASE jump, The Bounce Park is perfect for a weekend treat. With 1 or 2 hour sessions available...
The Wind in the Willows
Venue: River and Rowing Museum
Website: www.rrm.co.uk/visit/families/#the_wind_in_the_willows
Jump into the beloved story of Ratty, Mole, Badger, and of course, Mr Toad. The Wind in the Willows 3D experience is beloved of young and old alike. Make tea in the washerwoman’s caravan, share in the...
Ultimate Activity Camps
Venue: Various venues in Oxford
Website: www.ultimateactivity.co.uk
Outstanding Ofsted regulated summer activity day camps delivering a very high level of care and welfare for 4-14 year olds during the school holidays. These camps offer a wide range of activities, from...
Vale Walks
Venue: Pendon Museum
Website: www.pendonmuseum.com/events
These short walks in the Vale of White Horse provide an opportunity to explore the countryside modelled at Pendon.