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Summer Fun and Games at Brodsworth
-31st August 2025
Address: Doncaster
19 Jul 25 - 31 Aug 25 Summer Fun and Games at Brodsworth Brodsworth Hall & Gardens www.english-heritage.org.uk Step into nature this summer and learn Woodland Skills every day...
Toys! Toys! Toys!
-25th July 2025
Venue: Experience Barnsley, Museum & Discovery Centre
Address: Barnsley
Website: www.experiencebarnsley.com
25th July Toys! Toys! Toys! Experience Barnsley, Museum & Discovery Centre www.experiencebarnsley.com Discover a wide range of classic toys from the past,and learn about...
/Sports Day/Brilliant Board Games
-26th August 2025
Venue: Experience Barnsley Museum
Address: Barnsley
Website: www.experience-barnsley.com
22nd August 2025 Sports Day Experience Barnsley www.experience-barnsley.com 10am - 2pm Experience Barnsley’s Sports Day Remember those heady days when you almost...
Bentley’s Summer Bonanza – It’s back!
-20th July 2025
Venue: Bentley Pavilion
Address: Doncaster
20 Jul 25 Bentley’s Summer Bonanza – It’s back! Bentley Pavilion, Askern Rd, Bentley Doncaster Join us for a fun-packed day out at Bentley Park, Doncaster on Sunday...
Boston Park Farm Summer events
-31st August 2025
Venue: Boston Park Farm
Address: Doncaster
Website: www.bostonpark.com
Boston Park Farm www.bostonpark.com 12 July - Maize Maze opens The Maize Maze opens in July to the end of October each year. Our maize Maze has been open every year since 2000 and the...
Bowshaw Festival
-10th August 2025
Venue: Bowshaw Showground
Address: Dronfield
10 Aug 2025 Bowshaw Festival Bowshaw Showground Dronfield 12:00 - 18:00 Come along to the Bowshaw Festival, that is taking over from the Lowedges Festival, for...
Create some wildflower seed bombs:
-25th July 2025
Venue: Mowbray Gardens Library Rotherham
Address: Rotherham
25th July 2025 Create some wildflower seed bombs: Summer Reading Challenge Activity Week 1 Mowbray Gardens Library and Neighbourhood Hub Rotherham Time: 14:00 - 15:00 Children will...
Emley Show
-2nd July 2025
Venue: Emley
Address: Emley
Website: www.emleyshow.co.uk
2nd August 2025 Emley Show www.emleyshow.co.uk Emley Show is one of the best attended and respected agricultural days out in Yorkshire, and a great day out for all the family. The...
Falconry Weekend at Cannon Hall Farm
-3rd August 2025
Venue: www.cannonhallfarm.co.uk
Address: Barnsley
2nd – 3rd August Falconry Weekend at Cannon Hall Farm Cannon Hall Farm www.cannonhallfarm.co.uk We are thrilled to be welcoming back our amazingly talented feathered friends...
Gulliver’s Theme Parks
-31st August 2025
Venue: Gulliver’s Valley South Yorkshire
Address: Sheffield
Website: www.gulliversvalleyresort.co.uk
30th August 2025 Summer Sparks Spectacular! Gulliver’s Theme Parks www.gulliversvalleyresort.co.uk Celebrate another magical summer season at Gulliver's Valley...
Kids Eat Free
-31st August 2025
Venue: Owlerton Stadium Sheffield
Address: Sheffield
Website: www.owlertonstadium.co.uk
Kids Eat Free Owlerton Stadium Sheffield www.owlertonstadium.co.uk IT’S BACK! Kids Eat Free every Friday at Owlerton Stadium in July and August!
Outdoor Festival
-13th July 2025
Address: Doncaster
18 Jul - 20 Jul 25 Summer Festival Rossington Miners Welfare Ground There will be fun-filled fairground and outdoor festival that...
Outdoor Festival
-13th July 2025
Venue: Rossington Miners Welfare Ground
Address: Doncaster
18 Jul - 20 Jul 25 Summer Festival Rossington Miners Welfare Ground There will be fun-filled fairground and outdoor festival that...
Red Shoe Walk
-3rd August 2025
Venue: Meadowhall
Address: Sheffield
3rd August Red Shoe Walk Meadowhall & Sheffield Hospitals Charity Get ready for the Red Shoe Walk! A fun, family-friendly walk around the outskirts of Meadowhall. You can don your own pair...
ROMAN HOLIDAYS
-31st August 2025
Address: Leeds
Website: www.royalarmouries.org
23rd July – 31st Aug ROMAN HOLIDAYS Royal Armouries Leeds www.royalarmouries.org |Daily 10am – 5pm Gladiators ready? They are at the Royal Armouries...
Rossington's 3-Day Summer Festival
-13th July 2025
Address: Doncaster
18 Jul - 20 Jul 25 Summer Festival Rossington Miners Welfare Ground There will be fun-filled fairground and outdoor festival that...
Rotherham Show
-7th September 2025
Address: Rotherham
6th – 7th September Rotherham Show Clifton Park Rotherham Time: 11am – 5pm Rotherham’s biggest FREE cultural festival is back this September, bringing...
Rotherham Show
-7th September 2025
Venue: Clifton Park
Address: Rotherham
6th – 7th September Rotherham Show Clifton Park Rotherham Time: 11am – 5pm Rotherham’s biggest FREE cultural festival is back this September, bringing...
Sheffield Fayre 2025
-25th August 2025
Venue: Norfolk Park
Address: Sheffield
25 Aug 2025 Sheffield Fayre 2025 Norfolk Park Time: 10:30 - 17:00 A fantastic day out for all of the family in one of Sheffield’s most wonderful parks, Sheffield Fayre...
Six weeks of summer fun at Eureka
-31st August 2025
Venue: Eureka
Address: Halifax West Yorkshire
Website: www.eureka.org.uk
19th July - 1st September Eureka www.eureka.org.uk Open every single day July 19th – August 31st! This summer...
Skipton Castle Summer events
-31st August 2025
Venue: Skipton Castle
Address: North Yorkshire
Website: www.skiptoncastle.co.uk
12th- 13th July Meet the Governor Skipton Castle www.skiptoncastle.co.uk Time:10am -5pm Come and meet Sir John Mallory, Governor of Skipton Castle, during...
Summer at The National Coal Mining Museum
-29th August 2025
Venue: National Coal Mining Museum
Address: Wakefield
Website: www.ncm.org.uk
23 July - 29 August 2025 Summer Scavenger Hunt National Coal Mining Museum www.ncm.org.uk 10.30am – 11.30am Join us in our Pit Wood for our summer scavenger hunts, discover nature’s...
Summer events in Barnsley
-7th September 2025
Venue: BARNSLEY Town Centre
Address: Barnsley
30th August Family Hub Summer Event The Glass Works Barnsley www.theglassworksbarnsley.com There will be family-fun entertainment throughout the day, with a variety of fun and exciting...
Summer Fun and Games at Brodsworth
-31st August 2025
Address: Doncaster
19 Jul 25 - 31 Aug 25 Summer Fun and Games at Brodsworth Brodsworth Hall & Gardens www.english-heritage.org.uk Step into nature this summer and learn Woodland Skills every day...
Summer Fun and Games at Brodsworth
-31st August 2025
Venue: Brodsworth Hall & Gardens
Address: Doncaster
Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk
19 Jul 25 - 31 Aug 25 Summer Fun and Games at Brodsworth Brodsworth Hall & Gardens www.english-heritage.org.uk Step into nature this summer and learn Woodland Skills every day...
Summer of Fun and Games at Bolsover Castle
-31st August 2025
Venue: Bolsover Castle
Address: Derbyshire
Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk
19 July - 31 August 2025 Summer of Fun and Games at Bolsover Castle Bolsover Castle www.english-heritage.org.uk 10am-5pm It’s all fun and games at Bolsover...
Summer of Play
-31st August 2025
Venue: Wentworth Castle Gardens
Address: Barnsley
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
23rd July - 31st Aug Summer of Play Wentworth Castle Gardens www.nationaltrust.org.uk With a fairy-tale castle, secret gardens and winding wilderness paths, Wentworth Castle Gardens is the...
Summer of Play with Featherstone Rovers
-28th August 2025
Venue: Nostell Priory
Address: Wakefield
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
21 Jul- 28 Aug 2025 Summer of Play with Featherstone Rovers Nostell Priory Each session offers a choice of sports, creative workshops, and fun fitness activities – from rugby and...
The Graves Park Food and Drink Festival 2025
-31st August 2025
Venue: Graves Park
Address: Sheffield
30 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2025 The Graves Park Food and Drink Festival 2025 Graves Park The Graves Park Food Festival will be taking place 30 - 31 August, with a weekend-long celebration...
The Yorkshire Wartime
-10th August 2025
Venue: Willows Farm Doncaster
Address: Sheffield
Website: https://www.yorkshirewartime.com
8 Aug 25 - 10 Aug 25 The Yorkshire Wartime Willows Farm, Moss Road, Kirkhouse Green, Doncaster, https://www.yorkshirewartime.com Time: 10am – 5pm Over 500 Military...
UPLIFT Urban Sport and Art Festival
-2nd August 2025
Venue: Rotherham Town Centre
Address: Rotherham
31st July – 2nd Aug UPLIFT Urban Sport and Art Festival Rotherham Town Centre 11am to 4pm Get ready for three days of high-energy action as UPLIFT Urban Sport and Art Festival...
Wentworth Woodhouse summer events
-29th August 2025
Venue: Wentworth Woodhouse
Address: Rotherham
Website: www.wentworthwoodhouse.org.uk
16th- 20th July 2025 RHS Flower Show 2025 Wentworth Woodhouse www.wentworthwoodhouse.org.uk 10.00am-5.00pm For the first time ever, the RHS Flower Show is coming to...
Yorkshire Caribbean Family Festival!
-12th July 2025
Venue: Hooton Lodge Farm
Address: Rotherham
Website: www.hootonlodge.co.uk
12 Jul 2025 Yorkshire Caribbean Family Festival! Hooton Lodge Farm www.hootonlodge.co.uk Time: 12:00 – 22:00 Get ready for an unforgettable day of fun, food, and festivities...
YSP is fantastic for the whole family
-31st August 2025
Venue: Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Address: Wakefield
Website: www.ysp.org
27th Jul – 31st Aug YSP is fantastic for the whole family Yorkshire...