If you have a great family day out during the holidays, you can nominate a museum, gallery or heritage site for our Family Friendly Museum Award until Monday 14 June, 5pm.

Have you got a great live or regular event to tell us about? Email us: [email protected]

For under 5s

  • Museum Playdates – Poole Museum

    Throughout June

    Come rain or shine, Poole Museum will be providing bubbles, chalks and lots of ideas for outdoor fun and games. Find out more.

  • Open Play Online – Leicester Gallery

    Sunday 13 June, 11am

    What will you create using circles? Face, bubbles, planets? Discover what you can create in this workshop for your little ones aged 0-4. Find out more.

  • PLAY Live – The Whitworth

    Monday 14 June, 10am (Early Years)
    Monday 28 June, 10am (Babies)

    Join this month’s live sensory play sessions on Zoom for under 5s and babies. Find out more.

For children

  • Wallace & Gromit Family Trail – Poole Museum

    Until 4 July

    Join Wallace & Gromit for a grand day out at Poole Museum. To celebrate the museum’s animation exhibition, this free, family-friendly trail will guide you through the museum to find hidden pirates, model sets and artwork from the world-famous Aardman Studios. Find out more.

  • Alice in Wonderland Quest Trail – Lincoln Castle

    Until Sunday 13 June

    Follow the white rabbit and seek out the clues to solve the Mad Hatter’s riddles, find the mystery word and claim your special reward at Lincoln Castle this half term! Find out more.

  • Zero Waste Crafts Workshop: Mix, Make, Clean – Anaesthesia Heritage Centre

    Tuesday 1 June, 11am

    This family friendly webinar will teach you how to make your own natural cleaning products to use at home. Save money, reduce packaging waste and have fun this half term! Find out more.

  • Half Term Heroes – The Story Museum

    Tuesday 1, Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 June

    The Story Museum is holding three exciting day long workshops this half term. Explore the art of movie making, learn about printing and design or discover how some of the museums most exciting spaces were created. Suitable for ages 8-12. Find out more.

  • Circus School – Blists Hill Victorian Town

    Tuesday 1 – Friday 4 June
    Circus performers will be roaming Blists Hill Victorian Town throughout the day demonstrating their extraordinary skills, from juggling to stilt walking! Find out more.

  • Gods of Egypt Family Workshop – The Egypt Centre

    Wednesday 2, 2pm, and Friday 4 June, 11am

    Unravel the secrets of the ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses this May half term with this fun filled family workshop. Suitable for ages 6-11. Find out more.

  • Little Science Labs – The Higgins Bedford

    Wednesday 2, Thursday 3 and Friday 4 June, 10am

    Discover what owls like to eat, make your own whistle and create a rainbow tower in these fun science workshops for families. Find out more.

  • By Land, Sea or Air: Tri-Service Family Day – National Army Museum, RAF Museum and National Museum of the Royal Navy

    Saturday 5 June, 11am

    Join this live, free online event for families and explore the story of motorcycle despatch riders, make your own museum and find out how submariners stay fit during long voyages at sea. Find out more.

    Fancy visiting in person? Join in the Codebreaker Challenge.

  • Family Friendly Clay Workshop – Pitt Rivers Museum

    Sunday 6 June, 10am

    Join community curator, Gemma Cantlow, and make miniature sculptures inspired by your own stories and exploring themes around identity and creativity. Part of the Beyond the Binary Programme. Find out more.

  • Willow Bee Lantern Making Workshops – Torquay Museum

    Saturday 12 June, 1pm or 2pm

    Create a beautiful willow and tissue paper Bee Lantern with Willow artist Vik Westaway, as part of Torquay Museum’s Day of Celebration marking the museum’s 175th year. Sessions are limited to 10 people and must be booked in advance. Find out more.

  • Flints, foraging and furs Family Day – Fulham Palace House & Gardens

    Sunday 20 June, 11am

    People have lived on the site of Fulham Palace for at least 6,000 years. Join the Palace’s free family day to find out what their life was like with our interactive sessions and hands on archaeology. Find out more.

For young people

  • Design a Museum – RIBA

    Tuesday 1 June, 10am

    Create, design and make an imaginary museum in this online workshop for budding architects aged 11-15. Find out more. 

  • Zine Making Workshop – The Devil’s Porridge Museum

    Sunday 13 June, 10am

    This youth workshop will invite you to create a Zine about the life of the Gretna Girls with all the materials you need included! Learn about how these women faced hardship, danger and sexism whilst working in explosives in WW1. Find out more.

  • Seleena Laverne Daye: Textile portraiture workshop – Museum of Liverpool

    Thursday 24 June, 6.30pm

    In this hands on online workshop textile artist Seleena Laverne Daye will guide you through the process of creating a portrait representation of yourself using textiles. Limited free material kits available. Developed for participants aged 16-24. Find out more.