The Royal Shakespeare Company's award-winning musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel, celebrating 15 years in the West End.
Workshop for 12-14 year olds that brings Shakespeare's The Tempest to life through activities and games on the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse stage.
Free drop-in design session where visitors, inspired by artist Gayle Chong Kwan, imagine an invention for a future city and turn it into wearable head art from recycled packaging.
Interactive educational show by Teach Rex using life-like dinosaur puppets to explore the anatomy and life of Tyrannosaurus rex, with a meet and greet.
Family festival with hands-on activities, shows and tours inspired by the 'Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep' exhibition.
Hands-on family workshop where children and adults explore Shakespeare's Macbeth through activities and games on the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse stage.
Meet Charlie the Chimney, the Chimney Lift character, for photo sessions with visitors during Battersea Power Station's October half-term.
Magic lantern show by lanternists Jeremy and Carolyn Brooker recreating the magic of a Victorian Halloween with original glass slides and modern creations.
Free drop-in design activities for families inspired by invention and reimagining our cities during the October half term at the V&A.
Weekly Monday stay and play session for babies aged 0 to 18 months at Broadwaters Children's Centre in Tottenham.
Free, child-led sensory play session for children aged 0 to 3 and their parents or carers, working with open-ended materials.
Free drop-in session for families to build sculptures that move with air, exploring balance and motion through imaginative making.
Free Discovery Days Halloween half-term activity with a nature trail, feely boxes in the Witches' Den, bat facts and a spooky story for children aged 3 to 11.
A one-hour interactive workshop led by Globe practitioners to bring Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night to life for children aged 5-8 and their grown-ups.
Free children's musical show of BBC Musical Storyland performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra at Young V&A, with hands-on creative activities for families.
The Proclaimers, with support from Kirsten Adamson, play classic hits and tracks from their new album at The London Palladium.
Immersive family theatre show by KIT Theatre in which the V&A becomes part of the story, with puzzles and hands-on making, delivered in English and British Sign Language.
Family workshop led by illustrator Lucia Vinti in which children and their accompanying adults design an animated story and turn it into a film poster.
Free workshop for 11-14 year olds to make sustainable bird housing models with designer Christie Swallow, part of Young V&A's October Half Term festival.
Family workshop led by clay artist Nanami Takeuchi in which children aged 5-11 design and shape their own 3D air-dry clay character.
Hands-on creativity festival for young people with the Family Design Challenge, Design Club for 11-14 year olds, a Wallace & Gromit screening and a Halloween clay workshop.
Two half-term children's shows at Fulham Palace: 'Hansel & Gretel' with puppetry and song for ages 4-7, and 'The Canterville Ghost' for ages 7+.
Children's workshop where a picture book inspires young inventors to design and build a solution to an environmental challenge.
West End theatre circus spectacular with over thirty acrobats, aerialists and stuntmen, headlined by the live motorcycle 'Globe of Death'.
Drop-in family session of the Young V&A October Half Term festival to watch Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out and draw rockets and cheese creations.
Free drop-in Open Studio workshop where families with children aged 5 to 14 design and make something together from a creative brief.
Free drop-in morning for children aged 4 to 14 to print with seasonal vegetables, make a botanical scarecrow, go on an autumn plant hunt and collect seeds.
Halloween-themed market with UK book and handmade vendors, a live DJ set, a coffee week and the museum's temporary exhibition 'After the Fire'.
Free drop-in Halloween mini-festival for children aged six and over and their families, with pick-and-choose spooky activities.
Free Halloween dog walk through Hampstead Heath to Kenwood House, with friendly dogs welcome and first-timers encouraged.
Free one-day street show of pre-1905 vintage cars on a closed stretch of Pall Mall, previewing the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.
A Day of the Dead festival inspired by Frida Kahlo with daytime workshops, a procession and a collaborative ofrenda, followed by a ticketed evening of live music.
The KNDS Fairey Band plays the soundtracks of 'A Grand Day Out' and 'A Close Shave' live, followed by a screening of 'The Wrong Trousers'.
Germán Cornejo's acclaimed tango show with Argentine dancers, a live orchestra and the 2026 World Tango Champions, set to Astor Piazzolla's music.
Diwali Festival of Lights celebration at Harrods with a one-night-only exterior light display, plus in-store activations, live music, tea tastings and masterclasses.
A candlelit concert by a string quartet playing Queen and ABBA classics at Central Hall Westminster.
Family firework display with live music by Matthew Lynch and food stalls, raising funds for Dulwich Sports Club.
Free storytelling workshop for children aged 4 to 7 with storyteller Vanessa Woolf, in which they solve mysteries with Little Miss Marple and the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters.
A fun cyclo-cross event for all ages and categories, featuring a course with a pumpkin patch, foggy forest and hurdles, with seasonal fancy dress encouraged.
Bonfire Night weekend at Alexandra Palace with a fireworks and drone show, a giant bonfire, funfair rides, ice skating, street food and a German beer festival.
Author-illustrator Alex T Smith presents his new children's book 'J. Algernon Pickle' with a draw-a-long activity for children aged 7 and over.
Free Saturday open day at The Clockworks, south London's museum of electrical clocks.
New contemporary dance production Vortex by choreographers Júlia Robert and Rudi Cole, performed by the international company HUMANHOOD.
Family Christmas tour on a vintage Routemaster bus through London's landmarks and festive displays with PAW Patrol, sing-alongs and a themed afternoon tea.
Family Christmas lights tour aboard a vintage Routemaster double-decker, with a Paddington animation, sing-alongs and Paddington afternoon tea.
Festive light trail with new light installations, a fire garden, a tunnel of fairylights, a family fairground, festive street food and Father Christmas.
Mixed-reality Christmas experience for children aged 3 to 8 with animated characters, a visit to Santa's workshop and a festive village of light installations.
Monthly open day at the stables on the second Saturday of the month to explore the yard, meet the horses and try the Equicise horse simulator.
Annual civic procession with the Lord Mayor in the State Coach, around 7,000 participants, 250 horses and more than 50 decorated floats.
Young V&A exhibition with more than 150 items behind the scenes of Aardman's stop-motion animation, including Wallace & Gromit puppets and props.
London's original vintage fair with 60 to 100 dealers of vintage and antique fashion, textiles and accessories across three floors.
Free winter art trail of twelve artist-designed Dennis the Menace and Gnasher sculptures around the Fleet Street Quarter, marking the 75th anniversary of the Beano character.
London's iconic winter festival with ice skating, rollercoasters, a Christmas market, live shows and the Giant Wheel in Hyde Park.
Cinematic dining experience screening Home Alone with a five-course menu inspired by the film, served in sync with the scenes.
New stage production of Raymond Briggs' Christmas story, with Howard Blake's score, directed and choreographed by Will Tuckett.
Hip-hop dance adaptation of A Christmas Carol by ZooNation, with Dannielle 'Rhimes' Lecointe as Ebony Scrooge.
Tall Stories' stage adaptation of the children's book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, with storytelling, music, puppetry and live performance for audiences aged 3 and up.
New musical and stage adaptation of Carlo Collodi's fairy tale, recommended for children aged five and up, at Shakespeare's Globe.
Dining screening of 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas' at The Moniker, with a multi-course menu served in sync with the film.
Free members' family session in which evolutionary biologist Professor Ben Garrod leads children in building a model T. rex.
Award-winning, child-friendly festive version of The Nutcracker by Let's All Dance Ballet Company, running under an hour with no interval.
All-ages daytime indie pop and soul disco for parents and children at The Phoenix, near Oxford Circus.
Christmas storytelling session where children visit Father Christmas in the Marine Invertebrates Gallery, with a photo and a small gift.
Sensory theatre piece for babies and toddlers aged 0 to 2, with movement, live music and visual poetry, by Engruna Teatre.
Freckle Productions' stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's children's book, with puppetry, songs, live music and movement, suitable for all ages.
Annual Christmas fair at the Finnish Church in Rotherhithe with gifts, food and hot Glögg.
Free relaxed morning visit for neurodivergent children and families to explore the Natural History Museum before the general public, with adapted lighting, sound and activities.
Free story session with author Jane Riordan to mark 100 years of Winnie-the-Pooh, with a drawing activity and book signing.
Christmas cinema session screening 'The Grinch' with a live-action Grinch in costume meeting guests, recreating scenes and leading festive fun.
Family ice-skating show with Mickey Mouse and Disney friends skating through the worlds of Coco, Moana, Aladdin, Toy Story, The Little Mermaid and Frozen.
Premier League football match between Crystal Palace and Arsenal at Selhurst Park.
Club rugby double header with Harlequins Women v Loughborough Lightning and Harlequins v Northampton Saints, plus a West Fan Village and fireworks.
Free live workshop for primary years 3-6 with author Alex T. Smith on comedy and detective fiction, part of the British Library's Agatha Christie schools programme.
Interactive gardening workshops for children in small groups, with planting, harvesting and a craft to take home.
Philharmonia Orchestra concert with Sol Gabetta on the cello, conducted by Tugan Sokhiev, pairing Dvořák's Cello Concerto with Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture and Brahms's Second Symphony.
Football match between Leyton Orient and Huddersfield Town at the Betwright Stadium on Brisbane Road.
Free public concert by adults who have experienced homelessness, who have created original music with London Philharmonic Orchestra musicians in the Crisis Creates project.
Family classical concert by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, with presenter Rachel Leach, celebrating pioneering composers.
Interactive family concert for children aged 2-5 with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, part of the Southbank Centre's Family Classical Concerts series.
A spooky Halloween trail with illuminated trees, ghoulish installations, fire performers and actors at Kew Gardens.
Spooky, family-friendly guided tour of the Globe Theatre that brings to life the ghosts and spirits of Shakespeare's most chilling plays.
Hands-on exhibition with more than 200 real specimens of prehistoric marine reptiles, from ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs to mosasaurs and marine crocodiles.
Demonstration of Early Modern stage combat by the Globe's expert Fight Team, with a 45-minute session in the main foyer where attendees can handle the weapons.
Aardman's 50th-anniversary 360° immersive show with Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Morph across the walls and floor of The Lightroom.
Cameron Mackintosh and Matthew Bourne production of the Olivier, Tony and Oscar-winning musical adaptation of Dickens' Oliver Twist, with Matt Lucas as Fagin.
Free dance workshop for children aged 2 to 4 and their parents or carers, led by professional dance artists at Sadler's Wells East.
Month-long festival with over 150 music, theatre, art, science and family events across more than 40 venues in Bloomsbury, marking its 20th anniversary.
Exhibition with 180 original artefacts, including the coffin of Ramses II, from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, at Battersea Power Station.
Foot-stomping musical about a Scottish ceilidh, directed by Sam Pinkleton, with 16 actor-musicians and audience dancing.
Free Relaxed Performance with The Early Birds, a singalong, dancing and storytelling session for children aged 3 to 5.
