Elf School Fun for your kids at home this Christmas.

London gets itself a new Lord Mayor (its 801st, no less) on Saturday, and marks the occasion with one of the most colourful and exuberant parades on the city’s calendar.

Ventura Wildlife Park is an interactive wildlife centre home to over 55 species of rare, beautiful and endangered animals from around the world. Located within approximately 3 acres of beautiful grounds on the outskirts of Ware in Hertfordshire this is one of the UK’s new wildlife parks and concentrates of delivering an interactive wildlife adventure for all ages and abilities to enjoy. Whether you want to spend a few hours, half a day or the whole day you will have fun discovering a variety of different animals including lemur, zebra, monkey, kangaroo, giant tortoise, crocodile, and kookaburra. Plus enjoy discovering rarely seen animals including the fossa, binturong, red-rumped agouti and the Cuban hutia.

Walk through, over and under colourful aquatic worlds from the tropical to the Arctic at one of London’s busiest attractions It’s not every day that you see sharks and penguins in London, but on the South Bank you can. Almost literally, too, if it wasn’t for the fact that Sea Life London Aquarium is closed on Christmas day. Thousands of tourists and local alike visit this old council building daily, which has been home to a remarkable watery wonderland since 1997.

Bring your child for a funny party!

Visit the second biggest Conservatory in London and explore our hidden tropical oasis in the heart of the city.

Squirrel, Badger, Owl and Rabbit all live in homes in the forest. They would love to meet you! Come along to help build their homes and listen to their stories.

Charlie Cockroach and Alex the snail invite you to come and meet them and their minibeasts friends at the library.

Cirque du Soleil return to London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2020, bringing their dazzling luminous spectacle, LUZIA to Europe for the first time.

Get graffitiing at the RA at this free, drop-in family workshop inspired by the paintings of ‘America after the Fall: Painting in the 1930s’.

Enjoy two free workshops at The National Portrait Gallery with your family!

It's January, the month of the new year's resolutions and, of course, the birthday of the king of comedy: Jim Carrey. To celebrate, we'll be screening a retrospective film series in ode to Jim's life on the big screen.

The Grant Museum is a natural history collection covering the entire animal kingdom, including many rare and extinct specimens.

This tennis coaching service is offered in Ravenscourt Park for a range of age groups every Saturday. No need to book, just drop in!

Explore the Museum!

An activities to do with your children!

We have pottery classes for children and classes aimed at adults. The sessions are run on a drop in basis and there is no need to book.

Deen City Farm is an urban farm with an educational focus. We teach the local community about the rural environment and where their food comes from. We also have a Riding School offering affordable lessons to the local community.

A magic experience for kids!

Artist Raju Rage brings their studio to Tate and invites you to explore everyday objects, sculpture and performance.

Celebrate Easter with our annual Easter extravanganza at the Royal Mews! Take part in our annual treasure trail around the Royal Mews to win a chocolate prize, and enjoy making sparkling springtime arts and crafts as a family, from transforming winter twigs to beautiful flowers and making jewel covered Easter eggs.

Explore the Museum this Easter as you hunt for Billy Brown! Pick up a hunt card at the Family Desk to help you track him down (he'll be hiding our galleries!) and decipher the clues to find out who he is and what his job is.

Free events and workshops for children, young people and families in your library.

You're Never Too Young to Change the World

Come and meet Bagpuss, see the Soup Dragon and behold Noggin the Nog. Oliver Postgate’s voice and Peter Firmin’s puppets shaped the childhood memories of millions since they started collaborating in the 1950s