Summer activities 2024
Summer is here and we have hundreds of FREE activities to keep kids and teens busy throughout the school holidays.
Scroll down for upcoming events or view the complete schedule of activities
Whether it's a photography workshop or music production lessons, swimming, canoeing, theatre or arts and crafts, there's something for everyone.
Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme
Thousands of children who are eligible for and claiming benefits-related free school meals will be able to access a free place at a holiday activity club over the school summer holiday.
Open to eligible children and young people aged 4 to 16 years, all HAF programmes include a tasty and nutritious meal, fun and engaging activities and opportunities to learn more about food and nutrition for children and their families.
Please visit our HAF page to see our full Holiday Activities and Food club listings, including booking information.
Upcoming events
- Date
- 22/07/2024 (13:30-15:00)
- Location:
- Around Poplar Children and Family Centre 115 Three Colts Street E14 8AP
- Description
- Gain a better understanding of how to support children's speech and language development and help children to develop vocabulary through a language rich environment.
- Date
- 22/07/2024 (13:30-15:00)
- Location:
- Collingwood Children and Family Centre Buckhurst St London E1 5QT
- Description
- Supporting parents to enable their child to be ready to start school or nursery setting with an emphasis on supporting toilet training
- Date
- 22/07/2024 (13:30-15:00)
- Location:
- Mowlem Children and Family Centre Wadeson Street London E2 9DL
- Description
- To have a better understanding on how to support your children's speech and language development and to help children to develop vocabulary through language rich environment.
- Date
- 22/07/2024 (13:30-15:00)
- Location:
- Isle of Dogs Children and Family Centre Millwall Park Stebondale Street E14 3BX
- Description
- Promoting social skills, learning through play, and preparing children to be ready for nursery/school.
- Date
- 22/07/2024 (13:30-15:00)
- Location:
- Overland Family Hub 60 Parnell Road E3 2RU
- Description
- Promoting social skills, learning through play, and prepare children to be ready for nursery/school. Raise parental awareness of the EL2 offer and support with completing applications.
- Date
- 22/07/2024 (13:30-15:00)
- Location:
- Mile End Children and Family Centre 9 Bede Square Joseph Street E3 4GY
- Description
- Promoting social skills, learning through play, and prepare children to be ready for nursery/school. Raise parental awareness of the EL2 offer and support with completing applications.
- Date
- 22/07/2024 (13:30-15:00)
- Location:
- John Smith Children and Family Centre 90 Stepney Way E1 2EN
- Description
- Promoting social skills, learning through play, and preparing children to be ready for nursery/school.
- Date
- 22/07/2024 (15:00-16:00)
- Location:
- Idea Store Canary Wharf Churchill Place London E14 5RB
- Description
- Celebrate the start of the biggest global sporting event, the Olympic Games. Make your own Olympic torch and light your way home.
- Date
- 22/07/2024 (15:00-16:30)
- Location:
- Marner Children and Family Centre Devas Street E3 3LL
- Description
- Family stay and play with an emphasis on social play and engagement
- Date
- 22/07/2024 (15:00-16:30)
- Location:
- Ocean Children and Family Centre Whitehorse Road E1 0MD
- Description
- Family stay and play with an emphasis on social play and engagement
- Date
- 22/07/2024 (15:00-16:30)
- Location:
- Idea Store Watney Market 260 Commercial Rd London E1 2FB
- Description
- Play and build with LEGO® bricks to find solutions to make our world more green and sustainable
- Date
- 20 (11:00) - 26/07/2024 (17:00)
- Location:
- Brady Arts & Community Centre 192-196 Hanbury St E1 5HU
- Description
- Exciting four-day Visual and Fashion Communication course exploring different areas including fashion, fine art and photography.
- Date
- 22 (11:00) - 26/07/2024 (17:00)
- Location:
- Brady Arts & Community Centre 192-196 Hanbury St E1 5HU
- Description
- This week-long specialist programme gives students the opportunity to discover new materials, processes, and traditional global techniques.
- Date
- 22/07/2024 (11:00) - 12/08/2024 (14:00)
- Location:
- Granby Hall Community Hub 37 St Matthew Row London E2 6DT
- Description
- Our exciting workshops will create a healthy and vibrant environment that promotes well-being through the power of nutritious cooking, dance, creative writing, gardening, drama and much more with plenty of sessions to choose from.
- Date
- 22 (12:00) - 26/07/2024 (17:00)
- Location:
- Roman Road Adventure Playground 48 Hewlett Road E3 5NA
- Description
- Climb wooden structures, swing, slide, dig in the sand, paint and create, get messy, run, jump and have fun.
- Date
- 23/07/2024 (10:00-11:30)
- Location:
- Collingwood Children & Family Centre, St Bartholomew Gardens Buckhurst Street E1 5QT
- Description
- Stay and play to encourage all round development for under 2's
- Date
- 23/07/2024 (10:00-11:30)
- Location:
- Mowlem Children & Family Centre, Wadeson Street E2 9DL
- Description
- Promoting social skills, learning through play, and prepare children to be ready for nursery/school
- Date
- 23/07/2024 (10:00-11:30)
- Location:
- Isle of Dogs Family Hub, Millwall Park Stebondale Street E14 3BX
- Description
- Supporting parents to be confident in toilet training their child
- Date
- 23/07/2024 (13:30-15:00)
- Location:
- Isle of Dogs Family Hub, Millwall Park Stebondale Street E14 3BX
- Description
- To create a sensory rich environment, where babies and pre crawlers have an opportunity to use and develop their senses.
- Date
- 23/07/2024 (13:30-15:00)
- Location:
- Collingwood Children & Family Centre, St Bartholomew Gardens Buckhurst Street E1 5QT
- Description
- To have a better understanding on how to support your children's speech and language development.