Events

15th Feb 2025 – 30th Sep 2025
The Woodland Bistro at Celtic Harmony – London, South East England

Escape to the Woodland Bistro for a coffee or a tasty lunch with a seasonal menu of meat and vegetarian/vegan options from heartier winter dishes to light summer bites to choose from. Sit insi…

11th Mar 2025 – 15th Jul 2025
Home Education Days! – South West England

Monkey World are running several Home Education Days for 2024/25 – exclusively for home educated children and their families! The dates and topics are: Tuesday 11th March – Conservation &…

15th Mar 2025 – 31st Aug 2025
Outdoor Art Installation: Botanic Tapestry – Central England, East of England

In 2025, the historic gardens of Burghley House will be transformed by Botanic Tapestry, an exciting outdoor art installation created by artist duo Graphic Rewilding. Featuring striking botani…

16th Mar 2025 – 30th Sep 2025
Workshops at Celtic Harmony Camp – London, South East England

Celtic Harmony Camp, Outdoor Prehistory Settlement, Brickendon Near Hertford Gain Primitive skills with workshops run by experts and craftspeople every weekend during spring. Sessions include…

5th Apr 2025 – 20th Sep 2025
Austen Family Fun Days – South West England

Saturday 5 April (NTC), Saturday 2 August & Saturday 20 September (NTC) 10.00am – 4.00pm You are invited to join Bath Abbey’s Learning team and new characters from the Natural Theatre Comp…

7th Apr 2025 – 1st Nov 2025
Beastly Boring Tours – Central England, East of England

Easter Holidays | 7-10, 12, 14-17 April  May Half Term | 27-29, 31 May Summer Holidays | 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23 August October Half Term | 25, 27-30 October, 1 November Join Burghley…

12th Apr 2025 – 31st Jan 2026
Summer Season at The RSC – Central England

We have five new Shakespeare productions, a sparkling new version of Somerset Maugham’s The Constant Wife, the European premiere of Fat Ham and a nationwide tour of Rupert Goold’s Hamlet, all…

16th Apr 2025 – 22nd Jun 2025
Railway Pioneers at Hopetown – Yorkshire & North East England

S&DR200 presents Railway Pioneers – Celebrating the Railway Rockstars of the Past In celebration of start of the S&DR200 bicentennial anniversary festival, three iconic locomotives wil…

27th Apr 2025 – 24th Aug 2025
SEN Nights at Hoo Zoo – Central England

27 April, 1 June, 13 , 27 July, 10, 24 August @ 4pm – 8pm. Come along to one of our special SEN nights where the zoo will be open exclusively for SEN children and adults along with their famil…

2nd May 2025 – 18th Jul 2025
End of year school trips with Xplore! – North West England, Wales

Inreach and Outreach options available Bring your class to the scienced centre in Wrexham to explore 85+ hands-on exhibits and take part in engaging and tailored workshops. Can’t come to them?…

24th May 2025 – 1st Jun 2025
Great Garden Game-a-Thon at RHS Garden Harlow Carr – Yorkshire & North East England

Families can let the good times grow with a host of classic garden games, giant fun and interactive workshops kindly supported by the Porter and Woodman Group Get ready for a week of fun, laug…

24th May 2025 – 1st Jun 2025
York’s Chocolate Story – May Half-Term – Yorkshire & North East England

Classic Guided Tours Join us for an immersive guided tour unwrapping the secrets of York’s chocolate making past – from the arrival of chocolate in York from Central America, to the local fami…

24th May 2025 – 1st Jun 2025
Discover the world of Beetles this May half term at Stratford Butterfly Farm! – Central England

Discover the world of Beetles this May half term at Stratford Butterfly Farm! This May half term, from 24 May – 1 June, visitors can discover the fascinating world of Beetles. Mark from ‘The I…

24th May 2025 – 26th May 2025
WizardFest York – Yorkshire & North East England

Hot on the heels of winning Experience of the Year 2025 at the Visit York Awards, the city’s own wandering Wizard has plans to bring the first ever Wizard festival to town. WizardFest will tak…

24th May 2025 – 1st Jun 2025
Beatles Story: Free workshop – Design record sleeves and paper hearts – North West England

This Half Term, come along to The Beatles Story Museum for some creative fun! Design your very own Sgt. Pepper Record Sleeve, featuring your favourite celebrities! Or get stuck into making a b…

31st May 2025 – 1st Jun 2025
Prehistoric Park LIVE with Nigel Marven – Central England

Nigel Marven IS BACK and this time he’s helping us celebrate all things Prehistoric! Although popular due to his fantastic nature documentaries including ‘Ten Deadliest Snakes’, Discovery Chan…

7th Jun 2025 – 8th Jun 2025
Beatles Story: Free workshop – Colour, cut and stick for World Ocean Day! – North West England

World Ocean Day is celebrated on the 8th of June promoting awareness about the Ocean and the importance of looking after it. In our Discovery Zone we will be celebrating this through some colo…

14th Jun 2025 – 15th Jun 2025
Beatles Story: Free workshop – Make your own Father’s Day card and tie – North West England

This Father’s Day, get creative and show someone special just how much they mean to you! Pop down to The Beatles Story and design a heartfelt personalised card, filled with love and thoughtful…

1st Jul 2025 – 31st Aug 2025
Summer at Monkey World! – South West England

Celebrate summer at Monkey World with activities, themed weeks & the Children’s Activity Centre open daily for crafts fun & learning! It’s the start of the summer holidays! If you’re l…

5th Jul 2025 – 6th Jul 2025
Wild West Weekend at Hoo Zoo – Central England

Come along this Independence Day Weekend and celebrate all things Western! Join the Lonestar Living Museum and experience what it was like to live in the Old West – Gun Fights and all! Join ou…

5th Jul 2025 – 6th Jul 2025
Hopetown Summer Con – Yorkshire & North East England

It’s back! Comic Con is returning to Hopetown Darlington this summer. Our first Comic Con was so popular that we couldn’t wait a whole entire year for the next one, could we? So this July, and…

19th Jul 2025 – 30th Aug 2025
Summertime Santa at Hoo Zoo – Central England

Why should December get all the fun? Come and see Santa during his summertime visit to Hoo Zoo! Come along for a unique experience at Hoo Zoo. See Santa as he visits his furry and feathered fr…

2nd Aug 2025 – 3rd Aug 2025
Living History Display – Central England, East of England

Experience the sights, sounds, and skills of the English Civil War at Burghley House as Colonel John Pickering’s Regiment of Foote brings history to life at Burghley. This immersive Living His…

10th Aug 2025 – 10th Aug 2025
Pride Picnic 2025 at Hopetown – Yorkshire & North East England

Darlington Pride is back this summer and there are plenty of activities lined up across the whole weekend! Pride is all about inclusivity and celebration, and for 2025 Pride in the Park is com…

31st Oct 2025 – 31st Oct 2025
Halloween at Monkey World! – South West England

FREE entry for children in FULL Halloween fancy dress on 31st October 2025. Free fancy dress competition with prizes, as well as the fun activities for children. Select the Fancy dress option…

25th Nov 2025 – 31st Jan 2026
BFG Student Workshop at The RSC – Central England

THE BFG STUDENT WORKSHOPS In these two-hour workshops explore our production of Roald Dahl’s The BFG with a combination of drama and literacy exercises at our Clore Learning Centre. These work…

22nd Jan 2026 – 22nd Jan 2026
The BFG: SEND Open Day – Central England

Enjoy a big friendly welcome at our Open Day for SEND Schools, with an opportunity to meet some of the cast and crew of The BFG in the auditorium, including a familiarisation with the theatre…

29th Jan 2026 – 29th Jan 2026
The BFG: Primary Open Day – Central England

Explore the world of The BFG with an interactive, pre-show session where students are invited to join members of the acting company and creative teams in the theatre to explore how the product…