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…

17th Mar 2025 – 28th Apr 2025
Early Years Fun – South West England

Monday 17 March & Monday 28 April Experienced facilitator Holly Dabbs will lead interactive sessions exploring the Abbey. Drama, singing, crafting and story time activities are included in…

22nd Mar 2025 – 26th Apr 2025
Schools Open Day at Oceanarium, Bournemouth – South West England

Join us for a special Schools Open Day at the Oceanarium, designed exclusively for teachers! This is your opportunity to explore our exciting education packages and discover how we can bring l…

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…

5th Apr 2025 – 27th Apr 2025
Crack the Egg-Nigma Code at RHS Gardens this Easter – North West England, South East England, South West England, Yorkshire & North East England

With the Easter holidays just around the corner, little ones can enjoy the great outdoors with an egg-cellent giant Easter egg hunt at RHS Gardens. Running on various dates between 5-27 April…

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…

10th Apr 2025 – 27th Apr 2025
It’s all about the ‘Egg’ at Stratford Butterfly Farm this Easter! – Central England

It’s all about the ‘Egg’ at Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm during the Easter holidays from 10– 27 April! Visitors can discover freshly laid eggs from tropical Butterflies and see the Cater…

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…

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…

3rd May 2025 – 5th May 2025
May Day at The Beatles Story – North West England

Join us this May Day weekend to colour your own Submarine – show your artistic side and be creative! It doesn’t need to be yellow…

5th May 2025 – 5th May 2025
Princess Day at Hoo Zoo – Central England

Come along and meet our very own Princesses Taking place all day; enjoy fun activities, sing a longs and photo opportunities with two of your favourite Princesses . Download the Hoo Zoo app to…

21st May 2025 – 21st May 2025
Much Ado About Nothing: Key Stage 3 – London

School groups can take part in a range of activities and experiences throughout the day, including an on-stage session with members of the company and a practical workshop. The day begins with…

21st May 2025 – 21st May 2025
Much Ado About Nothing Workshop at The RSC – Central England

School groups can take part in a range of activities and experiences throughout the day, including an on-stage session with members of the company and a practical workshop. The day begins with…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…