Summer activities 2025
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
- 12/08/2025 (10:00-11:30)
- Location:
- Mowlem CFC Wadeson Street E2 9DL
- Description
- Drop-in sessions
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (10:00-11:30)
- Location:
- John Smith Family Hub 90 Stepney Way E1 2EN
- Description
- Free session for children to support their reading skills.
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (10:00-11:30)
- Location:
- Meath Gardens Family Hub 1 Smart Street E2 0SN
- Description
- Get ready for school
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (10:00-12:00)
- Location:
- Ocean Children and Family Centre Whitehorse Road E1 0MD
- Description
- Free session
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (10:00-12:00)
- Location:
- Overland Family Hub 60 Parnell Road E3 2RU
- Description
- Come and have fun, activities for all age groups
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (10:00-12:00)
- Location:
- Collingwood CFC st Bartholomews Gardens Buckhurst Street E1 5QT
- Description
- Drop-In session
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (10:30-16:00)
- Location:
- Whitehorse Adventure Playground Whitehorse Road London E1 0NZ
- Description
- a day of adventure play, outdoor sports, and a wide variety of arts & crafts.
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (11:00-18:00)
- Location:
- Spotlight 30 Hay Currie Street E14 6GN
- Description
- Improve your teamwork & problem-solving skills by taking part in exciting high rope activities such as Tarzan Swing, Wobbly Bridges, Zip Wire finales and more!
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (12:00-13:00)
- Location:
- Poplar Union 2 Cotall St Poplar London E14 6TL
- Description
- Birth–5 children with SEND, and their families
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (12:33)
- Location:
- Spotlight, Spotlight Youth Centre 30 Hay Currie Street London E14 6GN
- Description
- Join Ozzy and Dan in the kitchen and prepare a delicious meal!
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (13:00-17:00)
- Location:
- Spotlight 30 Hay Currie Street E14 6GN
- Description
- This jam-packed masterclass will include games, text analysis of a professional script and detailed breakdowns of various acting techniques such as uniting and beats, objectives and actions, non verbal change moments and more.
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (13:00-17:00)
- Location:
- Spotlight 30 Hay Currie Street E14 6GN
- Description
- It will be a hands-on workshop where you'll explore crafting design development through expressive collage and scrapbooking techniques using magazine cut outs and a variety of other mixed media.
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (13:30-15:00)
- Location:
- Marner Children and Family Centre Devas Street E3 3LL
- Description
- Come and play! Free sessions.
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (13:30-15:00)
- Location:
- Overland Children and Family Centre 60 Parnell Road E3 2RU
- Description
- Free session, Supports Parents/carers to bond and interact with baby through massage
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (13:30-15:00)
- Location:
- Mile End Children and Family Centre 9 Bede Square Joseph Street E3 4GY
- Description
- play session
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (14:00-15:30)
- Location:
- Wapping & Bigland Children & Family Centre 15 Richard Street E1 2JP
- Description
- Come and meet other new parents and let your baby explore!
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (14:00-16:00)
- Location:
- Spotlight 30 Hay Currie Street E14 6GN
- Description
- Friendly football games and drills at the Langdon Park School football pitch.
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (14:00-16:00)
- Location:
- Ocean Children and Family Centre Whitehorse Road E1 0ND
- Description
- Fun and Play for children up to 11 years.
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (14:30-18:30)
- Location:
- Collingwood Estate Play Area, London E1 5DY
- Description
- The council is holding community fun days on estates across the borough. Everyone is welcome to come along.
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (15:00-19:00)
- Location:
- Eastside Youth & Community Centre 6 Parnell Road E3 2RB
- Description
- Come and learn new creative skills and make music tracks and beats with Junior our creative youth worker!