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
- 19/08/2025 (10:00-12:00)
- Location:
- Collingwood CFC st Bartholomews Gardens Buckhurst Street E1 5QT
- Description
- Drop-In session
- Date
- 19/08/2025 (11:00-13:00)
- Location:
- V&A building Victoria Park
- Description
- Come and enjoy all things play.
- Date
- 19/08/2025 (12:00-13:00)
- Location:
- Poplar Union 2 Cotall St Poplar London E14 6TL
- Description
- Birth–5 children with SEND, and their families
- Date
- 19/08/2025 (14:00-19:00)
- Location:
- Osmani Centre 58 Underwood Road London E1 5AW
- Description
- Get ready for movie night at the youth centre with a delicious spread of snacks to keep you fuelled and satisfied.
- Date
- 19/08/2025 (14:30-18:30)
- Location:
- Green in front of Brodick House Saxon Rd London E3 5HH
- Description
- The council is holding community fun days on estates across the borough. Everyone is welcome to come along.
- Date
- 19/08/2025 (15:00-16:00)
- Location:
- Idea Store Bow 1 Gladstone Place London E3 5GT
- Description
- Come and see how LEGO can help with ideas on how to make the world a better place.
- Date
- 19/08/2025 (15:00-16:00)
- Location:
- Idea Store Whitechapel 321 Whitechapel Rd London E1 1BU
- Description
- Join the Drama Geezers for an interactive storytelling extravaganza, where children take the reins in crafting a brand-new tale through imaginative play.
- Date
- 19/08/2025 (15:00-16:00)
- Location:
- Cubitt Town Library Strattondale Street E14 3HG
- Description
- Get creative and design your very own personalised badge.
- Date
- 19/08/2025 (15:00-16:30)
- Location:
- Bethnal Green Library Cambridge Heath Rd Bethnal Green E2 0HL
- Description
- Come and see how LEGO can help with ideas on how to make the world a better place.
- Date
- 19/08/2025 (16:30-17:30)
- Location:
- Poplar Union 2 Cotall St Poplar London E14 6TL
- Description
- Energetic contemporary dance workshop for girls
- Date
- 01 (08:00) - 22/08/2025 (18:00)
- Location:
- St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School Underwood Road London E1 5AW
- Description
- The Tower Hamlets Holiday Childcare Scheme is Ofsted registered and provides childcare for children aged 3 to 13 years old.
- Date
- 14 (10:00) - 29/08/2025 (11:30)
- Location:
- Mowlem CFC Wadeson Street E2 9DL
- Description
- Drop in session
- Date
- 18 (10:00) - 22/08/2025 (15:30)
- Location:
- Half Moon Theatre 43 White Horse Road London E1 0ND
- Description
- Free Drama focused Summer school to support transition to secondary school.
- Date
- 18 (11:00) - 21/08/2025 (19:00)
- Location:
- Victoria Park
- Description
- Four days of FREE entry and free activities including live music, creative workshops, dance, theatre, sports and wellbeing, family activities and loads more.
- Date
- 20/08/2025 (09:30-13:30)
- Location:
- Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in front of the Velodrome
- Description
- Accessible cycling
- Date
- 20/08/2025 (10:00-11:30)
- Location:
- Wapping & Bigand CFC 15 Richard street E1 2JP
- Description
- Free session
- Date
- 20/08/2025 (10:00-11:30)
- Location:
- Collingwood CFC st Bartholomews Gardens Buckhurst Street E1 5QT
- Description
- Drop in sessions
- Date
- 20/08/2025 (10:30-12:30)
- Location:
- Meath Gardens Family Hub 1 Smart Street E2 0SN
- Description
- Drop In session.
- Date
- 20/08/2025 (11:00-14:00)
- Location:
- Victoria Park - EAST
- Description
- Construct and decorate your kite before flying it high in the sky.
- Date
- 20/08/2025 (11:45-12:45)
- Location:
- Poplar Union 2 Cotall St Poplar London E14 6TL
- Description
- Joyful dance for families with children aged 0–5 with SEND