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
- 26/08/2025 (16:30-17:30)
- Location:
- Poplar Union 2 Cotall St Poplar London E14 6TL
- Description
- Energetic contemporary dance workshop for girls
- Date
- 17/06/2025 (09:00) - 31/08/2025 (19:00)
- Location:
- Vine Street EC3
- Description
- This free public exhibition invites visitors to explore the people, places, and history that have shaped Aldgate into the iconic corner of London that it is today.
- Date
- 01 (08:30) - 29/08/2025 (17:30)
- Location:
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Saunders Ness Road Isle of Dogs London E14 3EB
- Description
- Holiday club
- Date
- 01 (10:00) - 31/08/2025 (17:00)
- Location:
- Florence Nightingale Museum St Thomas’ Hospital Lambeth Palace Road London SE1 7EP
- Description
- Summer Holidays Offer
- Date
- 27/08/2025 (09:30-13:30)
- Location:
- Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in front of the Velodrome
- Description
- Accessible cycling
- Date
- 27/08/2025 (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
- Date
- 17/06/2025 (09:00) - 31/08/2025 (19:00)
- Location:
- Vine Street EC3
- Description
- This free public exhibition invites visitors to explore the people, places, and history that have shaped Aldgate into the iconic corner of London that it is today.
- Date
- 01 (08:30) - 29/08/2025 (17:30)
- Location:
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Saunders Ness Road Isle of Dogs London E14 3EB
- Description
- Holiday club
- Date
- 01 (10:00) - 31/08/2025 (17:00)
- Location:
- Florence Nightingale Museum St Thomas’ Hospital Lambeth Palace Road London SE1 7EP
- Description
- Summer Holidays Offer
- Date
- 28/08/2025 (09:30-10:30)
- Description
- Gentle yoga and bonding for pre-walking babies with SEND and their parents/carers.
- Date
- 28/08/2025 (11:00-12:00)
- Location:
- Bethnal Green Library Cambridge Heath Rd Bethnal Green London E2 0HL All ages
- Description
- Birth–5 children with SEND, and their families
- Date
- 28/08/2025 (12:00-13:00)
- Location:
- Poplar Union 2 Cotall St Poplar London E14 6TL
- Description
- Birth–5 children with SEND, and their families
- Date
- 17/06/2025 (09:00) - 31/08/2025 (19:00)
- Location:
- Vine Street EC3
- Description
- This free public exhibition invites visitors to explore the people, places, and history that have shaped Aldgate into the iconic corner of London that it is today.
- Date
- 01 (08:30) - 29/08/2025 (17:30)
- Location:
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Saunders Ness Road Isle of Dogs London E14 3EB
- Description
- Holiday club
- Date
- 01 (10:00) - 31/08/2025 (17:00)
- Location:
- Florence Nightingale Museum St Thomas’ Hospital Lambeth Palace Road London SE1 7EP
- Description
- Summer Holidays Offer
- Date
- 29/08/2025 (07:30-09:00)
- Location:
- Outside Poplar E5 Bakehouse
- Description
- Start your Friday with a refreshing morning walk
- Date
- 29/08/2025 (10:00-12:00)
- Location:
- Isle of Dogs Family Hub (Millwall Park) Stebondale Street London E14 3BX
- Description
- Free play sessions every Friday in August.
- Date
- 17/06/2025 (09:00) - 31/08/2025 (19:00)
- Location:
- Vine Street EC3
- Description
- This free public exhibition invites visitors to explore the people, places, and history that have shaped Aldgate into the iconic corner of London that it is today.
- Date
- 01 (10:00) - 31/08/2025 (17:00)
- Location:
- Florence Nightingale Museum St Thomas’ Hospital Lambeth Palace Road London SE1 7EP
- Description
- Summer Holidays Offer
- Date
- 30/08/2025 (09:30-13:30)
- Location:
- Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in front of the Velodrome
- Description
- Accessible cycling