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
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- 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!
- Categories:
- Free to attend, Summer events, Teenagers, Young people
- 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!
- Categories:
- Free to attend, Summer events, Teenagers, Young people
- 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.
- Categories:
- Summer events, Summer holidays, Teenagers, Young people
- 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.
- Categories:
- Summer events, Summer holidays, Teenagers, Young people
- 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!
- Categories:
- Free to attend, Summer events, Teenagers, Young people
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (16:00-19:00)
- Location:
- Osmani Centre 58 Underwood Road London E1 5AW
- Description
- Join us this summer for BBQ & Outdoor Sports Day—a fun, relaxed event packed with great food, games, and sunshine!
- Categories:
- Food and snacks included, Free to attend, Holiday Activities and Food (HAF), Sports and exercise, Summer events, Summer holidays, Teenagers, Workshops and activities, Young people
- Date
- 12/08/2025 (16:00-20:00)
- Location:
- Eastside Youth Centre 6 Parnell Road E3 3RB
- Description
- Play games and access advice from youth workers during the session in the 121 room
- Categories:
- Free to attend, Summer events, Teenagers, Young people
- Date
- 11 (17:00) - 13/08/2025 (18:00)
- Location:
- Linc Centre 70 Fern St London E3 3PR
- Description
- A workshop to make young people aware of hate crime and explore different types of hate crime and how it affects the young people, their families and the local community!
- Categories:
- Family and children, Summer events, Summer holidays, Teenagers, Young people