It’s the weekend and we’re so excited!
The weather is amazing, so let’s all check out our Top 10 fun things to do with kids this weekend! Are you ready?
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
Head out to Tewkesbury for an incredibly family fun event of music, mead and merriment!
Dragon handlers (yep!), jesters and jugglers will all be out and about to show off their skills, and kids can even check out the re-enactment of the Battle of Tewkesbury!
Guess what…it’s FREE!
Saturday 11am – 6pm and Sunday 11am – 5pm
Pirate Summer Fun at the Tall Ship!
Arrrr…it’s summertime at the Tall Ship in Glasgow!
Bonny Ann and Scary Mary will be taking over the tall hip with a range of FREE pirate activities, as well as tours around the ship with Scary Mary for £3. Daily between 11am – 11:45am.
The pirate themed activities occur daily 12pm – 3pm, including treasure hunts and parrot making!
The festival funs until August 12th.
For more information, click here.
Longshop Steampunk Spectacular!
Head down to the Long Shop Museum this weekend with stalls, activities, and entertainment with that vintage twist! It’s all things Steampunk in this museum of curiosities!
Tickets are £3.50 – £15, and the experience runs 10am Saturday 11th to 5pm Sunday 12th
For more information click here
Cardiff Food and Drink Festival!
We hope you have empty stomachs when you arrive at this FREE ourdoot food and drink festival in Cardiff Bay.
There is local produce to sample, as well as international flavors for the kids to try!
Enjoy the local music too…it’s great family fun!
It runs until July 12th. For more information click here.
Beach East!
Get those swimmers ready because it’s BEACH TIME!
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is holding Beach East, which is a great festival of food, funfairs, music, and of course…the beach!
It’s also FREE entry, and an incredibly popular and fun experience for the kids!
Held from 10am – 10pm at Stratford Waterfront near Westfield.
Super Science Month!
The Discover Children’s Story Centre in London is holding messy fun with Dr. Bob and his laboratory, where kids can have fun through science and experimenting.
Tickets are £5, and it’s held this weekend. Dr. Bob tells his stories at 12:30pm and 2:30pm.
Make your own lava at 3:30pm, and drop in all day with the science and story trails!
For more information, click here
Primate Weekend!
It’s all things Primate at the Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens! They have a growing number of primates, which include tamarins, lemurs and marmosets.
From 10am – 4pm this weekend you can learn all about these amazing creatures, and how to look after them!
For more information click here
Dinosaur Trail Quiz!
Paradise Park in Cornwall is holding a super fun Dinosaur Quiz Trail this summer!
It celebrates the earliest relatives of the rid (the dinosaurs!)
There are free flying shows, and dinosaur expeditions to explore. If kids do well they will be awarded a “Paradise Park Professor of Palaeontology” certificate.
The quiz runs to 2nd September.
Normal entry applies. For more information click here.
Willy Wonka Weekend!
It’s all things CHOCOLATE at this fun filled weekend with Cornwall’s Jonny Depp lookalike at Cornwall’s Crealy Adventure Park!
There is a fancy dress competition, and the prizes for the best dressed, as well as chocolate giveaways galore!
July 11th and 12th only
For more information click here
Learning for kids with disabilities
The Story Museum is holding a great day for those kids and parents with autism, learning disabilities or sensory disorders.
They have special exhibitions and installations in a more relaxed environment.
Open Sunday 12th July between 10am – 11am.
Free entry. Just email tickets@storymuseum.com or ring 01865 7900 050 to book your spot
For more information click here
And there you have it…our Top 10 fun things to do with kids this weekend!
Have a great day, and we look forward to next weekend!
Beth 🙂
Day Out With The Kids 