What's On in the School Holidays 2010

Theatre & Cinema

Film Toy Story 3 in 3D (U)
Date: 23rd July - 5th August
Time: Varies
Age: All
Price: Adults £8.50 - £11.50 / Children £6.50
Place: Cinema 1, Barbican Centre, Silk Street , London, EC2Y 8DS, Tel 0845 120 7528
View Barbican Website for details

Theatre The Time Travelling Adventures of the Pirate Revlon Scarlet: The Search for Drake’s Gold @ The New Diorama Theatre
A family day for children of all ages to celebrate the Big Dance. Swing your way back to the 20th century and learn dances from the Lambeth Walk to rock and roll, make a fabulous flower or beastly bug fan to keep yourself cool and hear some summertime stories.
Date: Tuesday 24th - Sunday 29th August
Time: 10:30 - 4:00pm
Age: All
Price: Free
Place: New Diorama Theatre, 15-16 Triton Street, Regents Place, London
Email: Laura Catherine Kressly at riverproductionsuk@googlemail.com
Tel 020 7739 9893
View River Productions Website

Libraries

Library Barbican Library's Summer Reading Challenge
This Year's Summer Reading Challenge theme is Space Hop. Join anytime from the 10th of July and read the required amount of books and answer questions on them before the 11th September to win some great prizes.
Date: Sat 10th July to Sat 11th September
Age: 4 - 12 Years
Price: Free
Place: Barbican Children's Library, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS, Tel 020 7628 9447
View Barbican Library Website

Special Event 5-4-3-2-1 Blast Off! @ Bunhill Fields with the Barbican Library
Join the Barbican Library team at Bunhill Fields and learn how to make and fly your own spacecraft.
All materials provided and there will be prizes for the most creative and for those that fly the farthest. Date: Tuesday 3rd August
Time: 2:00 - 4:00pm
Age: 4 - 12 Years
Price: Free
Place: Bunhills Fields, Bunhill Row, London EC1
Tel 020 7628 9447
View Barbican Library Website

Playschemes

Playscheme @ The Sp@ce Child & Family Centre
The Sp@ce have activities for children twice a week in school holidays until the 21st August. Activities include day trips, cooking and making things.
Date: 23rd, 27th, 29th July, 3rd, 6th, 13th, 17th, 21st August. Closed from 23rd August to 6th September.
Age: All
Time: Varies by day but generally between 9.15 and 3.15
Price: Depends on activity, some events are free.
Place: the Sp@ce, 27 Duke's Place, St James' Passage, EC3A 5DE
Call 020 7626 6315 for more details
Website | play.service@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Playscheme @ Holborn Community Centre
Activities everyday for kids at Bedford House, just off of Lamb's Conduit Street. Activities incluse gymnastics, ballet, crafts and trips to museums and Kew Gardens.
Date: Monday to Friday from 26th July until 27th August inclusive.
Age: Varies according to event, but generally from age 4 - 14 Years\
Time: Varies by day.
Price: Some activities are free, others such as gym and ballet are £2.50 for a 2 hour session.
Place:Holborn Community Centre, Bedford House, 35 Emerald Street, WC1N 3QW
Call 020 7405 2370 for more details
View Bedford House Website

Museums

Museum Summer Holidays, Funky Fridays @ The Museum of Childhood
A series of special events every Friday throughout the holidays featuring musicians, artists, performers, storytellers and more.
Date: Every Friday during July & August
Time: 11:00am - 4:00pm
Age: 3 - 12 Years
Price: Free, tickets available on the day from the information desk
Place: V&A Museum of Childhood, Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9PA Tel 020 8983 5200
View Museum of Childhood Website | moc@vam.ac.uk

Special Events & Festivals

Special Event Whitecross Street Party
Weekend event with art exhibitions and activities, street entertainers, stalls and performances.
Date: Saturday 24th July
Time: 12:00 - 6:00pm
Age: All
Price: Free
Place: Whitecross Street, London EC1
View Whitecross Street Party Website

Special Event Barbican Weekender
A Barbican Do Something Different Weekend with a Surrealist theme, including a craft wokshop called Eccentric Accessories on Level 1 and a maze on the Lakeside terrace.
Date: Saturday 24th July
Time: Events All Day - Maze from 1pm. Art Workshop at 11.30am
Age: All
Price: Free
Place: Barbican Centre, Silk Street , London, EC2Y 8DS, Tel 0845 120 7528
View Barbican Website

Special Event Shoreditch Games
Sports and games for children and young people in Shoreditch Park. Part of the Shoreditch Festival
Date: Thursday 29th July
Time: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
See Sat 17th for venue details

Special Event Golden Lane Leisure Centre Funday
A chance to try water polo, sub aqua and other sports. The event will also have a bouncy castle, police horses, a fire engine and other stuff to entertain the kids.
Sub Aqua - Under 18’s must have parental consent to take part. Participants must be at the centre between 10.30am &12 noon to registers for sub-aqua session.
Date: Saturday 14th August
Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm
Age: All ages
Price: Free
Golden Lane Leisure Centre, Golden Lane Estate, London, EC1Y 0SH
Tel 020 7250 1464
denise.davy@cityoflondon.gov.uk

If you know of other events for children in the area please let me know and I would be delighted to add them to the list.
Please send an email to mail@barbicanmums.com with details.