Family-friendly parties in the school summer holidays

Celebrate the end of school at a Soft Play Disco 
Soft Play Disco at Thrive & Wild. 
Thursday 23 July. 
📍Kings Worthy, near Winchester city.

Party the weekend away at a family-friendly festival 
Wickham Festival.
Thursday 30 July - Sunday 2 August.
📍near Wickham

Dance at a Kids v Grown Ups Silent Disco 
Kids v Adults Silent Disco at Winchester Science Centre. 
Thursday 20 August. 
📍Winchester city

Family-friendly trails near Winchester

Have swashbuckling fun on a pirate-themed play trail
Summer of Play at Hinton Ampner.
Saturday 18 July - Sunday 6 September. 
📍near Cheriton

Try a nature-inspired summer trail 
Timothy’s Summer Nature Trail at Gilbert White's House. 
Wednesday 22 July - Sunday 6 September. 
📍Selbourne, near Alton

Find traditional family games to play in beautiful gardens 
Summer of Play at The Vyne. 
Thursday 23 July - Sunday 6 September. 
📍near Basingstoke

Discover plants and flowers in Winchester Cathedral
Family Trail at Winchester Cathedral 
Saturday 25 July - Tuesday 1 September. 
📍Winchester city centre

Summer holiday craft workshops for kids

Learn how to make a bug hotel 
Bug Hotel Workshop at Bella Crafts. 
Thursday 30 July.
📍Winchester city centre

Paint and create a colourful masterpiece 
Kids and Grown Ups Paint & Sip at The Arc. 
Friday 7 August. 
📍Winchester city centre

Pick and make a flower crown together
Parent and Child Flower Crown Workshop at Stem & Green Flower Farm.
Saturday 15 August.
📍Headbourne Worthy, near Winchester city

Do a giant collaborative painting to music 
Summer Holidays: Let's paint to music! at The Arc.
Tuesday 18 August. 
📍Winchester city centre

Summer holiday activities for older kids and teens in Winchester

Watch a movie and eat pizza at sunset 
Outdoor cinema nights at Lainston House. 
Various dates. Ages 12+. 
📍 near Winchester city

Play a medieval escape game in a genuine medieval building
The Crusader's Collectible at The Hospital of St Cross.
Various dates. 
📍Winchester city

Spend a summer evening at the zoo
Summer Evenings at Marwell.
Various dates. Ages 8+.
📍 near Winchester city

Children's theatre and music shows during school summer holidays

Dance along to all your favourite K-Pop bands
K-POP LIVE at Theatre Royal Winchester. 
Sunday 26 July. 
📍Winchester city centre

Watch an interactive story with junk model characters 
Crafty Critters at Thrive & Wild.
Monday 27 July. 
📍Kings Worthy, near Winchester city

See a play about dinos and rock bands 
The Dinosaur That Pooped A Rock Show! at Theatre Royal Winchester. 
Tuesday 4 August. 
📍Winchester city centre

See all your fave princesses perform in one candlelit concert
Enchanted: The Ultimate Princess Concert at The Guildhall. 
Saturday 15 August. 
📍Winchester city centre

Educational days out for the school summer holidays in Winchester

Travel back in time at the Time Detective Agency 
Time Detective Agency! at Winchester City Museum. 
Thursday 23 July - Monday 31 August.
📍Winchester city centre

Dig into archaeology 
Festival of Archaeology at Hinton Ampner. 
Saturday 25 July - Sunday 2 August. 
📍near Cheriton

Learn about medieval sword-fighting 
Medieval Sword-Fighting at The Great Hall. 
Saturday 22 August. 
📍Winchester city centre

New play areas to visit during the school summer holidays

Explore play spaces inspired by the natural world 
Play Wild! at Winchester Science Centre.
Opens from Saturday 18 July.  
📍Winchester city

Try out a new farmyard play area (there's coffee too!) 
Poetry and Play Trail at The Yard.
Open now. 
📍Chiltern Candover

Big summer holiday days out near Winchester

Do an assault course in a historic fort 
Summer at Fort Nelson. 
Tuesday 21 July - Sunday 6 September. 
📍near Portsmouth

Go to an Elephant Rave at the zoo 
Zoofest at Marwell Zoo. 
Thursday 23 July - Monday 31 August. 
📍 near Winchester city

Ride on Thomas the Tank Engine
Day Out with Thomas at The Watercress Line. 
Tuesday 4 - Sunday 9 August. 
📍Alresford

Sleep over at The Science Museum 
The Big Family Sleepover at Winchester Science Museum
Saturday 15 - Sunday 16 August. 
📍Winchester city