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Monday 28 July

Free and low cost family-friendly activities take place this in Leicester this week.

Monday 27 July

  • Get up and go! 
    Take part in free activities for all the family with Leicester's children, young people centres
  • Read to the beat family fun
    Put on your best festival outfits and join us in celebrating the Summer Reading Challenge with a Festival themed Fun Day! Activities include crafts, music making and more!

Tuesday 28 July

  • Can you see sounds?
    Explore the science behind sounds by making your own tonoscope. 
  • Get up and go! 
  • Lego coding
    Combine computer coding with Lego with our Lego coding session.
  • Leicester Cathedral summer activities
    Enjoy free craft activities and family fun with a different theme each week. 
  • Love Parks Week
    Join Leicester City Council’s Parks Services and local volunteers for a community litter pick, family-friendly activities and a chance to celebrate one of Leicester’s much-loved green spaces. 
    • Drop in between 10am and 1pm at Spinney Hill park
    • Meet at the St Saviours Road entrance near the tennis courts
    • all equipment will be provided
  • Read to the beat family fun

Wednesday 29 July

  • Can you see sounds?
    • Sessions between 1.15pm and 3.30pm at Hamilton Library
    • Booking required
    • Ages 7+
  • Get up and go! 
  • Read to the beat grafitti workshop
    Create their own rhyme and spray-paint it onto vinyl.
  • Teddy bears picnic
    Bring the kids and a teddy for a fun day of teddy bear crafts and activities at Newarke Houses Museum. Find our giant 6ft tall teddy in the museum and pictures of popular teddy bear story book characters in our garden trail, then make your own teddy ears hat and bag.
    • 12noon to 3pm at Newarke Houses
    • Crafts and activities, £4 per child pre-booked online, or £5 at the door.

Thursday 30 July

Friday 31 July

Saturday 1 August

  • Lego coding club
    Make Lego move to music and explore Lego books.