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- 10am to 12noon at St Matthews
- 1pm to 3pm at:
- 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!- 1pm to 3pm at Evington Library
Tuesday 28 July
- Can you see sounds?
Explore the science behind sounds by making your own tonoscope.- Sessions between 1.15pm and 3.30pm at Beaumont Leys Library
- Booking required
- Ages 7+
- Get up and go!
- 10am to 12noon at Bewcastle
- Lego coding
Combine computer coding with Lego with our Lego coding session.- 1.30pm to 3pm at New Parks Library
- Booking required
- Aged 8+
- Leicester Cathedral summer activities
Enjoy free craft activities and family fun with a different theme each week.
- 10.30am to 12noon and 2pm to 4pm at Leicester Cathedral
- 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
- 11am to 2pm at Belgrave Library
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!
- 1pm to 3pm at Beaumont Leys
- Read to the beat grafitti workshop
Create their own rhyme and spray-paint it onto vinyl.
- 1pm to 3pm at New Parks Library
- Booking required
- Ages 5+
- 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
- Can you see sounds?
- Sessions between 1.15pm and 3.30pm at St Barnabas
- Booking required
- Ages 7+
- Get up and go!
- 10am to 12noon at: Netherhall
- 1pm to 3pm at:
- Belgrave
- Highfields
- New Parks
- Leicester Cathedral summer activities
- 10.30am to 12noon and 2pm to 4pm at Leicester Cathedral
Friday 31 July
- Get up and go!
- 10am to 12noon at:
Saturday 1 August
- Lego coding club
Make Lego move to music and explore Lego books.- 11am to 1pm at Central Library
- Booking required
- Ages 8 to 12