# Family Festival

Family Festival at Natural History Museum, Friday 30 October 2026, until 1 Nov.

- Price: Free
- Venue: Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD London
- Get tickets: https://ticketing.nhm.ac.uk/events/GENAD-ADM
- Go to page: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/events/family-activities.html

![Family Festival](https://noky.io/images/58d629070230ec324877ecb3c2e9caab9edd0ce281aeaf471a3be5f0148831ac-1200.webp)

Family Festival: Ocean October is a week of family-friendly activities themed around prehistoric ocean creatures. It is run by the Natural History Museum at its South Kensington home. Visitors can explore deep-sea monsters and dinosaurs through shows, hands-on workshops, storytelling, behind-the-scenes tours and an exhibition. Highlights include a T. rex puppet show, shark detective sessions, pond exploring and a mixed-reality journey into the future natural world.

## Dates

- Monday 26 October until 1 Nov — Natural History Museum

Written by a model, sources: [nhm.ac.uk](https://www.nhm.ac.uk/events/family-activities.html)

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