{"title": "October half term", "start": "2026-10-24T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "London Museum Docklands", "address": "Hertsmere Road, E14 4AL London", "price": "Free, but some activities require booking tickets in advance", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["occasion/halloween"], "description": "October half term is a series of free, family activities at London Museum Docklands, running in person from 24 to 31 October 2026. It is organised by London Museum and invites families to dive into London legends and spooky superstitions in the historic heart of Canary Wharf. Children can set sail with superstitious sailors, sculpt clay lucky charms, learn about London's loneliest griffin, explore fairytale forests and write ten-word stories with former Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho OBE. 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It is run by Royal Museums Greenwich, whose conservators, astronomers and invited performers lead activities such as puppet making, live science shows and a bug-themed music workshop. Many activities are free and drop-in, with no need to book in advance, and the Cove outdoor playground is open every day too. Workshops are designed for children and their carers to learn together, planned on the basis of each adult bringing up to four children.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/october-half-term-activities-at-the-national-maritime-museum-37275/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0448815a0ced04e8d2c953af084a98623ab0f420a2a018e6ab19e789857a155f-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Tots at the docks", "start": "2026-11-11T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-16T00:00:00Z", "place": "London Museum Docklands", "address": "Hertsmere Road, E14 4AL London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["history/london", "literature/fairy-tales"], "description": "Tots at the docks is a free monthly drop-in play session for babies and toddlers under five and their carers, themed around London's past and present. It is run by the London Museum at London Museum Docklands in the historic heart of Canary Wharf, with activities changing each month, such as sensory areas, role play, soft toy sea creatures, a mini digger and puppet shows. On this day the theme is fairy tales, and entry may be limited during busy times.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/tots-at-the-docks-37060/", "official_url": "https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/tots-at-the-docks/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/87e4ba3b7708a669e3aacb0050aecdbe7dd94b327fcba18cdeaccdf2b2001b5a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "October half term at the Royal Observatory", "start": "2026-10-24T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Royal Observatory", "address": "", "price": "Various", "price_from": "24.00", "price_to": "24.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/node/27", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["occasion/halloween", "science/astronomy"], "description": "October half term at the Royal Observatory is a programme of family activities at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, running from Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November 2026. It is put on by Royal Museums Greenwich and offers astronomy talks, live demonstrations, tours and spooky Halloween events, including the Ghastly Greenwich Tour, a free Halloween trail, the Treasures Tour, lunar-themed activities around Luke Jerram's Mirror Moon sculpture and volunteer talks. All activities are included with admission except some tours, which cost extra, and they are suitable for ages 7 and over. The Observatory closes on 2 November for a major refurbishment, so this is the last chance to visit this year.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/october-half-term-at-the-royal-observatory-70365/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9815d6dd865d504a01e0bb7c37a8a290ba2cb4d21c3cdb70e42482534063e025-1200.webp"}, {"title": "🍂🎃 Half-Term Fun at West Ealing Community Library! 🍂🎃", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T12:30:00Z", "place": "West Ealing Community Library", "address": "Melbourne Avenue, W13 9BA London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["diy/making", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "🍂🎃 Half-Term Fun at West Ealing Community Library! 🍂🎃 is a week of fun and creative activities for children during the October half-term. It is run by West Ealing Community Library and includes autumn-inspired arts and crafts, woodland adventures, pumpkin decorating, spooky creations and magical storytelling. Visitors can also drop in anytime to add their own colourful creation to the Magical Autumn Tree. Booking is essential for scheduled activities, and all children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/half-term-fun-at-west-ealing-community-library-40268/", "official_url": "https://wecl.org.uk/activities-and-events/%f0%9f%8d%82%f0%9f%8e%83-half-term-fun-at-west-ealing-community-library-%f0%9f%8d%82%f0%9f%8e%83/2026-10-27/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ead4d5ac5ab4076585930aaf35fe4efd72f7eb26e0500a1fd9ca6ec457d3c29f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "October half term at the Royal Observatory", "start": "2026-10-24T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre", "address": "Nelson Mandela Road, SE3 9QS London", "price": "Various | See page for details", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "24.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/node/27", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["occasion/halloween", "science/astronomy"], "description": "October half term at the Royal Observatory is a programme of family activities, talks and tours, including live demonstrations, a free Halloween trail, guided treasures and lunar tours, and spooky Ghastly Greenwich tours. It is run by Royal Museums Greenwich at the Royal Observatory. The event marks the last chance to visit the site before it closes on 2 November 2026 for a major refurbishment project. All activities are included with admission and are suitable for ages 7 and over.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/october-half-term-at-the-royal-observatory-70620/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a133e24222c4bb4e4b7b0677457f79d01fc02a2d8f19854daff8489195cd6bc5-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Beastly bookmarks", "start": "2026-10-25T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "London Museum Docklands", "address": "Hertsmere Road, E14 4AL London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["diy/making"], "description": "Beastly bookmarks is a free drop-in family craft activity at London Museum Docklands, lasting about 30 minutes. Visitors can craft a cat or bat bookmark to keep their place in favourite fairy tales or spooky stories, making pals for dark autumn nights with a good book. Afterwards, families can handle objects once thought to bring good luck in the No.1 Warehouse gallery, subject to staff availability. The activity is for ages 5 and up, with children supervised at all times, and is part of the museum's October half term series.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/beastly-bookmarks-37068/", "official_url": "https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/beastly-bookmarks/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f308b401d88118318dddbde73677048b25f18ff5b0ce04041701189438c13210-2000.webp"}, {"title": "October half Term", "start": "2026-10-23T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Grove", "address": "Oldridge Road 39, SW12 8PN London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.thegrove.co.uk/whats-on/school-holidays/october-half-term/", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["nature/forest", "occasion/half-term", "wellness/beauty"], "description": "October Half Term is a family programme of activities running from 19 October to 1 November. It is hosted by The Grove on its 300-acre estate, where children can explore woodland trails, pick and carve pumpkins, try archery and axe throwing, and join family movies, a magic show and a mini disco. Kids can also be looked after at Anouska's Kids Club or enjoy teen spa treatments, while the grown-ups visit the Sequoia spa, play the championship golf course, or dine together at one of the restaurants. Stays between 24 and 29 October are limited in availability.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/october-half-term-76844/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/974a79e5a6af7a3c07930bcba6f55f6adc1fa68e362a698e747a9e9c8bfa0391-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Make a mythical creature", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "place": "London Museum Docklands", "address": "Hertsmere Road, E14 4AL London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts"], "description": "A drop-in art workshop for families at London Museum Docklands. The museum invites children to craft a mythical river creature from London's folklore, inspired by centuries of stories about serpents and sirens in the Thames, or to design a monster of their own. It is for ages 3 and up, children must be supervised, and it lasts 90 minutes. It is part of the museum's October half term programme.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/make-a-mythical-creature-37057/", "official_url": "https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/make-mythical-creature/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8e78505a370ffec27297481150fda9da93c0e3e23585cf9c6396ab62ce24ed7d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Family Festival", "start": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Natural History Museum", "address": "Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://ticketing.nhm.ac.uk/events/GENAD-ADM", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["nature/dinosaurs"], "description": "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.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/family-festival-37305/", "official_url": "https://www.nhm.ac.uk/events/family-activities.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/58d629070230ec324877ecb3c2e9caab9edd0ce281aeaf471a3be5f0148831ac-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Not So Spooky Halloween", "start": "2026-10-24T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Battersea Park Children's Zoo", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.batterseaparkzoo.co.uk/tickets-and-memberships/#", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["nature/animals", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "Not So Spooky Halloween is a half term Halloween celebration at Battersea Park Children's Zoo, a little London zoo, running from 24th October to 1st November 2026. It is put on by the zoo and is suitable for younger children, perfect for primary school age and under. Visitors can meet the zoo's mysterious invertebrates at the Minibeast Mansion, enjoy Halloween storytime including a Gruffalo Granny story time, spooky-themed crafts and games such as badge and keyring making, and extra daily animal keeper talks. Some activities are included in the entrance ticket, while entry to the Minibeast Mansion and the storytimes are free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/not-so-spooky-halloween-34848/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/922f55e8620d4478d20ff6264cd1646466828802e9c19718588556c7d7fcf613-2000.webp"}, {"title": "October Half Term at artsdepot", "start": "2026-10-23T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Arts Depot", "address": "Nether Street 5, N12 0GA London", "price": "Tickets from £13.75 + FREE activities", "price_from": "13.75", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.artsdepot.co.uk/visit/booking-information/", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["occasion/half-term", "literature"], "description": "October Half Term at artsdepot is a programme of family fun across the building, with family shows from interactive origami and bubble tricks to reimagined Mozart and zoo animals leaping from children's books onto the stage. It comes from artsdepot and also brings back Book Buzz, its free annual family festival with book swaps, a local book stall and creative drop-in activities. Creative Half Term Camps keep children engaged with art and movement sessions and STEAM challenges, and there is a free soft play area plus hot lunches at the café.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/october-half-term-at-artsdepot-73805/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f5ff1c807d0ae04c37cea784eb8c596537e766136821cddb6024b66ba36aa49f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Halloween Train!", "start": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "London Museum of Water and Steam", "address": "Green Dragon Lane, TW8 0EN London", "price": "£1 per train ride per person on top of admission; free train ride in costume", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "https://lmws.digitickets.co.uk/search", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["occasion/halloween"], "description": "Halloween Train is a family event at the London Museum of Water & Steam during October Half Term. Visitors can ride a decorated carriage pulled by the museum's steam locomotive around the site, make a paper pumpkin craft in the waterworks gallery, and follow a scavenger hunt to find Marina and Splash Cat in their Halloween costumes. It is designed for children and families, with no scare actors or spooky decorations. Anyone wearing a costume gets a free train ride.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/halloween-train-37073/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e86501a53cef4c79823106ea3a8a5c3eea32e52f1bdc9ccc8ab8a1591ed13f6b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Oct Half Term: Spooky Squadrons", "start": "2026-10-24T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Battle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge", "address": "Wren Avenue, UB10 0GG Uxbridge", "price": "Included with an admission ticket", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=HIMS_MPV&orgid=54332#/?venue=bunker&view=list&start=2026-10-24&end=2026-10-31&includePackages=false", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["art/crafts", "history/aviation", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "Get ready for some frightfully fun flying adventures! Create your own witchy paper aeroplane, bat glider or pumpkin parachute which can fly, soar and float through the skies. Suitable for ages 5 and up, and free for under 16s. It runs daily from 10:00 to 16:30.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/oct-half-term-spooky-squadrons-60014/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9510cf4010134d82fbba39d4770eb3a4602dfadd8e62a605b277d4577bde8dea-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Jet and Space Week", "start": "2026-10-24T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "RAF Museum", "address": "", "price": "from £5 per activity", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "6.50", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.rafmuseum.org.uk/category/48471?branches.branchID=2042", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["occasion/half-term", "science/astronomy"], "description": "October Half Term: Jet & Space Week is a week of family activities at the RAF Museum in London. It is run by the RAF Museum and offers space exploration, missions and fun for young explorers aged 3 and up. Activities include a mobile planetarium show, laser tag, and a museum mystery hunt with Percy & Mr Fox. Some sessions require tickets and adults must stay with their children.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/jet-and-space-week-38114/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1cc3d1645dcb247aba10cdc62d39c3e8f25b1d4ad1cf2a607decb8f03651205b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Halloween boat trips", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "London Canal Museum", "address": "New Wharf Road 12-13, N1 9RT London", "price": "Tunnel trip: £17.50 adult, £15.50 concession, £11.25 child; Scream Tea: £26.75 adult, £24.50 concess", "price_from": "17.50", "price_to": "26.75", "tickets_url": "https://canalmuseum.org.uk/picture-shop/", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/local-history", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "London Canal Museum runs Halloween-themed boat trips through the long dark Islington Tunnel, with ghost stories told on board. Every trip includes a visit to the museum, a hot drink, and a themed pastry, cake or biscuit, with a guide giving historical commentary. Trips at 1100, 1200 and 1400 last around 50 minutes, while the 1500 \"Scream Tea\" trip lasts around 80 minutes and adds a Halloween-themed cream tea served on board. The boat Long Tom has big windows so everyone gets a window seat, and all passengers need a ticket, with children supervised by their adult at all times.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/halloween-boat-trips-37035/", "official_url": "https://canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson/halloween-tunnel.htm", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ae545b18d852e8a5570f6ca2910aa343bd56676cca7e50c31707c17677d829c0-600.webp"}, {"title": "Trip to the London Museum Docklands", "start": "2026-10-31T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Poplar Union", "address": "Cotall Street 2, E14 6TL London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://book.plinth.org.uk/e/xBB43r0ZvakknUTYSyno", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/colonialism"], "description": "A guided trip to the London Museum Docklands, exploring the stories woven into the history of London's docks, from the slave trade and river policing to local communities and dockers' fight for workers' rights. It is part of Exploring History through Creativity, an adults-only series, with under-18s allowed only when supervised. This Halloween outing uncovers hidden histories and forgotten voices lingering in the Docklands' past. It is organised by Poplar Union and builds on their recent collage workshop.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/trip-to-the-london-museum-docklands-76763/", "official_url": "https://poplarunion.com/event/trip-to-the-london-museum-docklands/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1292bd3a902f8f45f7bcc7bbad048bd9beab8e5dd2b4a2c3ce1303455de6bfc0-1200.webp"}]}