{"title": "PlayWorks at Pitzhanger: Free Family Play", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "place": "Pitzhanger Manor House and Gallery", "address": "", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.pitzhanger.org.uk/book-tickets/?eventid=1001ADGKSHLJDTDBJQTBMGLLJRLBJCMNN", "category": "kids-family", "tags": [], "description": "PlayWorks at Pitzhanger: Free Family Play is three days of free, child-led outdoor play in the walled front garden of Pitzhanger, where children can build, invent and explore with giant blocks, boxes, fabric and other loose parts at their own pace. It is delivered by Outdoor People, a Hackney-based organisation helping children and families connect with nature through play, together with their experienced team of Playworkers. It is connected to the PlayWorks Studio, the independent successor to Assemble Play and linked to the Turner Prize-winning collective Assemble, which creates playful environments where children explore, build and imagine in freely chosen ways. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult throughout, advance registration is free and recommended, and drop-in visitors are also welcome.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/playworks-at-pitzhanger-free-family-play-38063/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fa504ac32034cfd7aefebd69fd96aa93aa334203a24f40ccb322c7c6d2a475fb-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "place": "Pitzhanger Manor House and Gallery", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Play Labs: Power of Play", "start": "2026-10-31T09:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Poplar Union", "address": "Cotall Street 2, E14 6TL London", "price": "Pay what you can", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://book.plinth.org.uk/e/2kTMOaWwl2KeCe30u3fx", "category": "kids-family", "tags": [], "description": "Play Labs: Power of Play is a creative play session for children aged 0-6, exploring movement, sound and sensory play through hands-on activities such as play dough modelling, colouring and crafting. It is led by Parent Play Champions, local parents and carers trained through a free programme funded by Save the Children and delivered by Poplar Union, Mindful Music and Blink Theatre. The session encourages imagination, confidence and social interaction, is SEND inclusive, and runs with a juice and snack break where both groups connect. 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The exhibition tells the story of PIG from its beginnings to the projects, such as The Green Project, Cooking Club and Girl Power, that have shaped it. It also celebrates the children, families, volunteers, staff and partners who have been part of its work.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/celebrating-pamper-indulge-and-give-37213/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d3adc7d47f34100dc0a0fd24a23ba2bcfc0f49d1d45a86ce02afc3f086d4dae5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Family Allotment Club", "start": "2026-05-22T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-13T00:00:00Z", "place": "Southwark Park Galleries", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["nature/gardening"], "description": "Family Allotment Club is a drop-in gardening session for families held in the gallery's garden. Families with pre-schoolers learn from a community gardener and an associate artist how to sow seeds, grow flowers, harvest vegetables and enjoy new arts and crafts activities each week. Sessions are free and open to all families and carers with children aged 0 to 5, who must be accompanied by an adult.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/family-allotment-club-38736/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7be56afdaa413946c4aa1edf7f3b75636b50ba0f26389027b5440a21660aa662-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Little Critters Stay n Play", "start": "2026-11-06T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Our Yard", "address": "Claremont Road, London NW2 1AP", "price": "8.30 GBP", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["community"], "description": "Little Critters Stay n Play is a relaxed outdoor stay and play session for children under 5. It is run by Our Yard at Clitterhouse Farm, with the facilitator Jenny leading songs. Each week offers an outdoor activity, an indoor craft table and free coffee and tea, and the free-flow session adapts to the group size on the day. Children can explore nature and toys such as outdoor scuttlebugs, with past activities including fairy houses, bird feeders, mud kitchens and scavenger hunts.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/little-critters-stay-n-play-74520/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/218cd92d905a6d58ec1125153b31b7e0a6ae6dc7682c0873a01f0aaf3c29213a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "SEND Play (August -Dec 2026) Drop-in", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-05T00:00:00Z", "place": "Young V&A", "address": "Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9PA London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/buy-membership", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["art/crafts/textile-crafts"], "description": "SEND Play is a drop-in session for children with sensory differences or special educational needs and disabilities and their families, part of Young V&A's Power of Play programme. On 7 November it offers a whole-family Sensory Design workshop exploring textiles and textile processes, designed for children who enjoy exploring the world through touch, with no wrong answers. The session is led by Young V&A's Play Champions, and Designer in the Shed Amanda Vesthardt opens her sensory installation for families to explore alongside the workshop. The museum offers step-free access, ear defenders on request, and visitors are welcome to move around, make noise, and leave or re-enter throughout.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/send-play-august-dec-2026-drop-in-75156/", "official_url": "https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/Q007lPeed6d/send-play-jul-dec-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/19c9ba8986a3cb042e01b8087b302937493ddd1e5a9bc862bdb477665dd5a045-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Explore the Wild: Family Saturdays", "start": "2026-10-31T13:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T15:00:00Z", "place": "Company Drinks", "address": "Longbridge Road, IG11 8TA Barking", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["occasion/seasons"], "description": "Explore the Wild: Family Saturdays is a free series of seasonal activities for families held every other Saturday. It is hosted by Company Drinks at their pavilion at the Barking Park Outdoor Bowls Club. The pavilion becomes a space for creativity, making, growing and rest, with activities aimed at children aged 4 to 13 who must be accompanied by an adult. There is access to inside and outside space, free warm drinks and toilet facilities, and booking is advised.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/explore-the-wild-family-saturdays-41295/", "official_url": "https://companydrinks.info/event/explore-the-wild-saturday-5/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/86b864e549db4be12384e0025d71e42ba739695bfc8765fdb24d4d944c85f158-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Family Takeover with Tom James", "start": "2026-10-10T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "Camden Arts Centre", "address": "Arkwright Road 52, NW3 6DG London", "price": "Free entry", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/family-takeover-with-tom-james-tickets-2002210635910?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["art/sculpture"], "description": "Family Takeover with Tom James is a series of family workshops at Camden Art Centre where children aged 4+ and accompanying adults make art together. Artist Tom James, whose practice explores the function and future of everyday objects and often re-uses things that may otherwise go to waste, leads participants in building a large-scale sculptural marble run in the Drawing Studio. Using reclaimed tubes, pipes, bottles and funnels, each collaborative marble run is designed, tested and built before being disassembled, echoing the playful work of Yves Tinguely and Fischli/Weiss. Activities may be messy, and spaces are limited.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/family-takeover-with-tom-james-73860/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/847c225a0193b6ad8261a8b28560c91f050b4a375fd1be48723e033e02b2df71-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Mudlarks family gallery", "start": "2026-10-29T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-25T00:00:00Z", "place": "London Museum Docklands", "address": "Hertsmere Road, E14 4AL London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "3.95", "price_to": "4.95", "tickets_url": "https://museumtickets.londonmuseum.org.uk/ticketbooth/shows/1173647814", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["history"], "description": "Mudlarks family gallery is an interactive play space at London Museum Docklands for children aged up to eight. Run by the London Museum, it brings the docks to life through play that keeps little ones occupied and supports their development. Kids can find out what the docks were used for and what life was like for sailors years ago, driving a DLR train in the soft play area, moving ships along the docks on the water play station and helping workers move cargo with wheelbarrows. Each 45-minute session ends with a bell rung five minutes before tidying-up time.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mudlarks-family-gallery-37067/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/07c3773f438adcea796a64cd1d6469bd542b02435ac6f0b403736ed36c836b41-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Afterschool Games Club", "start": "2026-11-03T15:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T16:30:00Z", "place": "St. Margaret's House", "address": "Old Ford Road 15-23, E2 9PJ London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["games/board-games"], "description": "Afterschool Games Club is a weekly Tuesday afternoon session at The Canvas where children can play a variety of games, from focused board and card games to silly guessing games, depending on their mood on the day. It is run by St Margaret's House and is a space for local children to build confidence, make friends and, most importantly, have fun. Sessions are for children in school years 1-5, with younger children welcome if accompanied by an adult. The programme is free thanks to funding from Arts Council England.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/afterschool-games-club-38818/", "official_url": "https://www.stmargaretshouse.org.uk/events/afterschool-games-club", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6092578e5fcb50c7ec6586cdcb2a4a6646fa2c58a5bcdc276cca73343a670ac5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Thursday Late: Still Life, Then and Now", "start": "2026-11-05T17:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Pitzhanger Manor House and Gallery", "address": "", "price": "Free with general admission; pay what you can for local residents; drawing workshop £14 / £10 for Ea", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.pitzhanger.org.uk/book-tickets/?eventid=1001ADGKSHLJDTDBJQTBMGLLJRLBJCMNN", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/painting/still-life"], "description": "An evening late-opening at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery built around the theme of Still Life, from past to present, during the final days of the exhibition Clare Woods: Garden Without Seasons. Pitzhanger's Director Rebecca Lyons leads a guided tour tracing Still Life from seventeenth-century Dutch painters to Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Modern painters through the lens of Woods's works. Annabel Johnson leads a relaxed drawing session inspired by the flowers and objects in Clare Woods's paintings, with materials provided and all levels welcome. Some parts of the evening require separate tickets, including the drawing workshop, which has limited capacity.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/thursday-late-still-life-then-and-now-38066/", "official_url": "https://www.pitzhanger.org.uk/whatson/thursday-late-still-life/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4203136752e4d80497d917d315825ba28d003b8569000d74c57b361b7f42b496-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Family Takeover with Tom James", "start": "2026-10-10T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "Camden Art Centre", "address": "", "price": "Free entry", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/family-takeover-with-tom-james-tickets-2002210635910?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["art/sculpture"], "description": "A family workshop inviting children and adults to make art together. Artist Tom James leads participants in building a large-scale sculptural marble run in Camden Art Centre's Drawing Studio. The collective kinetic sculpture, loosely inspired by Liz Larner's exhibition 'A Hard Line to Bend', is made from reclaimed tubes, pipes, bottles and funnels, echoing the playful work of Yves Tinguely and Fischli/Weiss. Each marble run is designed, tested and built before being disassembled, with activities for children aged 4 and up working alongside adults.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/family-takeover-with-tom-james-50257/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/847c225a0193b6ad8261a8b28560c91f050b4a375fd1be48723e033e02b2df71-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Young Rangers", "start": "2026-03-07T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "place": "Rainham Hall", "address": "Broadway, RM13 9YN Rainham", "price": "First child £3.00, additional child £2.00", "price_from": "2.00", "price_to": "3.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.nationaltrust-tickets.org.uk/event-tickets/35396?catID=33477&branches.branchID=2422&clearInProgress=1", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["nature"], "description": "Young Rangers is a monthly outdoor session for children at Rainham Hall, held on the first Saturday of the month. It is run by the National Trust and invites children to learn new skills and make friends while taking part in gardening and nature-based activities. It is recommended for ages 6 to 12, all abilities are welcome, and a parent or carer must stay on site throughout the session. Sessions take place outside, so clothing for all weather is advised, with meeting in the courtyard outside the café.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/young-rangers-64439/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Family Drop-in: Hogarth’s House", "start": "2026-11-01T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T12:00:00Z", "place": "Barts North Wing", "address": "St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE", "price": "FREE", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "A family friendly drop-in workshop held at Barts North Wing. It is run by the team from Hogarth's House in Chiswick and is inspired by the artist William Hogarth. It is free, with no booking required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/family-drop-in-hogarths-house-60007/", "official_url": "https://bartsnorthwing.org.uk/events/guided-tour-609-282-172-981-973-525-290-769-210-533-527-860-588-945/?occurrence=2026-11-01", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0e644536aa1247e78b674da0183351e8dc900e8d786afafb348810e112822043-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Early Years Adventures - Wednesdays 10:30am-11:30am", "start": "2026-09-02T10:30:00+01:00", "end": "2027-07-21T11:30:00+01:00", "place": "Upper Norwood Library", "address": "Westow Hill 39, SE19 1TJ London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.tickettailor.com/events/uppernorwoodlibraryhub/2313830", "category": "kids-family", "tags": [], "description": "Early Years Adventures is a weekly session for children aged 10 months to 3 years, where they enjoy movement, games, music and imaginative play while learning skills such as Makaton, phonemes, colours, shapes and numbers. It is run by Upper Norwood Library Hub and is for families on a low income accessing benefits and families with low income with no recourse to public funds, helping children build learning, confidence and curiosity while meeting other local families in a friendly, welcoming space.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/early-years-adventures-wednesdays-1030am-1130am-40026/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e08e8f27a02129418abc3bf637ae671013ed866c5e4cdb7817230d4aa739798f-1200.webp"}]}