Take Me Out – the Fun Kids events and attractions guide
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Events
The following list shows some great events that we think you’ll love.
The dates on the left below show the start date of the event (the end date is shown in the brackets). Events labelled January are long term events, and include theatre shows, exhibitions, as well as every day events.
The Robot suggests that when going to any event, travel by bus, train, tube or river boat.
To plan your journey:
- Have a look at the TfL website for information on the many tube, bus and river boat routes.
- Have a look at the National Rail website for information on trains.
- If you are traveling by train, check out the Family & Friends Railcard
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Events and Attractions
Click the links to find out more information.
There’s also an Attractions section, so you can find out other great places to go, such as zoos, museums, castles, fun faiers and so much more.
If you have an event you would like us to mention, please let us know by emailing us at events@funkidslive.com
- January 2010:
- 1: Get tickets for some great Stage Shows in London
- 1: Get tickets for some great Kids Shows across the UK
- 1: Great films to buy with Fun Kids
- 1: Great concerts for the family to see
- 1: A right royal day out in London
- 1: Exhibition - 'Fast Forward: 20 Ways F1™ is changing our world' @ Science Museum (to Spring 2010)
- 1: Exhibition - 'Use Your Imagination' @ The V&A Museum of Childhood (to 6 June)
- 1: Exhibition - 'Animate It!' @ At-Bristol
- 1: Exhibitions @ the Science Museum
- 1: Exhibition - 'Da Vinci - The Genius' @ Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester (to June 13)
- 1: Exhibition 'Decode: Digital Design Sensations' @ V&A (to 11 Apr)
- 1: War Boy: The Michael Foreman Exhibition @ National Army Museum
- 1: Exhibition - Wild Planet @ Natural History Museum
- 1: Exhibition - Surburbia @ London Transport Museum
- 1: Exhibition - 'Myths and Monsters@ at Horniman Museum (to 5 Sept)
- 1: Exhibition - 'Ministry of Food Exhibition' @ Imperial War Museum (to 3 Jan 2011)
- 1: Exhibition - 'Sit Down: Seating for Kids' @ V&A Museum of Childhood (to 5 Sept)
- 1: Exhibition - 'Launch! Shipbuilding Through the Ages' @ HMS Belfast (to 31 Dec)
- 1: Exhibition: 'Solar Season' @ the Royal Observatory, Greenwich (to 9 May)
- 1: Theatre - 'Horrible Science Live' (2010 dates)
- 1: Shhh… it's a Secret! @ Wallace Collection (to Mar 28)
- March 2010:
- 1: March events @ Geffrye Museum
- 1: March events @ Science Museum, London
- 1: March events @ National Gallery
- 1: Events @ Tower of London
- 1: Events @ Kensington Palace
- 1: March events at Horniman Museum
- 1: March events at Museum of London and Museum of London Docklands
- 1: March events @ Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
- 1: Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre - 2010 season
- 1: March events @ London Wetland Centre
- 1: March events @ National Potrait Gallery
- 1: See Grey Herons at Battersea Park with the RSPB (dates in March; 10.30am - 4pm)
- 1: March events @ Natural History Museum
- 1: March activities @ Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms
- 1: March events @ The Lyric Hammersmith
- 1: Sing-a-long-a ‘Hairspray’ - dates and times
- 1: Events @ Hampton Court Palace
- 1: Dinosaurs Unleashed in Oxford Street (to Apr 30)
- 1: Theatre - 'Noddy Live'
- 1: Sing-a-long-a ‘Sound of Music’ – dates and times
- 1: Ice-skating at Broadgate London (to 7 Mar)
- 1: Theatre - Charlie And Lola's Best Bestest Play
- 1: Free Family Workshops @ Somerset House (to 27 March)
- 1: Get up and Grow this Easter with 'Send a Cow'
- 10: Theatre - Princess and the Pea @ Littl Angel Theatre (10–14 Mar)
- 11: Crufts @ NEC (11 - 14 March)
- 12: Theatre - 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' @ Chickenshed (12 – 27 March)
- 12: St Patricks Day Festival 2010 (14 Mar)
- 12: MOVE IT - the UK's biggest dance exhibition @ Olympia (12 - 14 March)
- 13: Around the Fire Storytelling Festival @ The Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith (13 Mar)
- 13: Mother’s Day weekend @ RHS Wisley (13 - 14 Mar)
- 13: Museum Depot Open Weekend @ Acton (13 and 14 Mar)
- 14: FUNharmonics Family Concert - 'Dreams' @ Royal Festival Hall (14 March; 11.30)
- 14: Mother's Day (14 March)
- 16: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang @ New Wimbledon Theatre (16 March to 3 April)
- 19: Sport Relief 2010 (Friday 19 to Sunday 21 March)
- 20: Large Scale Model Rail Exhibition @ Warwickshire Exhibition Centre (20 - 21 Mar)
- 20: The Science Shows @ RHS Harlow Carr (20 / 21 and 27/ 28 Mar)
- 21: Theatre - Videk's Shirt @ Little Angel Theatre (dates between 21 Mar and 25 Apr)
- 25: Mother Hen and Chicks @ the Natural History Museum at Tring (25 Mar; 10.15–10.45 and 14.00–14.30)
- 25: Hobbycrafts @ NNEC (25 - 28 March)
- 27: Make a boat at the Museum of London Docklands (27 Nar)
- 27: London Festival of Railway Modelling @ Alexandra Palace (27-28 March)
- 27: Easter Holidays @ HMS Belfast (27 - 28 Mar)
- 27: Miniatura - The International Dolls' House Modelling Show @ NEC (27 - 28 March)
- 27: Head of the River Race - Mortlake to Putney (27 Mar)
- 27: Easter at Eureka! The National Children’s Museum (27 Mar - 18 April)
- 28: Edible history @ Museum of London (28 Mar)
- April 2010:
- 1: April events @ Cuming Museum, Southwark
- 1: April events @ Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
- 1: April events @ London Wetland Centre
- 1: April events at Museum of London
- 1: April events @ Museum of London Docklands
- 1: April events @ National Potrait Gallery
- 1: April events @ Natural History Museum
- 1: April events @ the Natural History Museum at Tring
- 1: Easter activities @ Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms
- 1: Easter recipes
- 1: Cracking Dino Easter Fun @ Kids Play
- 2: Easter events @ Kew Gardens (2 to 5 April)
- 2: Day out with Thomas @ Mid Hants Railway (2 - 11 April)
- 2: Day out with Thomas @ Embsay Bolton Abbey Railway (Good Friday - Easter Monday)
- 2: Day out with Thomas @ Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (2 - 5 April)
- 2: Easter @ RHS Harlow Carr (2 - 18 Apr)
- 2: Easter Daffodil Trail @ RHS Garden Rosemoor (2 to 5 April; 10am - 4pm)
- 2: Easter Holidays @ HMS Belfast (2 to 18 April)
- 2: Eggs Hunts and more over Easter Weekend
- 2: Easter @ RHS Wiley Gardens
- 2: Easter @ Sadlers Well Theatre (2 - 3 Apr)
- 3: Star Wars: In Concert @ The O2 (Apr 3 - 4)
- 3: Easter Egg Scramble @ Snakes and Ladders (Saturday April 3; from 11am)
- 3: The Boat Race @ River Thames (3 April)
- 6: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang @ The Mayflower, Southampton (6 - 24 Apr)
- 7: Theatre - Who's Been Sitting in my Chair? @ Little Angel Theatre (7–11 Apr)
- 7: Diversity "Bringing a Toy Story to Life" @ The HMV Hammersmith Apollo (7 April)
- 7: Children’s Holiday Event - Veg Heads @ RHS Garden Hyde Hall (7 Apr)
- 7: British Open Show Jumping Championships @ NEC (7 - 10 April)
- 8: Children’s Holiday Workshop @ RHS Garden Rosemoor (8 April)
- 9: Day out with Thomas @ Dean Forest Railway (9 -11 April)
- 10: Wildlife Day @ RHS Garden Hyde Hall (10 Apr)
- 13: Children’s Holiday Event – Small Seaside Garden Creation @ RHS Garden Hyde Hall (13 Apr)
- 16: RHS Show Cardiff (16 - 18 April)
- 17: St George's Day is 23 April (events between 18 and 26 April)
- 18: Family Concert - Food Glorious Food @ Liverpool (18 Apr)
- 21: Today is the Queen's Birthday (born 21 April 1926)
- 21: 2010 European Gymnastics Championships @ NEC (21 April to 2 May)
- 22: Harrogate Flower Show (22 - 25 April)
- 23: British Asparagus Festival (April 23 to June 21)
- 25: London Marathon (25 April)
- 27: Chitty Citty Bang Bang @ Palace Theatre, Manchester (27 Apr - 15 May)
- 30: Torvill & Dean's Dancing on Ice @ NEC (30 April to 2 May)
- 30: Badminton Horse Trials (30 April - 3 May)
- May 2010:
- 1: May events @ Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
- 1: May events @ National Potrait Gallery
- 1: Exhibition - The Deep @ Natural History Museum (opens 28 May to 5 Sept)
- 1: Days out with Thomas @ Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway (1 - 3 May)
- 2: County Show - Leicestershire County Show (2 - 3 May)
- 2: Vaisakhi in Trafalgar Square (2 May)
- 8: Day out with Thomas @ Avon Valley Railway (8/9 May)
- 8: London Philharmonic Orchestra @ Royal Festival Hall (8 May; 11.30)
- 15: Thomas & Friends @ Spa Valley Railway (15/16, 22/23 May)
- 18: Chitty Citty Bang Bang @ Edinburgh Playhouse (18 May - 5 Jun)
- 20: County Show - Devon County Show (22 - 22 May)
- 21: Train Walk (21 - 24 May)
- 22: Henley Food Festival (May 22 - 23)
- 24: County Show - Surrey County Show (24 May)
- 24: Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre (24 May - 11 September)
- 25: Chelsea Flower Show @ Royal Hospital, Chelsea (25 - 29 May)
- 29: Days out with Thomas @ Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway (29 - 31 May)
- 30: Falconry Display @ RHS Garden Hyde Hall (30 May)
- 31: National Family Week (31 May to 6 June)
- June 2010:
- 1: June events @ Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
- 1: Children’s Farm Animal Days @ RHS Garden Hyde Hall (Tuesday 1 June – Thursday 3 June)
- 2: County Show - The Suffolk Show (2 - 3 June)
- 4: Day out with Thomas @ Dean Forest Railway (4 – 6 June)
- 5: Days out with Thomas @ Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway (5 - 6 June)
- 10: The Royal Cornwall Show @ Wadebridge (10 - 12 June)
- 12: Trooping the Colour 2010 (12 June)
- 12: Day Out With Thomas @ Colne Valley Railway (June 12/13, 19/20)
- 13: Family Concert - Mad Hatter's Tea Party @ Liverpool (13 June)
- 17: Taste of London (June 17 - 20)
- 17: Flavour of Shetland (June 17-20)
- 18: Day out with Thomas @ Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (18 - 20 June)
- 18: Cheltenham Food and Drink Festival (June 18-20)
- 19: County Show - Sussex Country Fair (19-20 June)
- 24: County Shows - The Royal Highland Show (24 - 27 June)
- 24: Royal Highland Show @ Ingliston, Edinburgh (24 - 27 June)
- 25: Wrong Trousers Day - Friday 25 June
- 29: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang @ Liverpool Empire (29 Jun - 17 Jul)

