What's on

Summer holidays
12 Jul – 31 Aug 2025
Series
Dig, dance and discover London’s vibrant history

The big dig
20 Jul – 31 Aug 2025
Activity
Get digging and experience what it’s like to be an archaeologist

Great Fire of London family walk
19 – 26 Jul 2025
Guided walk
Join us in the great outdoors to explore the Great Fire of 1666

Roman London family walk
26 Jul 2025
Guided walk
Go back 2,000 years and walk Londinium's streets
The Great Fire of London family show
29 Jul – 28 Aug 2025
Performance
It's 1666 and London's on fire – can you help us save what's left of the city?

Second World War family walk
19 – 31 Jul 2025
Guided walk
See the marks the war has left on London and the stories they tell

Family festival of Caribbean culture
8 – 9 Aug 2025
Series
Celebrate all things Caribbean this summer with dance workshops and DJ sets
Festival headdresses by Cayley Primary School
8 – 9 Aug 2025
Exhibitions & displays
Take a look at these vibrant headdresses created by school pupils
Carnival ready
8 – 9 Aug 2025
Activity
Get ready for carnival by creating your own headdress
Penpals in Jamaica
8 – 9 Aug 2025
Activity
Become penpals with people of all ages living in Jamaica
Birds of the Caribbean
8 – 9 Aug 2025
Activity
Create your own colourful birds with paper and collage
Nzinga: Soca dance workshop
8 – 9 Aug 2025
Courses & workshops
Join us for some fast-paced rhythms and festive spirit
Mango fun: Story & craft workshop
8 – 9 Aug 2025
Courses & workshops
Listen to a story, create a masterpiece and dance to a beat – all inspired by the mighty mango
Tales that dance
8 – 9 Aug 2025
Activity
Come and enjoy a fun-filled Caribbean storytelling session
Sourcebook workshop with the V&A
8 – 9 Aug 2025
Activity
Fill your own sourcebook with sketches, textures, colours and patterns
Tropical Isles: Legacy in motion
8 – 9 Aug 2025
Performance
Join Tropical Isles to celebrate their 25-year legacy at the heart of carnival culture
Caribbean pizza-making
8 – 9 Aug 2025
Courses & workshops
Make a tasty, veggie pizza bursting with Caribbean flavour
Folk fete
8 – 9 Aug 2025
Performance
Let these folk songs transport you to warm, lively Caribbean streets