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Fun things to do with kids in South Kensington

Looking for family-friendly activities in South Kensington? Dive into a world of exploration and experimentation with interactive experiences tailored for families. From music and science to arts, performance, film, parks, playgrounds, immersive galleries, and beyond, there's plenty of inspiring fun for your kids to discover!

Discovery Days: Time Travellers

28th - 30th May
11am - 3pm
Hyde Park
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Join Royal Parks for another series of free Discovery Days and travel back in time through the Royal Park's history!

T. Rex Show with Teach Rex

30th July - 29th August
Various Times
Natural History Museum
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Teach Rex use life-like dinosaurs to perform their show about the anatomy and life of Tyrannosaurus rex, one the most amazing creatures to have ever roamed our planet.

Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery

Daily
10am - 6pm
Science Museum
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Discover how the world can generate and use energy more sustainably to limit climate change in the Science Museum’s new, free gallery. Energy Revolution looks at the past, present and future of sustainable energy and how we can achieve a low carbon world.

May Half Term Family Fun

28th May - 2nd June
All Day
Royal College of Music
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Enjoy a variety of family friendly activities in the Royal College of Music Museum this half term. Discover and engage with our amazing collections through music, stories and crafts!

Mini Music Makers

28th May
10.30am
Royal College of Music
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Discover the wonderful world of musical instruments in this fun exploratory session in the Royal College of Music Museum. Explore music on a new instrument or instrument family and enjoy making some noise!

Digital Kids: Crafty Cameras!

29th - 31st May
11am - 4.30pm
V&A South Kensington
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Turn your world upside down by building a paper camera inspired by early photography. View your creation through an augmented reality filter to see it in action, then capture a unique view of the world with your very own pop-up camera obscura.

Discovery Days: Time Travellers

28th - 30th May
11am - 3pm
Hyde Park
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Another series of Discovery Days, this May half term travel back in time through The Royal Park’s history! With a variety of activities such as, making a plant print, designing a park and calligraphy...

Register now for the Great Exhibition Road Festival - bookings go live next week!

15th - 16th June
Great Exhibition Road Festival
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Planning ahead for the Summer? Register now for the Great Exhibition Road Festival and explore extraordinary events in South Kensington - London's home of arts and science. Early bird bookings for talks and workshops open on 30th April for all those preregistered.

BBC Proms 2024

19 July - 14 Sept
Various Times
Royal Albert Hall
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The new BBC Proms season is almost upon us and it's bigger and better than ever! See your favourite classical standards, a wealth of special guests, contemporary concerts including Florence and the Machine, Sam Smith, and the return of the CBeebies Prom, and much more this summer.

Careers Live

28th - 29th May
All Day
Science Museum
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Visit the Science Museum in May half-term for an opportunity to meet fragrance experts who work alongside the Fragrance Foundation UK in our free interactive family-friendly workshops.

Natural History Museum Gardens Opening Soon!

Daily
10am - 5.50pm
Natural History Museum
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It's official on July 18th will unveil its new gardens! Discover a haven for wildlife sights and sounds this summer season.

May half term Design Camps

28th - 30th May
Various Times
Design Museum
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Fun and engaging in-person creative workshops suitable for children aged 8 – 11 and young people aged 11 – 14. Designed for young people to get creative.