It’s all about to kick off and we’ve got an Olympics Family Special guide coming to you soon. Meantime, check out what else is happening for London kids and families this month.
New & Now
Ping! London, ping pong tables across London (Jun 29-Jul 29)
Sydenham Arts Festival, Home Park and other venues, SE26 (Jul 1-15)
Ring Round the World: Kids Opera at Pleasance Theatre, N1 (Jul 2-6)
Children’s Book Festival at Tales on Moon Lane, Herne Hill, SE24 (Jul 2-7)
RHS Hampton Court Flower Show, East Molesey, KT8 (Jul 3-8)
Science Live: The Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition at Carlton House Terrace, SW1 (Jul 3-8)
Edvard Munch at Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1
The Tiger who Came to Tea at Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Ave, WC1 (Jul 4-Sep 2)
The Trojan War and Peace at the Scoop, More London, SE1 (Jul 5-28)
Big Dance Week 2012, across London (Jul 7-15)
Cupboard of Surprises at National Theatre Square, SE1 (Jul 7-29)
Universe of Sound at Science Museum, Exhibition Rd, SW7 (until Jul 8)
E4 Udderbelly Festival at Southbank Centre, SE1 (until Jul 8)
Summer Opening at Buckingham Palace, SW1 (until Jul 8)
Pirate Fun Day at the Golden Hinde, SE1 (Jul 14)
Comedy Cubs at the Rosendale Pub, West Dulwich, SE21 (Jul 14)
BP Summer Big Screens at Trafalgar Square, WC2 (Jul 17)
Charlie & Lola’s Best Bestest Play at Polka Theatre, Wimbledon, SW19 (Jul 18-Aug 25)
Tales Big Day Out at ChickenShed Theatre, Southgate, N14 (Jul 21-22)
BT River of Music Festival, 6 venues across London (Jul 21-22)
City of London Festival, EC2 area (until Jul 27)
BT London Live at Victoria Park, E2 (Jul 27-Aug 12)
BT London Live at Hyde Park, W1 (Jul 28-Aug 12)
The Go Go Go Show at Empire Leicester Square, WC1 (until Aug 31)
A Right Royal Menagerie at London Zoo, Regent’s Park, NW1 (until Aug 31)
Ongoing
Kids Go Free at new Kensington Palace, High St Kensington tube (ongoing)
Disney Pixar Retrospective Season: Toy Story at Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, WC2 (until Aug 11)
Summer Exhibition at Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, W1 (until Aug 12)
Rooftop Film Club at Queen of Hoxton, London Fields and Kensington Gardens (Apr 30-Aug 30, varying dates)
Damien Hirst at Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 (until Sep 9)
London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games Medals at British Museum, Great Russell St, WC2 (until Sep 9)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, ThreeSixty Theatre, Kensington Gardens, W8 (until Sep 9)
London 2012 Festival, around town (until Sep 9)
More London Free Festival, at the Scoop, SE1 (until Sep 28)
Titanic Remembered at National Maritime Museum Greenwich, SE10 (until Sep 30)
London Wonderground at Southbank Centre, SE1 (until Sep 30)
Matilda the Musical, Cambridge Theatre, WC2 (until Oct 21)
Mascots of the Olympic Games at V&A Museum of Childhood, E2 (until Oct 28)
Superheroes at Discover Children’s Story Centre, High St, Stratford E15 (until Nov 4)
World Shakespeare Festival, various venues (until Nov 2012)
The Making of Harry Potter Studio Tour at Warner Brothers Studios, Leavesden, WD25 7LR (until Mar 6, 2013)
Calendar Cutie
This month’s cover star is the delicious Olivia, 3 months old, caught here on a shoe buying expedition with her lovely mama and blogger extraordinaire, Mirka of allbabyadvice-blog.com. Olivia enjoys posing for photos and hanging out with big sis Isabelle. And shoe shopping, of course!
Send in your favourite photos of your babes (ages 5 and under) for a chance to be our next Calendar Cutie and be entered into a prize draw! Email photos and a short description to editor@babesabouttown.com
