Better a little late than never, our calendar of Top Things to Do in London with Kids this June is bursting with action. From free summer festivals to Wimbledon screenings, and did somebody mention the World Cup? Look out for a guide coming soon!
JUNE FAMILY EVENTS
Up and Down at Chelsea Curzon Cinema, 206 King’s Rd, SW3 5XP (Sloane Square tube) (Jun 6-8)
The Scoop at More London Free Festival, off Tooley St, SE1 2DB (London Bridge tube) (Jun 6-Sep 26)
Keats Festival at Keats House, Keats Grove, NW3 2RR (Hampstead Heath overground, Hampstead tube) (Jun 7-15)
Bedford Park Festival, venues around Chiswick (Jun 7-22)
Tree Climbing at Alexandra Palace, Upper field by Deer Enclosure, Alexandra Palace Way, N22 7AY (Wood Green tube) (Jun 7-28)
Toy Stories at V&A Museum of Childhood, Cambridge Heath Rd, E2 9PA (Bethnal Green tube) (Jun 7-Dec 14)
Moominsummer Madness at Polka Theatre, 240 The Broadway, SW19 1SB (South Wimbledon tube) (Jun 11-Aug 16)
Hampton Court Palace Festival, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 9AU (Hampton Court rail) (Jun 12-24)
Year of the Bus: Double Decker Bus Parade on Regent St, W1 (Piccadilly Circus/Oxford Circus tube) (Jun 14)
Trooping the Colour (The Queen’s Birthday Parade), Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall, SW1A 2AX (Charing Cross tube) (Jun 14)
King Henry’s Walk Gardens Summer Fete, King Henry’s Walk, Islington N1 4NX (Dalston Kingsland/Dalston Junction rail) (Jun 14)
East End Film Festival Family Weekend at East Village, E20 (Stratford tube/overground) (Jun 14-15)
Open Garden Squares Weekend, around London (Jun 14-15)
Georgian Family Day: Cooking for the King at Kensington Palace, Kensington Gardens, W8 4PX (High St Kensington tube) (Jun 15)
Fathers’ Day at Lee Valley Park Farms, Stubbins Hall Lane, Waltham Abbey, Essex EN9 2EF (Cheshunt rail from Liverpool St) (Jun 15)
Taste of London, Regent’s Park, NW1 5HA (Baker St tube) (Jun 18-22)
Greenwich + Docklands International Festival, around Greenwich and Docklands (Jun 20-28)
West End Live, Trafalgar Square, SW1Y 5AY (Charing Cross tube) (Jun 21-22)
Penguin Waddle at London Zoo, Regent’s Park, NW1 4RY (Regent’s Park/Camden Town tube) (Jun 22)
Cushion Concert at Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Rd, NW1 7AY (Camden Town tube/Camden Rd overground) (Jun 22)
City of London Festival featuring The Bowler Hat, venues around the Square Mile (Jun 22-Jul 17)
Wimbledon 2014 Free Screenings at One New Change, Cardinal Place, New Street Square, EC4M 9AF (St Paul’s tube) (Jun 23-Jul 6)
Summer of Sport Screenings at Regent’s Place Plaza, Regent’s Place, NW1 3HF (Euston Square tube) (Jun 23-Jul 6)
Off the Page! City of London Festival Children’s Parade, around the Square Mile (Jun 27)
Rastamouse & the Rocksteady Reggae School, Stratford Circus, Theatre Square, E15 1BX (Stratford tube/overground) (Jun 28)
RNIB Family Day at Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore St, W1U 2BP (Bond St tube) (Jun 28)
Glorious Georges Family Festival at Kensington Palace, W8 4PX (High St Kensington tube) (Jun 28-29)
Festival of Love at Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX (Waterloo/Embankment tube) (Jun 28-Aug 31)
Dragon Boat Festival, London Regatta Centre, E16 2QT (Royal Albert DLR) (Jun 29)
Beach Volleyball Championships, Wood Wharf, Canary Wharf, E14 5AB (Canary Wharf tube/DLR) (Jun 30-Jul 18)
The Elephantom at New London Theatre, Drury Lane, WC2B 5PF (Holborn tube) (Jun 30-Sep 6)
Ongoing
Little Folk with Albo at Colour House Theatre, Merton Abbey Mills, SW19 2RD, Colliers Wood/South Wimbledon tube (until Jun 14)
Vikings at British Museum, Great Russell St, WC1B 3DG, Euston tube (Mar 6-Jun 22)
Skitterbang Island at Little Angel Theatre, 14 Dagmar Passage, N1 2DN, Angel tube (until Jun 15)
Fairground London at 260-264 Kingsland Rd, E8 4DG, Dalston Kingsland overground (until Jun 15)
Secret Agents Spy Academy at Discover, 383-387 Stratford High St, E15 4QZ, Stratford tube/overground (until Aug 31)
Henri Matisse The Cut-Outs at Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TG, Southwark/Blackfriars tube (until Sep 7)
Sensational Butterflies at Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, SW7 5BD, South Kensington tube (Apr 3-Sep 14)
V&A Museum of Childhood: Jacqueline Wilson exhibition, Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9PA, Bethnal Green tube (until Nov 2)
Extremes at Horniman Museum, SE23 SPQ, Forest Hill overground (until Nov 2)
Horrible Histories: Spies at Imperial War Museum, SE1 6HZ, Lambeth North tube (until Jan 4, 2015)
Calendar Cutie
Spot the little heartbreaker up top? That’s Omar, age 5, shaken not stirred. He enjoys stomping around the country, checking out tractors… and once chatted up Salma Hayek! 007, eat your heart out.
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