Kids & family in Tower Hamlets

48 kids and family events in Tower Hamlets across 21 local venues. Updated daily from what Tower Hamlets's businesses post themselves.

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School Holidays
Kids & Family🔁 Tuesday–Friday before 5pmShuffle Club
Shuffleboard, karaoke and family fun for 7+ during school holidays
School Holidays Family Fun
Kids & Family🔁 Tuesday–Friday before 5pmShuffle Club
Shuffleboard, karaoke and family fun during school holidays
Baby sensory
Kids & Family🔁 Every Tuesday · 11:00St Paul Old Ford
Baby sensory class
Baby sensory
Kids & Family🔁 Every Tuesday · 11:00St Paul Old Ford
Baby sensory class
Tuesday Storytimes
Kids & Family🔁 Every Tuesday · 11:00Bàrd BooksFree
Weekly Tuesday storytimes at 11am for children.
SUMMER HOLIDAYS: Meet the Sheep - Tuesday 4th August
Kids & Family2026-08-04 · 14:00Spitalfields City FarmFree
Meet friendly farm sheep Barley and Rye, learn about their care, and feed them.
Kidslingo
Kids & Family🔁 Every Tuesday · 15:05St Paul Old Ford
Language class for kids
Kidslingo
Kids & Family🔁 Every Tuesday · 15:05St Paul Old Ford
Language class for kids

TOTS & TODDLERS
Kids & Family🔁 Every WednesdayChrist Church Spitalfields
Weekly group for children aged 0-4 and parents
Baby sensory
Kids & Family🔁 Wednesdays · 11:00St Paul Old Ford
Baby sensory class
Kidslingo
Kids & Family🔁 Wednesdays · 15:05St Paul Old Ford
Kids language class
Open Access (Chill out, fun and games)
Kids & Family🔁 Wednesday, Thursday & Friday · 15:30Haileybury Youth CentreFree
Free open access with games, chatting and activities
Youth Club Wednesday Sessions
Kids & Family🔁 Every Wednesday · 17:15Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre£4.50 per session
Weekly youth club sessions with kayaking, canoeing, sailing, mountain biking, climbing and more.
National Playday at Young V&A
Kids & Family2026-08-05Young V&AFree
Special playday event
SideWays Play at Young V&A
Kids & Family2026-08-05Young V&AFree
Festival opening at Young V&A
Unity Youth Group
Kids & Family2026-08-05 · 17:30St George-in-the-EastFree
Youth group for Year 7 upwards

Little Lambs - Stay and Play
Kids & Family🔁 Every Thursday in term timeAll Hallows Church BowFree
Tea, toast and soft play for young children
Youth Club Thursday Sessions
Kids & Family🔁 Every Thursday · 17:15Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre£4.50 per session
Weekly youth club sessions for ages 13+ at Red level with leadership and adventure coach training.
Alfresco Arts: Family
Kids & Family2026-08-06Canary Wharf
A programme of family-friendly events this summer
Alfresco Arts: Family
Kids & Family2026-08-06Various Locations
A programme of family-friendly events this summer
SUMMER HOLIDAYS: Farm to Fork - Thursday 6th August
Kids & Family2026-08-06 · 11:00Spitalfields City FarmFree
Cooking club for children aged 5–12 with a free vegetarian meal.
Baby sensory
Kids & Family🔁 Every Thursday · 11:00St Paul Old Ford
Baby sensory class.
Baby sensory
Kids & Family🔁 Every Thursday · 11:00St Paul Old Ford
Baby sensory class.
Tower Hamlets Family Meet-Up – Bumps, Babies and Toddler group
Kids & Family🔁 MonthlyPoplar Union
Tower Hamlets Family Meet-Up for bumps, babies and toddlers.
Tower Hamlets Family Meet-Up – Bumps, Babies and Toddler group
Kids & Family🔁 MonthlyPoplar Union
Tower Hamlets Family Meet-Up for bumps, babies and toddlers.

Summer Family Fridays
Kids & Family🔁 Every Friday until 21 AugustYoung V&AFree
Drop-in family sessions at Young V&A
Frog Prince Baby Music
Kids & Family🔁 Every Friday · 10:00Stepney City Farm£8 per adult
Two sessions of Frog Prince Baby Music on Friday
SUMMER HOLIDAYS: Storytelling with Rez Kabir
Kids & Family2026-08-07 · 11:15Spitalfields City FarmFree
Actor and storyteller Rez Kabir performs stories in English and Bengali with songs, mime and puppetry.

Summer Story Saturdays
Kids & Family🔁 Weekly on SaturdaysYoung V&AFree
Drop-in story sessions at Young V&A
Summer Story Saturdays
Kids & Family🔁 Every Saturday until 15 AugustYoung V&AFree
Drop-in story sessions at Young V&A
Youth Club
Kids & Family🔁 SaturdaysDocklands Sailing Centre
Youth club session
Play Labs: Power of Play
Kids & Family2026-08-08Poplar Union
Play Labs: Power of Play
Play Labs: Power of Play
Kids & Family2026-08-08Poplar Union
Play Labs: Power of Play

Youth Club Sunday Sessions
Kids & Family🔁 Every Sunday · 10:15Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre£7.50 per day
Weekly Sunday sessions with mixed activity programme for ages 9-18.
St Anne's Youth Group
Kids & Family🔁 Every Sunday · 16:30St Anne's ChurchFree
Youth group for school years 6-9 meeting on Sunday afternoons.

Swimming crash courses
Kids & Family🔁 Monday to FridayMile End, York Hall, Poplar and Tiller leisure centresfrom £6.32 a lesson
Daily 30-minute small group swimming lessons for ages 4+
Monday Youth Club
Kids & Family🔁 MondaysDocklands Sailing Centre
Monday youth club session

Trip to Stubbers
Kids & Family2026-08-12StubbersFree
Summer holiday trip to Stubbers (TBC)

Tower Hamlets Family Meet-Up – Bumps, Babies and Toddler group
Kids & Family2026-08-15Poplar Union
Tower Hamlets Family Meet-Up – Bumps, Babies and Toddler group
Alfresco Arts: Family
Kids & Family2026-08-15Canary Wharf
Family-friendly events throughout summer
Tower Hamlets Family Meet-Up – Bumps, Babies and Toddler group
Kids & Family2026-08-15Poplar Union
Tower Hamlets Family Meet-Up – Bumps, Babies and Toddler group

Trip to Thorpe Park
Kids & Family2026-08-19Thorpe ParkFree
Summer holiday trip to Thorpe Park (TBC)
CanaryWall 6th Birthday Celebration
Kids & Family2026-08-19 · 17:30CanaryWall
CanaryWall's 6th birthday with climbing competition, games, cake and music.

Summer Screens: Family Gaming
Kids & Family2026-08-31 · 13:00Canada Square Park
Family-friendly games for little ones on big screen

Tower Hamlets Family Meet-Up – Bumps, Babies and Toddler group
Kids & Family2026-09-03Poplar Union
Tower Hamlets Family Meet-Up for babies and toddlers

First Sunday Victorian Lesson
Kids & Family🔁 First Sunday of the monthRagged School Museum
Victorian classroom lesson led by an actor in costume
First Sunday Victorian Lesson
Kids & Family🔁 First Sunday of the month · 11:30Ragged School MuseumLesson ticket required
Victorian lessons in period costume (11:30am & 12:45pm)