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London for Toddlers: Discover Top October 2024 Events for Children Under 5

Museum Under 13 Free

SENsory Sailors: October

National Maritime Museum, south London

Free

Museum Halloween All ages

Spooky Fun Day

Horniman Museum and Gardens, south London

Free

Music Theatre All ages

Panto Dame Storytelling with Mama G

28 Oct 2024 - 30 Oct 2024

Horniman Museum and Gardens, south London

Free - £18.99

Theatre 3+ yrs

The Gruffalo

26 Oct 2024 - 31 Oct 2024

artsdepot, north London

£12 - £22

Music Theatre 4+ yrs

Windrush Adventures

artsdepot, north London

£10

Music Theatre 4 - 8 yrs

Mrs Giggly’s Magic School

artsdepot, north London

£15 - £25

Theatre 4 - 8 yrs

Boxville

artsdepot, north London

£12

Halloween Park All ages

A Spooky Eve In The Park

Priory Park Pavilion, north London

£17

Music All ages

Wee Ravers Family October Fest

BoxPark, south London

Free - £38.99

Museum Halloween 5 - 12 yrs

Family Workshop: Moving Monsters

Foundling Museum, central London

Free - £10

Museum Halloween 5 - 12 yrs

Family Workshop: Spooky Shadow Animation

Foundling Museum, central London

Free - £10

Museum Halloween 5 - 12

Family Workshop: Haunted House Lanterns

Foundling Museum, central London

Free - £10

Cinema Halloween All ages

First Films - Easygoing Movies for Your Little Film Buffs!

ArtHouse Crouch End, north London

£6.13

Halloween All ages

Halloween at Hamleys Afternoon Tea Bus Tour

12 Oct 2024 - 31 Oct 2024

Victoria Coach Station, central London

£35 - £45

Farm Halloween All ages

HALLOWEEN

12 Oct 2024 - 31 Oct 2024

Lewis Of London Ice Cream Farm, north London

Free - £6.50

Music Halloween All ages

FLY-KID FAMILY RAVE X HALLOWEEN

POP BRIXTON, south London

£5 - £27

Halloween All ages

HALLOWEEN BOUNCE HOUSE

21 Oct 2024 - 25 Oct 2024

BIG PENNY SOCIAL, east London

£7

Events 18+ months

TRACK PLAY

BIG PENNY SOCIAL, east London

£8.50

Soft play Halloween All ages

Halloween Party

Topsy Turvy World, north London

£10 - £26

Music Halloween 3+ yrs

A Halloween Bees Knees-Up!

BIG PENNY SOCIAL, east London

£7 - £50

Music Halloween 3+ yrs

A Halloween Bees Knees-Up!

The Bedford, south London

£7 - £50

Music Theatre Halloween All ages

Room on the Broom

19 Oct 2024 - 3 Nov 2024

Kew Gardens, west London

£4 - £22

Halloween All ages

Halloween at Kew

18 Oct 2024 - 3 Nov 2024

Kew Gardens, west London

Free - £67

Garden Halloween Zoo All ages

Halloween at Capel Manor Gardens

26 Oct 2024 - 31 Oct 2024

Capel Manor Gardens, north London

Free - £34

Halloween 3 - 6 yrs

Holiday to Space

Royal Observatory Greenwich, south London

£5

Zoo Halloween All ages

Halloween Family Fun at London Zoo

19 Oct 2024 - 3 Nov 2024

London Zoo, central London

Free - £33

Park Garden All ages

October Half Term Activities

26 Oct 2024 - 3 Nov 2024

WWT London Wetland Centre, west London

Free - £50.85

Farm Halloween All ages

IT'S HOBBLE'WEEN!

Hobbledown Heath, west London

Free - £15

Museum Halloween All ages

Halloween at Hampton Court Palace

26 Oct 2024 - 3 Nov 2024

Hampton Court Palace, west London

Free - £30

Museum Halloween All ages

Halloween at the Tower of London

26 Oct 2024 - 3 Nov 2024

Tower of London, central London

Free - £34.80

Farm Halloween All ages

Fangtastic Family Day Out

26 Oct 2024 - 1 Nov 2024

Lee Valley Animal Adventure Park, north London

FREE - £15.99

Museum Halloween All ages

Halloween Half Term at Eltham Palace

26 Oct 2024 - 3 Nov 2024

Eltham Palace And Gardens, south London

Free - £47

Museum Halloween 3 – 10 yrs

Halloween Adventure

29 Oct 2024 - 31 Oct 2024

Knebworth House, north London

Free - £10

Music Halloween 0 - 8 yrs

HACKNEY Big Fish Little Fish Monster Ball Halloween family rave

Colour Factory, east London

Free - £12.91

Farm Halloween All ages

Spook-Fest

26 Oct 2024 - 31 Oct 2024

Aldenham Country Park, north London

£3.50 - £7.95

Farm Halloween All ages

Pumpkin Festival

Willows Activity Farm, north London

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Fireworks All ages

Low Bangs Fireworks at Godstone Farm

26 Oct 2024 - 27 Oct 2024

Godstone Farm, south London

Free - £29.95

Halloween All ages

Freaky FunFest

26 Oct 2024 - 3 Nov 2024

Mead Open Farm, north London

Free - £18.25

Farm Halloween All ages

HOBBLEDOWN HEATH'S NEW PUMPKIN PATCH

27 Sep 2024 - 3 Nov 2024

Hobbledown Heath, west London

Free - £23

Farm Halloween All ages

HALLOWEEN ON THE PRIORY FARM ESTATE

4 Oct 2024 - 3 Nov 2024

Priory Farm Estate, south London

£6.50 - £11

Park Halloween All ages Free

Discovery Days: Hair raising Halloween

29 Oct 2024 - 31 Oct 2024

Hyde Park, central London

Free

Workshop Art 3+ yrs Free

Arts in the Garden: Light & Colour

Southbank Centre, central London

Free

Music Theatre 3+ yrs Free

Relaxed Hour: Arts in the Garden – Light & Colour

Southbank Centre, central London

Free

Music Theatre 3+ yrs

The Elmer Adventure

30 Oct 2024 - 3 Nov 2024

Southbank Centre, central London

£16

Workshop Music 2 - 5 yrs

OAE TOTS at LPO FUNharmonics: An Italian Adventure

Southbank Centre, central London

£3 - £9

Music 0 - 5 yrs Free

London Literature Festival: Rug Rhymes

Southbank Centre, central London

Free

Halloween All ages

Family Halloween: Paint a Pumpkin!

Chelsea Physic Garden, central London

£15 - £20

Halloween All ages

Halloween Spooky Walks

Lauderdale House, north London

£9 - £12

Music Theatre All ages

Ugly Duckling

The Fireworks Factory, east London

Free - £14

Museum Workshop 4 - 10 yrs Free

SUNDAY FUN-DAY FAMILY WORKSHOPS

Lauderdale House, north London

Free

Workshop Music 0 - 5 yrs

Rug Rhymes

Southbank Centre, central London

£4

Museum Workshop Art All ages Free

Family studio: cut-out worlds

Royal Academy of Arts, central London

Free

Museum Art Workshop Under 5s Free

Early years studio: collage

Royal Academy of Arts, central London

Free

Museum Theatre 3+ yrs

Dracula: The Undead Diva

Headstone Manor Museum, north London

£8.00 - £28.00

Museum Workshop Under 5s

Mini Museum: Autumn Special

Headstone Manor Museum, north London

£2.50 - £5

Museum Under 5s

Mini Museum

Headstone Manor Museum, north London

£5

Music Theatre 0 - 6 yrs

Tales from the Shed

7 Sep 2024 - 19 Oct 2024

Chickenshed Theatre, north London

£7

Music Theatre 0 - 3 yrs

Planet Play

6 Sep 2024 - 18 Oct 2024

Chickenshed Theatre, north London

£10

Halloween Theatre All ages

Stage Fright! Spooky Family Disco

New Wimbledon Theatre, south London

£12.50

Museum Workshop Under 5s

Singing, stories and crafts for under 5s

London Transport Museum, central London

Free

Farm Halloween All ages

Pumpkin Field Picking

4 Oct 2024 - 20 Oct 2024

Crockford Bridge Farm, west London

£4.50

Farm Halloween 5+ yrs but everyone welcome

Pumpkin Festival

4 Oct 2024 - 1 Nov 2024

Crockford Bridge Farm, west London

£14.50

Music Theatre 18 months - 5 yrs

Story-time with Little Supernovas – Macbeth for Bairns

Richmond Theatre, west London

£12.50

Music Theatre 2 - 4 yrs

Twirling Toddlers with Little Supernovas

Richmond Theatre, west London

£12.50

Music Under 5s Free

Tots at the docks

Museum of London Docklands, east London

Free

Theatre 4 - 8 yrs

The Storm Whale

25 Oct 2024 - 3 Nov 2024

Polka Theatre, south London

£10 - £20

6 - 18 months

Soft or Spiky?

19 Oct 2024 - 24 Nov 2024

Polka Theatre, south London

£11

Theatre 4 - 8 yrs

Súper Chefs

10 Oct 2024 - 13 Oct 2024

Polka Theatre, south London

£12 - £15

Museum Art Under 5s Free

UNIQLO Tate Play Make Studio, The Joy of not Knowing

Tate Modern, central London

Free

Museum Under 5s Free

Little Feet: Captivating Korea

The British Museum, central London

Free

Theatre 3 - 8 yrs

Dogs Don't Do Ballet

13 Sep 2024 - 16 Nov 2024

Little Angel Theatre, north London

£13 - £15

Theatre All ages

There's A Monster In Your Show

22 Oct 2024 - 23 Oct 2024

Fairfield Halls, south London

from £13

Music Theatre 1+ yrs

Eyecatchers

26 Oct 2024 - 27 Oct 2024

Unicorn Theatre, central London

£14.50 - £18.50

Music Theatre 3 - 7 yrs

Anna Hibiscus' Song

9 Oct 2024 - 13 Oct 2024

Unicorn Theatre, central London

£10.50 - £26.50

Events 18 months +

TRACK PLAY

BIG PENNY SOCIAL, east London

from £8.50

Museum All ages

Paradox Museum London

From 17 Jul 2024

Paradox Museum London, central London

£14 - £18.50

Events Theatre Music 0 - 6 yrs

CBeebies: Rainbow Adventure

22 Jul 2024 - 3 Nov 2024

Westfield Shopping Centre, west London

£17.50 - £20

Theatre 18 mths - 3 yrs

WHERE’S MRS LADYBIRD? – TODDLERS

Greenwich Theatre, south London

£9

Theatre 0 -18 mths

WHERE’S MRS LADYBIRD? – BABIES

Greenwich Theatre, south London

£9

Farm Playground All ages

Cassiobury Farm Open Day & Trick Or Treat Sweet Hunt

Cassiobury Farm & Fishery, west London

£2 - £16

Museum All ages

Barbie®: The Exhibition

5 Jul 2024 - 23 Feb 2025

The Design Museum, central London

Free - £14.38

Workshop Music Park Garden 3 mth - 2 yrs

Music and Movement for 3 month to 2 year olds

Kew Gardens, west London

£10

Workshop All ages Free

Family Station: Explore and Play

The British Library, central London

Free

Events Theatre All ages

The Paddington Bear Experience

From 31 May 2024

Riverside Building, central London

Free - £32.50

Soft play Events Workshop 0 - 8 yrs

Monster Funfair

From 20 Jul 2024

Discover Children's Story Centre, east London

£5 - £39

Theatre 3+ yrs

The Elmer Adventure

30 Oct 2024 - 3 Nov 2024

Southbank Centre, central London

£16 – £24

Museum Exhibition All ages

The Art of the Brick

From 6 Mar 2024

The Boiler House, central London

£13.90 - £25.90

All ages

Dinosaur rEvolution

10 Feb 2024 - 3 Nov 2024

Horniman Museum and Gardens, south London

£6 - £23.50

Museum All ages

Bubble Planet

From 24 Nov 2023

Bubble Planet, west London

£13.90 - £17.90

Looking for the perfect way to entertain your little ones in London this October?

Our comprehensive guide has you covered with the best events and activities for children under 5.

From interactive workshops and engaging story times to family-friendly exhibitions and outdoor adventures, discover all that London has to offer for young families.

Whether you're a local or visiting, make the most of October 2024 with events that cater specifically to toddlers and preschoolers.

Don't miss out on the fun – explore kid-friendly attractions, educational experiences, and memorable moments in London.

Keep your family's calendar exciting with our top picks for child-centric events, ensuring a delightful experience for both kids and parents.

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