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Birmingham with kids: days out, clubs and events
Birmingham has the Thinktank science museum and canals right through the city centre, and Cadbury World and the National Sea Life Centre are popular paid days out. Cannon Hill Park and Sutton Park give plenty of free space outdoors.
On the map within about 30 km:
📅 What’s on in Birmingham this weekend
Find by type
- Baby and toddler groups 55
- Scouts, Guides and youth groups 43
- Martial arts 6
- Outdoor and forest school groups 18
- Soft plays 28
- Trampoline and inflatable parks 10
- Play parks 1299
- Farms 26
- Zoos and wildlife parks 6
- Parks and walks 1020
- Museums and attractions 173
- Pools 77
- Cinemas 25
- Libraries and classes 150
- Cafés and restaurants 1231
- Other places to stay 10
Free to get into
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery Museum & attraction · Birmingham · Free
- Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Museum & attraction · Birmingham · Free
- Ikon Gallery Museum & attraction · Birmingham · Free
- Shire Country Park Blackberry Way Park & nature walk · Springfield · Free
- The Shire Country Park Greet Mill Meadows Park & nature walk · Springfield · Free
- Galton Valley Canal Museum Museum & attraction · Smethwick · Free
For a rainy day
- West Midlands Police Museum Museum & attraction · Birmingham
- Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum Museum & attraction · Birmingham
- The Pen Museum Museum & attraction · Jewellery Quarter
- Legoland Discovery Centre Museum & attraction · Birmingham
- Soho House Museum Museum & attraction · Hockley Port
- Selly Manor Museum Museum & attraction · Bournville
Out in the fresh air
- Farm Park Farm & animals · Sparkbrook
- Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park Zoo & wildlife park · Selly Park
- The Shire Country Park Park & nature walk · Billesley · Free
- Glebe Farm Public Library Farm & animals · Buckland End
- Sandwell Valley Country Park Park & nature walk · West Bromwich · Free
Clubs that meet every week
- 1st A/11th Birmingham Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Birmingham · Anchors (5–8) Fridays 6.30pm–8.15pm; Juniors (8–11) Fridays 6.30pm–8.15pm; Company (11–15) Fridays 6.30pm–8.45pm; Seniors (15–18) Fridays 6.30pm–8.45pm
- CBSO Children's Chorus Music & drama · Birmingham city centre · Mondays, evenings in term time
- Cannon Hill junior parkrun, Birmingham Outdoor & forest school · Birmingham · Every Sunday at 9am
- Rikai Stockland Green Karate Club Martial arts · Stockland Green, Birmingham
- 6th Birmingham Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Birmingham · Anchors (5–8) Fridays 18.30–19.30; Juniors (8–11) Fridays 18.30–19.30; Company (11–15) Fridays 19.45–21.30; Seniors (15–18) Fridays 19.45–21.30
- 39th Birmingham Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Birmingham · Anchors (5–8) Fridays 5.00pm–6.30pm; Juniors (8–11) Fridays 17:00–18:30; Company (11–15) Fridays 6.00pm–8.00pm
- 82nd Birmingham Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Handsworth · Anchors (5–8) Thursdays 6.00 pm–7.30 pm; Juniors (8–11) Thursdays 6.00 pm–7.30pm
- Edgbaston Reservoir junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Birmingham · Every Sunday at 9am
Coming up in the next few weeks
- Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market Santa & Christmas · Birmingham city centre · Free · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Thu 24 Dec
- Peter Pan Shows, theatre & panto · Birmingham city centre · 📅 Wed 18 Nov – Sun 17 Jan
- Beauty and the Beast panto at The Old Rep Shows, theatre & panto · City Centre · 📅 Sat 21 Nov – Thu 31 Dec
- Disney's The Little Mermaid (The Arcadians) Shows, theatre & panto · Brindleyplace · 📅 Thu 26 Nov – Sat 28 Nov
- Buncrana Christmas Market and Santa's Enchanted Forest Festivals, fairs & gala days · Buncrana, Inishowen · 📅 Fri 27 Nov – Sun 13 Dec
- Luminate Light Trail Santa & Christmas · Edgbaston · 📅 Sat 28 Nov – Sat 2 Jan
- Santa's Steam Specials Santa & Christmas · Kidderminster · 📅 Sat 28 Nov – Thu 24 Dec
- Tales from Acorn Wood at Christmas Shows, theatre & panto · Cannon Hill Park · 📅 Tue 1 Dec – Sun 27 Dec