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Orkney this weekend with children
📅 Saturday 14 November and Sunday 15 November
Events in and around Orkney this weekend, and clubs that meet on a Saturday or Sunday. Check times with the organiser before you go.
On this weekend
- Phoenix Kids: Festive Fun with Peppa Cinema Experience Shows, theatre & panto · Kirkwall · 📅 until Sun 22 Nov · Sat 14 Nov 12pm; Sun 15 Nov 10am (relaxed); Sat 21 Nov 3:30pm; Sun 22 Nov 12pm (relaxed)
- Stromness Glimmers: A Festival of Light Santa & Christmas · Stromness · Free · 📅 until Sat 14 Nov · 6pm–9pm each evening
Clubs that meet at the weekend
- Arena Inflatables for under-5s (Pickaquoy Centre) Baby & toddler groups · Kirkwall · Tuesdays 10am–12 noon and Wednesdays 10am–2.30pm (under 5s); Sundays 9.45am–12 noon (under 11s and under 5s), term time
- Learn to Swim (Pickaquoy Centre) Swimming lessons · Stromness · Saturdays 12.30–4.30pm and Sundays 9.05–11.55am (30-minute classes by level), term time
- Orkney Amateur Swimming Club Swimming lessons · Kirkwall and Stromness · Stromness pool: Monday and Saturday mornings, and Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings (squad sessions)
- Learn to Swim at Stromness Pool (Orkney Islands Council) Swimming lessons · Stromness · Saturdays 9am–12 noon and Thursdays around 4–5pm (short classes by level), term time
- Fun Sessions at Stromness Pool Swimming lessons · Stromness · Fridays early evening (about 5.45–7pm) and Sunday afternoons (about 1.30–3.30pm)
- Parent and toddlers swim at Westray Swimming Pool Baby & toddler groups · Westray · Saturdays 10–10.50am
More to do in Orkney
Free places, places for a wet day and the best of the outdoors are on the town’s own page.
Orkney with kids: days out, clubs and events
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