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Welcome to your essential guide to what's on for children and families over the next few months in and around Huntingdon. We also regularly post events, things to do and other news on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. If you are looking for Holiday Clubs and Camps we have a dedicated section for those.
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Thursday 2nd May
Toddler Time: The Big Dig
St Neots Museum
Thu 2nd May 2024
10.30-11.30am
Join us for fun, free history activities for children and take home an art creation too!
These sessions are aimed at 3 and 4 year old's. Children under 2 can attend but do not require a ticket.
Places are free but must be booked.
This is a timed ticket event, please book online
Please only book one ticket per child
Adults do not need tickets, tickets are only required for the children.
If you no longer need your tickets, please do let us know so that we may release tickets for others.
You will have 60 mins max. per session.
Find out more or book: www.stneotsmuseum.org.uk
Saturday 25th May
May half term at Royston Museum – Planes, trains and automobiles
Royston Museum
Sat 25th May 2024 - Sun 2nd June 2024
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, 10am-
Start your engine, blow your whistle and chocks away for transport fun this half term. Design a vehicle for our community art project, see how far you can fly your plane and more, there's something for everyone. See website for full details.
- Saturday 25 May to Sunday 2 June (Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 10am to 4pm)
- £3 per child, free for Friends of Royston Museum
Find out more: www.roystonmuseum.org.uk
Sunday 26th May
May half term at Royston Museum – Planes, trains and automobiles
Royston Museum
Sat 25th May 2024 - Sun 2nd June 2024
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, 10am-
Start your engine, blow your whistle and chocks away for transport fun this half term. Design a vehicle for our community art project, see how far you can fly your plane and more, there's something for everyone. See website for full details.
- Saturday 25 May to Sunday 2 June (Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 10am to 4pm)
- £3 per child, free for Friends of Royston Museum
Find out more: www.roystonmuseum.org.uk
Monday 27th May
May half term at Royston Museum – Planes, trains and automobiles
Royston Museum
Sat 25th May 2024 - Sun 2nd June 2024
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, 10am-
Start your engine, blow your whistle and chocks away for transport fun this half term. Design a vehicle for our community art project, see how far you can fly your plane and more, there's something for everyone. See website for full details.
- Saturday 25 May to Sunday 2 June (Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 10am to 4pm)
- £3 per child, free for Friends of Royston Museum
Find out more: www.roystonmuseum.org.uk
Tuesday 28th May
Youth Rangers of the Fens - practical conservation skills in the Great Fen
Upwood Meadows
Tue 28th May 2024
1 - 4pm
Youth Rangers is a group for secondary-aged young people (11-17 years) keen to make a positive difference to their local environment. We meet throughout the year at various Cambridgeshire nature reserves and would love to welcome you to our group.
Join us for another fantastic session of learning real, practical conservation skills, learning from industry professionals and making a positive impact for wildlife. You do not need any experience to attend. This month we're at Upwood Meadows. Designated a National Nature Reserve for its floristic diversity, Upwood is awash with life. The greatest display is in Bentley meadow where medieval ridge-and-furrow and the many ant hills provide differing microhabitats for plants and invertebrates. Here plants including cowslip, green-winged... Read more
Find out more or book: www.wildlifebcn.org
May half term at Royston Museum – Planes, trains and automobiles
Royston Museum
Sat 25th May 2024 - Sun 2nd June 2024
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, 10am-
Start your engine, blow your whistle and chocks away for transport fun this half term. Design a vehicle for our community art project, see how far you can fly your plane and more, there's something for everyone. See website for full details.
- Saturday 25 May to Sunday 2 June (Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 10am to 4pm)
- £3 per child, free for Friends of Royston Museum
Find out more: www.roystonmuseum.org.uk
Wednesday 29th May
May half term at Royston Museum – Planes, trains and automobiles
Royston Museum
Sat 25th May 2024 - Sun 2nd June 2024
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, 10am-
Start your engine, blow your whistle and chocks away for transport fun this half term. Design a vehicle for our community art project, see how far you can fly your plane and more, there's something for everyone. See website for full details.
- Saturday 25 May to Sunday 2 June (Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 10am to 4pm)
- £3 per child, free for Friends of Royston Museum
Find out more: www.roystonmuseum.org.uk
Thursday 30th May
May half term at Royston Museum – Planes, trains and automobiles
Royston Museum
Sat 25th May 2024 - Sun 2nd June 2024
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, 10am-
Start your engine, blow your whistle and chocks away for transport fun this half term. Design a vehicle for our community art project, see how far you can fly your plane and more, there's something for everyone. See website for full details.
- Saturday 25 May to Sunday 2 June (Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 10am to 4pm)
- £3 per child, free for Friends of Royston Museum
Find out more: www.roystonmuseum.org.uk
Friday 31st May
Owl Pellet Dissection
Wildlife Trust Countryside Centre
Fri 31st May 2024
10.30am-12pm
Can you discover who our local owls have been hunting?
Join us to dissect an owl pellet at the Wildlife Trust Countryside Centre in Ramsey Heights. Pellets have been retrieved from the Great Fen and you will become a wildlife monitor for the day, reporting back to our team on what species our local owls have been hunting! This is real data that will be used by our conservation team to understand the small mammal population and health of our birds of prey. We will carefully break up the pellet, clean and compile the skeletons inside and identify which species they belong to. Maybe there will be more than one! A great start to your 30 Days Wild!
All materials will be provided for you. We will be working in a small group inside our classroom. When your session has... Read more
Find out more or book: www.wildlifebcn.org
May half term at Royston Museum – Planes, trains and automobiles
Royston Museum
Sat 25th May 2024 - Sun 2nd June 2024
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, 10am-
Start your engine, blow your whistle and chocks away for transport fun this half term. Design a vehicle for our community art project, see how far you can fly your plane and more, there's something for everyone. See website for full details.
- Saturday 25 May to Sunday 2 June (Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 10am to 4pm)
- £3 per child, free for Friends of Royston Museum
Find out more: www.roystonmuseum.org.uk
Saturday 1st June
May half term at Royston Museum – Planes, trains and automobiles
Royston Museum
Sat 25th May 2024 - Sun 2nd June 2024
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, 10am-
Start your engine, blow your whistle and chocks away for transport fun this half term. Design a vehicle for our community art project, see how far you can fly your plane and more, there's something for everyone. See website for full details.
- Saturday 25 May to Sunday 2 June (Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 10am to 4pm)
- £3 per child, free for Friends of Royston Museum
Find out more: www.roystonmuseum.org.uk
Sunday 2nd June
May half term at Royston Museum – Planes, trains and automobiles
Royston Museum
Sat 25th May 2024 - Sun 2nd June 2024
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, 10am-
Start your engine, blow your whistle and chocks away for transport fun this half term. Design a vehicle for our community art project, see how far you can fly your plane and more, there's something for everyone. See website for full details.
- Saturday 25 May to Sunday 2 June (Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 10am to 4pm)
- £3 per child, free for Friends of Royston Museum
Find out more: www.roystonmuseum.org.uk
Saturday 15th June
Huntingdon Riverside Gala
Riverside Park
Sat 15th June 2024
11am-6pm
The Gala will be back in town with plenty of fun to be had.
Funfair, DJ's, fun dog show, inflatables, live wrestling, live bands, petting farm, dinosaurs, pony rides and much more!
Saturday 28th September
Wild About Huntingdon Festival
Hinchingbrooke Country Park
Sat 28th September 2024 - Sun 29th September 2024
12-4pm
Wild About Huntingdon, in conjunction with Huntingdonshire District Council, will be holding our first ever 'Wild About Huntingdon Festival'.
This will be a celebration of the wonderful nature we have in and around Huntingdon. There will be a variety of informal, interesting & fun opportunities for people of all ages to learn something new.
We look forward to seeing you there!
There will be
Find out more: www.facebook.com
Sunday 29th September
Wild About Huntingdon Festival
Hinchingbrooke Country Park
Sat 28th September 2024 - Sun 29th September 2024
12-4pm
Wild About Huntingdon, in conjunction with Huntingdonshire District Council, will be holding our first ever 'Wild About Huntingdon Festival'.
This will be a celebration of the wonderful nature we have in and around Huntingdon. There will be a variety of informal, interesting & fun opportunities for people of all ages to learn something new.
We look forward to seeing you there!
There will be
Find out more: www.facebook.com