Kids activities

Children's events and activities

Heritage body Historic Scotland is holding a special Spring promotion with 5,000 half-price tickets to…
As a parent looking for something exciting, interesting and a bit fun to do with their 5+ year-old on a…
Between the 9 and 22 April, this year's Edinburgh International Science Festival will see over 200 adult and…
Cycling is a great way to keep fit and what better way to get started than a Canal Cycle Ride on traffic free…
Cheer on competitors from Robot Wars as they battle it out in the shadow of Concorde.
Come along to see the last ever Golden Lions parachute jump at the National Museum of Flight. Tickets
See the First and Second World Wars come vividly to life with our living history presenters and their…
Find out how our aircraft fly then have a go at building your own. Will your model fly the furthest or flop…
While ‘Little Orphan Annie’ was created by Harold Walker in the form of a comic strip that had a long run in…
Three areas of Edinburgh have been suggested as possible areas for mountain biking in new reports. Local…
Bring on the puppets! Annual visual theatre festival Manipulate gets underway at the Traverse with a play…
Ditto is a musical performance that offers a child-like exploration of some rather deep philosophical…
Free Workshops at the Writers' Museum for  Families with Children Aged  6 Plus
China has given "a gift" of a breeding pair of giant pandas to Edinburgh Zoo. A historic agreement was signed…
The early snowfall (photos) that caused such havoc in Edinburgh over November and December has been a welcome…
A free, 1.5 hour, hogmanay ceilidh for all the family at Hawthornden Court at the National Museum of Scotland…
Christmas day in Edinburgh 2010 was "white" by both definitions: the city was covered in snow and the Met…
Stories Round the Tree conjured pictures of a cosy fireside, a jolly Christmas tree and friendly folk – big…
The story I remember from my childhood was that of Mary: sullen, surly and rude, who meets bed-ridden, ‘…
Before the performance even began, from simply staring at the set, one sensed that this production was going…