Free things do do during the Summer holidays
- Kelly
- Jul 9
- 5 min read
We get lots of messages asking for free ideas, especially during the holidays so I have put together a handy list of things that are free for the remainder of the Summer holidays.
To find out more or to book please click on the PURPLE link
Free entry museum
19th July - FANtastic - Make yourself a fan
23rd July - Little Dragons - Free sessions for under 5s
23rd July - Sunken Shipwrecks - Learn how under water archaeologists study Shipwrecks
25th July - Mysterious Mummies - Make your own X- ray
26th July - Dress up your own mini doll
30th July - Little dragons - Free session for under 5s
30th July - Fakes & Forgeries - Hunt down some objects and make your own
1st August - Ancient Japan - Clay crafts
6th August - Little Dragons - Session for under 5s
6th August - Glorious Glass - Make your own glass tile mosaic
8th August - Bold Golds - Create your own glittering artwork
9th August - Ramayana Stories - Make a giant storyboard
13th August -Little dragons - Free session for under 5s
13th August - Spice Chest - Create a spice map and spice bag
15th August - Super Sculptures - Make a skewer sculpture
16th August - Good cat, bad cat - Make a colourful lion spinner
20th August - Little Dragons - session for under 5s
20th August - Brooch making
22nd August - Indus Mysteries - Pattern decorating
23rd August - Mask Making
27th August - Little Dragons - session for under 5s
27th August - The Power of Positivity - Make your own plate
29th August - Tea Time - Decorate a Japanese tea bowl
30th August - Beautiful Birds
3rd September Little Dragons - Session for under 5s
Active Sunderland have some fantastic free events running
From 20th July - Every Sunday you can enjoy a free tennis session - Booking required
7th August - Family Fun Session at Silksworth Sports complex
14th August - Family Fun Session - Princess Ann Park
21st August - Family Fun Session - Mowbray Park
Get into Newcastle
Screen on the Green - Two free movies daily starting on the 21st July with:
12pm Paddington in Peru, 3pm Sonic the Hedgehog 3
You can find a full list of movies and times HERE
Booking is required for some of these events
Starting 28th July - History Mondays - A different theme each week
Starting 30th July Wellbeing Wednesdays
Every Thursday - How Does your garden Grow - Community Garden activities
1st August - Arty Fridays
15th August - Fizzy Science
22nd August - World Cup Fun
The museum also have a trail running but this is £1 per sheet
19th July - 31st August Mindful colouring
21st & 25th July - Clay activities
22nd July/29th July/5th,12th,19th,26th August - Time Odyssey a family adventure
Relaxed Mouse tales - Running throughout the holidays
30th July, 6th,13th August - Canvas painting & collage
31st July, 7th,14th August - Creatures for a changing climate
Underground adventures with Murray the Mole trail - Until October
23rd July - Have a go painting
24th July - Young peoples workshop
30th July - Basic Print making, rubber stamp & Block printing
31st July - Mono-printing
6th August - Collage landscape
7th,14th, 21st, 28th August - Young peoples workshop
13th August - Portrait fun
20th August - Make an artists book
27th August - Create and Indian picture
Other Free events
(Don't forget to check if anything needs to be booked!)
July
13th July - 1st Sep - Settle flower festival
18th-20th July - Hornsea Carnival
19th July - Dipping for monsters - Pond dipping - Low Barns nature reserve
19th throughout summer - Mischief of Rats trail - Hull
19th July - 27th August - Medieval board games & Crafts Hexham Old Gaol
19th July - Party in Wharton Park
19th July Lloyd of the flies trail - Northumberlandia
20th July - Wildlife watch - Low Barns Nature Reserve
20th July - Wildlife watch - Rainton Meadows Nature reserve
20th July - Summer concert Bents Park
20th July - Cetacean watch - Trow Quarry car park
20th July - Hopetown first birthday!
21st July - Punch & Judy at Darlington Library
21st - Active in nature - Muddy Wellies - Rainton Meadows
22nd July - 26th August - Crafts activities - Different themes - South Shields Museum
23rd July - Fun in the park - Town park - Newton Aycliffe
23rd July - Festival themed activities and crafts at BALTIC
23rd - Time Quest Mini Dig - Arbeia
23rd/30th July - Bookish Crafts at Newcastle Waterstones
24th July - Make a train - Stephenson's Railway
25th July - Fun in the park - Simpasture Park
26th July - Cockerton Carnival
26th July - Medieval Mayhem - Auckland Palace
26th-27th July - Meet the Tungrians - Arbeia Roman Fort
26th/27th July - Lego activities Locomotion
26th/27th Fan Fest Metrocentre
30th July - Library takeover day - Darlington Market square
30th July - Sizzling summer picnic - Sunderland Mind
August
1st - 30th August - Collaborative collage - National Glass Centre
2nd August - Paper crafts at Hopetown
2nd-3rd August - Withernsea Blue light festival
9th August - Malton Food Market
9th August - Marine Week Cetacean watch - Heugh & Headland
9th August - Conservation Rangers - Rainton Meadows
10th August - Conservation Rangers - Low Barns
10th August - Pride picnic - Hopetown
16th August - Stickman day at Hamsterley Forest
21st August - Fairy tales & Legends day - Darlington Market Square
23rd August - Summer fun fest - Grey Horse Darlington
23rd-24th August - Between the tides festival - Kirkleatham Museum
23rd - 31st August - Inspiration railway 200 York train museum
25th August - Railway crafts - Hopetown
28th August - Dino Day - Darlington Market Square
28th August - Wild west dino discovery - Darlington Library
30th August - Brick Flicks exhibition - Bishop Auckland Town Hall
Throughout the summer - Crafts at Locomotion
Throughout The Summer - Darlington by the Sea
Throughout - Brimham Rocks will have taster sessions running
Other free ideas
Head to the beach for the day- Seaglass hunting, look for Dolphins and other sea creatures
Rock pooling
Use your annual passes - National trust run various activities included in admission and so do many other annual pass attractions.
Visit a free museum
Create your own scavenger hunt
Head to the park
Head to a free splash pad
Love trains? Locomotion is completely free
Danby Lodge National Park centre is a fantastic day out
Check out these other posts for more ideas
Spring walk ideas (Also nice during summer)
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