Free things to do in London with kids: April 2025 (incl. Easter)
Welcome to the April 2025 edition of our posts on free things to do in London with kids! Here we round up a selection of free things to do in London in April 2025, including during the Easter holidays!
Before we dive in, please note that while all activities listed here are free to attend, some may require advance booking or free tickets to manage capacity. We strongly recommend checking the official websites of any venues or events you’re interested in before making your journey, as opening times and entry requirements can change.
Please be aware that we are not affiliated with any of the venues, organisations, or events mentioned in this guide. We don’t specifically endorse any particular activity – every family is different, and what works brilliantly for one might not suit another. This guide aims to help you discover new possibilities, but the final choice of activities should always be based on your family’s interests, children’s ages, and comfort levels.
We know that lots of events require pre-booking and can fill up quickly, particularly during school holidays, which is why we’ve published this post early. We will keep adding to it as more free things to do are released. So do keep checking back!
Let’s explore what London has to offer for families exploring London in April!
What: Big Egg Hunt
Details: Find the scattered 2ft egg sculptures as part of a free-to-view trail across iconic locations and landmarks.
Where: Across London
When: Monday 23 March – Sunday 27 April
Who: All ages
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What: Design Baby: Sculpt and Play
Details: What does sculpture mean for babies and toddlers? Come along to this session to explore sculpture with your little ones through shape, weight, balance, space and texture.
Where: V&A
When: Wednesday 2 April, 11.00-14.00
Who: Ages 0-3
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What: Minigolf by Craig and Karl
Details: Canary Wharf’s iconic 9-hole minigolf course, designed by artists Craig Redman and Karl Maier, is coming back at Montgomery Square! This vibrant, one-of-a-kind course is perfect for a fun day out with the kids or some friendly competition with colleagues. Best of all, it’s free to play! Just visit our event stewards to grab your clubs and balls. Designed for all ages and skill levels, it’s an experience everyone can enjoy.
Where: Montgomery Square, Canary Wharf
When: From Friday 4 April
Who: All ages
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What: Saturday Sessions with BAC Beatbox Academy
Details: Learn the foundations of beatbox sounds and drive the rats away in a workshop full of singing, rapping and vibes. Kids up! Rats down!
Where: Southbank Centre
When: Saturday 5 April, 13.00-15.30 (with a Relaxed Session at 10.30)
Who: Ages 5-11
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What: Nature Storytime
Details: Join us to learn about nature through an interactive outdoor storytelling session for young children. Stories will be followed by a nature themed craft activity or habitat exploration.
Where: Camley Street Natural Park
When: Monday 7 and Monday 14 April, 10.30-11.30
Who: All ages
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What: Family Nature Discovery
Details: Join for a holiday session exploring different habitats and discovering the nature that lives at Camley Street Natural Park. Activities will include using nets to look at animals found in the pond and looking under logs to see what minibeasts we can find.
Where: Camley Street Natural Park
When: Monday 7 and Monday 14 April, 13.00-15.00
Who: All ages
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What: Young Master Builders: Roman Londinium in Bricks
Details: Join a workshop led by an expert builder, The Brick Consultant, working as a team to contribute to the creation of a giant Roman Bucklersbury Mosaic, and a replica artefact case.
Where: London Mithraeum
When: Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 April, 10.00-16.00 (15.30-16.00 is Quiet Hour. This session has a smaller capacity to ensure a quieter experience for those with sensory needs).
Who: Ages 3+
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What: Rising River Pop-Up Cards
Details: Craft a pop-up card inspired by the tidal Thames.Create a foreshore littered with treasures, then add a pop-up river that rises and recedes to reveal hidden objects – just like the Thames.
Where: London Museum Docklands
When: Tuesday 8 April and Thursday 17 April, two sessions, session 1 at 11.00-13.00 and session 2 at 14.00-16.00
Who: Ages 5+
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What: Nature Roadshows
Details: Follow a scavenger trail to get you in the mood for spring, Take a closer look at nature specimens at a mini museum, and create your own nature crafts and have a go with interactive games!
Where: The Regent’s Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park
When: 8, 9, 15 & 16 April, 11.00 – 15.00
Who: All ages
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What: Velasco’s natural world
Details: Inspired by the rich colours in the landscapes, plants and leaves of Velasco’s paintings, mix and create your own colours with natural materials. Think about landscape paintings in the Gallery’s pictures and your local environment, before creating your own colour palette to paint a new landscape.
Where: National Gallery
When: 8-9 and 16 April, 11.00-13.00 and 14.00-16.00
Who: Ages 5-13
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What: Discovery Days: Spring Surprises
Details: Free, educational holiday activities celebrating the signs of spring! Investigate the new life lurking beneath the water’s surface during pond dipping sessions, learn about spring and explore our wildlife garden while doing our spring nature trail and more.
Where: Hyde Park Learning Centre
When: 8-10 April, 11.00-15.00
Who: All ages
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What: Decoding pictures tour
Details: How do we look at pictures and what can a painting really tell us? Explore the Gallery with Gallery Educators who will share skills to guide you in asking questions and discovering answers.
Where: National Gallery
When: 8-10 and 15-17 April, 11.00-11.50 and 13.00-13.50
Who: Ages 5-13
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What: Immersive landscape
Details: An immersive Mexican landscape inspired by José María Velasco’s paintings invites you into the Creative Space at the Roden Centre for Creative Learning. Explore the distant mountains and volcanoes through projections, and build into the valleys with construction pieces. The relationship between shadow and light will create a dynamic environment, allowing you to imagine a cool mist of a waterfall and the soft grass beneath your feet.
Where: National Gallery
When: 8-10 and 15-17 April, 11.00-16.00 (drop-in)
Who: All ages
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What: Meet a Victorian Mudlark
Details: Join our Victorian mudlark as they comb the foreshore of the Thames, finding both treasures and trash. What have been their best discoveries and what will they uncover with you? With every tide, there are treasures to be found.
Where: London Museum Docklands
When: 8–10 and 15–17 April at 12.00-12.30, 13.00-13.30 and 15.00-15.30
Who: Ages 5+
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What: Foreshore finds
Details: Join us as we create our own collaborative foreshore of undiscovered items, and add your own artwork for future mudlarks to find.
Where: London Museum Docklands
When: Wednesday 9 and Wednesday 16 April, 11.00-13.00 and 14.00-16.00
Who: Ages 5+
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What: Mudlarking Mementos
Details: So many treasures have been found in the Thames – make your own clay coin inspired by these fascinating finds.
Where: London Museum Docklands
When: Various times 10 – 14 April
Who: Ages 5+
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What: Still life drawing in Velasco’s nature
Details: Step into the Mexican valleys and jungles in the re-imagined Social Space, where easels are set up with the beautiful drawing materials and colours to invite you to draw and document as José María Velasco did.
Where: National Gallery
When: 10, 15 and 17 April, 11.00-16.00
Who: All ages
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What: Easter Egg Hunt
Details: Join for an interactive, character-led Easter adventure, where families will step into a magical woodland world filled with dress-up, storytelling, songs, games, and a thrilling quest to find the hidden eggs. As an official member of the Marvellous Mouse Gang, you’ll help solve the mystery, follow the trail, and celebrate your success with a special choctastic surprise at the end!
Where: Merchant Square, Paddington
When: Friday 11 April, six sessions, 11.00-11.40, 11.45-12.25, 12.30-13.10, 13.50-14.30, 14.35-15.15 and 15.20-16.00
Who: Ages 4-12
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What: Relaxed early morning event – Exploring ancient Greece
Details: Selected parts of the Museum (Rooms 1, 4, 8, 16, 17-23) will open at 8am until 10am for two hours, before the Museum opens to the public. Visitors can explore the galleries and take part in sensory-based activities including object-handling and arts and crafts.
Where: British Museum
When: Saturday 12 April, 08.00-10.00
Who: 5-15 year olds
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What: SENsory Sailors
Details: Disabled children, children with additional needs and their families are invited to a monthly session at the National Maritime Museum led by disabled creatives. Explore the Museum’s collections, enjoy the opportunity to be creative together as a family, and meet other local families.
Where: National Maritime Museum
When: Saturday 12 April 11.00-12.30
Who: Sessions are tailored to children under 13 years. Siblings under 13 years old without SEND are welcomed.
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What: Discovery Days: Marvellous Mammals
Details: Join for another series of free Discovery Days and learn all about the different mammals that live in the parks!
Where: Hyde Park
When: 15-17 April, 11.00-15.00
Who: All ages
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What: Simmer Down: Good Friday Family Special
Details: In addition to performances from the house band, Tomorrow’s Warriors, GW Jazz spins vinyls to get us in the mood, and the Reggae Choir gets everybody singing along.
Where: Southbank Centre
When: Friday 18 April, 13.00-18.00
Who: All ages
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What: Jham!
Details: Come and enjoy a playful and energetic collaboration between Indian dancers and musicians that highlights the rhythmic play between the ancient and the modern.
Where: Southbank Centre
When: Saturday 19 April, 14.00-17.30
Who: All ages
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What: Pop up Performance: Kuchipudi Indian Dance Workshop
Details: Join dancer Arunima Kumar to experience Kuchipudi, one of the most famous dances in India’s history. Watch a short performance, then have a go as a family! Arunima will guide you to try the dance for yourselves. Follow the rhythm, learn some movements and get inspired by South Asian stories and colourful costumes.
Where: V&A
When: Saturday 26 April, three workshops starting at 11.00, 13.00 and 15.00
Who: Families, ages 5+
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What: The Regent’s Park Nature Day
Details: Join us along the Broad Walk in The Regent’s Park for FREE drop-in activities to learn more about the wildlife and habitats in our parks. This is to celebrate City Nature Challenge 2025 – A global competition to get people recording and connecting with urban wildlife.
Where: The Regent’s Park
When: Saturday 26 April, 11.00-15.00
Who: All ages
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What: Watch the London Marathon
Details: Watch as athletes and ordinary runners take to the streets for London’s annual marathon.
Where: London
When: Sunday 27 April 2025, from 08.50
Who: All ages
Find out more here.
And don’t forget to also check out our post The ULTIMATE list of free things to do with kids in London which provides plenty of ideas of things to do in London that are free and always available.