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Children and Families

Take a look at the range of events, programmes and activities on offer for you and your family in Wandsworth!

Children and Families Events

Upcoming events and activities for children aged 0-8 and their families.

Orleen Mcintosh

Free Messy Play & Crafting

Fri 4 Sep - Fri 13 Nov 2026

Two girls facing each other and holding hands getting ready to galop

Acacia School of Dance

Saturday Ballet ages 3-5

Sat 5 Sep 2026 - Sat 10 Jul 2027

Boy and girl kneeling at the start of their 'Clown' amalgamation

Acacia School of Dance

Starlings

Mon 7 Sep 2026 - Mon 12 Jul 2027

Children before their Grade 1 Tap exam

Acacia School of Dance

Monday Tap Dance for children ages 8-10 (inc. beginners)

Mon 7 Sep 2026 - Mon 12 Jul 2027

A line of three year olds waiting to about to dance around the room

Acacia School of Dance

Pre-Primary Ballet (ages 3-5)

Thu 10 Sep 2026 - Thu 15 Jul 2027

Children before their Primary Grade exam!

Acacia School of Dance

Thursday Primary Ballet (ages 6 and 7)

Thu 10 Sep 2026 - Thu 15 Jul 2027

Flyer of the Threads of Legacy Black History Month Workshops

CussTOMs UK C.I.C

Threads of Legacy BHM - Creative Arts & Fashion

Tue 29 Sep - Tue 27 Oct 2026

man drumming

Ghanaian Drumming Workshop

Sat 17 Oct 2026

six young people sit in the middle of a stage and look through an empty photo frame

Group 64 Theatre for Young People

Hogwarts Academy – Play in A Day

Mon 26 Oct 2026

A male performer dressed in a blue onesie is balancing on a light as it tips over, with his legs and arms in the air.

Peut-Être Theatre

The Dark

Tue 27 - Sat 31 Oct 2026

Creative Workshops at the Woodfield. We're making giant bird for our parade!

Frog Morris / Festival of the Dead

Half Term Creative Workshops

Thu 29 - Fri 30 Oct 2026

A young girl with brown hair in pigtails points to the lefthand corner of the photograph. There are two books floating by hear head held by more young people out of the shot.

Group 64 Theatre for Young People

Adam’s Family Party – Play in A Day

Fri 30 Oct 2026

Free Ballroom & Latin Dance Classes Week

Flow Dance Nine Elms

Kids Ballroom & Latin Dance Classes - First Free!

Sat 7 Nov 2026 - Sat 9 Jan 2027

Welcome to Wandsworth

SPIN: Rhymes, Rhythms & Raps

Tue 24 Nov 2026

An actor dressed as Santa Claus has one finger to his lips, looking off to the side as his other hand holds a large present wrapped in a yellow bow.

Produced by Norwell Lapley Productions

Dear Santa

Sat 28 Nov - Thu 24 Dec 2026

Text overlaid on image is transparent against a dark navy background. It reads ‘Festive Soft Play’. At the bottom of the treatment the blue background fades into snowflakes. A graphical image of lots of different Christmas toys – a teddy bear, a rocking horse, a toy airplane – gathered underneath a Christmas tree with fairy lights on it. All the image apart from the title treatment is a very merry red.

Battersea Arts Centre

Festive Soft Play

Tue 1 - Thu 24 Dec 2026

Programmes and Resources for Families

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Free books for Wandsworth children aged under five, every month until their fifth birthday.

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Wandsworth's Year of Play

We want Wandsworth to be the best place to grow up, a place where everyone values play as an essential life-enriching experience for all children.

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Wandsworth Family Information Service

The Wandsworth Family Information Service provides free information and advice on council and voluntary sector services, including SEND Local Offer.

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