Tuesday
1 October
Anglesey Abbey: Scarecrow
Competition, 10.30am-5.30pm
Be in for a colourful surprise as we host the annual Scarecrow
Competition, organised by the Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust. Fourteen schools
from across Cambridgeshire have entered this years competition with the
scarecrows being displayed in the Hoe Fen Wildlife Discovery Area. The
Scarecrow Competition aims to encourage young people to take an interest in
gardening and garden history.
Wednesday
2 October
Anglesey Abbey: Scarecrow
Competition, 10.30am-5.30pm
For information, see 1 October
Thursday
3 October
Anglesey Abbey: Scarecrow
Competition, 10.30am-5.30pm
For information, see 1 October
Friday
4 October
Mumford Theatre: The Brothers
Grimm, 7.00pm
Shelter from a raging storm with two brothers and their suitcase filled
with curious objects that tell tales as dark as the night, wild as the winds
and as rich as rubies. Stories to dance up your spine, steal your breath and
whisper magic in your ears.But you won't find a tale to soothe or reassure
here. Discover the world of The Brothers Grimm, a world of danger and cruelty,
where wishing sometimes works and you need to be afraid of the big bad wolf. A
spellbinding show of storytelling, shadow play, puppets and pop ups.
The Museum of Cambridge: Family
Fridays, 10.30am-12.30pm
Bring the young ones to explore our wonderful collection of toys and
games in the Museum Attic. Activities
are perfect for Under 5s and their carers. Drop-in activity, no booking
necessary.
http://www.folkmuseum.org.uk/page.php?id=366
Saturday
5 October
Prickwillow Drainage Engine
Museum: The 3rd Prickwillow Ploughing Festival, 10.00am
Heavy Horse and Vintage/Classic Tractor Ploughing - Working Displays
and Stationary Engines - Classic Cars, Tractors and Commercials - Arts and
Crafts - Trade Stands - Real Ale Bar - Full Catering - Music and Entertainment
for all the family.
Ickworth: Wood and country craft
fair, 10.00am-4.00pm
Great crafts, entertainment, food and fun. A weekend for everyone to
enjoy as woodcraft and contry craft professionals and enthusiasts come together
to demonstrate and sell their crafts. This is also a rare opportunity to buy
quality Ickworth wood milled from the estate. The fair includes live bands,
locally brewed ales, pottery tent with Raku firing, plenty of local foods and
produce, craft stalls and children's activities including Look Out Archery to
test your skills.
Mumford Theatre: The Brothers
Grimm, 3.00pm
For information, see 4 October
Fitzwilliam Museum: Family First
Saturdays, 2.00-4.00pm
On the first Saturday of each month visit our Fitz Family Welcome Point
(Courtyard Entrance) and collect drawing materials, activities and trails to
use throughout the Museum, exploring a variety of themes.
Cambridge Botanic Garden:
Celebrate Sticks, 11.00am-3.00pm
With the help of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology we're
celebrating the many uses of the humble stick, telling stick stories and making
stick creations. Drop-in, no booking required.
Sunday
6 October
Prickwillow Drainage Engine
Museum: The 3rd Prickwillow Ploughing Festival, 10.00am
For information, see 5 October
Ickworth: Wood and country craft
fair, 10.00am-4.00pm
For information, see 5 October
Ely Cinema: Despicable Me 2 (U),
3.00pm
Our most popular family feature and best animated comedy this year. Gru
is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super
criminal. Let’s hear it for the minions!
Wednesday
9 October
Wicken Fen: Mucky Pups... Autumn
Magic, 10.15-11.45am
Seasonal fun, craft and adventure for under 5s. Booking essential.
Thursday
10 October
Wicken Fen: Mucky Pups... Autumn
Magic, 10.15-11.45am
For information, see 9 October
Friday
11 October
The Museum of Cambridge: Family
Fridays, 10.30am-12.30pm
For information, see 4 October
Sunday
13 October
Peterborough Arena: East of
England Autumn Show, 8.00am-4.00pm
A fantastic family day out, the popular one-day show offers something
for everyone – from fowl fans to lovers of livestock – a real mix of fur,
feathers and even wool and beaks all in one location! And this year’s show will
have some very special guests to entertain younger visitors –– Peppa Pig and
her family, Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig and little brother George will be making
personal appearances at intervals throughout the day On the back of last year’s
hugely successful show – attractions for 2013 include: Birds of prey displays;
Sheepdog displays; the Lamb National! Visitors can watch agile Herdwick sheep
as they race around the course to an amusing live commentary; Dog events; East
of England giant vegetable competition; Pony Club team show jumping;
Exhibitions of rare breed cattle, sheep, pigs and goats; Donkey Rides; The
Supreme London Championships Small Livestock Show, billed as the rabbit world’s
equivalent of Crufts; Pigeon display;Dozens of trade stands and craft fair;
Kids Country events for children – including novelty fruit and vegetable animal
competition.
Cambridge Junction: Luna,
11.30am and 2.30pm
An enchanting theatre experience about friendship, the moon and being
brave in the dark for 2 - 5 year olds and their families. Luna is bored up in
the sky by herself with nobody to play with. Although she is surrounded by
stars, they never quite understand her - it’s certainly lonely being the only
moon. One night, as she’s racing among the stars, she spots a young boy hiding
from shadows which move like monsters on his bedroom walls. Luna decides to
slide down from the sky to make friends with the boy. Together they go on an
adventure of LIGHT and DARK to help him overcome his fear of the night-time.
Kettle’s Yard: Studio Sundays,
1.00-4.00pm
Drop in practical art workshops for all ages. Join us to make your own
artwork inspired by our exhibitions and collection. A chance to explore, chat,
sketch, make and play.
Friday
18 October
The Museum of Cambridge: Family
Fridays, 10.30am-12.30pm
For information, see 4 October
Saturday
19 October
NCT
NEARLY NEW SALE (Ely Community College), 10.30am-12.30pm
The cost of kitting out your child for the first five years
can run into thousands of pounds. NCT Nearly New Sales are the perfect
solution, offering affordable essentials and accessories for you and your
family, while fundraising to support other parents in the UK. At our Nearly New
Sales, you can pick up nearly new baby and children's clothes, toys and
equipment at around a quarter to a third of the price you would pay on the high
street. And for your peace of mind, every item is quality and safety checked to
NCT's exacting standards by our dedicated local volunteers. If you are an NCT
Member, you can get in 15 minutes early to view and snap up the excellent
bargains on offer!
Ely Apple Festival,
10.00am-4.00pm
The annual Apple Festival held on Ely´s Palace Green has become East
Anglia´s biggest celebration of the great British Apple: Apple Identification
and Display, Apple Market, Woodturner Demonstrations, Children's Activities
(apple & spoon race and apple shy) and Story Telling, Cookery
Demonstrations, Folk Music and Morris Dancing, Watergull Orchards Produce and
Competitions including the longest apple peel contest.
Wood Green Animal Shelter
(Godmanchester): Dogs Day Out Fun Day 2, 10.00am-4.00pm
Join us at our Godmanchester Centre for some tail wagging fun at ‘Dogs
Day Out’! Bring your dog along and discover a host of new activities to try.
Get to grips with the basics of Dog Agility and teach your dog a new trick to
show off to your friends and family! Try your hand at our School for Dogs, can
your dog graduate and win a rosette? There will also be the chance to win some
fantastic prizes with our exciting games. Enter our Enrichment Room to find out
how you can keep your dog happy at home, safe around fireworks and how different
breeds have different needs. A family drop in session will run throughout the
day. Just drop in between 10am and 4pm and have a go at making fun dog toys,
find out how to speak dog language, learn how to stay safe around dogs and MUCH
MORE! Suitable for children of all ages. There will be something for everyone
whether you are new to dogs, have owned them for years or are thinking of
getting one and are keen to learn more.
Monday
21 October
Church Farm: Once upon a time -
October Half Term, 10.00am-5.00pm
Once upon a time at Church Farm - we are recreating popular fairytales
around the farm. This year we will be turning Church Farm into an abundance of
fairytale sets - see how many you can guess. There will be lots of extra
activities for you to join in with including FREE crafts Monday - Friday.
Storytime will happen every day and you could follow the prize quiz there will
also be lots more to see and do and will be announced here first.
Tuesday
22 October
Church Farm: Once upon a time -
October Half Term, 10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 21 October
Wednesday
23 October
Church Farm: Once upon a time -
October Half Term, 10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 21 October
Thursday
24 October
Church Farm: Once upon a time - October
Half Term, 10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 21 October
Friday
25 October
The Museum of Cambridge: Family
Fridays, 10.30am-12.30pm
For information, see 4 October
Church Farm: Once upon a time -
October Half Term, 10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 21 October
Saturday
26 October
Houghton Mill: Halloween at the
Mill, 5.30-7.30pm
Are you brave enough to Visit our spooky mill after dark? Enjoy a
Halloween supper of jacket spuds, bangers and beans in the tea roomfollowed by
a latern lit spooky Halloween trail around the mill. Booking essential.
Ickworth: Look Out Archery Halloween,
11.00am-3.00pm
Fun for all the family with bows to suit all ages. Have a go on this
fantastic range in the wonderful setting of Ickworth. Can you master this this
traditional sport, whatever your age or experience, the instructors will help
you along for a great experience. Try your hand at shooting a few pumpkins!
The Museum of Cambridge: Self
guided trail - 'Make your Mark!'
As part of the Big Draw 2013, this fun self-guided activity trail
allows you to mix and match materials in each room to illustrate your very own
Museum story, leaving marks and messages for other visitors along the way.
Drop-in activity.
Church Farm: Once upon a time -
October Half Term, 10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 21 October
Sunday
27 October
Denny
Abbey: Farmland Halloween
The museum gets spooky, with pumpkin carving,
apple bobbing, broom stick races and family activities!
Ickworth: Look Out Archery
Halloween, 11.00am-3.00pm
For information, see 26 October
Mumford Theatre: Dotty the
Dragon, 11.30am & 2.30pm
Dotty is a baby fire dragon. She lives at the top of a mountain with
her grumpy dad, Mr Dragon. In the village below, everyone fears for their
lives, for dragons eat children! Or so they believe. But Dotty would never eat
children! Not ever... One day, she decides to pay the village folk a surprise
visit. After all, everyone loves surprises - don't they? Blunderbus is proud to
present this enchanting fairytale adventure with a very happy ending. This
clever new show comes to life with an irresistible blend of live music,
fabulous puppets and high energy storytelling. Little people aged 4+ will love
this funny, heart-warming tale. But big people will have lots of fun, too. You
can't help but fall in love with Dotty the baby dragon?
Kettle’s Yard: Studio Sundays,
1.00-4.00pm
For information, see 13 October
The Museum of Cambridge: Self
guided trail - 'Make your Mark!'
For information, see 26 October
Church Farm: Once upon a time -
October Half Term, 10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 21 October
Grafton Kids’ Club,
11.00am-4.00pm
All craft activities are FREE for members of The Grafton Kids' Club –
and there is no fee to join. If you would like your child to join The Grafton
Kid's Club come along to one of our events, they're on the last Sunday of every
month. As a member you will receive a membership card and a free gift every
time you attend. Join Gordon the Grafton Gorilla and his gang on the last
Sunday of every month, where he will be hosting a 'get-together' between 11am
and 4pm. This month: Halloween – Little monsters make spider and wizard hats
for our Halloween parade.
Monday
28 October
Anglesey Abbey: Half Term Family
Fun - Wildlife Explorers, 11.00am-1.00pm and 2.00-4.00pm
Become a wildlife explorer for the National Trust Great British Walk.
Calling all wildlife explorers to help us track wild animals living in the
garden. Have a go at casting prints found and looking for evidence of fur and
droppings.
Peckover House and Garden:
Halloween Trail, 12.00noon-4.00pm
A Halloween Trail for children.
Cambridge Corn Exchange: Aliens
Love Underpants, 1.30pm
This zany, hilarious tale based on the best-selling children’s book is
delightfully brought to life on stage for the very first time. With stunning
effects, madcap action, original music (and lots of aliens of course!) this
fantastically fresh and funny production will delight the whole family. You'll
laugh your PANTS off!
The Museum of Cambridge: Self
guided trail - 'Make your Mark!'
For information, see 26 October
Church Farm: Once upon a time -
October Half Term, 10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 21 October
Tuesday
29 October
Wicken Fen: Autumn Adventure,
10.30am-12.30pm and 2.00-4.00pm
Investigate our autumn wildlife. Games, craft, and autumn outdoor fun.
Booking essential.
Peckover House and Garden:
Halloween Trail, 12.00noon-4.00pm
For information, see 28 October
Cambridge Arts Theatre: James
and the Giant Peach, 2.00pm and 7.00pm
James lives with Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, the most revolting Aunts
in England. They make him work and slave and never let him play with other
children. Then one day he meets a mystical old man who gives him a bag that
contains the strongest magic the world has ever known. When James accidentally
spills the bag near an old peach tree, the most incredible things start to
happen - and James embarks on the adventure of a lifetime with the most amazing
group of characters you could ever meet.
Cambridge Corn Exchange: Aliens
Love Underpants, 10.30am and 1.30pm
For information, see 28 October
The Museum of Cambridge: Self
guided trail - 'Make your Mark!'
For information, see 26 October
Church Farm: Once upon a time -
October Half Term, 10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 21 October
Wednesday
30 October
Anglesey Abbey: Half Term Family
Fun - Wild Art Sculpture Trail, 11.00am-1.00pm and 2.00-4.00pm
Explore our wild art sculpture trail for the Great British Walk. Come
and see our wild art sculpture trail and have a go making your own versions.
Peckover House and Garden:
Halloween Trail, 12.00noon-4.00pm
For information, see 28 October
Ely Cinema: The Smurfs 2 (U),
3.00pm
The ever-popular Belgian comic-book characters, the mischievously
anarchic Smurfs, are back. This time the evil sorcerer Gargamel creates two of
his own Smurf-like creatures called Naughties hoping they will have the same
magical properties. But realising that’s impossible without a secret spell
known only to Smurfette, he contrives to kidnap her. 105 minutes.
Cambridge Arts Theatre: James
and the Giant Peach, 2.00pm and 7.00pm
For information, see 29 October
The Museum of Cambridge: Self
guided trail - 'Make your Mark!'
For information, see 26 October
The Museum of Cambridge:
'Frankenstein's Misfits' Workshop, 10.00am-3.00pm
Join artist and 'imagineer' Jonny to make a turning 3D 'Frankenstein's
Misfit' out of giant cardboard boxes. You can also try making misfit puppets
and books out of brilliant body parts. It's a workshop full of medical marvels!
Booking essential. Children must be accompanied by an adult, bring a packed
lunch and lots of ideas! At Castle End Mission Hall, Pound Hill (just behind
the Museum).
Church Farm: Once upon a time -
October Half Term, 10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 21 October
Thursday
31 October
Wicken Fen: Batty Halloween,
10.30am-12.30pm and 2.00-4.00pm
Get ready for Halloween with some spooky fun! Come along in costume -
if you want to - for some naturally scary goings on. Games and craft. Booking
essential.
Ickworth: Putrid pumpkins and
monster masks, 11.00am-3.00pm
Carve a pumpkin or two to decorate your front garden this Halloween or
make some scary crafts. Have fun on the spooky trail and see if you can find
all the clues.
Peckover House and Garden:
Halloween Trail, 12.00noon-4.00pm
For information, see 28 October
Ely Cinema: The Smurfs 2 (U),
3.00pm
The ever-popular Belgian comic-book characters, the mischievously
anarchic Smurfs, are back. This time the evil sorcerer Gargamel creates two of
his own Smurf-like creatures called Naughties hoping they will have the same
magical properties. But realising that’s impossible without a secret spell
known only to Smurfette, he contrives to kidnap her. 105 minutes.
Cambridge Arts Theatre: James
and the Giant Peach, 2.00pm and 7.00pm
For information, see 29 October
The Museum of Cambridge: Self
guided trail - 'Make your Mark!'
For information, see 26 October
Church Farm: Once upon a time -
October Half Term, 10.00am-5.00pm
For information, see 21 October
Shepreth Wildlife Park:
Halloween Ghostly Event
Ghostly play in the NEW Education & Discovery Centre followed by a
short tour of the Wildlife Park grounds, while encountering some mystical
characters along the way!
