Family-friendly events

Find events suitable for all the family, and particularly for students who parents or who have young family members. From concerts to workshops to fun days, there's weekday, weekend, and holiday fun for all ages. We've pulled together our family-friendly and family-focused events to help you plan exciting days out and explore campus.

Our events for families and children

Muddy Explorers: Stay and play for 6m-5yos: 9th October 10am - 11am; The Oaks Day Nursey, Bristol Road; A stay-and-play group designed for young adventurers; Muddy Explorers gives children the chance to let their imaginations run wild and develop real-life skills at The Oak’s award-winning Forest School. Ages 6m-5yo, from £8.50.; Family focused

Booktober Reading Day: 10th October 11am - 3pm; The Exchange, Centenary Square; Whether you're passionate about football, fashion, music, gardening, history or fantasy, reading helps you explore the things that interest you. This day is all about making space to slow down, pick up a book and enjoy reading, whatever you're into.; Family friendly

Chatterbooks: 10th October 2pm - 3:30pm; The Exchange, Centenary Square; As part of our Come Read With Us day for the National Year of Reading, we're welcoming children to our first-ever fun reading club! Suitable for children aged 7 to 11; children should be accompanied by an adult. Book your free tickets.; Family focused

Mini Explorers: Under 5s outdoor playgroup: 12th October 9:45am - 10:45am; Winterbourne House & Gardens; Our new outdoor playgroup lets your little one will discover new sounds, smells, and sights whilst you make some new friends and see just how much fun you can have as a family in the great outdoors. Ages 1-5, £7.; Family focused

Mini Explorers: Under 5s outdoor playgroup: 13th October 9:45am - 10:45am; Winterbourne House & Gardens; Our new outdoor playgroup lets your little one will discover new sounds, smells, and sights whilst you make some new friends and see just how much fun you can have as a family in the great outdoors. Ages 1-5, £7.; Family focused

Muddy Explorers: Stay and play for 6m-5yos: 14th October 10am - 11am; The Oaks Day Nursey, Bristol Road; A stay-and-play group designed for young adventurers; Muddy Explorers gives children the chance to let their imaginations run wild and develop real-life skills at The Oak’s award-winning Forest School. Ages 6m-5yo, from £8.50.; Family focused

BabyLab sessions: 15th October 10am - noon; The Exchange, Centenary Square; Join a relaxed session for parents and carers to explore fascinating research on topics from child development to science, health, and society while little ones play, feed, or snooze. Come as you are - curious minds (and wriggly babies) encouraged!; Family focused

Muddy Explorers: Stay and play for 6m-5yos: 16th October 10am - 11am; The Oaks Day Nursey, Bristol Road; A stay-and-play group designed for young adventurers; Muddy Explorers gives children the chance to let their imaginations run wild and develop real-life skills at The Oak’s award-winning Forest School. Ages 6m-5yo, from £8.50.; Family focused

Adventures in Space: 17th October 1pm - 3pm; The Exchange, Centenary Square; Celebrate the stories that take us beyond our own world at this free drop-in family day inspired by Helios and the power of stories.; Family focused

Mini Explorers: Under 5s outdoor playgroup: 19th October 9:45am - 10:45am; Winterbourne House & Gardens; Our new outdoor playgroup lets your little one will discover new sounds, smells, and sights whilst you make some new friends and see just how much fun you can have as a family in the great outdoors. Ages 1-5, £7.; Family focused

Mini Explorers: Under 5s outdoor playgroup: 20th October 9:45am - 10:45am; Winterbourne House & Gardens; Our new outdoor playgroup lets your little one will discover new sounds, smells, and sights whilst you make some new friends and see just how much fun you can have as a family in the great outdoors. Ages 1-5, £7.; Family focused

Muddy Explorers: Stay and play for 6m-5yos: 21st October 10am - 11am; The Oaks Day Nursey, Bristol Road; A stay-and-play group designed for young adventurers; Muddy Explorers gives children the chance to let their imaginations run wild and develop real-life skills at The Oak’s award-winning Forest School. Ages 6m-5yo, from £8.50.; Family focused

Muddy Explorers: Stay and play for 6m-5yos: 23rd October 10am - 11am; The Oaks Day Nursey, Bristol Road; A stay-and-play group designed for young adventurers; Muddy Explorers gives children the chance to let their imaginations run wild and develop real-life skills at The Oak’s award-winning Forest School. Ages 6m-5yo, from £8.50.; Family focused

Rise of the Phoenix: Fantasy Family Day: 24th October 11am - 3pm; The Exchange, Centenary Square; Step into a world of fantasy and adventure in a magical family day for Booktober at The Exchange; Family focused

World Anatomy Day: 24th October 11am - 3pm; Midlands Art Centre, Cannon Hill Park; Come and join us this October for Birmingham’s World Anatomy Day interactive free event! Explore all the wonderful ways your body works, from cells to organs, from birth to death, and all the astonishing bits in-between!; Family friendly

October Half Term: Make Your Bed: 28th October 9am - noon; The Exchange, Centenary Square; What if your bed could fly? What if it could bounce, zoom, sail underwater or take you all the way to the stars? Uncover the secrets and stories in our bedrooms at this creative Booktober family workshop! £5 per child, suitable for ages 3+.; Family focused

Fossils & Fiction: 28th October 10am - 4pm; Lapworth Museum of Geology; Enjoy a free Family Fun Day exploring the connection between fossils and stories. Snag your picture with Roary the Allosaurus, join the LEGO trail and stop the spooky skeletons taking over the Museum, and try our role playing game and tell a story.; Lapworth Museum of Geology | Family focused

Down the AI Rabbit Hole: 31st October 9:30am - 2pm; Deloitte Room, Midlands Arts Centre; Play an interactive game and discover how AI is shaping everyday financial decisions, from budgeting and mortgages to fraud prevention and pensions. Designed for families and curious minds of all ages.; Family friendly

October Half Term: Everyday to Eerie: 31st October 10:30am - noon; The Exchange, Centenary Square; Transform ordinary beds into extraordinary adventures and familiar places into something strange and eerie at this family-friendly Halloween session.; Family focused