Looking for things to do in the February half term in London with kids? In this guide, you’ll find a list of family events, workshops and activities that are coming up in London over the February half term break 2025.
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When are the February half term school holidays?
The February half term school break for most schools around London is the week from Monday, 17 February to Friday, 21 February 2025.
What’s On February Half Term in London with Kids
Plan your days out with this list of things to do in London over February half term 2025. I will keep adding to this list as more family events and activities are announced.
Keep checking for the latest information on family events, activities and workshops running over the London February half term.
Light Festival at Battersea Power Station
23 January – 23 February 2025
Explore eight light art installations at Battersea Power Station’s annual free Light Festival. Many of the installations, from British and international artists, are enhanced with soundscapes and interactive elements.
There will also be family-friendly workshops, live entertainment and silent discos throughout the Light Festival.
See the full Light Festival 2025 programme and more details at Battersea Power Station
The Robot Zoo Exhibition at Horniman Museum
14 February – 2 November 2025
Horniman Museum and Gardens is opening a new family-friendly exhibition just in time for February half-term. The Robot Zoo features larger-than-life animals that have been innovatively recreated using a variety of familiar machine parts and gadgets to reveal how their real life counterparts see, eat, hunt and hide.
Related: Family Day Out at Horniman Museum and Gardens
Interactive exhibits at the Robot Zoo exhibition also give visitors the chance to try jet-propelled squid racing and shoot a chameleon’s ‘tongue-gun’.
Tickets cost £9.75 for adults and £6.50 for child. Children aged under 3 are free. Recommended to book in advance to avoid disappointment.
Book tickets for The Robot Zoo at Horniman Museum and Gardens
Half Term History Makers at Eltham Palace
15 – 23 February 2025
Enjoy a great value day out at Eltham Palace and Gardens in Greenwich. Join characters from the past for historical hijinks and hands-on shenanigans.
This February half term, be transported back in time to the Victorian period by magical lantern shows and stories. Free to visit for English Heritage members.
Book tickets to visit Eltham Palace and Gardens
STEM Week at the Royal Air Force Museum
15 – 23 February 2025
Join the Royal Air Force Museum London this February half term for STEM Week. The dynamic range of activities and workshops include an awe-inspiring maths-themed Bubble show, Airfix Make-and-Take workshops and Laser Tag sessions.
Read our Review: Family Day Out at the Royal Air Force Museum London
Related: Top Museums for Kids in London
The RAF Museum London has partnered with LaserTag2U to bring Laser Tag to the museum for the first time ever! Book a 45 minute session for fun games and the chance to reach the top of the leader board (recommended age 8+, tickets cost £6.50).
Book tickets for STEM Week activities at the Royal Air Force Museum
Mudfest at WWT London Wetland Centre
15 – 23 February 2025
Stomp, splash and squelch this February half term with the muddy activities on at London Wetland Centre Barnes.
The Mudfest activity line-up includes creating your own pieces of wetland mud art, making seed bombs and building nests. The mud kitchen is open all day long for kids to cook up a storm with the special equipment.
Related: Family Days Out at the London Wetland Centre Barnes
Winter is also the perfect time to discover the incredible wetland wildlife from the bird hides at London Wetland Centre Barnes. Binoculars and telescopes will be available to borrow, and hideout experts will be on hand sharing top tips to help you explore.
Book tickets to visit WWT London Wetland Centre
Elizabeth I’s Spy Mission at Hampton Court Palace
15 – 23 February 2025
Plan a February half term day out at Hampton Court Palace and take part in a spy mission to find out who might be conspiring to take the throne. As you explore the famous Tudor palace and courtyards, you will meet characters of the court and help to decipher mysterious puzzles and codes.
Combine the family activities with the fantastic Magic Garden outdoor play area, which is reopening in time for February half term.
Read more about the playground in our review: Magic Garden at Hampton Court Palace
Book tickets to visit Hampton Court Palace
Behind the Poster at the London Transport Museum
15 – 23 February 2025
Plan a day out at the London Transport Museum this half term and celebrate iconic London Transport posters that have been a familiar sight for over 100 years.
Join in on arts and crafts, interactive workshops and family-oriented tours and trails. Free family-friendly activities at LTM over half term include expermenting with different artistic styles and creating your own London Transport poster-inspired artwork.
Book tickets to visit the London Transport Museum
February Half Term at the National Maritime Museum
15 – 23 February 2025
Take part in creative and educational workshops to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month during February half-term at the National Maritime Museum.
Related: London National Maritime Museum Day Out
February half term events for families at the National Maritime Museum include drag queen storytime, making your own merfolk and singing workshops. These activities are part of Out to Sea, a week-long family festival celebrating LGBTQ+ history.
Check times and the full programme of free half-term activities running at the National Maritime Museum
Colonel Blood and the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London
15 – 23 February 2025
Criminal mastermind Colonel Blood and his audacious gang are up to no good at the Tower of London this February half term. Find out what they’re planning in this fun, family-friendly costumed event.
Colonel Blood and the Crown Jewels will be performed across the main visitor route throughout the day.
Book tickets to visit the Tower of London
T. Rex Show at the Natural History Museum
17 – 21 February 2025
Calling all dinosaur fans! The Natural History Museum are running T. Rex shows with Teach Rex over February half-term. Teach Rex use life-like dinosaurs to perform their show about the anatomy and life of Tyrannosaurus rex.
Related: Dino Snores for Kids Sleepover at the Natural History Museum London
The show is suitable for children aged 3 years and over. The educational part of the T. Rex show lasts for about an hour, followed by a meet and greet where you can take photos with the dinosaurs.
There are three performances each day from 17 to 21 February. Tickets cost £12 for adults and children, with a reduced rate of £10.80 for members.
Book tickets for the T. Rex Show with Teach Rex at the Natural History Museum
Family Workshops at Chelsea Physic Garden
17 – 20 February 2025
Chelsea Physic Garden are running several family workshops over the February half-term, from chocolate making to flower arranging and jar painting.
Ticket prices vary depending on the workshop, from £15 per adult and £20 per child for Family Chocolate Making to £35 per adult and £25 per child for Queer Families: Myth Making and Mono Printing.
Read more details and book workshop tickets at the Chelsea Physic Garden
Imagine Children’s Festival at Southbank Centre
18 – 23 February 2025
Southbank Centre’s annual Imagine Children’s Festival is running over February half term. Imagine Festival will offer a full-on programme of children’s theatre, music, dance and more.
Half-term highlights include perfomances, an afternoon family session with Draw with Rob, poetry workshops with Kate Wakeling and street art masterclasses.
See the full event programme and book Imagine Festival tickets at Southbank Centre
Out of this World: Moons Workshop at the Royal Observatory
18 February 2025
The Out of this World experience begins in the Royal Observatory’s planetarium, exploring the moons of our solar system. Then, join in on an interactive workshop to put your knowledge to the test!
Tickets cost £5 per child. Recommended for ages 7+. Note that the Royal Observatory cannot offer free tickets for under 5s with this event.
See latest information about the Out of this World workshop at the Royal Observatory
Family Sessions at the National Gallery
18 – 19 February 2025
How do we look at pictures, and what can a painting really tell us? Explore the National Gallery with their Gallery Educator team, who will share skills to guide you in asking questions and discovering answers.
Family sessions at the National Gallery over February half term include Decoding Pictures, a Family Lute Tour: Music and Stories around the Gallery and The Sound of Paintings. Recommended for ages 5 – 13 years old, but all ages are welcome.
See full details about the February half term Family Sessions at the National Gallery
February Nature Roadshows at The Royal Parks
18 and 20 February 2025
Join in on free drop-in activities with the Royal Parks in Greenwich Park and Kensington Gardens. Family activities include following a scavenger trail, taking a closer look at nature with binoculars and creating your own nature crafts.
Drop in anytime at the locations in Greenwich Park and Kensington Gardens between 11am to 3pm to take part in the fun interactive activities.
Greenwich Park (18 February) – located at the Greenwich Park Learning Centre. Combine with a visit to the National Maritime Museum or Cutty Sark.
Kensington Gardens (20 February) – located next to the Italian Gardens. Combine with a visit to the Diana Memorial Playground or the Wonderlab at Science Museum.
February half term activities vary from event to event but activities are suitable for the whole family.
View location maps and register your interest for the Nature Roadshow at the Royal Parks
Family Activities at V&A South Kensington
18 – 21 February 2025
Join in on a wide range of free drop-in activities on this half-term at V&A South Kensington.
Digital Kids: Listening Garden (18 – 21 February) – Listen closely to the subtle sounds beneath the surface of a living garden to then play, experiment and combine with your own sounds to bring a soundscape to life. Suitable for ages 5+
Read more about Digital Kids: Listening Garden at V&A South Kensington
How Food Shapes Us (19 – 21 February) – Activities will include a Korean inspired fruit preserve making and food label design workshop (Preserving our food!), creating your own creatures from vegetables and fruits onto a big tablecloth (Table of Tales) and creating your own version of a place-based meal on a poster (P_l_an_t). Most activities are suitable for ages 5+. Check the link below for more details.
Read more about How Food Shapes Us at V&A South Kensington
February Half-Term Kids Theatre Shows in London
Here’s a list of what’s on for kids at London Theatres during the February half-term school holidays.
The Koala Who Could at Rose Theatre Kingston
13 – 23 February 2025
An empowering and chuckle-out-loud story about embracing change, whether we like it ot not. Based on the bestselling picture book about taking a chance, The Koala Who Could, this brand-new adaptation for stage follows Kevin, King of the staying-still-kings, and his friends, the wombats and Kangaroo, as they learn that “life can be great when you try something new”.
Running time: 55 minutes (no interval). Tickets from £15. Recommended for ages 3+
Book tickets at Rose Theatre Kingston
Boxville at Polka Theatre
19 – 23 February 2025
Join Designer Sam Wilde and Director Ian Nicholson (‘I Want My Hat Back’ Trilogy) on their next cardboard adventure. Using their trademark sustainable cardboard puppet style, explore Boxville, a land made entirely from sustainable cardboard!
Work with the Boxville engineers to craft-a-long with the story and build your own way through the tasks and trials of Boxville, earning everything you need to become a fully fledged cardboard engineer!
You will meet paper dragons, corrugated crabs and cardboard space robots in this STEM skilled, hands on, interactive, cardboard adventure!
All cardboard creations can be taken home at the end of the show.
Recommended for ages 6 – 10. Running time: 60 minutes. Tickets from £14
Book tickets at Polka Theatre
London February Half Term Activities Map
I am also pinning the top places in London for February half term family events, activities and workshops in the “February Half Term Activities in London” Google Map Guide. For a direct link to the map to bookmark, click here. To explore the map, click on the door sign with an arrow just before the map title.
Things to Do in London with Kids
Find more ideas for family days out and places to visit during the London half-term break with our round-up posts and reviews.
Diana Memorial Playground Kensington
Family Day Out at London Wetland Centre Barnes
Children’s Garden at Kew Gardens
Magic Garden at Hampton Court Palace
Visiting Osterley Park National Trust with Kids
Gruffalo Adventure Trail at Horsenden Hill
Hobbledown Adventure Farm Park Epsom
Read on for more family days out inspiration with our reviews on the top museums in London for kids;
Top Museums in London for Kids
Family Day Out at the British Museum
Visiting the Horniman Museum and Gardens with Kids
Wonderlab at the Science Museum London
London Transport Museum with Kids
Day Out at the National Maritime Museum
Dino Snores for Kids at the Natural History Museum
Royal Air Force Museum London with Kids
Cutty Sark Activities for Kids
London Museum of Water and Steam with Kids
National Portrait Gallery London with Kids
This post was updated on 17 January 2025 with the latest information on activities, workshops, events and family theatre coming up during the 2025 February half term break in London.
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