May Half Term Activities
On this page you can find a selection of activities to keep you and your family entertained over the May 2025 half term. These can also be found at the events calendar.
Happening everyday
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Cambridge Nature Festival is running, with events planned everyday till the 30th June
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Trail at Anglesey Abbey, inspired by the book Ben Plants a Butterfly Garden.
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Botanic Garden’s Mystery History Family Trail is on till the 27th, and will be followed by Bee School Summer Adventure – SELF-LED TRAIL from the 28th
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Under the Sea @ Cambridge science center
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Weekly opening schedule @ the Warehouse
Saturday May 24th
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Meet the cows at Wandlebury (10:30 am - 12:00 pm)
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Join the family fun skate at Chesterton Sports Centre (2pm)
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Brown Dwarf stars and Rogue Planets @ Institute of Astronomy(10:00 – 12:00)
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Family Drop-in craft @ Cambourne Nature reserve (10:00 am - 3:00 pm)
Sunday May 25th
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Learn how to make a bird box with Cambridge Makers
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Create something artistic at Studio Sunday at Kettle’s Yard (Relaxed session: 12-1, main event: 1-4pm
Monday May 26th
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Dance at Family Zumba in Storey’s Field Centre
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Learn block printing on textiles at Cambridge Makers
Tuesday May 27th
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Explore the world of fossils at Sedgwick Museum
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Watch the Dinosaur that Pooped at the Corn Exchange
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Design your tiles at Huntingdon Library
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Eco-Friendly Crafts at Cherry Hinton Library (10:30am)
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Pond Dipping at Wicken Fen (10:30am, 11:45am, 1:30pm, 2:45pm)
Wednesday May 28th
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Print with Veggies at the Cambridge University Botanic Garde
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LEGO Creativity with BrickPlay at Nightingale Pavillion ages 4-10 (9.30am, 12.30pm )
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Climb a really big tree at Wimpole
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Help a robot learn to spell at the Centre for Computing History
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Explore the science of sound at the Whipple Museum (3pm)
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Wild in the Woods: Family Pond Dip & Walk in Cambourne (10am)
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Pond Dipping at Wicken Fen (10:30am, 11:45am, 1:30pm, 2:45pm)
Thursday May 29th
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Explore the science of sound at the Whipple Museum (3pm)
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Build an electronic dice at the Centre for Computing History
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Disability Friendly Opening at Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences (10am)
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Animal Antics at Museum of Classical Archaeology (2pm)
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Big Tree Climbing at Wimpole Hall (9am–5pm, £25)
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Wild in the Meadows: Family Pond Dip & Adventure Walk at Trumpington Meadows (10am)
Friday May 30th
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Discover dirt through outdoor play at Wicken Fen
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Explore Earth's Earliest Animals at Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences (10am)
Saturday May 31st
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Check out the Cambridge County Show
Sunday June 1st
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Visit a real watermill from the 17th century
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Learn about ancient peat remains in Wicken Fen
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Unwind through family yoga at Satyam Yoga
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World Reef Day Storytime at Cambridge Central Library (3pm, Free)