137 Summer holiday Events for Kids in Manchester 2026

Updated August 2026 — Plan ahead with 137 family events for Summer holiday in Manchester, including Tiny Planet | What's On and Bubble Show 2 - More…

Updated August 2026

Kids activities in Manchester

Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige — 14 Mar 2026 · The Whitworth (Art Gallery) · Free · Ages 6-11, 12-16, all-ages
Exhibitions — 22 Feb 2026 · Museum of Transport Greater Manchester · Ages 0-5, 6-11, 12-16, all-ages
Highlights Tours — 1 Apr 2026 · Manchester Museum · £0–£5 · Ages all-ages
Anindilyakwa Arts: Stories from our Country — 8 Apr 2025 · Manchester Museum · Free · Ages 0-5, 6-11, 12-16, all-ages
2026 Banner Bingo — 17 Jan 2026 · People's History Museum · Free · Ages all-ages
Banner Bingo x International Mother Language Day — 21 Feb 2026 · People's History Museum · Free · Ages 0-5, 6-11, 12-16
Heritage bus rides — 22 Feb 2026 · Museum of Transport Greater Manchester · Free · Ages all-ages
Head, Shoulders, Knees & Goals — 27 Mar 2026 · National Football Museum · Ages 0-5, 6-11, 12-16, all-ages
NFM x Yard Ball — 27 Mar 2026 · National Football Museum · Free · Ages all-ages
Your Salford 100 — 14 Feb 2026 · Salford Museum and Art Gallery · Ages all-ages
The Price of Passion — 15 May 2025 · National Football Museum · Free · Ages 6-11, 12-16, all-ages
Performing Trees — 30 Sept 2025 · The Whitworth (Art Gallery) · Ages all-ages
2026 Banner Exhibition — 17 Jan 2026 · People's History Museum · Free · Ages 6-11, 12-16, all-ages
On The Line: 100 years of strikes & solidarity — 21 Mar 2026 · People's History Museum · Free · Ages 12-16, all-ages
The Fabric of Protest — 20 Sept 2025 · People's History Museum · £10–£15 · Ages 12-16
Re/Assemble — 17 Jan 2026 · People's History Museum · Free · Ages 12-16, all-ages
100 years of strikes & solidarity — 20 Feb 2026 · People's History Museum · Free · Ages 12-16, all-ages
Your Salford 100: Contemporary Narratives — 28 Mar 2026 · Salford Museum and Art Gallery · Ages 6-11, 12-16, all-ages