Looking for things to do in Nottingham this February half term? From creative workshops and storytelling sessions to theatre shows, outdoor adventures and budget-friendly days out, Nottingham has lots of family-friendly events to keep kids of all ages entertained during the school holidays.
This guide brings together the best February half term events in Nottingham for kids and families, with a mix of free and paid activities across the city and surrounding areas. The page will be updated regularly as more events are announced, so make sure to bookmark it and check back for the latest ideas to help you plan your half term days out.
UPDATED JANUARY 2026 – This post will continue to be updated as new events are announced!
- Main Events
- Parks, Gardens, Stately Homes and National Trust
- Farms
- Theme Parks
- Council Events and Libraries
- Indoor Play Centre Events
- Shopping Centres and In Store Events
- Museum, Galleries and Theatre Activities
- Theatre and Cinema
- Baby and Toddler Classes and Parties
Main Events
Rebel Rangers Trail
Various Locations Across North Notts
Date: 13 Feb – 19 April 2026
Price: FREE, Admission and parking charges apply
Visit each location to earn a digital bade. Visit all six locations and enter a prize draw
Nottinghamshire Festival of Science and Curiosity
Various Locations Across Nottinghamshire
Date: 9-20th Feb 2026
Price: from FREE, some activities have a charge
Click the link for full timetable of events
Mansfield FireLIGHT FESTIVAL
Titchfield Park
Date: Friday 20 and Saturday 21 February 2026
Price: FREE
Click the link for full timetable of events
Parks, Gardens, Stately Homes and National Trust
Rufford Abbey
Magical Fairy Trail
7 Feb – 1 March 26 · 10am–3pm · £3 · Drop-in
White Post Wednesdays
18 Feb 2026 · 10am–3pm · £3.50 · Drop-in
Sherwood Pines
Room on the Broom Trail (ongoing in 2026)
from 27 Jan · during opening hours · free – trail packs £4 – parking from £7.50 · Drop-in
sherwood forest
Have a Go Archery
14/02/2026 · 11am–3pm · £3 · Drop-in
Valentines Walk with Robin Hood and Maid Marian
14/02/2026 · 1pm–2.30pm · £11 adults (2 for £16) £6 Child· Drop-in
Meet Our Ancients Guided Walk
20/02/2026 · 10am–11.30am · £13 Adults, £6.50 Child· Booking required
Walk with Robin Hood
20/02/2026 · 11.30am-1pm · £11 adults, £6 Child· Drop-in
Hardwick hall
February Half Term – Elizabethan St Valentine Theme
14-22 Feb 2026 · 9.30am–4pm · included with admission · Drop-in
Calke abbey
‘Wonder World: Earth’ book trail
14-22 Feb 2026 · 9.30am–4pm · included with admission · Drop-in
Storytelling: Under 5s Session
20/02/2026 · 10am–11.30am · £5 plus admission · booking required
Storytelling Session
21 and 22 Feb 2026 · 10am–12pm · £5 plus admission · booking required
Nottingham Castle
Time Travel Detective Trail
14-22 Feb 2026 · during opening hours · £2 plus admission to the castle applies · Drop-in
Newstead Abbey
Animal Magic Outdoor Trail
14-22 Feb 2026 · during opening hours · £2 plus site entry applies · Drop-in
Thoresby Park
Become an Insect Explorer Trail
13th – 22nd February 2026 · 10–4pm · £3 · Drop-in
Storytelling: Under 5s Session
20/02/2026 · 10am–11.30am · £5 plus admission · booking required
BELTON ESTATE
Hop into the Wild Family Trail
Date: 14 Feb – 8 March · 9.30am–4pm · included with admission · Drop-in
Family Tai Chi – Young Families
Date: 16 Feb, 10.30–11.10am & 11.30am–12.10pm · Adults £6, Children £3, Family £8 · Booking Required
Family Tai Chi – Teens & Adults
Date: 16 Feb, 1–1.45pm & 2–2.45pm · Adults £6, Children £3, Family £8 · Booking Required
cLUMBER PARK
Hop into the Wild Family Trail
Date: 14 Feb – 8 March · 9.30am–4pm · included with admission · Drop-in
Kedleston Hall
Willow Sculpture Walk
14–22 Feb, 9am–5pm · included with admission · Drop-in
Bird Box Making
18/02/2026 · 10am–11.30am · £5 plus admission · booking required
SUDBURY Hall
‘Wonder World: Earth’ Book Trail
13–23 Feb, 10am–5pm · included with admission · Drop-in
Farms
Stonebridge City Farm
Valentines Crafts
14/02/2026 · 10am–2pm · £2 · Drop-in
Rainbow Stripes
17/02/2026 · 10am–12pm · £3 · Drop-in
Meet the Bugs
18/02/2026 · 10.30am–1.30pm · tbc · booking required
Crafts Event
22/02/2026 · 10am–2pm · £2 · drop in
Manor farm park and woodlands
Superhero and Villains Party
14/02/2026-22/02/26 · 10am–5pm · £14.95 · booking recommended
Theme Parks
DRAyton manor
K-Pop Takeover
14-23 Feb 2026 · 10am–4pm, Kpop concert at 4.30pm · £22.90 · booking required
wheelgate
Meet Gabby (Gabby’s Dollhouse)
19 Feb 2026 · 11am–3.30pm · Included in admission (approx £15 each)· booking required
Twinlakes
Valen-Times!
14/02/2026 – 22/02/2026 · All ages · Approx £16 · booking recommended
Free Return Admission on 28 Feb/1 March with every ticket
Council Events, Free Events and Libraries
Nottingham festival of science
9-20 Feb 2026
Wollaton Hall
14/02/2026 · 11am–3.30pm · £2 adults, kids free · Booking Required
LEGO® Build the Change Saving Today’s Dinosaurs workshop
15-20 February · 11.15/12.15/2pm · ages 6-14 · FREE · booking required
Inspire Libraries – FOSAC Workshops – booking required
Arnold Library: LUSH Bathbomb Making – Monday 16 February, 10am-10:20am, 10:20am-10:40am, 10:40am-11:00am, 11:00am-11:20am, 11:20am-11:40am & 11:40am-12:00pm – (fully booked)
Arnold Library: The Science of Chocolate – Tuesday 17 February, 10am-10:45am & 11am-11:45am – (fully booked)
Beeston Library: Archaeology Worksops – Wednesday 18 February, 10am-11:30am, 12pm-1:30pm & 2pm-3:30pm – (fully booked)
Calverton Library: Brain Detectives – Wednesday 18 February, 11am-11:45pm, 12pm-12:45pm & 2pm-2:45pm
Carlton Library: All the Way to the Moon Workshops – Thursday 19 February, 10am-11am, 11:30am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-2:30pm
Forest Town Library: Eureka! Maths Workshops – Tuesday 17 February, 10am-11am, 11:15am-12:15pm & 1pm-2pm
Keyworth Library: The Sensory Adventure – Tuesday 17 February, 11am-12pm, 1pm-2pm, 3pm-4pm
Kimberley Library: Meet Your Brain Workshops – Wednesday 18 February, 10am-10:45 & 11:30am-12:15pm – (fully booked)
Kirkby-in-Ashfield Library: Geology Workshops – Monday 16 February, 10am-10:45am, 11am-11:45am, 12pm-12:45pm, 1:30pm-2:15pm, 2:30pm-3:15pm & 3:30pm-4:15pm
Langold Library: Ozobots Coding – Saturday 14 February, 10am-10:45 & 11am-11:45
Mansfield Central Library: Real Science in Schools Symposium – Friday 13 February, 10:30am-2pm (school bookings – contact info@ignitefutures.org.uk)
Mansfield Central Library: Science Fun Day – Monday 16 February, 10am – 2pm – drop-in activities, no need to book
Mansfield Central Library: Inflatable Planetarium – Monday 16 February, 10am-10:45am, 11am-11:45am, 1pm-1:45pm & 2pm-2:45pm
Mansfield Woodhouse Library: Pollinator Books Workshop – Thursday 19 February, 10am-11:30am, 12:30pm-2pm & 3pm-4:30pm
Newark Library: Junkbots! – Thursday 19 February, 1:30pm-2:30pm & 2:45-3:45pm – (fully booked)
Retford Library: Amara and the Bats Storytelling Workshop – Friday 20 February, 10:30am-11:30am, 11:45am-12:45pm & 1:45-2:45pm
Warsop Library: Caring for Animals – Friday 20 February, 10am-11am, 11:15am-12:15pm & 1pm-2pm – (fully booked)
Worksop Library: Fusion Energy Workshops, Tuesday 17 February, 10am-10:45am, 11am-11:45am, 1pm-1:45pm & 2pm-2:45pm
Libraries – More Activities
Toton Library – Parachute Games and Stories – 18 Feb 10.30-11.30am – all ages welcome – FREE
Stapleford Library – Giant games and Women in Science Activities – all week – FREE
Beeston Library – Pokemon Card Swap – 20 Feb 1.30-3pm – FREE, drop in
Beeston Library – Chinese New Year Horse Crafts – 19 Feb 2-3pm – FREE, drop in
Ashfield Play Forum
Craft Event
18 and 19 Feb 2026 · 10.30am–12.30pm · FREE · Drop-in
Ashfield family hub
Family Fable Making
18 Feb 2026 · 11am–12 · FREE · booking required
Broxtowe Family Hub
Festival Of Science Stay and Play (0-8 years)
Eastwood Hub – 16 Feb 10-11.30am · booking required
Chilwell Hub – 17 Feb 10-11.30am · booking required
Beeston North – 18 Feb 10-11.30am · booking required
For Broxtowe Families Only
Newark and sherwood district council
FREE Family Cooking Sessions
Monday 16 February, 10am–12pm – William Ghent House, Newark (NG24 3EB)
Tuesday 17 February, 1.30pm–3.30pm – Beaumont Walk, Newark (NG24 2DP)
Booking required
Bingham Family Hub
Pop-up Pancake Play
17 Feb 2026 · 1.30pm–3.30pm · FREE · Drop-in
Event for Rushcliffe Families Only
Indoor Play and Sports Events
Hocus Pocus (beeston)
K-Pop Demon Hunter Disco Party
18/02/2026 · 3.30pm–6pm · £14.95 kids, £2.95 adults · Booking required
Dollys Ruddington
Sparkle Pamper Party
Monday 16 Feb 11am and Wednesday 18 February 12:30pm · £19 · Booking required
Taylor Swift Party
Monday 16 February 2026 , 1-2.30pm · £15 · Booking required
Wicked for Good Pamper Party
Monday 16 February 2026 – 15:30- 17:30 · £26 · Booking required
KPOP Slime Party
Wednesday 18 February 2026, 10:30 12:00 · £19 · Booking required
Dollys Gedling
K POP Party with Rumi
Monday 16 February 2026, 12:00 13:30· £22 · Booking required
Mighty Monsters
Puppies & Pancakes
17/02/2026 · 9am · £20 · Booking required
Wicked Meet and Greet
20/02/2026 · 4pm · £17.50 · Booking required
The Square Cafe Beeston
A morning with Ms Rachel
20/02/2026 · 9am and 11am · £13.50 · Booking Required
TOTSVILLE MANSFIELD
Half Term Sessions with 30-Minute Character Visit
16-20/02/2026 · 9.30am and 11.30am · £10 (1 adult, · Booking Required
Tiny town adventures
Celebrate Valentines
14/02/2026 · 9.30am and 11.30am · £6.95 (1 child and 1 adult) · Booking Required
Robin Hood Soft Play
Daily Mascot Visits (Ninja Turtle, Pikachu, Sonic, Robin Hood Fox, Bluey, Labubu and T-rex)
16th-22nd February 2026 · £8 · Booking Required
Little Town Radcliffe
Valentines Event
14th February 2026, 9-10.30am · £13.61 (1 child and 1 adult) · Booking Required
Boatyard Boulders
Graffiti Workshop 12-17 years
20/02/2026 · 12–3pm · £33.50 · Booking Required
Graffiti Workshop 6-12 years
17/02/2026 · 9-12pm · £35 · Booking Required
Chilwell Olympia
Battle-Zone and Soft Play
19/02/2026 · 10-12 or 1.30-3.30pm · £7.50 · Booking Required
ILKESTON TOWN FC
Half-Term Open Day – The Manor Foundation Launch
19/02/2026 · 10am–3pm · FREE · Drop in
CALVERTON LEISURE CENTRE
Bouncy Castle Fun
16–20 Feb, 10–11.30am · £5 per child with a Gedling Leisure card, Booking Required
Redhill LEISURE CENTRE
Roller Disco
20 Feb, 5–6.30pm · £4.30 with a Gedling Leisure card Booking Required
Sherwood Oaks Gymnastics
Valentines Stay and Play
9, 11,13 Feb 2026 · 9am or 11am · £10 · Booking required
national ice centre
Tots Sessions – Mini Olympics
19 and 22 Feb 2026 · 9.30am · £5, under 5s free, booking recommended
discobowl nottingham
Taylor Swift Bowling Party
Tuesday 17th February, 5pm – 7pm · £32 for family of 4 · booking required
Renewal trust
Lego Make and Take
16 and 18 Feb 2026 · half hour session 1-3pm · £2 · Booking Required
Shopping Centres and In Store Events
Pets at home (all nottingham branches)
Pet Pals Workshops
Dates: 14th-22nd Feb, FREE, booking required
Ikea nottingham
GREJSIMOJS colour trail
Saturday 14 Feb – Sunday 22 Feb 9-5pm · FREE · Drop-in
Doodle on the go
Saturday 14 Feb – Sunday 22 Feb 9-5pm · FREE · Drop-in
waterstones nottingham
Donut Squad: Create Your Own Comic Workshop!
16/02/2026 · 11am and 2.30pm · £3 · Booking Required
Shakespeare For Kids: Ruff Crafting and Shakespearean Insult Workshop
18/02/2026 · 11am · £3 · ages 7-12 · Booking Required
Alien Bookmark Crafting
20/02/2026 · 11am · £3 · Booking Required
hobbycraft nottingham
Kids’ Bouncing Buddies with Posca Workshop
18/02/2026 · 12pm and 2pm · £3 · Age 3+ · Booking Required
Kids’ Bird Box Decorating with Posca Workshop
16/02/2026 · 12pm and 2pm · £3 · Age 3+ · Booking Required
Lush nottingham
Bath Bomb Workshop – FULLY BOOKED
16, 18, 20, 22/02/2026 · 10.30am · £10 · Age 3+ · Booking Required
Belvoir Castle Retail VilLAGE
Celebrate Chinese New Year
14 February 2026 at 10am – 4pm · FREE · Drop in
FOUR SEASONS SHOPPING CENTRE
Random Acts of Kindness Day Bracelet Making Workshop
17 February 2026 11am – 3pm · FREE · Drop in
Kpop Party
18 February 2026 at 11am – 3pm · FREE · Drop in
Anchor Gunthorpe
Character Lunch with Mickey & Minnie Mouse
Wednesday 18th February 12-2pm- – £15 (adults and children) – booking required
Teddy Bears’ Picnic
Thursday 19th February 12-2pm- – £29 per child – booking required
Paddington Lunch
Friday 20th February 12-2pm- – £10 per child – booking required
Longbow Arnold
All you can eat Pancake Party
February 17th, 2–5 PM · £4 · Tickets available at the bar
Museum, Gallery and Theatre Workshops and Events
nottingham contemporary
February Half Term Family Activities
Tue 17 Feb – Thu 19 Feb · 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm · FREE · booking recommended
National justice museum
Archaeological Finds at The City of Caves
Mon 16, Fri 20 Feb · 10:30am–4pm · All ages · FREE · Drop-in
A Clue As To You Workshop
Tue 17 Feb 10am–12pm, Thu 19 Feb 1.30-3.30pm · All ages · FREE · Booking required
Forensic Techniques: Fingerprinting
Wed 18 Feb · 10:30am–4pm · All ages · FREE · Drop-in
Nature’s Mark: Printing Through Time
Tue 17 Feb 1.30-3.30pm, Thu 19 Feb · 10am–12pm · All ages · FREE · Booking required
Mansfield Museum
Chinese New Year Mask Workshop
Tue 17 Feb · 10am–1pm · All ages · FREE · Drop-in
Green Heroes: Cress Head Workshop
Wed 18 Feb · 10am–1pm · All ages · FREE · Drop-in
3D Bugs & Habitat Craft Workshop
Thu 19 Feb · 10am–1pm · All ages · FREE · Drop-in
LEGO Free Play Session
Fri 20 Feb · 10am–1pm · All ages · FREE · Drop-in
Erewash Museum
Bricks and Play
Wed 19 – Fri 21 Feb · Museum opening hours · All ages · FREE · Drop-in
Lakeside Arts
Museum Explorers
Sat 14 Feb 2026, 12pm-3pm · FREE · Drop-in
Chinese Arts & Crafts for Families
Sun 22 Feb 2026, 12pm-3pm · FREE · Drop-in
nottingham playhouse
The World Famous Playhouse Toddler Disco!
Wed 18 Feb · 10am and 11.15am · £6 · Booking Required
Panto in a Day – Aladdin (6-8 year olds)
20/02/2026 · 10am–3pm · £25 · Booking Required
Harley Gallery
Family Clay: Story Jars (ages 7-16)
19/02/2026 · 10am–12pm · £14 · booking required
Harley Young Artists (ages 11-16)
21/02/2026 · 2–3.30pm · £10 · booking required
Theatre and Cinema Shows
Mansfield Palace Theatre
The Storm Whale
18/02/2026 · 11am · £5 · booking required
Family Fun for Under 8s with Adam Moss
19/02/2026 · 1-2.30pm · £5, accompanying adults free · booking required
Lakeside Arts
Tiny Planet (5+)
Sat 14 – Sun 15 Feb 2026 · 11am and 2pm · £10.50-£12 ·booking required
Mansfield and worksop library
Last Unicorn Airways (4-9 years)
18th Feb (Mansfield) 19th Feb (Worksop) 11am and 2pm · £4pp · booking required
Arc cinema beeston
Family Fun day with Kpop demon hunters
15/02/2026 · 10am–2pm · Free Entry · Drop-in
Baby and Toddler Specials
Little Wild Play Club
Pancakes and Play – Tuesday 17th + Friday 20th February – 10.30-12pm
Little glow ashfield
Animal Encounters – Sunday 22nd February
Toton Methodist church
Pancakes Party – Tuesday 17th – 3-5pm – drop in
Nuthall Methodist Church
Pancake Stay and Play – Wednesday 18th February – 1.30-3pm – free – booking required
Little Nature Tots Stay and Play
Valentines waffles & crafts – 14th Feb – 10am and 1pm – £13
Half Term Campfire Sessions and Play – 16th, 19th 20th February – 10am – £10.50
Sherwood oaks Gymnastics
Valentines Stay and Play Party – 9th, 11, 13th February – 9am or 11am
The wild kids club (cotgrave)
February Family Adventure – 21st February – 10.30-12pm
The Beehive at St Mary’s Church Rooms (Edwinstowe)
Spidey and Punzie Party
19/02/2026 · 1.30pm · £12.95 · Booking Required
Circus Hub x Rainbow Stripes
Circus Tiddlers 0-4’s & Rainbow Stripes
16 and 18/02/2026 · 10.30am · FREE · Booking Required
Baby Brunch Club at the botanist west bridgford
18/02/2026 · 10am–12pm · booking required
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