The epic slog of the summer holidays is over but look! Here comes a new challenger as the October half term comes barrelling into view. And even though we’re just a few weeks away from the hottest summer on record, plummetting termperatures and shorter days will mean you have to find more to do than ‘go to the park’. Fortunately: this is London, there’s always loads to do, with Halloween giving the darkening evenings a spooky shot in the arm.
My name is Andrzej and I’m Time Out’s lead kids’ writer and also parent to two London-based children. As ever, the idea with this list is to highlight the best new, returning or last chance to see shows; London also has plenty of evergreen fun for children of all ages, quite a lot of which you can find in out list of the 50 best things to do with kids in London.
When is October half-term this year?
This year, London’s May half-term officially falls between Monday October 26 and Friday October 30 (ie children will be off continuously between Saturday October 24 and Sunday November 1). For whatever reason, certain boroughs (including mine) inflict a double half-term upon their students, in which case your holiday will run Monday October 19 to Friday October 30 (or in total Saturday October 17 to Sunday November 1).
Here’s our roundup of all the best things to do with your children this October half-term.
