Manchester Active Free School Holiday Activity
Manchester Active and Manchester City Council are offering hundreds of FREE activity places for children eligible for benefit-related free school meals.
24 July 2024 - 2 September 2024
Looking for things to do during the summer school holidays – then you’re in the right place. There are loads of fun activities, from sporty holiday camps to family-friendly events to keep children and young people entertained. And with many of them free or low-cost, they won’t break the bank.
Be sure to check out Manchester Libraries’ Summer Reading Challenge and the newly launched Blue Peter Book Club too, you’ll find lots of free family activity sessions at local libraries.
In Manchester, we also run a free holiday club programme for children on benefits-related free school meals. If your children receive free school meals, check out our page dedicated to the Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) programme.
Manchester Active and Manchester City Council are offering hundreds of FREE activity places for children eligible for benefit-related free school meals.
24 July 2024 - 2 September 2024
10 July 2024 - 31 August 2024
Did you know that young people, living in Manchester, can swim for free during the school holidays?
24 July 2024 - 2 September 2024
Manchester Central Library, City Centre
27 July 2024
12:00pm - 4:00pm
23 July 2024 - 1 September 2024
9:00am - 4:00pm
The Whitworth, City Centre
17 August 2024
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Victoria Baths, Ardwick
14 August 2024
12:00pm - 3:00pm
23 May 2024 - 31 August 2024
9:30am - 7:00pm
Boggart Hole Clough, Harpurhey
29 July 2024
9:00am - 3:00pm
Crowcroft Park, Longsight
17 August 2024
11:00am - 7:00pm
The Manchester Museum, City Centre
5 June 2024 - 1 June 2025
12:00pm - 12:00pm
Crumpsall Park, Crumpsall
29 July 2024
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Z-arts, Hulme
7 August 2024
11:00am - 2:00pm
The Portico Library, City Centre
1 August 2024
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Manchester Jewish Museum, Cheetham Hill
28 August 2024
10:30am - 2:00pm
Wythenshawe Park, Wythenshawe
26 July 2024 - 28 July 2024
11:00am - 3:00pm
People’s History Museum, City Centre
1 February 2024 - 30 December 2024
10:00am - 5:00pm
Cathedral Gardens
23 August 2024 - 25 August 2024
12:00am - 12:00am
Z-arts, Hulme
27 July 2024
1:00pm - 4:00pm
People’s History Museum, City Centre
1 February 2024 - 30 December 2024
10:00am - 5:00pm
Z-arts, Hulme
21 February 2024 - 31 July 2024
10:00am - 2:30pm
Gorton Park, Gorton
27 July 2024
10:00am - 5:00pm
Cycling sessions with different types of bike to try
4 January 2022 - 1 July 2025
Manchester Art Gallery, City Centre
24 May 2024 - 29 November 2024
12:00pm - 12:00pm
Manchester Jewish Museum, Cheetham Hill
21 August 2024
10:30am - 2:00pm
Manchester Art Gallery, City Centre
1 February 2024 - 31 December 2024
10:00am - 5:00pm
Alexandra Park, Whalley Range Moss Side
14 February 2023 - 16 February 2025
10:00am - 4:00pm
Chorlton Water Park, Chorlton
7 August 2024
11:00am - 2:00pm
Fancy a walk or a run? Heaton Park is a beautiful park with routes for all abilities.
Heaton Park, Blackley
1 January 2023 - 31 August 2024
9:00am - 8:00pm
Philips Park, Clayton
16 March 2024 - 26 December 2026
9:00am - 10:15am
Have fun, make friends and get cycling at Wythenshawe Park.
Wythenshawe Park, Wythenshawe
11 January 2022 - 25 October 2025
9:00am - 3:45pm
Wythenshawe Park, Wythenshawe
4 January 2023 - 29 October 2025
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Wythenshawe Park, Wythenshawe
6 February 2024 - 30 October 2025
6:00pm - 7:00pm
People’s History Museum, City Centre
2 February 2024 - 30 December 2024
10:00am - 5:00pm
Great for fitness and lots of fun, the Junior Park Run is suitable for ages 4-14 years.
Alexandra Park, Whalley Range Moss Side
19 February 2023 - 7 September 2025
9:00am - 10:15am
Great for fitness and lots of fun, the Junior Park Run is suitable for ages 4-14 years.
Platt Fields Park, Fallowfield
8 January 2023 - 7 September 2025
9:00am - 10:15am
There's a variety of weekly sessions for budding boxers happening at Cringle Park.
Cringle Park, Levenshulme
3 January 2022 - 1 September 2025
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Highfield Country Park, Levenshulme
1 January 2023 - 3 August 2025
9:00am - 6:00pm
National Football Museum, City Centre
3 January 2023 - 23 December 2025
10:00am - 5:00pm
The Pankhurst Centre, Ardwick
3 January 2023 - 31 August 2025
11:00am - 4:00pm
Boggart Hole Clough, Harpurhey
5 January 2024 - 4 July 2025
6:00pm - 7:45pm
Get muddy and discover art and nature in the Whitworth Park. Pick up your free guide when you visit.
Whitworth Park, Ardwick Rusholme Moss Side
15 January 2023 - 6 July 2025
9:00am - 5:00pm
WRYOA (Whiz Youth Project), Whalley Range
2 April 2024 - 31 March 2025
6:15pm - 8:45pm
Ardwick Sports Hall, Ardwick
17 April 2024 - 26 March 2025
4:30pm - 6:00pm
The Whitworth, City Centre
21 November 2023 - 24 November 2024
10:00am - 5:00pm
People’s History Museum, City Centre
6 July 2024 - 30 September 2024
10:00am - 5:00pm
Manchester Jewish Museum, Cheetham Hill
6 May 2024 - 31 December 2024
10:00am - 10:00am
The Stoller Hall, City Centre
31 August 2024
11:00am - 7:20pm
Brookdale Park, Miles Platting and Newton Heath
7 August 2024
11:00am - 3:00pm
Platt Fields Park, Fallowfield
31 July 2024
11:00am - 1:00pm
Wythenshawe Park, Wythenshawe
29 July 2024
11:00am - 1:00pm
Boggart Hole Clough, Harpurhey
30 July 2024
11:00am - 1:00pm
Bradford Park, Ancoats Beswick
8 August 2024
11:00am - 2:00pm
Manchester Jewish Museum, Cheetham Hill
31 July 2024
10:30am - 2:00pm
Manchester Jewish Museum, Cheetham Hill
7 August 2024
10:30am - 3:00pm
Debdale Park, Gorton
7 August 2024
11:00am - 2:00pm
Debdale Park, Gorton
30 July 2024 - 20 August 2024
10:30am - 2:30pm
Old Moat Park, Withington
27 July 2024 - 15 August 2024
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Chorlton Park, Chorlton
7 August 2024 - 14 August 2024
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Chorlton Water Park, Chorlton
27 July 2024 - 30 July 2024
10:00am - 12:00pm
29 July 2024
4:30pm - 7:30pm
Wythenshawe Park, Wythenshawe
26 July 2024 - 4 August 2024
11:00am - 3:00pm
Crumpsall Park, Crumpsall
29 July 2024
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Crowcroft Park, Longsight
29 July 2024
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Platt Fields Park, Fallowfield
31 July 2024
11:00am - 1:00pm
Abraham Moss Library, Crumpsall
7 August 2024
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Manchester Central Library, City Centre
6 August 2024
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Ladybarn Park, Burnage Withington
31 July 2024
11:00am - 2:00pm
Painswick Park, Wythenshawe
1 August 2024
11:00am - 2:00pm
Avenue Library and Learning Centre, Blackley
6 August 2024
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Manchester Central Library, City Centre
12 August 2024
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Didsbury Library, Didsbury
16 August 2024
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Heaton Park, Blackley
22 July 2024 - 28 August 2024
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Gaskell Street Park, Miles Platting and Newton Heath
29 July 2024
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Heaton Park, Blackley
26 July 2024 - 4 August 2024
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Herristone Road Park, Crumpsall
7 August 2024
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Heaton Park, Blackley
26 August 2024
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Heaton Park, Blackley
19 August 2024
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Heaton Park, Blackley
5 August 2024
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Heaton Park, Blackley
29 July 2024
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Heaton Park, Blackley
22 July 2024 - 12 August 2024
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Heaton Park, Blackley
14 August 2024 - 28 August 2024
11:00am - 3:30pm
Heaton Park, Blackley
21 August 2024
11:00am - 12:00pm
Heaton Park, Blackley
21 August 2024
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Heaton Park, Blackley
14 August 2024
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Heaton Park, Blackley
31 July 2024
11:00am - 12:00pm
Heaton Park, Blackley
31 July 2024
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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