03 Aug Spend the Summer Holidays in Hammersmith!
We’ve rounded up a list of free events, places to eat and exclusive deals around town so you can have the best summer yet! Keep the little ones active with sports, entertained with arts & crafts and quiet – while they enjoy eating for free at various Hammersmith restaurants. Browse the list below and start to create a summer of fun!
Activities
Starlight Tresure Hunt!
7 – 11 August
Join Starlight’s week-long, family-friendly Treasure Hunt starting August 7th to fundraise for a great cause. Sharpen your skills and explore Hammersmith to find the Starlight characters led by clues around the area and special prizes along the way!
The hunt is suitable for those aged 4 and above, and there’s a 5k hunt and a 10k hunt to pick between. Sign up for only £5!
Family Active Day with Chelsea FC Foundation
21 August | 1pm – 4pm | Lyric Square, Hammersmith
This summer, The Chelsea FC Foundation is teaming up with Livat Hammersmith and Hammersmith BID for a day of free fun on Lyric Square aimed at supporting families during the summer holidays. Use the invite code Activefamily to join in on fun nutritional activities for the whole family. Find out more
Sounds in the Square is back this Summer!
28 July – 1 September | 5.30pm – 7.30pm |Kindred, Bradmore House, Queen Caroline Street
Head to Bradmore Square via the Broadway and enjoy live music whilst tucking into some cocktails and food! A range of amazing artists will be performing throughout July, August and into September, from 5pm – 7:30pm on Fridays.
To book for any of these events, just make a dinner reservation in Cellar at Kindred for your required date and time. Find out more
Summer in the City! | Hammersmith and Fulham Council
24 July – 25 August 2023.
FREE fun events and FREE food for children and young people. At every one of our summer holiday activities. Check out the summer holiday activities!
The council are also hosting special events. From film screenings at the Nourish Hub, through Bike Maintenance in the Park, Art in the Park, Music in the Park, Storytelling in the Park to Uniformed Services Week. Register now!
IKEA Summer Funhouse at Livat
26 July – 2 September | 11am – 5pm | Livat Atrium, located outside IKEA
IKEA’s Summer Funhouse, supported by Livat, will have a whole host of free arts and crafts, games, and competitions – perfect to get you in that summer mood. Find out more
The Livat Community Garden
25 July – 12 October | 10.30am – 1pm | Ashcroft Square, accessible via the stairs at the top of Livat
Everyone is welcome to join Livat’s weekly FREE gardening sessions & workshops, which will teach you how to harvest fruit & veg. Find out more
Clothes Mending Circle
17 May – 9 December | 1pm – 4pm |Livat
Livat has partnered with local Hammersmith experts to start a Repair Café. Meet new people and gain new skills, all whilst being kinder to the planet! No experience or equipment is required. Please bring 1 item of clothing to practice with. Find out more
Hammersmith Library
For this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, The Reading Agency has teamed up with the Youth Sport Trust to inspire children to discover the power of sport and play through reading. With free rewards to collect and plenty of brilliant books to enjoy, the challenge is the perfect summer activity to keep young minds and bodies active over the holidays!
Browse Summer Reading Challenge activities|More Library events.
Where to eat
Bill’s
At Bill’s, Kids Eat Free is back for Summer! Up to two kids can eat free ALL DAY from Monday 24 July – Friday September (excluding Saturday & Sunday), if one adult orders any main dish (breakfast, lunch, & dinner). Ts & Cs apply. Find out more
Brewdog
At Brewdog, kids eat for free this summer with every paying adult until 25 August! Find out more
IKEA
Your little ones can enjoy Kids Pasta with Tomato Sauce and a soft drink for 95p or any other Kids’ Meal for £1.50. Available every day from 11am. Find out more
Enjoy a summer of entertainment at the Lyric Theatre!
The Lyric Theatre
Little Lyric introduces Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s beloved Tales from Acorn Wood, The Marvellous Myth Hunter, Snug and Grub Catch a Bug! and more.
The Lyric team will also be delivering a variety of free classes in theatre-making, directing, music and more. Browse classes.
Riverside
Riverside Studios is West London’s premier independent cinema, television studios, theatre and restaurant. As a hub for entertainment, find an activity you would like to take off this summer. Browse what’s on.
Kids eat free in August!
Come on down to Riverside Studios Bar & Kitchen during August. Kids aged 10 and under can eat free before 5pm. Find out more
*One adult per child. Fixed Menu. Drinks not included. Subject to availability.