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Things To Do for Under £15

Indulge in a cultural extravaganza in South Kensington without emptying your wallet. Take a leisurely stroll through the stunning Royal Parks, soak up the buzzing atmosphere of South Kensington or immerse yourself in captivating exhibitions- all within your budget of £15 or less.

Playday in the Garden

6th Aug
1:30pm-4:30pm
Design Museum
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Join the Design Museum for a festival of play, creativity and design for children and families, exploring our garden and the creatures that inhabit it!

Redefining Fashion: Future Threads Workshop

24th July
6:30pm-8:30pm
Natural History Museum
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Learn to upcycle old clothes and explore how we can speak up for the planet through fashion. This event is free!

More-Than-Human Rights: Towards a Flourishing Earth

22nd July
7pm-8:30pm
Design Museum
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Join this conversation on how science, law and storytelling can help us to reimagine the boundaries and connections between humans and non-human species.

South Asia Heritage Month: Family Drop-In

30th & 31st July
11am-4pm
V&A South Kensington
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Across two days, get creative with hands-on block printing inspired by the V&A's South Asia Collection. This event is free!

Summer Garden Salon

19th July
2pm-4:30pm
Design Museum
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Join the Design Museum in the museum’s garden for an afternoon of talks and activities celebrating horticulture and the relationship between design and nature.

Pictograms: Iconic Japanese Designs

30th July-9th Nov
10am-8pm
Japan House London
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This brand new exhibition celebrates the beauty and precision inherent in Japanese design through the exploration of pictograms – both past and present – and their future potential for international communication.

Free Summer Space Trail

3rd June – 31st Aug
10am-6pm
Science Museum
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Embark on our exciting space trail over summer, inspired by Disney & Pixar’s new film Elio.

Design Baby: Play Build Play

6th Aug
11am-2pm
V&A South Kensington
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Play with unusual and experimental materials and mix them up with your little ones! For children aged 0-3 and their guardians. This event is free!

The Ralph Saltzman Prize 2025

24th June - 25th Aug
10am-5pm
Design Museum
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Returning to the Design Museum for its fourth year, The Ralph Saltzman Prize celebrates emerging product designers, in recognition of Saltzman’s design legacy.

The Pleasure of Misuse

30th May - 3rd Aug
The Royal Society of Sculptors
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This free exhibition considers the comedy of mundane objects, cases of accidental or deliberate ‘misuse’ that can afford particularly liberating moments of laughter and joy.

Careers Live—Environment Agency

4th-29th Aug
11am-4pm
Science Museum
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Meet experts from the Environment Agency and take part in the Science Museum's free, interactive, family-friendly activities this summer.

Noticing Nature: Mindfulness and Science Tour and Talk

26th July, 30th Aug & 4th Oct
1.45pm–3.00pm & 3.15pm–4.30pm
Natural History Museum
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Join the Museum for this relaxed session in the gardens with Camille Lesforis, founder of The Black Wellbeing Collective. Discover the nature around you, take time to reflect and explore tools and techniques to look after yourself.

Friday Late: Taste

25th July
8:30pm-10pm
V&A South Kensington
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From dream core, Y2K to low-fi aesthetics, this Friday Late looks at how the world is being transformed by alternative expressions and tastes in visual art and pop culture. This event is free!

Digital Kids: Sound Explorers

13th-29th Aug
11am-4pm
V&A South Kensington
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Experiment with sound and see how adaptive design makes music more inclusive. This event is free!

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse

11th-22nd July
Various times
Institut français
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In 1976, Francis Ford Coppola and his crew ventured into the Filipino jungle to make a masterpiece. But the production of Apocalypse Now proved to be almost as much of a nightmare as the Captain Willard’s own journey into the heart of darkness.

Discovery Days: Meadow Madness

5th-7th Aug
11am-23pm
The Royal Parks
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Smash plants with a mallet to create a print from their natural dyes with hapa zome and make your own seedballs to take home at this free educational Discovery Day with the Royal Parks, This event is free!

Sensory Friendly: Design and Draw with Light

19th July
11am-4pm
V&A South Kensington
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Take part in these free child and family workshops for visitors with a neurodiversity or sensory processing disorder and their families, get creative and have fun!

More than Human Student Discount

11th July – 5th Oct
10am-5pm
Design Museum
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For the first time, the Design Museum is offering £5 tickets to students for the full run of More than Human, making this landmark exhibition accessible to as many young people as possible.

Earth Photo 2025

17th Jun 2025 - 20th Aug
10am-5pm
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
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Earth Photo is a free exhibition that addresses prescient issues affecting our planet, aiming to stimulate conversations about our environment and the impact of climate change.

Dr Esther Mahlangu: Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu

4 Oct 2024 - 28 Sept 2025
Serpentine
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Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu presents a new public art mural in the garden at Serpentine North. The work emphasises the importance of communities and unity among humans and other living species.

Under the sea 3D (U)

Dates & Times vary
Science Museum
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Narrated by Jim Carrey and using incredible 3D technology, Under the Sea will leap off the screen and take you on a fascinating journey to discover the mysteries of the ocean floor.

Antarctica 3D (U)

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Science Museum
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With never-before-seen footage and the latest underwater filming techniques, this epic documentary transports you to the farthest reaches of this majestic land and reveals that what happens there affects every single one of us.

Family Trails at the Science Museum

Science Museum
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Go on a journey of discovery and exploration around the Science Museum.

£1 tickets for a day visit to Kensington Palace

Kensington Palace
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1 tickets for a day visit to Kensington Palace are available to anyone in receipt of specific financial support. You can claim £1 tickets for up to six people per household.