A whole host of community organisations and local businesses have planned a summer full of fun right on our doorstep! This day by day listing includes links to activities which need booked. Fill your summer with free or low cost, local activity.

* Hexham Youthy activities are FREE with a HAF voucher, a suggested donation is welcome from those without a voucher. To book Hexham Youthy activity text Amber on 07854235966

Week One

Monday 21 – Friday 25 July Hexham Holiday Club 10am – 12.30pm (All ages) FREE Booking Essential Click here to find out more and register

Tuesday 22 July - Summer Garden Tuesdays at Hexham Community Garden, 10am – 2pm Grow Hexham and Hexham Community Garden have a Summer of Fun, Games and Gardening ahead. These sessions are free and everyone is welcome although children must be accompanied by an adult.

Tuesday 22 July - Pop Up Crafts at Queens Hall Foyer, 10am - 12pm FREE family-friendly craft workshops taking inspiration from the Sci-Fi Monsters exhibition running in the Gallery spaces this summer

Wednesday 23 July - Family Fun Stay and Play at Hexham Family Hub, 10 - 11.30am Register with Family Hub here

Wednesday 23 July - Upcycled Micro Garden with Hexham Library at Hexham Community Garden, 2.30 - 3.30pm Create a tiny garden in an upcycled plot. Anything goes with this micro mobile patch which proves you don’t need a big space to get growing. FREE but tickets required Book here

Wednesday 23 July - South Tynedale Railway with Tanga, 3pm - 4.45pm Take the 3pm departure from Alston station with Tanga and South Tynedale Railway at a specially reduced rate! For children with SEND and their families. £4 for kids, £5 for adults. Booking essential

Friday 25 July - Tanga in the Woods 10am – 1.30pm. (For young people with additional needs, their friends and families) £6 per child Booking Essential via Bookwhen 

Friday 25 July - Storytelling with Hexham Library at Hexham Community Garden, 2pm and 4pm Join Hexham library in the wild at Hexham Community Garden for a very special Story Garden storytime. Storyteller Chris Adriaanse brings his fun and lively session of stories about the wonders of nature and the great outdoors to Hexham. £5.00 booking required, click to book

Week Two

Monday 28 July - Holi-Toddles Playroom at Hexham Community Centre, 9.30am – 11am Keep your playdates going over the summer in the Holi Toddles Play Room! Click here for more information Free, no booking required

Monday 28 July - Bee our Guest at Hexham Library, 10.30 - 11.30am Building solitary bee and bug hotels, and then making some 'bee buns' to help make your outdoor space more attractive to our insect friends. This family friendly activity is FREE to attend but spaces are limited so book your place today.

Monday 28 July - Games and Craft Room at Hexham Community Centre 11.30am – 2pm Looking for somewhere to keep the kids or grandkids entertained during the school holidays? Games, crafts and LEGO with a free lunch. Click here for more information. Free of charge, no need to book

Tuesday 29 July - Calvert Trust with Tanga Club, 10am - 3pm A thrill seeking day for young people who have SEND, plus siblings! Activities will include zip coaster (min. weight 4.5 stones), king swing and indoor wall, plus other activities which will take place between 10-3. Lunch is included for children and adults! £15 for kids, £6 for accompanying adult. Booking essential

Tuesday 29 July - Pop Up Crafts at Queens Hall Foyer, 10am - 12pm FREE family-friendly craft workshops taking inspiration from the Sci-Fi Monsters exhibition running in the Gallery spaces this summer

Tuesday 29 July - Stories in the Garden with Hexham Library at Hexham Community Garden, 10am – 12pm Every Tuesday of the summer holidays: a special Story Garden storytime with our friends at Hexham Community Garden and Hexham Family Hub. FREE no need to book

Tuesday 29 July - Hexham Youthy Parks Day (Age 8+ or bring an adult) Sports, games, arts and crafts. Picnic lunch provided. FREE No need to book Priestlands 11am – 12.30pm and Rocket Park 1pm – 3pm

Wednesday 30 July - Family Fun Stay and Play at Hexham Family Hub, 10 - 11.30am Register with Family Hub here

Wednesday 30 July - Cinema and Crafts with Hexham Youthy, How to Train Your Dragon. Drop off Forum Cinema at 10.45am, pick up Community Centre 2,45pm. £5 includes film, crafts and jacket potatoes for lunch. *Booking essential

Thursday 31 July - 'Potion Making' Fun in the Garden at Hexham Community Centre, 11am – 2pm  Garden games and creative upcycling crafts in our stunning Jubilee Garden, starting by mixing your own potion and learning about the magical and medicinal uses of plants. FREE No need to book. Click here for more information and weekly themes. We are also offering a Quiet Start from 10am each week for families who require a quieter space. 

Thursday 31 July - Wild Woods with Hexham Youthy, 11am - 3pm (8+) Come and explore the woods, splodge in the swamp, swing in the hammock and sit round the campfire. Pizza for lunch. FREE Booking Essential*

Friday 1 August - Hexham Youthy trip to Ninja Warrior, 10am - 3.30pm (Age 8+ only) Tackle the obstacle course and bounce in the inflatable. Lunch provided. £15 Booking Essential*

Friday 1 August - Tanga in the Woods 10am – 1.30pm. (For young people with additional needs, their friends and families) £6 per child Booking Essential via Bookwhen 

Week Three

Monday 4 August - Holi-Toddles Playroom at Hexham Community Centre, 9.30am – 11am Keep your playdates going over the summer in the Holi Toddles Play Room! Click here for more information Free, no booking required

Monday 4 August - Games and Craft Room at Hexham Community Centre 11.30am – 2pm Looking for somewhere to keep the kids or grandkids entertained during the school holidays? Games, crafts and LEGO with a free lunch. Click here for more information. Free of charge, no need to book

Tuesday 5 August - Summer Garden Tuesdays at Hexham Community Garden, 10am – 2pm Grow Hexham and Hexham Community Garden have a Summer of Fun, Games and Gardening ahead. These sessions are free and everyone is welcome although children must be accompanied by an adult.

Tuesday 5 August - Stories in the Garden with Hexham Library at Hexham Community Garden, 10am – 12pm Every Tuesday of the summer holidays: a special Story Garden storytime with our friends at Hexham Community Garden and Hexham Family Hub. FREE no need to book

Tuesday 5 August - Pop Up Crafts at Queens Hall Foyer, 10am - 12pm FREE family-friendly craft workshops taking inspiration from the Sci-Fi Monsters exhibition running in the Gallery spaces this summer

Tuesday 5 August - Sele Day with Hexham Youthy, 12pm - 4pm (8+ or bring an adult) Art & crafts, circus skills, sports, and games FREE No need to book

Tuesday 5 August - Nature Painting at Hexham Library, 2pm - 3.30pm Today we're not painting pictures inspired by nature, we're painting with nature - literally. Leaves, petals, sticks. This family friendly activity is FREE to attend but spaces are limited so book your place today.

Wednesday 6 August - Family Fun Stay and Play at Hexham Family Hub, 10 - 11.30am Register with Family Hub here

Wednesday 6 August - Sunderland Climbing Wall Trip with Hexham Youthy, 11am - 4pm (10+ only) Try climbing and explore Sunderland Winter Gardens and Museum. Packed lunch provided. £10 Booking Essential*

Thursday 7 August - 'Toy Gardens' Fun in the Garden at Hexham Community Centre, 11am – 2pm  Garden games and creative upcycling crafts in our stunning Jubilee Garden. This week make use of discarded toys to create a fun mini garden to grow at home. FREE No need to book. Click here for more information and weekly themes. We are also offering a Quiet Start from 10am each week for families who require a quieter space. 

Thursday 7 August - DiSH (Dinners in School Holidays) at Trinity Methodist Church, 11am - 2pm Free lunch for families in Hexham, with activities and space to play. Text 07951113413 to book.

Thursday 7 August - Music and Art Extraveganza at Hexham Youthy, 11am - 3pm (8+ only) A creative day with art, spray painting, felting, DJ workshops and more. Hot meal provided. FREE, Booking Essential*

Friday 8 August - Haltwhistle Swimming Pool with Hexham Youthy, 11am - 3.30pm (Age 8+ only) £10, Booking Essential*

Friday 8 August - Tanga in the Woods 10am – 1.30pm. (For young people with additional needs, their friends and families) £6 per child Booking Essential via Bookwhen 

Week Four

Monday 11 August - Holi-Toddles Playroom at Hexham Community Centre, 9.30am – 11am Keep your playdates going over the summer in the Holi Toddles Play Room! Click here for more information Free, no booking required

Monday 11 August - Games and Craft Room at Hexham Community Centre 11.30am – 2pm Looking for somewhere to keep the kids or grandkids entertained during the school holidays? Games, crafts and LEGO with a free lunch. Click here for more information. Free of charge, no need to book

Tuesday 12 August - Summer Garden Tuesdays at Hexham Community Garden, 10am – 2pm Grow Hexham and Hexham Community Garden have a Summer of Fun, Games and Gardening ahead. These sessions are free and everyone is welcome although children must be accompanied by an adult.

Tuesday 12 August - Stories in the Garden with Hexham Library at Hexham Community Garden, 10am – 12pm Every Tuesday of the summer holidays: a special Story Garden storytime with our friends at Hexham Community Garden and Hexham Family Hub. FREE no need to book

Tuesday 12 August - Pop Up Crafts at Queens Hall Foyer, 10am - 12pm FREE family-friendly craft workshops taking inspiration from the Sci-Fi Monsters exhibition running in the Gallery spaces this summer

Tuesday 12 August - Hexham Youthy Parks Day (Age 8+ or bring an adult) Sports, games, arts and crafts. Picnic lunch provided. FREE No need to book Priestlands 11am – 12.30pm and Rocket Park 1pm – 3pm

Wednesday 13 August - Family Fun Stay and Play at Hexham Family Hub, 10 - 11.30am Register with Family Hub here

Wednesday 13 August - Older Surf School with Hexham Youthy (12+ only) 11am - 3.30pm. Surf lesson at Tynemouth Longsands with packed lunch on the beach. £10, Booking Essential*

Thursday 14 August - 'Rock Week' Fun in the Garden at Hexham Community Centre, 11am – 2pm  Garden games and creative upcycling crafts in our stunning Jubilee Garden. This week painting rocks as part of Core and the Community Centre's Rock Week! FREE No need to book. Click here for more information and weekly themes. We are also offering a Quiet Start from 10am each week for families who require a quieter space. 

Thursday 14 August - DiSH (Dinners in School Holidays) at Trinity Methodist Church, 11am - 2pm Free lunch for families in Hexham, with activities and space to play. Text 07951113413 to book.

Thursday 14 August - Kielder Bike Ride with Hexham Youthy (10+ only) 10am - 4pm. Explore Kielder forest and resevoir with a bike ride to the bird of prey centre. Bring your own bike and helmet. £5, Booking Essential*

Friday 15 August - Tanga in the Woods 10am – 1.30pm. (For young people with additional needs, their friends and families) £6 per child Booking Essential via Bookwhen 

Friday 15 August - Beach Bonanza with Hexham Youthy, 11am - 5pm (Age 8+ or bring an adult) Sun, sea and sand! Build a sandcastle, explore the beach and have a chippy lunch. £5, Booking Essential*

Friday 15 August - Seed Snails at Hexham Library, 11am - 12pm Planting seed snails with peas that will grown into a tasty storytime snack. This family friendly activity is FREE to attend but spaces are limited so book your place today.

Sunday 17 August - Elswick Pool and Inflatable with Tanga, 12.45pm - 1.45pm Enjoy an hour in the pool and a play on the inflatable this summer at the newly refurbished Elswick Pool! For children with SEND and their siblings. FREE Booking essential

Week Five

Monday 18 August - Holi-Toddles Playroom at Hexham Community Centre, 9.30am – 11am Keep your playdates going over the summer in the Holi Toddles Play Room! Click here for more information Free, no booking required

Monday 18 August - Games and Craft Room at Hexham Community Centre 11.30am – 2pm Looking for somewhere to keep the kids or grandkids entertained during the school holidays? Games, crafts and LEGO with a free lunch. Click here for more information. Free of charge, no need to book

Tuesday 19 August - Summer Garden Tuesdays at Hexham Community Garden, 10am – 2pm Grow Hexham and Hexham Community Garden have a Summer of Fun, Games and Gardening ahead. These sessions are free and everyone is welcome although children must be accompanied by an adult.

Tuesday 19 August - Stories in the Garden with Hexham Library at Hexham Community Garden, 10am – 12pm Every Tuesday of the summer holidays: a special Story Garden storytime with our friends at Hexham Community Garden and Hexham Family Hub. FREE no need to book

Tuesday 19 August - Pop Up Crafts at Queens Hall Foyer, 10am - 12pm FREE family-friendly craft workshops taking inspiration from the Sci-Fi Monsters exhibition running in the Gallery spaces this summer

Tuesday 19 August - Sele Spectacular with Hexham Youthy (8+ or bring an adult) 12pm – 4pm Inflatables, face painting, art & crafts, sports, and games. FREE No need to book

Wednesday 20 August - Family Fun Stay and Play at Hexham Family Hub, 10 - 11.30am Register with Family Hub here

Wednesday  20 August - Younger Surf School with Hexham Youthy (8-11 only) 10.30am - 3pm. Surf lesson at Tynemouth Longsands with packed lunch on the beach. £10, Booking Essential*

Thursday 21 August - 'Sun Prints' Fun in the Garden at Hexham Community Centre, 11am – 2pm  Garden games and creative upcycling crafts in our stunning Jubilee Garden. This week makling cyanotypes using shapes and plants found in the garden as part of International Photography Week FREE No need to book. Click here for more information and weekly themes. We are also offering a Quiet Start from 10am each week for families who require a quieter space. 

Thursday 21 August - DiSH (Dinners in School Holidays) at Trinity Methodist Church, 11am - 2pm Free lunch for families in Hexham, with activities and space to play. Text 07951113413 to book.

Thursday 21 August - Lasses in the Woods with Hexham Youthy (10+ only) 10am - 4pm. Come and explore the woods, time to relax, arts & crafts, games. Pizza for lunch. Booking Essential*

Friday 22 August - Tanga in the Woods 10am – 1.30pm. (For young people with additional needs, their friends and families) £6 per child Booking Essential via Bookwhen 

Friday 22 August - Blackpool Pleasure Beach with Hexham Youthy, 9am - 7pm (Age 12+ only) Blackpool's famous theme park with rollercoasters, rides and Nickelodeon World. Lunch included. Booking Essential*

Friday 22 August - Story Stones at Hexham Library, 2pm - 3pm Bring your favourite story to life at our story stone session, decorating stones with a bookish vive. This family friendly activity is FREE to attend but spaces are limited so book your place today

Saturday 23 August - The Big Bank Holiday Bounce at Hexham Community Centre, 11am until 2pm With bouncy castles, inflatable axe throwing, crafts and fairground games, our BIG Bank Holiday Bounce! is going to be a great day for kids of all ages! FREE no need to book, find out more information on our website

Week Six

Tuesday 26 August - Summer Garden Tuesdays at Hexham Community Garden, 10am – 2pm Grow Hexham and Hexham Community Garden have a Summer of Fun, Games and Gardening ahead. These sessions are free and everyone is welcome although children must be accompanied by an adult.

Tuesday 26 August - Stories in the Garden with Hexham Library at Hexham Community Garden, 10am – 12pm Every Tuesday of the summer holidays: a special Story Garden storytime with our friends at Hexham Community Garden and Hexham Family Hub. FREE no need to book

Tuesday 26 August - Pop Up Crafts at Queens Hall Foyer, 10am - 12pm FREE family-friendly craft workshops taking inspiration from the Sci-Fi Monsters exhibition running in the Gallery spaces this summer

Tuesday 26 August - Eden Funday at Hexham First School, 11am – 3pm (All ages) Outdoor adventure, arts and crafts, sports and storytelling. FREE Booking Essential, call 07947791905

Wednesday 27 August - Eden Funday at Hexham First School, 11am – 3pm (All ages) Outdoor adventure, arts and crafts, sports and storytelling. FREE Booking Essential, call 07947791905

Thursday 28 August - Magic by Moonlight at Hexham Library, 10.30am - 11.30am Create an enchanting lantern to help carry the story magic from day in to the night. FREE Booking essential

Thursday 28 August - DiSH (Dinners in School Holidays) at Trinity Methodist Church, 11am - 2pm Free lunch for families in Hexham, with activities and space to play. Text 07951113413 to book.

Thursday 28 August - Eden Funday at Hexham First School, 11am – 3pm (All ages) Outdoor adventure, arts and crafts, sports and storytelling. FREE Booking Essential, call 07947791905

Friday 29 August - Tanga in the Woods 10am – 1.30pm. (For young people with additional needs, their friends and families) £6 per child Booking Essential via Bookwhen