Please join us for our October Family Day, providing activities for all ages throughout the museum galleries

Exact Programme TBC

Self-led activities at the Courtyard Entrance 
Self-led drawing activities, story starters and loose parts play bags will be available to collect during opening hours from the Family Trolley, available in the main Courtyard area opposite the cafe benches.  
Suitable for all ages 

Join us for a relaxed and social session in the galleries with your baby. 

This sensory, playful session will introduce different ways to explore the gallery with your little one. 

This session is suitable for 0-18 months.

Bring your little explorer for a story-based journey through the museum. This relaxed and social session will include sensory, hands-on and playful activities.

Please note, the session will move through different galleries and museum spaces. To allow enough space for all participants, we kindly request buggies not be brought into the galleries during the session. A buggy park will be available at the accessible entrance of the museum. 

This session is suitable for 18 months – 5 years.

There will be picture books, drawing materials, sensory play resources, as well as tips and ideas to help you enjoy your visit. 

All welcome, especially suitable for families with babies and young children.

This month the event will be based in Gallery 3, in the Fitzwilliam Museum.

There’s no need to book, just drop-in.

Join us for Little Stars, a relaxed morning at the Whipple Museum. We’ll have picture books, drawing materials, and sensory play resources. We’d also love to hear what you’d like to see in future activities for little ones at the museum.

There’s no need to book, just drop-in. All welcome, especially suitable for families with babies and young children. 

Meet in the Learning Gallery.

Join us for Little Stars, a relaxed morning at the Whipple Museum. We’ll have picture books, drawing materials, and sensory play resources. We’d also love to hear what you’d like to see in future activities for little ones at the museum.

There’s no need to book, just drop-in. All welcome, especially suitable for families with babies and young children. 

You’re welcome to leave buggies at the back entrance of the museum , or use the lift there to bring them into the galleries.

Meet in the Learning Gallery.

These monthly walks are for pre-school age children to spend time outdoors engaging with the Garden, plants and wildlife through seasonal activities. Each session will include a Garden walk, activity and a story.

This session takes place entirely outside in the Garden so please dress accordingly.

Free child tickets for this event must be booked online. Adults do not need to book to accompany however please note that adults will be required to pay for Garden entry on arrival.

Children must be accompanied at all times.

elebrate fungi with us! We will be finding out incredible facts about some of our fungi and creating a fabulous fungi based work of art.

Ages 3 +

Children must be accompanied at all times.

Free child tickets for this event must be booked online. Ticket sales open one week before the event.  Adults do not need to book to accompany however please note that adults will be required to pay for Garden entry on arrival.

Enjoy celebrating all things apple at Apple Day 2026 in Cambridge University Botanic Garden.

Highlights include:

🍏 Apple tasting & sales: many heritage varieties to taste and/or buy (you can purchase with cash or card)

🍏 Apple identification: apple experts from the East of England Apples and Orchards Project will be on hand to identify apples. Bring your unidentified apples along to the team, preferably with stalk and leaf attached to help with accurate identification.

Pick up this free trail from the Garden ticket offices to learn about the folklore and mythology surrounding some of our common British trees. The trail will take you on an adventure around the Botanic Garden to learn stories about the magical properties of trees that have been lost to time. Visit all seven boards to learn about each tree and collect a stamp of its magical item. Then head to one of the Ticket Offices to gain the magpies’ golden stamp of ‘mischief’.

Suitable for ages 8+. Children must be accompanied at all times.