Children's events

Myths, Legends and Magic Trail

Discover magical stories and legendary characters as you explore the museum this October half term. Follow the clues, find fascinating objects and…

Halloween At The Museum

Visitors aged 2 to 8 can enjoy the Halloween At The Museum drop-in activities, mixing magical potions, writing spooky spells, creating Halloween…

Spiders, Spooks and Ratssss

Join us at Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings to make you very own haunted decorations for Halloween. Get yourself ready for the scary season by making a…

October half-term 2026 - Rat Trail

As part of the October half term event Spiders, Spooks and Ratssss, you can enjoy a special Dorothy Clayden Rat Trail in the Mill exhibition.Find out…

A Christmas Carol

Dickens Theatre Company present A Christmas Carol as part of their Revision on Tour programme, staging exciting adaptations of classic English GCSE…

Lego Club

Drop in every Saturday for our free Lego Club. All ages welcome - you're never too young or old to let your imaginations run wild with everyone's…

Elf workshop: Decorate a Christmas Eve plate!

Some of Santa’s Elves are setting up a workshop at The Hive this Christmas. We invite families to join us for affordable, community-centred craft…

Elf workshop: Decorate a Christmas bauble!

Some of Santa’s Elves are setting up a workshop at The Hive this Christmas. We invite families to join us for affordable, community-centred craft…

Elf workshop: Make your own Christmas garland

Some of Santa’s Elves are setting up a workshop at The Hive this Christmas. We invite families to join us for affordable, community-centred craft…

Rhyme Time

Join Shrewsbury Library every Monday for rhymes and songs for children up to five years old. The session encourages families to share books and…