Summer Activities Guide 2026
Are you stuck on what to do over the summer holidays?
Young Hackney’s Summer Activities Guide 2026 is now out. The summer guide is packed with free activities for children and young people to get involved in throughout July and August.
The guide is specifically for young people in Hackney aged up to 19 years old (up to 25 with a special educational need and/ or a disability [SEND]) and is packed with activities like roller skating, kayaking, watersports, filmmaking, dance, day trips, drama workshops, carnival arts, sport camps, running and athletics, exploring adventure playgrounds & more.
Click the links below to find out what’s on.
Adventure play
6-16 year olds
Create dens, make fires, climb trees, cook, paint and play at Hackney’s adventure playgrounds
Free & low cost
Up to 19 years old
Find everything from drama workshops, kayaking, music production, boxing, carnival arts, animation & more
Sport camps
6-16 year olds
Get the latest on what sports camps are on this summer.
Culture
Various
Take your first steps in a career in arts and culture with Discover Young Hackney, and find out what’s on at our Libraries.
Young families
0-11 years old
Discover events for young families with the Children and Family Hubs, sign up to get free books as part of the Imagination Library, or get advice and support from the Family Information Service.
HAF
Various
A list of providers who offer free activities and a meal as part of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme.
SEND-friendly activities
Various
Activities have been marked SEND-friendly where providers have said they can include young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities.