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.
Add some science to your Halloween celebrations by finding out more about skeletons. Explore the bones tunic, find out what your bones do for you and compare human and animal X-rays. There will be a short talk (about 5 minutes) about the objects at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm, but you can arrive at any time and stay for as long or as short a time as you like. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Add some science to your Halloween celebrations by finding out more about skeletons. Explore the bones tunic, find out what your bones do for you and compare human and animal X-rays. There will be a short talk (about 5 minutes) about the objects at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm, but you can arrive at any time and stay for as long or as short a time as you like. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Zoom back in time to the world of ancient Greece at the Museum of Classical Archaeology. Learn to weave like Athena, make your own helmet like Ares, and handle replica objects from everyday Greek life.
Join us and step into a world of gods, heroes, myths, and more...
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 – 18months.
Session runs 1-2pm
A family ticket is for up to two adults and three children
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.
Session runs 10.30-11.30am
Come and explore, play, create and have fun with materials in our Creative Studio on the lower ground floor!
Workshops are free and supported by the Fitz Families team. All materials are included, and the workshops are suitable for children aged 5-12 years with their parents and carers.
This month, create your own three-dimensional soft sculpture using flexible wire, tracing paper and felt. Explore shape, form and transparency as you build and layer materials to create unique sculptural artworks inspired by contemporary ceramics and 3D sculpture practices.
