Heatwave 2022
Islington’s summer activities programme for children and young people offers a range of activities for children and young people of all ages in July and August.
Holiday Activities with Food
This summer, Islington Council is offering eligible young people free activities with food during the school holidays.
To check if you are eligible, find out what's on and to book a place visit our Holiday Activities with Food page.
Under 5s
Bright Start activities for under 5s will be running over the summer holidays including stay and play sessions indoors and outdoors and discover the parks activities.
Full details of the activities
Under 13s
Islington’s libraries will again bring you this year’s Summer Reading Challenge! The Challenge promotes reading as a fun activity for children aged 4-11, helps them discover new authors and types of books to read and helps them keep up the reading habit over the summer. This year's theme - 'Gadgeteers' - will spark children's curiosity about the world around them. With resources and activities from the Science Museum, the Challenge focuses on inspiring children to see the science and innovation behind everyday objects, showing that reading and science are for everyone.
Sign up at your local library after 9 July 2022.
Islington's Adventure Playgrounds are open for outdoor play sessions with social distancing and other Covid secure measures in place to ensure the safety of children, families and staff. Islington has 12 adventure playgrounds, which are safe, welcoming and fun for children aged 6 and up. They give children the opportunity to safely socialise with others outside their household, burn off energy and boost their physical and emotional health.
Teens - 13+
Young people aged 13+ living in Islington can sign up for Summerversity.
The programme should feature over 100 free activities including costume design, music production and tennis. Places are allocated so that everyone who applies on time will get a chance to do at least two courses. We recommend that you register and book as soon as possible. Most activities are suitable for complete beginners and no previous experience is required.
You can keep up-to-date with Summerversity courses by following @IslingtonLife and @IslingtonBC on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Young adults - 16+
The Launchpad programme for young people aged 16+ offers a range of FREE courses and workshops to help young people learn new skills, get careers advice and gain new experiences to add to their CV.
You can keep up-to-date with Launchpad by following @IslingtonLife and @IslingtonBC on Twitter and Facebook and Instagram.
Looking for childcare this summer holiday?
Islington Family Information Service can help you find suitable holiday childcare.
Contact Islington FIS on 020 7527 5959 or email fis@islington.gov.uk.
You can also keep up-to-date with summer fun by following @IslingtonLife and @IslingtonBC on Twitter and Facebook or signing up to Things to do