South and Vale Holiday Activities

During most school holidays, our Active Communities team offer a range of free and low-cost activities, for young children, teenagers and families to enjoy at locations across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse.

Bookings open around a month before each holiday period – follow our new Active Communities Facebook page, you can join our mailing list to receive regular email updates, or if you have any questions; please email active.communities@southandvale.gov.uk 

The activities are usually very popular so, where required, we would encourage you to book early to avoid disappointment.  See below for details of our next programme of holiday activities and how to book. 

What’s on, where and when:

The Active Communities team have lots of free activities running and are attending some events over the summer holidays. More information and booking can be found on the individual activities booking page.

Some events are taking place outdoors and may have to be changed or cancelled due to inclement weather.

Please note bookings will close when spaces are filled or at 11.45pm on the night before the event. There may be some spaces available on the day, but this is not guaranteed.

Wednesday 23 July

• 10am-midday – Xplorer Millennium Green, Kingston Bagpuize, Oxford Road, OX13 5FZ. Find out more and book your space here or turn up on the day.

Thursday 24 July

• 1-5pm – Didcot Youth Festival, Cornerstone Arts Centre, 25 Station Road, Didcot OX11 7NE. Activities for ages 10-20, booking is not required but you can find more information here.

Friday 25 July

• 10am-midday – Mini Family Fun Day; Astons Pavilion (Family event), The Astons Recreation Ground, Chalk hill, OX11 9DQ. Find out more and book your space here.
• 1.30-3.30pm – Teen Cricket and Rounders (Age 11+), Memorial Park, Reade’s Ln, Sonning Common, RG4 9SH. Max 30 for the session. More information and booking coming soon.

Week 1

Monday 28 July

• 1.30-3pm – Monday Funday @ The Junction. More information and booking coming soon.

Tuesday 29 July

• 10am-midday – Mini Family Fun Day (Family event), Memorial Park, Reade’s Ln, Sonning Common, RG4 9SH. More information and booking coming soon.
• 10am-midday Xplorer, Faringdon Folly Sports Ground, Stanford Road, SN7 7AQ. Find out more and book your space here or turn up on the day.

Wednesday 30 July

• 10am-midday Xplorer, Harcourt Hill Campus Oxford Brookes University, OX2 9AT. Find out more and book your space here or turn up on the day.

• 10.00am-2pm – Little Legends Soccer School (Age 3-14) Harcourt Hill Campus Oxford Brookes University, OX2 9AT. Maximum 30 per session Find out more and book your space here

• 11am-3pm – OPA Play Day Henley, Makins Recreation Ground, Henley. This is a free to attend family event, no booking required.

Thursday 31 July

• Midday-3pm – OPA Youth sessions (Year 6&7); Holton Playing Fields, Wheatley. This is a free to attend event, no booking required.

Friday 1 August

• 11am-3pm – OPA Play Day Faringdon; Tuckers Park, Faringdon. This is a free to attend family event, no booking required.

Week 2

Monday 4 August

• 10.00am-12pm – Wicket Warriors Cricket (Age 5-11): Faringdon Leisure Centre SN7 7LB Maximum 30 children per session. Find out more and book your space here

Tuesday 5 August

• 11am-3pm – OPA Play Day Berinsfield; Tuckers Park, Lay Recreation ground, Berinsfield. This is a free to attend family event, no booking required.

• 10am-12pm – Wicket Warriors Cricket (5-11), Shrivenham Memorial Hall, SN6 8BL. Maximum 30 children per session Find out more and book your space here.

Wednesday 6 August

• 9am-10:45 – Wicket Warriors Cricket (Age 6-11), Abingdon White Horse Tennis and Leisure Centre OX14 3PJ. Maximum 30 children per session. Find out more and book your spaces here
• 1.30-3.30pm – Mini Family Fun Day; GWP District Community Centre, Didcot, OX11 6GR. Maximum of 30 for the Family sessions and 16 for New Age Kurling and Boccia. Find out more and book your space here.

Thursday 7 August

• 10am-3pm – Wantage Fun Day; Wantage Leisure Centre, Portway, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 9BY. More information and booking coming soon.

Friday 8 August

• 10am-12pm – Grand Slammers Tennis (Age 5-11), Wantage Tennis Club, Park End Manor Road, Wantage OX12 8DW. Maximum 20 per session. Find out more and book your space here.

Week 3

Monday 11 August

• 10am-3pm – Family Fun Day; Cholsey Pavilion, Station Road, Wallingford OX10 9PT. Find out more and book your space here.
• 1.30-3pm – Monday Funday @ The Junction. More information and booking coming soon.

Tuesday 12 August

• 10am-11.30am – Xplorer Long Furlong Play Park, Boulter Drive, Abingdon, OX14 1XP. Find out more and book your space here or turn up on the day.
• 1230-130pm – Court Crusaders Netball (6-11), Abingdon White Horse Tennis and Leisure Centre OX14 3PJ. Maximum of 20 children for the session. Find out more and book your space here.

Wednesday 13 August

• 10am-midday – Xplorer Sunnyside Park Benson, OX10 6LZ. Find out more and book your space here or turn up on the day.
• 1.30-3.30pm – Mini Family Fun Day; GWP District Community Centre, Didcot, OX11 6GR. Maximum of 30 for the Family sessions and 16 for New Age Kurling and Boccia. Find out more and book your space here.

Thursday 14 August

• 10am-3pm – Berinsfield Fun Day; Abbey Sports Centre, Green Furlong, Berinsfield, Oxfordshire OX10 7NR. More information and booking coming soon.

Friday 15 August

• 10am-midday – Mini Family Fun Day Wallingford (Family event), Bull Croft Park, OX10 0BX. Find out more and book your space here.
• 1.30-3.30pm – Mini Family Fun Day Woodcote (Family event), Woodcote Village Hall, Reading Rd, RG8 0QY. More information and booking coming soon.

Week 4

Monday 18 August

• 10am-midday – Mini Family Fun Day Henley, (Family event) Henley YMCA, 2 Lawson Rd, RG9 1NZ. More information and booking coming soon.
• 1.30-3pm – Monday Funday @ The Junction. More information and booking coming soon.

Wednesday 20 August

• 1-3pm – Mini Family Fun Day Chinnor. Chinnor Recreation Ground, Rear of Mill Lane School, Mill Ln, OX39 4RF. Find out more and book your space here.

Friday 22 August

• 10.30am-12.30pm – Mini Fun Day Watlington; Watlington MUGA, Watlington Recreation Ground, Shirburn Rd, OX49 5BZ. Find out more and book your space here.
• 1.30-3.30pm – Mini Fun Day Cholsey; Laurence Hall, Church Road, Cholsey, Wallingford OX10 9PP. More information and booking coming soon.

Week 5

Tuesday 26 August

• 10am-3pm – Wheatley Fun Day; Park Sports Centre, Holton, OX33 1QZ. More information and booking coming soon.
• 1230-130 – Family Pickleball, Abingdon White Horse Tennis and Leisure Centre OX14 3PJ. More information and booking coming soon.  

Wednesday 27 August

• 1.30-3.30pm – Mini Family Fun Day; GWP District Community Centre, Didcot, OX11 6GR. Find out more and book your space here.

Thursday 28 August

• 10am-3pm – Henley Fun Day; Henley Leisure Centre, Gillots Lane, Henley, RG9 1PA. Find out more and book your space here.

Friday 29 August

1-3pm – Mini Fun Day Chalgrove; Baron Hurst Drive, Chalgrove, OX44 7TE. Find out more and book your space here.

Term Time Activities

We offer a range of free and low-cost activities, for young children, teenagers and families to enjoy at locations across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse during term time.

To find out more, visit our Term Time Activities page.

Activities for all residents

Our Active Communities Team work across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse to help residents with their physical health and wellbeing. They run a variety of weekly activities for all ages and abilities.

To find out more and to see what activities are available near you, visit our pages on Active Communities in South Oxfordshire and Active Communities in the Vale of White Horse.