Your Events...
When guests stop by from out of town, plan a busy holiday with your loved ones by browsing our website to see what's on Wimbledon and Merton. You can find a bit of everything in Wimbledon and Merton, from beginner's beekeeping classes to courses designed to promote sensory development in babies. If all else fails, head to The Piazza for festivals, theatrical performances, and delicious food. 
Family Fun, Kids Events
Chicken Licken
The sky is falling and this little chicken is very worried! View event
Sisters 360
Fatima and Salima are the closest, coolest, hijabi step-sisters in all of Bradford and they will win the Tiny is Mighty skateboarding competition, there is no doubt about it. View event
Springtime Stories
  • Tuesday 8th April 10:00am until 10:30am
Spring into action at Polka with your child this Easter break and join us in a springtime storytelling workshop! View event
Musical Fun on the Polka Farm!
  • Wednesday 9th April, 10:30am - Until Thursday 10th April, 3:30pm
Join our Polka team in this 2-day child-only workshop and create an original musical theatre piece of farmyard fun inspired by our production, Chicken Licken. View event
Street Dance Masterclass
  • Tuesday 15th April, 10:00am - Until Wednesday 16th April, 4:00pm
This 2-day child-only masterclass specialises in the foundations of breakdance & hip hop where you’ll develop the basics of breaking, popping & locking. View event
Sing & Sign Playtime
  • Thursday 17th April 10:00am until 10:45am
Join us in our multisensory studio and be inspired by the interactive projections of animal characters that you can move and bop along to the beat of Polka’s Chicken Licken show songs. View event
Let's Build
What can we build? Where will our imaginations take us? View event
The Vanishing Forest
Do you remember what happened in the Forest of Athens?  View event
Build to the Beat!
  • Tuesday 27th May 10:00am until 10:30am
Help us build towers and tunnels in a soft-play storytelling workshop like no other, using movement and music linked to our interactive show, Let’s Build! View event
Comedy Clowning Workshop
  • Wednesday 28th May 10:00am until 12:00pm
Get ready for laughter in our Comedy Clowning Workshop, inspired by Polka’s fun-filled show Let's Build! View event
Family Magical Crafts
  • Thursday 29th May 10:00am until 10:45am
Delve into the enchanted world of The Vanishing Forest, with our family arts & crafts workshop! View event
The Boy With Wings
An ordinary kid is about to become an EXTRAORDINARY hero!  View event
I Want My Hat Back Trilogy
A bear has lost his hat. What if he never sees it again? WAIT!... View event
Animal Adventures
  • Wednesday 23rd July 9:45am until 10:15am
With a focus on sensory exploration, children will be invited to use a range of props and resources to touch, see, and hear the story unfold! View event
From Sketch to Screen Masterclass
  • Friday 25th July 10:00am until 4:00pm
Calling all young creators! In this exciting child-only masterclass, children will have the opportunity to design their own original comic characters inspired by Polka’s production, The Boy with Wings... View event
Hat-tastic Characters!
  • Sunday 27th July 10:00am until 12:00pm
In this fun-filled child-only drama and craft workshop, children will have the opportunity to try on a variety of hats from Polka’s prop cupboard as well as creating their own hat to take away! View event
Polka Youth Theatre Summer School
  • Monday 28th July, 10:00am - Until Friday 1st August, 4:00pm
Budding actors can spend a week training and working with a professional Theatre Director to explore a variety of drama techniques, learn new skills and create a new piece of theatre that will be performed... View event
Polka Puppet Summer School
  • Tuesday 12th August, 10:30am - Until Thursday 14th August, 3:30pm
Come and learn about different styles of puppetry in this 3-day puppet-making summer school. Explore, play and perform your own puppet show stories in front of family and friends. View event
Summertime Stories in the Garden
  • Friday 15th August 9:45am until 10:30am
Join us for an outdoor adventure in Polka’s sensory garden where children will play with puppets, sing songs and listen to summertime stories. View event
The Firework-Maker’s Daughter
Lila dreams of becoming a Master Firework-Maker just like her father. View event
The Snowflake
Wherever the wind takes us, we all find a place to land… View event