Find great ideas for days out with kids in Buckinghamshire and the best family friendly events happening summer 2025. The Bucks summer holiday activities guide is packed full with big family days out or smaller, local ideas.  From Milton Keynes to High Wycombe and Aylesbury to Beaconsfield, we’ve got it all. Venture a little further and find more summer activity ideas in our Berkshire summer holiday activities guide or what’s on in Oxfordshire event listings.

If you’re working and looking for childcare then check out the summer holiday camps in Bucks guide.

SPOTLIGHT – HOGSHAW FARM & 

Hogshaw Farm & Wildlife Park is perfect for a fun family day out. There are lots of friendly farm animals and pets to meet and more unusual animals in the Wildlife Zone. Jump off some energy on the giant bouncy pillow or indoor soft play plus lots more activities.  There are lots of extras this summer from From animal encounters and tractor rides, to bug hunts, summer splash pool and adventure play, there’s plenty to keep outdoor explorers of all ages occupied this summer!

What’s On In Bucks Summer 2025

Outdoor Summer Events in Buckinghamshire

• Shaggy’s Summer Spectacular at Mead Open Farm (Leighton Buzzard) 19th July – 31st August
• Summer of Play at Waddesdon Manor (Waddesdon) 23rd July – 31st August
• Summer Sizzler at Odds Farm Park (Wooburn Green) 24th July – 3rd September

Heritage Crafts Weekend at Chiltern Open Air Museum (Chalfont St Giles) 26th – 27th July

Visitors will have the opportunity to step back in time and witness traditional crafts in action, including blacksmithing, straw plaiting, bucket making, lace making, bodging, spinning, natural dyeing and more.

• Emergency Services Day at Bucks Railway Centre (Quainton) 27th July
• Howe Park Open Mornings (Milton Keynes) select dates 28th July – 28th August FREE
• Summer Staycation at National Trust Stowe Gardens (Stowe) 28th July – 31st August

Terrific Tuesdays at the Chiltern Open Air Museum (Chalfont St Giles) every Tuesday from 29th July

The Museum’s Education team has got you covered with their special themed family activities on every Tuesday in Bucks school holidays. The fun-filled activities, games, and crafts can be enjoyed without having to pay any extra, as they are included in the admission price.

• Farm Fest Fun (Aylesbury) 31st July FREE
• Rogues & Highway Men at the Chiltern Open Air Museum (Chalfont St Giles) 2nd – 3rd August
• Day Out With Thomas at Bucks Railway Centre (Quainton) 9th – 10th August

Britain at War at the Chiltern Open Air Museum (Chalfont St Giles) 9th – 10th August

Throughout the day you can watch a variety of displays such as warbow, warhorse training display (including skill-at-arms and mounted combat), gun and catapult firing displays, drills, and troop training sessions. Jeep, Jump, Jive will also be on-site showing off their 1940s Lindy-hop and inviting visitors to join in and learn a few steps.

Victorian Weekend at Chiltern Open Air Museum (Chalftont St Giles) 16th – 17th August

Meet costumed re-enactors in our buildings and around the Chiltern Open Air Museum site. Look out for shady characters including the rat catcher and his rats; street urchins, rogues and vagabonds. This Ragged Victorians event is great for kids who are learning about the Victorians at school. Watch out for pickpockets!

• Parkland Play at Caldecotte Lake (Milton Keynes) 13th August FREE
• Tuff Nutterz giant inflatable obstacle course (Milton Keynes) 22nd August – 1st September
• Park Life Weekend (Aylesbury) 23rd – 24th August FREE
• Proms in the Park (Aylesbury) 24th August FREE

Viking Raid at Chiltern Open Air Museum (Chalfont St Giles) 25th – 26th August

The Vikings have arrived and taken over a Saxon settlement at the Chiltern Open Air Museum! Get involved in games, music, storytelling and fun activities from the Viking Age. Then join us to watch as the raid unfolds and see who wins in the battle between the Vicious Vikings and the Christian forces of Wessex.

• Beaconsfield Country Fayre (Beaconsfield) 25th August
• Outdoor adventure at Tumblestone Hollow  Stonor Park (near Henley on Thames)
• Bug Hunting at Howe Park  (Milton Keynes) 26th – 28th August £1
• Bucks County Show (Weedon, near Aylesbury) 28th August
• Chilli Fest at Waddesdon Manor (Waddesdon) 29th – 31st August
• Sunflower field, maize maze and summer games at The Patch MK (Milton Keynes) dates tbc
• Lillingstone PYO sunflower field & summer activities (nr Buckingham) dates tbc

Indoor Summer Events in Buckinghamshire

• Matilda Summer at the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre (Great Missenden) 24th July – 31st August
• Discover & Make sessions at Wycombe Museum (High Wycombe) select days throughout the summer
• Children’s Storytime at Princes Risborough Library (Princes Risborough) 1st August
• Duplo for Toddlers at Burnham Community Library (Burnham) 1st August
• Fossils Fun at Chesham Library (Chesham) 6th August
• Family Fun Day at Wycombe Museum (High Wycombe) 31st August
• Milton Keynes Art Centre (Milton Keynes) tbc

Family Theatre, Live Music and Puppets

• Open Air Theatre at Waddesdon Manor (Waddesdon) 19th July & 7th, 9th, 14th, 21st August

The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe at Milton Keynes Theatre (Milton Keynes) 22nd – 26th July

Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as the West End smash-hit production of The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe arrives at Milton Keynes Theeatre to kick start the summer holidays.

• Fairytale Frogs & Fabulous Frocks at Discover Bucks Museum (Aylesbury) 26th July
• Horrible Histories at Wycombe Swan (High Wycombe) 26th – 29th July

Dinosaur World Live at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre (Aylesbury) 1st – 2nd August

Grab your compass and join the intrepid explorer across uncharted territories to discover a pre-historic world of astonishing (and remarkably life-like) dinosaurs at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre.

Tom Gates at Milton Keynes Theatrae (Milton Keynes) 3rd August

Based on the bestselling books by Liz Pichon, and brand new for 2025, Tom Gates EPIC Stage Show comes to Milton Keynes Theatre bringing alive the illustrations and music that makes Tom Gates hugely popular around the world!

Cirque: The Greatest Show Reimagined at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre (Aylesbury) 6th August

et ready for a dazzling fusion of musical theatre and jaw-dropping circus acts, taking the original Circus meets Musical Theatre spectacle to thrilling new heights at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre.

Joseph & The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at Milton Keynes Theatre (Milton Keynes) 6th – 10th August

Starring X-Factor winner Joe McElderry as the roof-raising Pharaoh, the smash-hit London Palladium production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat returns to Milton Keynes Theatre this August!

• Scoot Theatre present Quentin Blake’s Mrs Armitage on Wheels (Buckingham) 19th August
• Pop Princess World Tour at Wycombe Swan (High Wycombe) 22nd August

Summer Holiday Days Out with Kids in Bucks

Treasure Map Trails are perfect for children aged 5 to 12, every beautifully illustrated map is based on a real town or city and transformed with a fantasy theme full of visual twists and turns. Local towns with maps but not limited to, Amersham, Aylesbury, Berkhamsted, Hemel and Tring.

Treasure Map Trails Review

One of the best parks in Buckinghamshire and worth a trip if you’re further afield is the Rye in High Wycombe.  With two play parks, a little waterfall and paddling spot, an open air swimming pool, boating on the pond, cafe and great cycling paths, you can make a real day of it.

Rye & Holywell Mead Park Review

For rainy days, a dash of soft play or a jump around in a trampoline park is a great way to run off some energy.

Best Soft Plays & Trampoline Parks in Bucks

Beat the heat with a trip to an outdoor swimming pool or splash park.

Best splash parks and pools in Buckinghamshire