Home Educated Drama Workshop (opens on The Met, Bury)
The Met · Bury
until 2 Dec. 10 dates, 12pm
Runs on 10 dates. Times, prices and tickets are on the organiser's own page.
Listed by The Met, Bury · collected 21 Aug
What’s on for kids in Bury
9 dated events coming up in and around Bury, Greater Manchester. Collected from the organisations running them, not from anyone paying to appear.
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On today in Bury
Bury Youth Dance (opens on The Met, Bury)
The Met · Bury
until 14 Dec. 14 dates, 6.30pm
Runs on 14 dates. Times, prices and tickets are on the organiser's own page.
Listed by The Met, Bury · collected 21 Aug
This weekend
Bury Youth Dance (opens on The Met, Bury)
The Met · Bury
until 14 Dec. 14 dates, 6.30pm
Runs on 14 dates. Times, prices and tickets are on the organiser's own page.
Listed by The Met, Bury · collected 21 Aug
Home Educated Drama Workshop (opens on The Met, Bury)
The Met · Bury
until 2 Dec. 10 dates, 12pm
Runs on 10 dates. Times, prices and tickets are on the organiser's own page.
Listed by The Met, Bury · collected 21 Aug
Coming up in Bury
Day Out With Thomas on the East Lancashire Railway
Bury Bolton Street Station
3 Oct to 4 Oct. Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October, timed entry
Thomas pulls you from Bury to Ramsbottom and a diesel brings you back, about 45 minutes in all, then live shows, face painting and toddler funfair rides at Bury. The ticket also covers Bury Transport Museum and the ordinary trains up and down the line that day.
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The Wizarding Adventure on the East Lancashire Railway
Bury Bolton Street Station
29 Oct to 30 Oct. 29 and 30 October, timed departures
A half-term wizard school on a train: spells, wand work, broomsticks and a dragon egg to look after, with costumed professors and their creature friends. The railway says five to twelve year olds get the most from it.
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Halloween Ghost Trains on the East Lancashire Railway
Bury Bolton Street Station
29 Oct to 31 Oct. Evenings, 29, 30 and 31 October
An hour-long round trip from Bury on the 'Scream Train', with a jump-scare walkthrough on the footbridge first and costumed monsters on board. Fancy dress encouraged; probably one for the braver end of primary school.
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Greenmount Scouts Family Bonfire and Fireworks (opens in a new tab)
Canon Lewis Hall, Holcombe Brook · Bury
7 Nov. Saturday 7 November: gates 6.30pm, bonfire 7.15pm, fireworks 8pm
A proper scout-run bonfire with games, stalls and refreshments, and a £2 child ticket. The fireworks are not until 8pm, so it is a late one for toddlers.
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Santa Specials on the East Lancashire Railway
Bury Bolton Street Station
28 Nov to 24 Dec. 28 to 29 November, 5 to 6 and 12 to 13 December, then daily 19 to 24 December
A walk through Bury Bolton Street dressed as a winter wonderland, then an 80-minute steam round trip to Rawtenstall with a brass band, a gift for every child and Santa coming down the carriage. The late November weekend is the cheapest by some distance, and parking in Bury is tight, so the Santa Shuttle from Heywood is worth a look.
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Bury Youth Theatre Juniors, Autumn Term 2026 (opens on The Met, Bury)
The Met · Bury
15 Dec. Tuesday 15 December, 5pm
Bury Youth Theatre Juniors, Autumn Term 2026 To book for the full term, purchase a £95 ticket for 15 December 2026
Listed by The Met, Bury · collected 21 Aug
Bury Youth Theatre Seniors, Autumn Term 2026 (opens on The Met, Bury)
The Met · Bury
16 Dec. Wednesday 16 December, 5pm
Bury Youth Theatre Seniors, Autumn Term 2026 To book for the full term, purchase a £95 ticket for 16 December 2026
Listed by The Met, Bury · collected 21 Aug
Open anyway in Bury
Places you can turn up to whether or not anything is on.
Burrs Country Park
Riverside country park on the Irwell with a playground, old mill remains and its own East Lancashire Railway station, so a heritage steam train can be part of the day rather than the whole of it.
Clarence Park
Twenty hectares, the biggest park in the borough, and the one Bury has actually spent money on: a concrete skate park went in for 180,000 pounds, and there is a playground, tennis, a cafe and a boating lido.
Nuttall Park
Ramsbottom's big riverside park, 600 metres on foot from the town centre, with a play area, tennis courts, sculpture trail pieces and a volunteer tea room at weekends. The free half of an East Lancashire Railway day.
Outwood Country Park
A hundred and twenty-five acres of woodland and meadow on the Irwell, with an old railway platform in the trees, a playground, free parking, a sculpture trail and roe deer if you are quiet. Radcliffe's free afternoon.
Whitehead Park
A mile out of Bury in Elton, with a play area, a youth zone for the ones who think they are too old for swings, a ball court, tennis and two free car parks. Green Flag since 2005.
Funtastic Play Centre
The long-standing Radcliffe centre, and the one that refuses to charge more at weekends or in the school holidays. Multi-tier frame, proper toddler section, home-cooked cafe.