Bury Youth Dance (opens on The Met, Bury)
The Met · Bury
until 14 Dec. Every Monday, 6.30pm
Runs on 6 dates. Times, prices and tickets are on the organiser's own page.
Listed by The Met, Bury · collected 9 Nov
What’s on for kids in Bury
10 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
Rhyme Time with Claire (Radcliffe Library service) (opens in a new tab)
New Life Church, Radcliffe · Bury
until 14 Dec. Mondays in term time, 10.30am
Radcliffe Library's Monday rhyme time carries on at New Life Church, 10.30am in term time, while the library is closed for its move into the new Radcliffe Hub. Cost is not stated on the council page.
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Movers and Shakers: movement class for 1 to 5s (opens in a new tab)
The Box, The Met, Market Street, Bury BL9 0BW
until 16 Dec. Wednesdays, 1.30pm to 2.30pm, not 28 October
A movement class for 1 to 5s and their grown-ups at The Met in Bury, Wednesdays 1.30pm to 2.30pm until 16 December, with no session in half term. £4.50 a session. Good for burning off energy indoors.
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Rhyme and Chat Time at Bury Library (opens in a new tab)
Bury Library (enter by the ramp opposite the Job Centre, beside Textile Hall)
until 17 Dec. Thursdays in term time, 11.30am to 12.30pm
Free Rhyme and Chat Time at Bury Library on Thursdays in term time, 11.30am to 12.30pm, aimed at early speech and language. No booking. Use the ramp opposite the Job Centre and staff will let you in.
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This weekend
Rhyme Time with Claire (Radcliffe Library service) (opens in a new tab)
New Life Church, Radcliffe · Bury
until 14 Dec. Mondays in term time, 10.30am
Radcliffe Library's Monday rhyme time carries on at New Life Church, 10.30am in term time, while the library is closed for its move into the new Radcliffe Hub. Cost is not stated on the council page.
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Rhyme and Chat Time at Bury Library (opens in a new tab)
Bury Library (enter by the ramp opposite the Job Centre, beside Textile Hall)
until 17 Dec. Thursdays in term time, 11.30am to 12.30pm
Free Rhyme and Chat Time at Bury Library on Thursdays in term time, 11.30am to 12.30pm, aimed at early speech and language. No booking. Use the ramp opposite the Job Centre and staff will let you in.
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Movers and Shakers: movement class for 1 to 5s (opens in a new tab)
The Box, The Met, Market Street, Bury BL9 0BW
until 16 Dec. Wednesdays, 1.30pm to 2.30pm, not 28 October
A movement class for 1 to 5s and their grown-ups at The Met in Bury, Wednesdays 1.30pm to 2.30pm until 16 December, with no session in half term. £4.50 a session. Good for burning off energy indoors.
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Bury Youth Dance (opens on The Met, Bury)
The Met · Bury
until 14 Dec. Every Monday, 6.30pm
Runs on 6 dates. Times, prices and tickets are on the organiser's own page.
Listed by The Met, Bury · collected 9 Nov
Home Educated Drama Workshop (opens on The Met, Bury)
The Met · Bury
11 Nov to 2 Dec. Every Wednesday, 12pm
Runs on 4 dates. Times, prices and tickets are on the organiser's own page.
Listed by The Met, Bury · collected 9 Nov
Coming up in Bury
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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Jack and the Beanstalk (The Met's Christmas panto) (opens in a new tab)
Derby Hall, The Met, Market Street, Bury BL9 0BW
5 Dec to 28 Dec. Selected dates, 5 to 28 December
The Met in Bury does Jack and the Beanstalk with Big Tiny, 5 to 28 December. There is a relaxed show on 13 December at 11am, a pyjama show on 11 December and a BSL show on 18 December. From £15.
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Disney's Dare to Dream Jr (opens on The Met, Bury)
The Met · Bury
12 Dec. Saturday 12 December, 2pm and 6pm
Starts at 2pm. Times, prices and tickets are on the organiser's own page.
Listed by The Met, Bury · collected 9 Nov
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 9 Nov
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 9 Nov
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.
Bury Transport Museum
A restored 1848 railway goods warehouse full of cars, buses, trucks and trains, just across the road from the East Lancashire Railway's Bolton Street station. Open whenever the railway's trains run, and free with a Day Rover.