What’s on for kids in Warrington

9 dated events coming up in and around Warrington, Cheshire. Collected from the organisations running them, not from anyone paying to appear.

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Land of Lights lantern festival, Warrington

Gulliver's World, Warrington

Selected evenings, 24 October to 30 January: every night 24 to 30 October, Fridays to Sundays in November, most nights in December, Saturdays in January

A lantern trail at Gulliver's with monuments, dinosaurs and dreamworlds lit up, back for 2026 with new displays. Sunday and Wednesday nights are mostly dog-friendly, so pick another night if you have a child who is wary of dogs. Parking is free. It opens for October half term, so it doubles as a Halloween outing.

Price not listedBook online, early bird tickets on sale now

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This weekend

Land of Lights lantern festival, Warrington

Gulliver's World, Warrington

Selected evenings, 24 October to 30 January: every night 24 to 30 October, Fridays to Sundays in November, most nights in December, Saturdays in January

Price not listedBook online, early bird tickets on sale now

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Christmas at Gulliver's World

Gulliver's World, Warrington

Selected dates, 14 November to 24 December (Christmas Eve until 2pm)

Every package includes the North Pole Express to Santa's grotto and a gift the children pick themselves from the elf workshop; dearer ones add selected rides, Gully's Christmas Show and food. The £12 off-peak North Pole Express ticket is a one-hour visit with the rides switched off, which suits toddlers far better than eight year olds.

Packages from £12 off-peakBook a package online

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Coming up in Warrington

The Magic Lamp light trail at Bents

Bents Garden & Home, Glazebury · Warrington

Evenings, 20 November to 30 December, 4.30pm to 7.30pm

Bents' Hidden Garden turned into a Magic Lamp themed light trail with theatrical installations, soundscapes and storytelling, then a winter food market and a Christmas teepee to warm up in. Off-peak dates save £5 a head, which matters for a family: the 2+2 ticket runs from £60 to £80. Bents' own page says under 2s go free, although the booking page shows a free under-3 ticket, so check the age band when you book.

Adults £18.95 to £23.95, children £12.95 to £17.95, under 2s freeBook online, price depends on date

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Santa's Grotto at Walton Hall

Walton Hall & Gardens, Warrington

Weekends from 28 November, then daily 19 to 22 December

Run by Warrington Disability Partnership and built to be fully accessible: Santa, a present and a puzzle trail for £14 a child, adults £2, with festive crafts on the side. Photos are on sale on the day. The gardens, children's zoo and playground are right there, so it can be the start of a longer afternoon.

£14 per child, adults £2Book onlineIndoor option

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Tiny Tots Christmas Zoo Adventure

Walton Hall & Gardens, Children's Zoo · Warrington

Monday 30 November, 10.30am to 12pm

A ranger-led Christmas session at Walton Hall's children's zoo for ages 3 to 5 on Monday 30 November, 10.30am to 12pm. Animal encounters and a bauble craft. £15, with one adult per child.

£15Book online

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Christmas at the Children's Zoo, Walton Hall

Walton Hall & Gardens, Warrington

Selected mornings, 5 to 19 December

A 45-minute guided tour of the children's zoo, then a cardboard bauble to decorate and hang on the zoo's Christmas tree. Only one adult per child, because space is tight. For three to five year olds there is a longer Tiny Tots Christmas Zoo Adventure on Monday 30 November, also £15.

£15 per child, one adult includedBook online, limited places

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Festive Family Breakfast with Father Christmas at Bents

Bents Garden & Home, Glazebury · Warrington

Saturdays 5, 12 and 19 December, 9.30am to 11am

Letters to Father Christmas, a bacon or sausage barm, gingerbread biscuit decorating, a story with the man himself and a gift for each child. Every adult needs a ticket too, so a family of four is about £80 for ninety minutes on a Saturday morning, before anyone has looked at a bauble.

£24.99 per child, £14.99 per adultBook online, everyone attending needs a ticketIndoor option

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Aladdin at Parr Hall

Parr Hall, Palmyra Square, Warrington

30 December 2026 to 10 January 2027

Warrington's panto comes after Christmas, which makes it a good cure for the dead days before school goes back. Helen Flanagan and local lad Steven Arnold head the cast. On a 2 adult, 2 child booking the adults pay child prices.

£9 to £20 a seat, plus feesBook online or call 01925 442345Indoor option

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Adult Panto - Tinderella (opens on Culture Warrington)

Parr Hall · Warrington

Thursday 14 January, 7.30pm

Starts at 7.30pm. Times, prices and tickets are on the organiser's own page.

Check priceCheck before you goIndoor option

Listed by Culture Warrington · collected 9 Nov

Open anyway in Warrington

Places you can turn up to whether or not anything is on.

Kenyon Hall Farm

Warrington~15 min

4.5(2,999)

A working fruit farm with a farm shop, cafe and a free play area, plus pick your own from June to August. The strawberry tickets sell out fast and the fruit costs more than the supermarket, but nobody is here for the economics.

Free entry; Pumpkin Festival £3.95 a headAges 2-10

Lymm Dam

Warrington~15 min

4.6(836)

A 2km woodland loop round a Victorian dam on the edge of Lymm village: flat enough for a pushchair in dry weather, with a coffee van at the top and ducks all the way round. The classic short local walk, done properly.

Free, free parkingAges 2-11

Risley Moss

Warrington~10 min

4.6(745)

A raised peat bog nature reserve at Birchwood with woodland trails, bird hides and a visitor centre with toilets. Free, close and short enough for little legs, but closed on Fridays.

FreeAges 4-11

Walton Hall & Gardens

Warrington~10 min

4.7(6,537)

The reliable default: gardens, a children's zoo, a big playground and plenty of room to run. Pay for parking, nothing else.

Free entry, parking £4 to £5Ages 4-11

Warrington Museum & Art Gallery

WarringtonIn town

4.6(538)

Free, and a proper old municipal collection of more than 200,000 objects off Bold Street, heavy on archaeology and natural science. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Free entryIndoorsAges 3-11

Bates Farm

Warrington~15 min

4.8(188)

A working beef and sheep farm at Risley, run by two sisters, that opens for booked events: a 7-acre pumpkin patch with 40-odd varieties in October, Deck the Barn at Christmas and lambing in spring. Pumpkin entry is £15 a car.

Pumpkin patch £15 a car, pumpkins extra; Deck the Barn £10.50 a headEvents only: pumpkin picking in October, Deck the Barn on four weekends from 21 November, Meet the Lambs in springAges 1-12

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