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February family fun
What's on at the museums!
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Roar-some Fun
February half-term holiday
At Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum -
Spectacular Space
At The Commandery
February half-term holiday fun -
Living History
At The Commandery
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 February 2026 -
Museum Detectives family trail
In term time
At Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum -
Make a silver ring
One-day course
At Worcestershire County Museum, Hartlebury Castle -
John Singer Sargent
An American in WorcestershireSaturday 17 January – Sunday 14 June 2026
At Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum -
Commandery Quest
Escape RoomBook now
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Pikelets
Tots Through Time
Wednesday mornings at The Commandery
February half-term holiday 2026 at the museums!
Love Worcester Festival is back in 2026! 🩷 The festival celebrates heritage across the city with lots of events from 14 – 22 February 2026. Here’s how you can enjoy Love Worcester at The Commandery and the Art Gallery and Museum.
Celebrate Worcester by going galactic with Spectacular Space at The Commandery, and Living History weekend is back – 375 years after the Battle of Worcester! Have a roar-some time with brilliant dinosaur themed fun at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum.
Check out what’s on in the half-term holiday…
The Commandery
Tuesday 17, Wednesday 18, Thursday 19 February 2026, 10.30am – 12noon.
Go out of this world in a fun galactic stay and play family morning in the February half-term holiday!
Children can design their very own astronaut mask, create moving rocket pictures, and paint the planets with balloons. Get hands-on with space-themed messy play trays too! 🚀
Family mornings end with a drink, a biscuit and a story.
Suitable for children pre-school age to 11 years old.
£5.50 per child + general admission. General admission applies to all visitors and can be purchased online or on the day of your visit.
All day, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 February 2026
Come face to face with the past at The Commandery’s biggest weekend of the year!
Explore living history encampments and watch marvellous military displays at Worcester’s historic Commandery.
The site will be alive with performances by musicians and dancers, and you can learn about traditional crafts too.
Encounter reenactors throughout the beautiful Grade-1 listed building and gardens, where they’ll be demonstrating and displaying historical weaponry.
A full schedule will be available before the event.
Living History 2026 is organised in partnership with The Worcester Re-enactors.
Plan your visit
Opening hours
- Saturday 21 February, 10am – 5pm (last entry 4pm)
- Sunday 22 February, 10am – 4pm (last entry 3pm)
Admission
Usual admission applies; free admission to those with a season or residents’ pass. Find out more.
Advance booking is not essential, you can just turn up, pay in the shop, and enjoy!
At Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Saturday 14, Wednesday 18, Friday 20 February 2026, 10.30 – 11.30am.
Come and get arty this February half-term holiday at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum!
Children will be able to make a roar-some clay creation – will it be a dino egg, footprint or a fossil?
To go with it, make a fantastic prehistoric companion to take home, a 3D cardboard dinosaur.
And design collagraph prints inspired by dinosaurs and fossils too!
Get Arty is on: Saturday 14 February, Wednesday 18 February, Friday 20 February at 10.30 – 11.30am.
£5.50 per child. A parent or carer must stay during the session. Free entry to the Art Gallery and Museum.
Saturday 14 February – Sunday 22 February 2026 (closed Mondays).
This February half-term holiday is perfectly prehistoric!
Follow a fun family trail and become a dino detective. Search for 8 hidden eggs around the museum as you reveal the dinosaurs hidden inside each mysterious egg… what will you find?
£1, purchase your trail from the Art Gallery and Museum shop.
Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am – 4pm, and Sunday 10am – 3pm.
Free entry to the Art Gallery and Museum (closed Mondays). Plan your visit.
Saturday 14 February – Sunday 22 February 2026 (closed Mondays).
Have roar-some fun at the Art Gallery and Museum this February!
Pick up an activity bag and get creative in the Activity Space during the school holiday. Here’s what you’ll be able to get up to:
- Make a pop-up dinosaur in its very own paper-plate egg
- Create your own dinosaur matching game
- Make your own mini palaeontologist notebook
The Art Gallery and Museum is fully equipped for young creatives to get going on their making. Each activity bag has multiple themed activities inside along with colouring and puzzle sheets.
£2.50, purchase your activity bags from the Art Gallery and Museum shop.
Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am – 4pm, and Sunday 10am – 3pm.
Free entry to the Art Gallery and Museum (closed Mondays). Plan your visit.
Have fun!Â
