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LSE Festival Family Day 2026

Join a morning of free activities for all the family at this year's LSE Festival on Saturday 20 June, 10am-1pm.

Explore this year's activities below and plan ahead to see which sessions you would like to join us for.

Sessions will either be ticketed or drop-in and ticket lines will open by 12noon on Monday 18 May. To find out more about Festival bookings, please visit the ticket information page or email events@lse.ac.uk.

A city for kids

Join us to reimagine urban spaces as places that attend to the needs of children and those who care for them.Come and see how much play could fit into a parking space and how welcome outdoor public space can be when it is designed with people's needs in mind. Have a seat, listen to a story, drink some coffee and watch your children play in a safe and creative environment, or join them!

Suitable for all ages (drop in)

Bringing beavers back to London

Join The Ealing Beaver Project, of Sir David Attenborough’s ‘Wild London' documentary fame, in this exciting talk about urban beavers in London! Şeniz Mustafa, the UK's first Urban Beaver Officer, will share insights into an exciting project in West London focused on urban beavers. These beavers were reintroduced to the area in 2023 and have had a positive impact on the environment, local wildlife, and the community. Şeniz's job is to connect with the public, teaching them about beavers and how we can live alongside these fascinating animals today.

6 to 12 years 10am-1pm and 12pm-1pm (ticketed)

Game on for a greener future

Fancy playing a card game where you get to build a greener world? Sign yourself and your kids up for an action-packed session of Dawn, the simpler and shorter version of the hit climate change board game Daybreak, with its co-creator Matteo Menapace.

  • You're in charge: play as world powers (US, China, Europe, or the Majority World) and build combos of cards to stop climate change and protect people from its impacts.
  • Serious fun: this is more than a game, it's a safe space to imagine how we can actually fix things together. Perfect for teens and parents who care about the planet and want to engage with global issues in a positive, hands-on way.
  • Dawn has not been released yet, so you’ll be among the first to try it out!

12 years and over (ticketed)

Washed up: make, create, act

Pick up a piece of plastic washed up from the River Thames and turn it into something beautiful. Make, create, and send your message out into the world- a hands-on creative adventure for kids and families with LSE academic Ganga Shreedhar and founder of Washed up Cards Flora Blathwayt.

7 years and over (ticketed)

Eco‑cookie creators

Our ever-popular themed cookie decorating session returns for another year!

In keeping with the LSE Festival’s theme of ‘How to Save the Planet’, our youngest change-makers will use their creativity to express (in edible form) the issues that matter most to them. Using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as inspiration - such as protecting the oceans, reducing waste, recycling, and sharing books, they’ll be encouraged to think about the things they care about most. The session will be led by LSE alumna and Founder of The Happy Bakery Co. and Persian Kitchen, Chardee Ezadkhasty.

Suitable for ages 4 to 10 (ticketed)

Planet protector bootcamp

Superhero masks at the ready! Join us in LSE’s innovation hub, The GenDen, for a multi-session bootcamp designed to teach our young Planet Protectors about the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling.

Complete a series of fun, action-packed challenges and earn your very own Planet Protector Hero certificate - a badge of honour that proves your eco-super skills are officially unleashed! Children will see how small actions can make a big difference, all while imagining, crafting, and powering up their eco-super powers to help save the planet.

Suitable for ages 6-10 (ticketed)

Face painting throughout the morning

Please note, children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. If children are attending different sessions each must be accompanied.