What's On
Make sure you don't miss out on the best child, mum and family events this month and into the future, with our handy calendar!
Showtime
areas:Chiswick Date: Tuesday 31st July 2012
Times: 12.00 until late afternoon
Location: W6 0TH
Part of the London 2012 Festival, Showtime is London’s largest ever free outdoor arts festival.
Jeremy Deller: Sacrilege
areas:Chiswick Date: Tuesday 31st July 2012
Times: 10am until 6pm
Location: W6 0TH
Sacrilege is a life-size replica of Stonehenge made as a fully operational bouncy castle. Part of the London 2012 Festival.
Olympic Sports Cafe
areas:Chiswick From: 30/07/12 to 12/08/12
Times: 3pm until 7pm daily
Location: W4 5DT
The Olympics are being shown on our big TV screens. Light refreshments available. Open to all the local community.
Dukes Meadows Summer Fun
areas:Chiswick Date: Sunday 29th July 2012
Times: 11am
Location: W4 2RX
Eagle Heights Falconry Display - Dukes Meadows Trust are running another series of free children's summer fun events.
Olympic Cycling Road Race
areas:Chiswick From: 28/07/12 to 29/07/12
The men's and women's cycling road race passes through Hammersmith & Fulham and Richmond on the first weekend.
All the Bells
areas:Chiswick Date: Friday 27th July 2012
Times: 8am
Simultaneous, nationwide bell-ringing to celebrate the first day of London 2012! Ring your bicycle bells or door bells!
Classical Music Concert for Babies
areas:Chiswick From: 27/07/12 to 30/11/99
Times: 11am
Location: W4 1TT
Violinist Hazel Ross will be giving a violin recital. Hazel plays internationally as a classical musician and session violinist!
Olympic Torch - Chiswick
areas:Chiswick Date: Friday 27th July 2012
Times: 10.15am
Location: W4 2UG
Around 10.15am, the Olympic Torch should be passing Chiswick Pier in a flotilla including the Gloriana.
Africa Village
areas:Chiswick From: 27/07/12 to 12/08/12
Location: W2 4RU
Set up at Kensington Gardens, the continent of Africa is here to welcome you throughout the Olympic Games.
Imagine Denmark
areas:Chiswick From: 27/07/12 to 12/08/12
Times: 11am until 11pm
Location: E1 1TW
Discover the best of Danish culture, lifestyle, food, drink and LEGO at Imagine Denmark.
Olympic Torch - Hammersmith & Fulham
areas:Chiswick Date: Thursday 26th July 2012
Welcome the Olympic Torch to Hammersmith & Fulham. Plus FREE celebration event in Jerdan Place, Fulham.
Russia Sochi Park
areas:Chiswick From: 26/07/12 to 12/08/12
Times: 10am until 9.30pm (last entry 8.30Pm)
Curious to see what a winter Olympics would be like in Russia? Russia Sochi Park will do it’s best to show you.
Austria House Tirol
areas:Chiswick From: 26/07/12 to 12/08/12
Times: 10am until 10pm
Location: EC3N 4DH
The Austria House Tirol will be at Trinity House in Tower Hill, with Tirolean events and customs taking place daily.
Youth 7s
areas:Chiswick From: 25/07/12 to 26/07/12
Times: 10.30am until 3.30pm
Location: TW2 7SX
Harlequins Rugby Club will host the Youth7s Touch Rugby Festival at their grounds, the Twickenham Stoop. Join in!
Olympic Torch - Hounslow
areas:Chiswick Date: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Support the Torch on its journey through Hounslow, starting at the handover site on Kew Bridge.
Olympic Torch - Ealing
areas:Chiswick Date: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Join the crowds of people welcoming the Olympic Torch to Ealing.
Story Lab Summer Reading Challenge
areas:Chiswick From: 21/07/12 to 08/09/12
Location: W4 2AB
Children can join Story Lab at Chiswick Library. Read six books and tell library staff about them to receive a prize.
BT River of Music
areas:Chiswick From: 21/07/12 to 22/07/12
A weekend of free music from around the world on stages along the River Thames.
House of Switzerland
areas:Chiswick From: 21/07/12 to 12/08/12
Times: 9am until 11pm
Location: SE1 9DD
The House of Switzerland in London showcases the diversity of Switzerland in miniature.
Alternative Games
areas:Chiswick Date: Friday 20th July 2012
Times: 12 noon until 6pm
Location: W6 0TH
Why to all the way to the Olympic park when you could visit the Alternative Games in Ravenscourt Park?
The Owl and the Pussycat
areas:Chiswick From: 20/07/12 to 31/07/12
Times: Various
ROH2 present a water-bound operatic spectacle for the whole family based around the enchanting Edward Lear poem.
Hansel & Gretel - Chiswick House
areas:Chiswick Date: Thursday 19th July 2012
Times: Gates open at 6pm
Location: W4 2RP
Spend a summer evening with Hansel and Gretel in one of the most famous fairytales of all time.
Dukes Meadows Summer Fun
areas:Chiswick Date: Sunday 15th July 2012
Times: 11am
Location: W4 2RX
Albert and Friends Circus Workshop - Dukes Meadows Trust are running another series of free children's summer events.
Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband - Chiswick House
areas:Chiswick Date: Thursday 12th July 2012
Times: Gates open at 7pm
Location: W4 2RP
Blackmail, political corruption, intrigue, romance and razor-sharp wit make this Oscar Wilde satire an audience favourite.
William Hogarth School Summer Fair
areas:Chiswick Date: Saturday 7th July 2012
Times: 12 noon until 4.30pm
Location: W4 5DT
A family and community event, with traditional fairground rides, bouncy castle, barbecue, face-painting and more.
Summer Fair
areas:Chiswick Date: Wednesday 4th July 2012
Times: 8.30am until 2.30pm
Location: W6 9JT
Come by The Hampshire Hog for a Summer Fair lollapalooza hosted by West London Tots and WestLondonMum.co.uk
Chiswick Horticultural Society's Children's Show
areas:Chiswick Date: Sunday 1st July 2012
Times: Staging Time: 10.30am - 12.15pm, Judging: 12.30pm - 2.00pm
Location: W4 2RP
Chiswick Horticultural Society's Children's Show will take place at Chiswick House and Gardens.