Play Days 2026

Free fun-filled play days. No need to book! Just turn up and join in. Equipment provided

Please register below to receive information about our free events.

Summer Holidays Play Days on Tour 2026

All the Play Days on Tour are Free to attend - no need to book just turn up and enjoy the fun - these are aimed at Under 10's but all ages welcome.

They run from 2 - 4 pm at 10 locations across the district

28th July – Haywards Heath – Victoria Park RH16 4LR

Tons of Sound - Music & DJ Workshops

Circus Skills with Circus Allstars

Fun Golf Course with Jolf Golf

Tomfoolery - Magic & fun

Flamenco Dance

Music Bus - Music & rhymes for babies & children

WSCC - Giant Games, doodles and freebies

Baby Ballet - Ballet for Toddlers

Creative Painting with Rosa

Sussex Green Living - Eco Art & education

Bentswood CIC – Anna – arts & crafts

Little Kickers Tots Football

Tennis skills with Tom

Junk Percussion with Mat

First Aid + demonstrations

Police

29th July – Crawley Down – Haven Rec RH10 4LJ

Tons of Sound - Music & DJ Workshops

Circus Skills with Circus Allstars

Fun Golf Course with Jolf Golf

Tomfoolery - Magic & fun

Flamenco Dance

Music Bus - Music & rhymes for babies & children

Wakehurst Nature Crafts

Glendale Animal Masks

Nature Makers - Crafts with Mel

Catkin & Conker Nature crafts

WSCC Library – activities

Little Kickers Tots Football

Cricket with Crawley Down Cricket Club

Glendale Tractor

Police

Little Lotus Yoga - Donna

Free Refreshments – The Haven Centre

First Aid + demonstrations

4th Aug – Hassocks – Adastra Park BN6 8QH

Tons of Sound - Music & DJ Workshops

Circus Allstars - Circus Skills

Jolf Golf - Fun Golf Course

Wish Works Puppet Show

Maggie - Music & rhymes for babies & children

WSCC - Giant Games, doodles and freebies

Ballet for Toddlers

Flamenco Dance

Poponin Badge Making

Nature Makers - Crafts with Mel

Wakehurst – Arts & Crafts

Little Kickers Tots Football

Tiny Tekkers - Multi sports activities

Happy Hockey - Hockey Games and activities

Police

First Aid + demonstrations

5th Aug – Cuckfield – Whiteman’s Green @ HH Rugby Club RH17 5HX

Tons of Sound - Music & DJ Workshops

Circus Allstars - Circus Skills

Jolf Golf - Fun Golf Course

Wish Works Puppet Show

Music Bus - Music & rhymes for babies & children

Flamenco Dance

Nature Makers - Crafts with Mel

Catkin & Conker – nature-based arts

Animal Masks – Glendale

Happy Hockey - Hockey Games and activities

Baby Ballet

Little Kickers Tots Football

Police

HH Rugby Club – rugby skills

Glendale Tractor

First Aid + demonstrations

11th – East Grinstead – Mount Noddy RH19 3HP

Tons of Sound - Music & DJ Workshops

Circus Allstars - Circus Skills

Jolf Golf - Fun Golf Course

Patches entertainer - Vicky

Music Bus - Music & rhymes for babies & children

WSCC - Giant Games, doodles and freebies

Nature Makers - Crafts with Mel

Catkin & Conker - Nature Crafts with Lucy

Creative Painting with Rosa

Little Kickers Tots Football

Tiny Tekkers - Multi sports

Basketball Skills – Drew

East Grinstead Hockey Club – activities & skills

Little Lotus Yoga - Donna

Places Leisure Kings – games                    

Police

WSCC Library – activities

Junk Percussion with Mat

First Aid + demonstrations

12th Aug – Ardingly – Ardingly Rec RH17 6TB

Tons of Sound - Music & DJ Workshops

Circus Allstars - Circus Skills

Jolf Golf - Fun Golf Course

Patches entertainer - Vicky

Music Bus - Music & rhymes for babies & children

Tennis skills with Tom

Wakehurst – crafts

Arts & crafts with Kirsty

Catkin & Conker – nature-based crafts

Nature Makers - Crafts with Mel

Brick Library – build, play, learn, connect

Basketball Skills with Drew

Police

First Aid + demonstrations

18th Aug – Hurstpierpoint – Court Bushes BN6 9TH

Tons of Sound - Music & DJ Workshops

Circus Allstars - Circus Skills

Jolf Golf - Fun Golf Course

Wish Works Puppets Show

Music Bus - Music & rhymes for babies & children

Creative Painting with Rosa

Badge Making with Poponin

Catkin & Conker - Nature Arts & Crafts

Arts & crafts with Kirsty

Basketball Skills with Drew

Happy Hockey – Hockey games & activities

Free refreshments The Point Church

Kiddie Capers Nursery – messy play

Brick Library – build, play, learn, connect

Police

First Aid + demonstrations

19th Aug – Handcross – Handcross Rec RH17 6DU

Tons of Sound - Music & DJ Workshops

Circus Allstars - Circus Skills

Jolf Golf - Fun Golf Course

Wish Works Puppets Show

Music Bus - Music & rhymes for babies & children

WSCC - Giant Games, doodles and freebies

Little Kickers Tots Football

Happy Hockey – Hockey games & activities

Catkin & Conker – Nature-based crafts

Creative Painting with Rosa

Arts & crafts with Kirsty

Police

First Aid + demonstrations

25th Aug – Burgess Hill – World’s End Rec RH15 0QJ

Tons of Sound - Music & DJ Workshops

Circus Allstars - Circus Skills

Jolf Golf - Fun Golf Course

Tomfoolery – Magic & fun

Music Bus - Music & rhymes for babies & children

WSCC - Giant Games, doodles and freebies

Josefa – Flamenco Dance

Little Kickers - Tots Football

Tennis – Encore Tennis

Basketball Skills with Drew

To the Beat – Dance

Baby Ballet

Places Leisure Triangle – games or soft play

BH Rugby Club – games & activities

South Downs Boxing Club – skills & demos

Nature Makers - Crafts with Mel

Creative Painting with Rosa

Sussex Green Living - Eco Art & education

Police

First Aid + demonstrations

26th Aug – Bolney – Batchelors Field RH17 5PF

Tons of Sound - Music & DJ Workshops

Circus Allstars - Circus Skills

Jolf Golf - Fun Golf Course

Tomfoolery - Magic & fun

Music Bus - Music & rhymes for babies & children

Flamenco Dance

Little Kickers - Tots Football

Rugby Tots - Rugby Skills

Basketball with Drew

Glendale - Animal Masks

Creative Painting with Rosa

Arts & crafts with Kirsty

First Aid + demonstrations

Glendale Tractor

Police + car

Free Refreshments – Batchelors Field Cafe

Register for Play Day updates

If you would like more information, please register to receive email updates on any free Mid Sussex District Council activities and events.

Registration Form

Play Days - Events and Activities 2025

Revisit Play Days at home

Revisit the Play Days at Home programme created in 2020 on our MSDC YouTube channel. 

You can see Tomfoolery tell jokes and do some magic, Wish Works Puppets Sam the Mouse and Sebastian the Fox will tell funny stories. You can learn dance moves with Lucy from Pop Steps and lots more!

Contact us

If you need further information please contact the team at youth@midsussex.gov.uk

Last updated: 24 June 2026