1Mill Farm Folk Festival 2026
A midsummer folk music festival in the Dorset countryside featuring a variety of bands alongside family activities like face painting and arts and crafts.
1.6 milesSun 26 Jul11:30£2
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Families This Weekend in Yeovil
A tidy shortlist for families who would quite like to leave the house without spending half the morning opening tabs. We keep it local, useful, and blessedly free of events that tell you absolutely nothing.
10 picks around Yeovil, from 9 local venues. The map pin is doing actual work here.
25–26 July Near Yeovil
Not every listing gets a golden ticket
These picks come from the same behind-the-scenes legwork that powers Near Here. We check a frankly silly number of local listings, then keep the family-friendly ones that are nearby, properly described, and worth recommending.
Happening Saturday 25 July to Sunday 26 July.
Picked for Yeovil, not somewhere halfway across the county.
Only Local Gems and Curated venues make the cut, because standards are still a thing.
Listings with proper descriptions get bumped up the list. Three words and a shrug will not do.
Our 10 picks near Yeovil
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2Save the Children Fundraiser
at Lyme Regis Fossil Beach (Ammonite Pavement)
Come along to the Woodmead Halls from 11am until 2pm on Saturday 25 July for a cream tea, tombola and jumble sale in aid of the Lyme Regis branch of Save the Children. There will be a selection of cakes, books, jigsaws, bric-a-brac and clothing on sale.
21.6 milesSat 25 Jul12:00
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3Free! (worth double-checking)Kids Fest at Farrington's Farm! A family-friendly festival near Bristol & Bath
A fantastic day of family fun at Farrington's Kids Fest on 18th, 19th, 25th & 26th July 2026. Bubbles | Double Act Circus Shows | Inflatables | Games | Creative Play | Trailer Rides | Characters | Magic Shows | Games
24.9 milesSun 26 Jul11:00
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5Family Garden Party
18.8 milesSat 25 Jul
6Free! (worth double-checking)Lego Club Frome, Frome Library
Imagine, design, build. For children aged 5 and over. A free event
47 milesSat 25 Jul12:00
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8Kids Kicks - Repair Cafe/Pop Up Shop
Kids Kicks is bringing a free repair boot shop and pop up to Sparks Bristol on Saturday 25th July. Come on down for hand cleaned boots at affordable prices, tips on how to clean & maintain boots, fake boot spotting and much more! Saturday 25th July – 12:00pm – 4:30pm
35.7 milesSat 25 Jul12:00
9Kids Kick
Kids Kicks is bringing a free repair boot shop and pop up to Sparks Bristol on Saturday 25th July. Come on down for hand cleaned boots at affordable prices, tips on how to clean & maintain boots, fake boot spotting and much more! Saturday 25th July – 12:00pm – 4:30pm
35.7 milesSat 25 Jul12:00
10B-Elite Family Martial Arts
10am. Only £25 per Month. Family Classes. 3 years and above. – Allwelcome
26.7 milesSun 26 Jul£25
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