The summer holidays are drawing to a close but there’s still plenty to do! We’ve got a full list of Grimsby and Cleethorpes summer fun below, so keep reading to get to the good stuff!
If you’re interested in what’s on during the other weeks of the holiday, click on the week below to be taken to the list:
- Week 1 – 24th July – 30th July
- Week 2 – 31st July – 6th August
- Week 3 – 7th August – 13th August
- Week 4 – 14th August – 20th August
- Week 6 – 28th August – 3rd September
Or check out theses FREE things to do in Cleethorpes and Grimsby!
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Monday 21st August
Craft Challenge
Cleethorpes Leisure Centre, Kingsway, Cleethorpes – 1:00-5:00pm – ages 6+
Work as a team to create different items and test their endurance. Previous events have included building a bridge and testing its strength, creating parachutes for our egg drop challenge and creating artwork to be displayed in our centres.
Price: £16 + booking fee
Tuesday 22nd August
Wet and Wild
King George V Stadium – 10am-3pm – ages 7-12
Bring a towel and a change of clothes because you are about to get WET! Expect wet and wild games including capture the flag, parkour, dodgeball, don’t spill and plenty of others.
Get in touch – 01472325300 enquiries@lincsinspire.com
Price: £16
Family Biscuit Decorating
Cleethorpes Leisure Centre – 10:30 am – 11:30 am – suitable for kids up to age 12
A fab family session with different themes each week. Take part in crafts and activities and have a cuppa while you join in (tea or coffee for adults and juice for the kids). Perfect for kids under 12 and adult supervision is need.
Book via the Lincs Inspire website.
Price: £5.50 per person.
Wednesday 23rd August
Messy Play Market Rased – Dinosaur Detectives
Market Rasen – 1:30-2:30 – ages 6 months – 5 years
It’s time to get messy with a BRAND NEW theme – Dinosaur Detectives!
It’s my favourite place to take the kids to get messy. They have the time of their live, and all the cleaning up is done for you! What’s not to love?
“Stomp with the oldest party animals on the planet and discover a messy land before time. Join the dino trail where you’ll find a herd of messy activities including jellysaurus, spaghettiraptor and fossil hunting. Or become a detective and hunt for dinosaurs amongst the swamps, deserts and volcanoes.”
Price: £10
Dance Workshop
Grimsby Health and Wellbeing Centre – 10am – 3pm – ages 7-15
Learn the latest TikTok dances, movie dances and other popular dances with these themed dance workshops. Energetic instructors are on hand to teach fun street dance skills.
Packed-lunch required for non-HAF bookings.
Get in touch 01472325300/enquiries@lincsinspire.com or book on the Lincs Inspire website.
Price: £16
Thursday 24th August
Little Lincs & Friends Play
Cleethorpes Leisure Centre – 9:30 am – 11:30 am – ages 0-13 years
The classic Little Lincs session for 0-5 years, with added activities for the older siblings (up to ages 13 years) and fun for all the family. Featuring soft play, messy play, sing time and crafts corner. Please note that the bouncy castle won’t be running at this session.
Contact: 01472323200/enquiries@lincsinspire.com
Price £4.70
Creative Arts & Glow
Cleethorpes Leisure Centre – 10am – 3pm – ages 7-12 years
A creative arts camp that incorporates singing, dancing and glow. Each session ends with a glow disco!
Get in touch: 01472325300/enquiries@lincsinspire.com or book via the Lincs Inspire website.
Price £16
Friday 25th August
One to One Cycle Coaching
Bradley Football Development Centre – 9am – 12:30pm – ages 6-11 years
One hour slots for either a Learn to Ride session or Cycling Confidence session, where our qualified coaches will help children learn how to ride a bike.
Contact: 01472325300/enquiries@lincsinspire.com or book via the Lincs Inspire website.
Price: £25
All Star Games
Cleethorpes Leisure Centre – 10am – 3pm – ages 5-12
Join in with a variety of games including dodgeball, cricket, football, tag games, frisbee and tonnes more.
Price: £16
Glow Disco & Skate
Grimsby Health and Wellbeing Centre – 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm – ages 5-12
Fun glow disco followed by a family skate session. – details below:
- 1pm to 3:30pm – fully supervised Glow Disco.
- 3:30pm to 5pm – fully supervised skate session.
Parents have a choice of coming to the family skate at 3:30pm to spectate or join in – chargeable as per normal rates: £3.60 per person, £1.10 skate hire. Or £1.10 to spectate only.
Contact: 01472325300/enquiries@lincsinspire.com book via the Lincs Inspire website.
Price: £16
Junior / Family Badminton
Health & Wellbeing Centre, Cromwell Road, Grimsby – 5:30-7:30
A Junior / Family Badminton session for ages 6+ led by qualified coaches. Adults can pay and play as part of the family.
Book via the call centre on 01472323100 or in site (up to 6 days in advance).
Price £3.60 per player
Aqua Disco
Cleethorpes Leisure Centre, Kingsway, Cleethorpes – 6:30-8:00
Swimming with waves, slide and disco music. Under eights must be accompanied by an adult. For the safety of our customers our adult to child ratio is one adult per two children under eight.
Members and non-members can buy tickets 7 days in advance in person, in the centre, or turn up on the night but advance tickets are not available online or by phone.
There’s usually a huge queue on the night for the aqua disco, so it’s worth buying tickets in advance.
All customers need a Lincs Inspire card to attend but it’s free to sign up.
Price: pay as you go £5.30, Subscription members £1.
Aikido – Martial Arts
Cleethorpes Leisure Centre, Kingsway, Cleethorpes – 7:30-9:30
Aikido is a martial arts derived from Japan founded by O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba around the 1920s. Since then, it has developed into various styles and forms. Aikido involves projections, pins and locks starting from various attacks, with or without weapons. Aikido provides a good base for self defence, posture and fitness.
All are welcome, aged 12 and above.
This is a session run independently of Lincs Inspire. For more information, come along on Friday to speak to instructor, Michael Jennings. Alternatively call 01472581895 or search for @aikidocleethorpes on Facebook.
Price: £4.00 per person.
Saturday 26th August
Summer Fair at The Ugly Duckling
Caistor Lakes – 12-4 – all welcome
Caistor Lakes is hosting their first ever summer fair! Head down and show your support and check out some cool local businesses too!
Pear Tree Summer Fair
Pear Tree- 12-6 – everyone welcome.
Micky and Minnie Mouse will be making an appearance, along with their friends from the Paw Patrol. Expect to see a bouncy castle, craft stalls, gift stalls, face painting and glitter tattoos too.
You could even have a go on the raffle & tombola, or see what the future holds by getting a reading from a psychic. Perhaps visit the psychic before getting your raffle tickets though, eh?
Check out the event page on Facebook.
Sunday 27th August
Jubefest 2023
The Jubilee – from 1pm
Head on down to the annual Jubefest to be serenaded by some fantastic musical acts.
Don’t forget to share this with your friends so they can plan their summer too!