October Half Term: Mighty Mushrooms
Price
Free–£16
Activities are free with a museum ticket or membership. General admission is choose-your-own: £9 lower-cost, £12 recommended or £16 pay-it-forward; children aged six and under and essential carers are free.
About
A family half-term programme investigates fungi through daily demonstrations, an indoor trail, crafts and a gentler under-five story session.
The daily programme includes the Thackray Boffins’ Funky Fungi show at 11:30 and 13:30, a Truffle Shuffle Trail and Spore Stamping craft from 10:00 to 16:00, and Baby Bellas’ Story Time for under-fives at 10:30. Activities are described as included with a museum ticket. The published programme runs 24 October to 1 November 2026.
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