Banbury Museum & Gallery in Oxfordshire will run a full schedule of daily children’s craft workshops during the February half-term, from Monday 16 to Friday 20 February 2026. The sessions are intended to give local families affordable, supervised activity options while schools are closed for the holiday.
The programme includes hands-on workshops such as kite-making, building miniature ponds and creating weather mobiles. The museum is also running its returning holiday highlight, “Brick Madness,” which invites children to take part in free creative play using the museum’s large collection of LEGO bricks.
According to Oxfordshire County Council, these dates fall within the official county spring half-term (16–20 February 2026). Sessions are scheduled twice daily, with morning slots from 10:30am to 12:00pm and afternoon slots from 1:30pm to 3:00pm.
Activities generally cost around £3.00 per child. Some sessions are available as drop-in events, while others require pre-booking to manage capacity in the Education Room — full details, session-by-session booking information and ticketing are available on the Banbury Museum & Gallery website.
These events follow Cherwell District Council’s 28 January 2026 announcement of updated budget proposals that include extra funding for Banbury Museum and a review of the level and form of future support after a strong public response; the Executive was due to consider the proposals on 3 February and the Council on 23 February 2026. The museum has been part of the town for about 85 years and is managed by the Banbury Museum Trust, a Charitable Incorporated Organisation that has run the site since 2013.
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