Half Term Holidays

Staffordshire is packed with events and things to do for February half-term.

Discover our great theme parks and attractions, and keep the children entertained, whatever the weather.

February half term events

It’s the Pirate and Princess Takeover at Alton Towers Resort, with swashbuckling adventures for hotel guests, like treasure hunts, fancy dress parades, and interactive game shows, and visits to the Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE, Splash Landings waterpark and more.

At Drayton Manor Park, Thomas Land reopens for half term week, with family rides and live shows from the Fat Controller and Friends at Knapford Station, while selected rides will also be open in the theme park, and there is a 15 acre zoo full of exotic species too.

Monkey around with the macaques at Trentham Monkey Forest, which reopens for the 2019 season, or enjoy some more animal antics at the National Forest Adventure Farm for New Life on the Farm Week.

Celebrate the arrival of the first lambs of the year at Lower Drayton Farm, and get back to nature with the ranger activities, like pond-dipping and bush craft, at Conkers.

Or for a more high-octane adventure, take the wheel at Midland Karting, where there are special offers on practice sessions throughout half-term week.

Get an insight into the life of an ancient warrior at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, as well as crafty capers like creating an Anglo-Saxon pot or decorating the giant 3D rabbit frame.

Explore the Golden Goose Trail at the Gladstone Pottery Museum, where you can also enjoy the Fairy Tales & Fables Fun Day, with magic shows, face painting and balloon modelling, plus daily arts and crafts sessions.

There’s family fun at the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum, including craft activities, nature-themed trail and sessions with Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, and Lego and Train Your Dragon drop-in workshops at the Museum of Cannock Chase.

And there’s free entry all week at the Staffordshire Regiment Museum, home to World War One trenches, armoured vehicles and more.

You’ll find amazing live entertainment at the Garrick Theatre, with Milkshake Live, Brainiac Live, and a Frozen sing-a-long lined up for the holidays, while you can lose yourself in the classic tale of Jack and the Beanstalk at the Gatehouse Theatre.

Half term things to do in Staffordshire

As well as a packed programme of February half term events, there are plenty of other half term things to do in Staffordshire.

Choose from challenging climbs and slipping and sliding around at the SnowDome, or leave winter behind and make a splash with a tropical adventure at Waterworld.

Discover the secrets of Stafford Castle and Tamworth Castle, with ancient tales of battles, knights and princesses, and explore the battles of the skies at the Royal Air Force Museum at Cosford, with its collection of vintage planes and the fascinating Cold War Exhibition.

Younger visitors will love the Landscapes of Life exhibition at the National Memorial Arboretum, with its digital path of leaves, interactive memory booth and immersive displays.

Browse the wonderful ceramic collection, take the factory tour, and get your hands dirty at the potter’s wheel at World of Wedgwood, or head into the Great Outdoors for a bracing stroll through the neighbouring Hem Heath Woods.

Walk the sprawling grounds at The Trentham Estate, home of enchanted fairies to spot, and Weston Park, with the thrills of one of the longest double zipwires in the country to help you burn off some energy.

Other things to do for half term in Staffordshire

For more ideas on things to do for half term in Staffordshire, browse our events listings in the Whats On section.