VICTA Activity calendar
Welcome to the VICTA activity calendar. If you would like to get involved with our activities for children and young adults who are blind or partially sighted, you can browse all of our current and upcoming opportunities below.
Please note, our activities are subject to change. To get the latest news on our activities, please register for email updates and receive new opportunities direct to your inbox.
As a charity that supports children and young adults up the age of 29 with a vision impairment, we are obliged within our mandate to ensure those who attend VICTA Activities are registered sight impaired or severely sight impaired (as determined by visual acuity), or be able to provide proof that they are registerable. As such, please don’t be alarmed or offended at any such request for evidence and we will do our best with the information you supply.
We don’t want cost to be a barrier to attending one of our activities. If you or your family are experiencing any difficulties, please get in touch at activities@victa.org.uk.
Activities currently open for application
Christmas competition! Tree for Treats 2025
Enter our Christmas decoration competition to get your treat!
Age: 0 to 17 years
Competition open
Child Ticket Offer: Visit a Christmas Experience Near You!
Date: From 1 October 2025 to 3 January 2026
Location: Local activities near you
Age: Families
Apply now
14-17s & Parents: Pasta Masterclass with Jamie Oliver’s Cookery School
Date: Saturday 6 December 2025
Location: Jamie Oliver Cookery School, London
Age: 14 to 17 years plus one parent
Apply now
Hair & Care Workshops with Anna Cofone
Date: 17 December 2025
Location: London
Age: 14 to 29 years
Apply now
Goldilocks and the Three Bears – The Greatest Panto on Earth!
Date: Friday 19 December 2025
Location: Milton Keynes
Age: Families
Apply now
Free Junior Partially Sighted Football Taster Session – Manchester
Date: 10 January 2026
Location: Manchester
Age: 7 to 16 years
Apply now
Free Swimming Taster Session – North Somerset
Date: 10 January 2026
Location: Clevedon, North Somerset
Age: 5 to 17 years
Apply now
Level 3 Environmental Leadership Programme – London & Edinburgh
Date: Various dates commencing January 2026
Location: Online/London/Edinburgh
Age: 18 to 29 years
Apply now
Action Adventure Driving Day
Date: Saturday 17 January 2026
Location: Warwick
Age: 14 to 17 years
Apply now
Language Celebration Day for 14 to 17s
Date: Saturday 31 January 2026
Location: New College Worcester
Age: 14 to 17 years
Apply now
Try out the Helix – the world’s largest slide
Date: Saturday 7 February 2026
Location: Olympic Park, London
Age: 18+
Apply now
Young Achievers Science Family Day – Magna Science Park
Date: Sunday 8 February 2026
Location: Magna, Rotherham
Age: Families
Apply now
Free Cycling Taster Day at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester
Date: 28 February 2026
Location: Manchester
Age: 12 to 29s
Apply now
VICTA Travel Offer to attend the FA England Talent Days
Date: 1 April 2026
Location: St George's Park
Age: 7 to 16 years
Apply now
Spring Family Weekend 2026 – Gone Prehistoric!
Date: 22 to 25 May 2026
Location: Derbyshire
Age: Families
Apply now
Sports Family Weekend 2026
Date: 24 to 27 July 2026
Location: Grantham
Age: Families
Apply now
Opening soon
Register your interest in our up-coming activities
VI Golf Taster with England & Wales Blind Golf
Date: TBC
Location: TBC
Age: Families
Register interest
Now closed
These activities have now closed for applications however you can still view them to find out details.
VICTA Braille Art Competition 2025
Enter the Braille Art Competition 2025
Location: At home
Age: 0 to 29 years
Competition closed
Introduction to Sailing Vision Week and the Sailing Vision Trust and VISA Sailing (Virtual Workshop)
Date: Thursday 9 January 2025
Location: Online/Zoom
Who: Parents & VI participants aged 18+
Applications closed
Travel Offer to Paralympic GB’s ‘Discover Your Paralympic Potential’ Events
Date: Next date 2 February
Location: Liverpool
Age: 10+ years
Offer closed
Free Athletics Taster Day at Leeds Beckett University
Date: 18 February 2025
Location: Leeds
Age: 10 to 17 years
Applications closed
18+ iFly – Milton Keynes
Date: Saturday 22 February 2025
Location: Milton Keynes
Age: 18 to 29 years old
Applications closed
Navigating the Early Years with VICTA & RSBC
Date: Saturday 1 March 2025
Location: Birmingham
Age: Families
Applications closed
Free Junior Partially Sighted Football Taster Session – Liverpool
Date: 1 March 2025
Location: Liverpool
Age: 7 to 16 years
Applications closed
Young Achievers Science Family Day – Winchester Science Centre
Date: Saturday March 1 2025
Location: Winchester
Age: Families
Applications closed
Introduction to Surfing with Surfing England – Virtual Workshop
Date: 4 March 2025 TBC
Location: Online/Zoom
Age: Parents & 18+
Applications closed
Blind in Business Exceeding Expectations Webinar for 14 to 17s
Date: 6 March 2025
Location: Virtual
Age: 14 to 17
Applications closed
Partially Sighted & Blind Football Taster with Fulham FC Foundation
Date: 15 March 2025
Location: Fulham FC Training Ground, New Malden
Age: 5 to 16 years and 16 plus
Applications closed
Legoland Windsor Science Day for 10 to 13s
Date: 15 March 2025
Location: Windsor
Age: 10 to 13 years
Applications closed
Science behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum!
Date: 15 March 2025
Location: Natural History Museum, London
Age: 14 to 17 years
Applications closed
Introduction to VI Cycling with British Cycling (Virtual Workshop)
Date: Tuesday 25 March 2025
Location: Online/Zoom
Who: Parents
Applications closed
Accessible Arts at Milton Keynes Gallery
Date: 5 April 2025
Location: Milton Keynes
Age: Families
Applications closed
Introduction to Swimming Virtual Workshop with Swim England
Date: 8 April 2025
Location: Virtual
Age: Parents
Applications closed
SnowDome Skiing Experience
Date: 13 April 2025
Location: Tamworth
Age: 14 to 17 years
Applications closed
VI Adaptive Rowing Taster Day at Leicester Rowing Club
Date: 15 April 2025
Location: Leicester
Age: 12 to 17 years
Applications closed
VICTA Travel Offer to attend the FA England Talent Day
Date: 16 April 2025
Location: St George's Park
Age: 7 to 16 years
Applications closed
Swimming Taster at the iconic London Aquatics Centre
Date: 19 April 2025
Location: London Aquatics Centre
Age: 5 to 16 years
Applications closed
VICTA Sunflower Race 2025
Date: Apply now
Location: Your gardens!
Who: Families
Applications closed
Partially Sighted Football Taster Session – RNC Hereford
Date: 10 May 2025
Location: RNC Hereford
Age: 7 to 16 years
Applications closed
Climbing Taster Day at Warwick University
Date: Saturday 10 May 2025
Location: Warwick University Campus, Coventry
Age: 10 to 17 years
Applications closed
ONCE & VICTA Spanish/English Language Sessions 2025
Date: 10 May 2025
Location: Zoom
Age: 14 to 17 years
Applications closed
Parent Workshops: Technology for your VI Child
Date: 12 and 15 May
Location: Zoom
Age: Parents of VI children
Applications closed



