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
Join the VICTA Book Club!
Date: March to August 2026
Location: Virtual
Age: 5 to 29 years
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ONCE & VICTA Spanish/English Language Sessions 2026
Date: Dates across April & May 2026
Location: Zoom
Age: 14 to 17 years
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VICTA Sunflower Race 2026
Date: March to August 2026
Location: Your gardens!
Who: Families
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Adaptive Surfing with Inclusive Surfing Scotland
Date: Sunday 10 May 2026
Location: Edinburgh
Age: 10 to 17s
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Parent Workshops: Technology for your VI Child
Date: 12, 18 and 21 May
Location: Zoom
Age: Parents of VI children
Apply nowÂ
Ticket Offer for National Children’s Gardening Week 2026
Date: Saturday 23 May to Sunday 31 May 2026
Age: 0 to 17
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Braille Writing Competition 2026
Age: 5 to 17 years
Closing date: 29 May 2026
Apply nowÂ
VICTA Parents LIVE!
Date: 6 June 2026
Who: Parents
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VI Watersports Festival
Date: 20 & 21 June 2026
Location: Bristol
Age: 8 to 29s
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Hair & Care Workshops with Anna Cofone
Date: 27 May & 24 June 2026
Location: London
Age: 14 to 29 years
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Sailing Vision Week 2026 Funding Offer
Date: 27 June to 4 July 2026
Location: Gosport, Portsmouth
Age: 18 to 29
Offer openÂ
18+ VICTA Sport Social – Tennis with the Queen’s Club Foundation
Date: 14 July 2026, 8-9pm
Location: London
Age: 8 to 29 years
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Beach Volleyball Family Day 2026
Date: 1 August 2026
Location: Brighton
Age: Families
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VI Cycling Taster Session – Reading
Date: 6 August 2026
Location: Reading
Age: 8 to 17s
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18+ VICTA Sport Social – Sailing at Cobnor Activities Centre
Date: 9 August 2026
Location: Chichester
Age: 18+
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VICTA Summer Camp 2026
Date: 16 to 23 August 2026
Location: Scout Adventures Youlbury
Age: 14 to 17 years
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‘Super Me’ Sports Young Achievers Day with Vision Norfolk
Date: 13 September 2026
Location: Norwich
Age: 5 to 17 years
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Free VI Junior Tennis Taster Session – London
Date: 20 September 2026
Location: London
Age: 5 to 17 years
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Family Wilderness Challenge Residential
Date: Saturday 26 to Sunday 27 September 2026
Location: North of London
Age: Families
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Opening soon
Register your interest in our up-coming activities
VI Golf Taster with England & Wales Blind Golf
Date: TBC
Location: TBC
Age: Families
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Now closed
These activities have now closed for applications however you can still view them to find out details.
Parent Workshop: Managing EHCP’s
Date: Tuesday 28 and Thursday 30 October 2025
Location: Online
Age: Parents
Applications closedÂ
VICTA Braille Art Competition 2026
Enter the Braille Art Competition 2026
Location: At home
Age: 0 to 29 years
Competition closedÂ
Free Junior Partially Sighted Football Taster Session – Manchester
Date: 10 January 2026, 10:30am to 12pm
Location: Manchester
Age: 7 to 16 years
Applications closedÂ
Level 3 Environmental Leadership Programme – London & Edinburgh
Date: Various dates commencing January 2026
Location: Online/London/Edinburgh
Age: 18 to 29 years
Applications closedÂ
Action Adventure Driving Day
Date: Saturday 17 January 2026
Location: Warwick
Age: 14 to 17 years
Applications closedÂ
Young Achievers Create Family Day – The Tate Modern
Date: Saturday 24 January 2025
Location: London
Age: Families
Apply now
Try out the Helix – the world’s largest slide
Date: Saturday 7 February 2026
Location: Olympic Park, London
Age: 18+
Applications closedÂ
Young Achievers Science Family Day – Magna Science Park
Date: Sunday 8 February 2026
Location: Magna, Rotherham
Age: Families
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Visit a Science Centre Near You – Child Ticket Offer
Date: 14-22 Feb & 6-15 March
Location: Across the UK
Age: Families
Offer closedÂ
VI Sports Family Day, Manchester
Date: 20 February 2026
Location: Manchester
Age: Families
Applications closedÂ
Free Cycling Taster Day at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester
Date: 28 February 2026
Location: Manchester
Age: 12 to 29s
Applications closedÂ
Free Swimming Taster Session – North Somerset
Date: 1 March 2026
Location: Clevedon, North Somerset
Age: 5 to 17 years
Applications closedÂ
Partially Sighted & Blind Football Taster with Fulham FC Foundation
Date: Saturday 7 March 2026
Location: Fulham FC Training Ground, New Malden
Age: 5 to 16 years and 16 plus
Applications closed
National Space Centre Day for 10 to 17s
Date: Saturday 14 March 2026
Location: National Space Centre, Leicester
Age: 10 to 17s
Applications closedÂ
Celebrate World Book Day with the British Library
Date: Sunday 15 March 2026
Location: London
Age: Families
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Family Tour and Workshop at the Henry Moore Institute
Date: 28 March 2026
Location: Leeds
Age: Families
Applications closedÂ
Blind Cricket with the Wimbledon Club
Date: Saturday 28 March 2026
Location: London
Age: 8 to 29 years
Activity closedÂ
Navigating the Early Years with VICTA & RSBC
Date: Saturday 28 March 2026
Location: Exeter
Age: Families
Activity closedÂ
VICTA Travel Offer to attend the FA England Talent Days
Date: 1 April 2026
Location: St George's Park
Age: 7 to 16 years
Applications closedÂ
Family Sensory Tour & Activity Workshop at MK Gallery
Date: Thursday 9 April 2026
Location: MK Gallery, Milton Keynes
Age: Families
Activity closedÂ
Free Junior Partially Sighted Football Taster Session – London
Date: 18 April 2026
Location: London
Age: 7 to 16 years
Applications closedÂ
Introduction to VI Skiing
Date: May 2026
Location: Manchester & Hemel Hempstead
Age: 7 to 25s
Activity closedÂ
Spring Family Weekend 2026 – Gone Prehistoric!
Date: 22 to 25 May 2026
Location: Derbyshire
Age: Families
Applications closedÂ
14 to 17 & Parent Aerobility Flying Day
Date: Wednesday 27 May 2026
Location: Blackbushe Airport
Age: 14 to 17 years & parent
Activity closedÂ
Sports Family Weekend 2026
Date: 24 to 27 July 2026
Location: Grantham
Age: Families
Applications closedÂ



