What's on during the Easter Holidays
Fun activities during the Easter Holidays
FREE Library Events
Free Children's Activities at your local library
There are over 70 FREE events planned for over the Easter holidays, with fun for kids of all ages at your local library. From Easter Egg Hunts to a wide variety of crafts, plus favourites like Bookbug and Lego Club, there's something for everyone this Easter!
No need to book or be a library member, just drop-in. Please ensure under 8's are accompanied.
Check your local branch for local activities or call your local library to find out what's on or follow our library service on Twitter and Facebook.
Find Your Local Library:
- Dalkeith Library
- Danderhall Library
- Gorebridge Library
- Lasswade Library
- Loanhead Library
- Newbattle Library
- Newtongrange Library
- Penicuik Library
- Roslin Library
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Midlothian outdoors

Sports & Leisure
Swimming Pools
Pre-School Swimming Lessons (3-5yrs)
- Lasswade Centre
- Loanhead Centre
- Penicuik Centre
- Loanhead Centre
- Newbattle Campus
- Penicuik Centre
Extra Pool Inflatable Sessions
- Lasswade Centre
- Penicuik Centre
Rookie Lifeguard (8-12 years old)
- Loanhead Centre
Football camps and other fun activities
Football Camps (Primary 1 - 7)
- Danderhall
- Lasswade
- Newbattle
- Penicuik
- Newbattle
- Lasswade
- Lasswade
- Lasswade
- Lasswade
- Loanhead
- Newbattle
Family Fun at Hawthorn FLC
Hawthorn Family Learning Centre supports children and their families to be safe, healthy, happy, resilient and learn together. The following six-week block of groups below are running from 10 March – 18 April:
Snowsports at Hillend
Alpine Coaster
- Alpine Coaster sessions available
- £7 for one ride or £19 for three (all three rides must be taken by the same person)
- Book online
Tubing
- Tubing sessions available
- £8.60 (Junior) and £10.60 (Adult) for a 45 minute session.
- Sessions are bookable online 7 days in advance
- Book online