Games

Messy Play

Arts & Crafts

London

Brent

Our Little Swifts sessions are FREE!

Come and join our fun and lively sessions for pre-school children (aged 2-5 years) which include arts and crafts, games, stories and songs. Each session is linked to our amazing collection and helps bring our Museum to life.

Join our early-years practitioners on the second Tuesday and last Thursday of each month for a fun-packed hour of songs, movement, stories, craft and messy play (term-time only).

Time: 10.30 – 11.30 am

Cost: Sessions are free. To help keep our sessions free, please consider making a donation when booking if you are able. Please note that tickets are per child, accompanying adults do not need a ticket.

Where: Usually H6 – signs will direct you where to go

Little Swifts

Doors open 6.30pm.
Screenings start 7.30pm.

Join us on our Airfield for an outdoor cinema night with a supersonic twist. Watch Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick under the open sky. This is cinema… with afterburners!

Arrive at from 6:30pm so you have the pick of the positions on the Airfield!

Popcorn and a soft drink are included with all tickets, as are headphones to ensure that you enjoy superior sound quality during each screening.

Why not get into the spirit of the evening and come dressed as your favourite character or in an ’80s style?

Choose your film Top Gun (1986)
Saturday 22 August 2026
Film start: 7.30pm
Doors open (standard tickets): 6.30pm

Run time: 1 hour 50 minutes

Tickets

50% off Early-bird standard: £10.00 (first 150 tickets)
Standard: £20.00
Book tickets

VIP: £40.00 (includes a Cold War tour, Buccaneer aircraft access and guaranteed seating)
Book tickets

Some seating will be provided, but we recommend bringing your own to guarantee a seat. Please do not bring umbrellas or parasols, as they may block other visitors’ view.

Top Gun: Maverick (2022), Sunday 23 August 2026
Film start: 7.30pm
Doors open (standard tickets): 6.30pm
Run time: 2 hours 11 minutes

Tickets
50% off Early-bird standard: £10.00 (first 150 tickets)
Standard: £20.00
Book tickets

VIP: £40.00 (includes a Cold War tour, Buccaneer aircraft access and guaranteed seating)
Book tickets

Some seating will be provided, but we recommend bringing your own to guarantee a seat. Please do not bring umbrellas or parasols, as they may block other visitors’ view.

Feel the need… the need for snacks? Hot food including hot dogs, burgers, pancakes and waffles will be available to purchase each evening, as will alcoholic beverages, cocktails, soft drinks, tea and coffee. So fuel up before Maverick takes off.

Propellers and Popcorn

Street food. Live music. Family fun.

Enjoy a weekend packed with flavours from around the world, live entertainment and a FREE Kids Zone – all set among the iconic aircraft of RAF Museum London.

✓ Street Food from around the world

✓ Live Music

✓ FREE Kids Zone

✓ Family Activities

✓ Museum Access

✓ 40+ Traders

Please note admission to the Museum during the Barnet Food Festival is by Food Festival tickets only.

Tickets and entry
Adults: £10.00
Children under 16 go FREE
Ticket availability and booking is online.
Food and drink are available to purchase from individual traders.

FREE Kids Zone:

Your ticket includes access to the FREE Kids Zone, with plenty to keep little ones busy.

Face painting
Circus games
Biscuit decorating
Juggling, plate-spinning and more
An inflatable obstacle course
Recommended for ages 4+, with adults supervising.

The Barnet Food Festival

The Royal Air Force Museum

The Royal Air Force Museum is located at two sites in the U.K.

One in Colindale, north London on the site of the former RAF Hendon and one in Shropshire, next door to RAF Cosford. 

Our purpose is to share the story of the Royal Air Force, past, present and future – using the stories of its people and our collections in order to engage, inspire and encourage learning.

We are open daily from 10.00am and admission to our sites is free of charge. At each site you will find a world-beating collection of aircraft from the earliest days of aviation, right up to the modern day, plus amazing interactives that educate children through play.

Our aim is to ensure that if you take the time to visit us that you have a great family day out. 

So book your free timed entry and get ready for take off. 


Little Swifts

The Royal Air Force Museum

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