Football is for all, and so is the National Football Museum. We offer a wide range of community events and activities to inspire and engage all our visitors.
Using our unique collection of football object and archives, our communities team bring the stories of football to life, through interactive workshops and creative activities.
We offer a seasonal programme of family activities and museum events throughout the year, so make your you check our What’s On guide before your visit.
Baby: Active sessions
Our youngest visitors can get in the game with our fortnightly Baby: Active sessions!
Join us in the museum’s Discovery Zone for a fun, free session, designed to get your babies moving. This is specifically designed for birth to pre-walking babies.
CITC: City Play Together
Get your toddlers kicking and moving with our friends at City in the Community!
This free session, held in the museum’s Pitch Gallery, encourages physical activity, play and movement. This is open to walking babies / toddlers.
Thursday 11 September, 10:30 – 11:30am
Thursday 25 September, 10:30 – 11:30am
Thursday 9 October, 10:30 – 11:30am
Thursday 23 October, 10:30 – 11:30am
Thursday 6 November, 10:30 – 11:30am
Thursday 20 November, 10:30 – 11:30am
Thursday 4 December, 10:30 – 11:30am
Thursday 11 December, 10:30 – 11:30am
Art: Active drop-in sessions
Every month, we transform our Pitch Gallery into the ultimate baby play space!
You can drop in with your baby and enjoy our ground floor play zone, full of toys, games, building blocks, soft play and more. Booking not required but is recommended.
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Sign up to our newsletter to get information on the latest sessions, or email communities@nationalfootballmuseum.com for more information.
Calling all fan photographers!
How do you get to the match – and what else makes up your matchday?
We’re looking for football fans from across Lancashire to take part in a photography project for a new exhibition, Journeys to the Match, coming to Preston in autumn 2025.
📸 No experience needed, just your phone and enthusiasm.
📍 Free workshop at the NFMs Research centre and archive in Preston (early August).
🖼️ Your photos could be featured in a public exhibition!
We want to see the full matchday journey – the travel, the rituals, the routine. Whether you take the train, meet friends at the same pub, or stop for chips on the way, we’re interested in what makes your matchday unique.
This is a voluntary opportunity for fans already planning to attend matches. Match tickets and travel costs are not covered.
Apply using the link below by 11 August 2025.
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Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month
Celebrating this February with outreach activities and sessions with the LGBT Foundation and MMU Sport.
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Legendary commentator Barry Davies is to be inducted into the National Football Museum Hall of Fame in March at Selhurst Park, the home of Crystal Palace.
Sporting Memories
Sporting Memories is for older sports fans (50+) to meet and chat about the beautiful game. Everyone’s welcome to take part and share their memories about amazing players, great games or match-going-anecdotes.
The group currently meets every other week on Wednesdays 10.30am – 12pm at the museum.
Email communities@nationalfootballmuseum.com to find out more, or call us on 0161 605 8200.
Adult Learning
We offer tailored sessions to suit adult learners, with a wide range of themes and topics that use the power of football connect and educate.
If you’d like to bring a group of adult learners to the museum, please email groups@nationalfootballmuseum.com or call 0161 605 8200.
Classroom Hire
You can hire our classroom for your own sessions, seminars or presentations. Situated on the fourth floor, the classroom is self-contained with a 75-inch screen for presentations, wi-fi and flipchart. There is also a separate breakout space and toilet facilities.
Visit our Venue Hire page for more information. Alternatively you can email events@nationalfootballmuseum.com or call us on 0161 605 8200.