Events

British Sign Language interpreted performance across the Delfont Mackintosh West End theatres. Check specific production/theatre for exact showtime.

Live audio description performance across the Delfont Mackintosh West End theatres. Check specific production/theatre for exact showtime.

Regional para-sport boccia championship organised through the Irish Wheelchair Association sport network, open to wheelchair users and athletes with physical disabilities. Part of the Irish Wheelchair Association sport events calendar.

BSL (British Sign Language) interpreted performance of My Neighbour Totoro at an LW Theatres West End venue.

Free festival for women and girls with a disability to get active, with athletics, karate, wheelchair sports, boccia, dance, circus skills, badminton and fencing taster sessions.

Contemporary performance festival featuring relaxed performances for audiences who benefit from a more flexible, judgement-free environment, with wheelchair accessible audience spaces and bathroom facilities across venues. Multi-venue Birmingham festival; check individual show listings to confirm which specific performances are designated relaxed.

Ireland's premier opera festival at the National Opera House, fully wheelchair accessible with space for up to 17 wheelchair users and companions per performance in a variety of prime locations, lift access to all public spaces, and infrared hearing loops available on request. Contact box office in advance (+353 53 912 2144 or boxoffice@wexfordopera.com) to arrange wheelchair spaces or reserve a hearing loop headset.

V&A Dundee periodically closes to the general public to offer a Sensory Friendly Day, with adapted lighting, sound and opening arrangements for visitors with additional support needs; the next confirmed date is Tuesday 19 October 2026.

A season of Closed Captioned, Signed, Audio Described and Relaxed performances across dance, musicals, theatre and family shows.

Dublin's Halloween festival across multiple city venues, with dedicated wheelchair-accessible viewing areas and relaxed parade spaces for neurodivergent visitors.

The first jump-racing fixture of the National Hunt season, with dedicated accessible viewing enclosures and a free accessible buggy service around the course. Accessible viewing areas on the Club Lawn, opposite the Tattersalls Sales Arena, and on Level 2 of the Best Mate Enclosure. Free accessible buggy runs the external perimeter. Wheelchairs hireable in advance via Event Mobility; special arrangements need 5 working days' notice (cheltenham.accessibility@thejockeyclub.co.uk).

National Museum Cardiff runs a family-friendly event on 24 October 2026 with Welsh and English sessions at 10:30am, 12:30pm and 2:30pm, including BSL-interpreted and relaxed sessions.

Relaxed performance with an access kit available including ear defenders, earplugs, sunglasses, content warning flyers, lyric booklets and fidgets.

Scottish Opera presents an audio-described performance of Turandot at Theatre Royal Glasgow, with a pre-show touch tour for blind and partially sighted patrons. Touch tour begins at 1:45pm; performance at 3pm.

Ireland's premier marathon includes a dedicated elite wheelchair race, starting ahead of the main running field on a flat, accessible city-centre course. Wheelchair wave starts first at 8:40am, five minutes ahead of Wave 1 runners. Course is flat and considered one of the more accessible major marathon routes in Europe.

A sensory-friendly Halloween party for children who benefit from a calmer, adapted event, capped at 50 attendees, held at Lush inside the White Rose Centre. Small capacity (50 attendees). Venue has disabled parking, lifts, disabled toilets and a Changing Places toilet.

Ireland's Samhain/Halloween festival across the historic towns of Trim and Athboy, Co. Meath, with processions, folklore, food and music. The festival runs an accessibility and inclusion initiative developed with Nua Healthcare Services and Trim Autism Friendly Town, aimed at making festival spaces more welcoming for visitors of all abilities. Contact organisers directly for specific access arrangements at each event within the programme.

The UK's national accessible shopping day, with participating shopping centres and retailers nationwide introducing measures to make the shopping experience more inclusive for disabled customers.

A low noise fireworks display designed as a family-friendly, sensory-friendly alternative to standard Bonfire Night events, suited to those who find loud bangs distressing. Low-noise fireworks reduce loud bangs, easing distress for people with sensory conditions or PTSD.

Free multi-sport festival for wheelchair users and people with disabilities, run by WheelPower, offering taster sessions across a range of wheelchair sports.

One of the largest German-style Christmas markets outside Germany and Austria, held around Victoria Square and New Street, with wheelchair-accessible routes, accessible toilets and nearby Changing Places facilities.

Galway's Eyre Square Christmas market includes a visit to Santa's Cabin, with off-peak sensory-friendly hours available by direct appointment for visitors with additional sensory requirements. Contact organisers directly to arrange a sensory-friendly off-peak appointment for Santa's Cabin.

Free sensory-friendly early opening (9-11am) of the British Library for families with children with additional needs, including autism and sensory differences. Includes a workshop with artist Hazel East and a dedicated sensory room. For families with children aged 2-11, SEND-friendly.

Annual Christmas market and funfair in the city centre. Wheelchair and pushchair friendly decking and flat surfaces throughout most of the site, with wheelchair-accessible Ice Rink and Sky Skate Ice Path (assistance required), a lift to the first floor near the Slim Chickens entrance, and dedicated disabled toilets on site. The Ice Bar is not wheelchair accessible due to its stone flooring.

Audio described performance of King Lear starring David Threlfall, with live verbal commentary describing on-stage action for blind and partially sighted audience members. Performance at 2:00pm.

Belfast's annual Christmas Market returns to the grounds of City Hall with level, paved routes between chalets, a Changing Places facility inside City Hall, and pre-bookable mobility-scooter hire via the City Council.

A British Sign Language interpreted performance of Blood Brothers, with an interpreter positioned on stage throughout. Performance at 7:30pm. Check venue site for wheelchair space booking.

London's Christmas festival and market with wheelchair-friendly entrances and facilities, a wheelchair-accessible ice rink (max. 5 wheelchairs per session), accessible toilets at most blocks, and Essential Companion tickets for disabled visitors. Essential Companion tickets require registration with Nimbus Disability; Green Park tube station has step-free access

Scottish Opera's Turandot with an audio described performance and a pre-show touch tour for blind and partially sighted patrons. Touch tour at 1:45pm, performance at 3pm.

Bath's city-centre Christmas market, rated among the UK's most accessible, with a wheelchair-accessible drop-off site and market area, a wheelchair-accessible ice rink, and quieter shopping hours on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Mobility equipment delivery hire available via LendoCare / Mobility Hire; some streets are cobbled

English National Opera's Relaxed Programme offers relaxed performances of Tosca and of the double-bill Trial by Jury & The Zoo, with audiences free to make noise and move around.

An inclusive sports festival for anyone with a physical disability aged 5+, run by WheelPower. Runs 9:30am-3pm. Open to wheelchair users and people with physical disabilities aged 5 and over.

A British Sign Language interpreted performance of the pantomime Aladdin. Performance at 5:00pm. Check venue site for wheelchair space booking.

A relaxed performance of the festive pantomime Aladdin, with house lights kept low, no strobe lighting or pyrotechnics, and reduced loud sound effects. Relaxed performance Monday 14 December at 5pm. Suitable for people with autism spectrum conditions, dementia, learning difficulties, or sensory/communication difficulties.