What’s On at the Museum

Events Exhibitions
  • ‘Little Horseshoes’ Pre-School Creative Play Sessions

    Date: Second Friday of each month
    Time: 11am
    Price: Free of Charge - Limited Availability

    Little Horseshoes - free, creative play sessions for pre-school children.

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  • Newmarket Valuation Days in Partnership with Cheffins

    Date: 19th February / 16th April / 18th June 2025
    Time: 10am - 3pm
    Price: Free of Charge - Limited Availability

    We're delighted to have Cheffins' team of specialist valuers onsite from 19th February, offering free verbal valuations on a range of items.

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  • Newmarket Young Arts

    Date: Saturday 22nd February - Saturday 19th July 2025
    Time: From 10am
    Price: Free of Charge - Limited Availability

    Bookings are now open for our Newmarket Young Arts 2025 Programme.

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  • Horseplay: A Racing Games Exhibition

    Date: Friday 4th April 2025 - Sunday 11th January 2026
    Time: During Museum Opening Hours
    Price: Included in General Admission

    We are delighted to announce our next exhibition for 2025, Horseplay.

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  • Masterclass with Nichola Eddery

    Date: Saturday 5th April 2025
    Time: 12pm - 5pm
    Price: £55 per person

    Join experienced tutor and well-known equine artist Nichola Eddery for a drawing day inspired by masterpieces in Palace House exploring horses in art over three hundred years from Stubbs to Munnings, to our contemporary pieces.

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  • Easter Puzzle Trail

    Date: Saturday 5th April - Monday 21st April 2025
    Time: 10am - 5pm
    Price: FREE with museum admission.

    Take part in our fun Easter Trial, inspired by our current exhibition HORSEPLAY.

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  • Creative Easter Workshop

    Date: Wednesday 9th April 2025
    Time: 10am - 5pm
    Price: Free with Museum admission.

    Come along to the Museum and enjoy a family-friendly creative workshop, this Easter half-term.

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  • Creative Easter Workshop

    Date: Wednesday 16th April 2025
    Time: 10am - 5pm
    Price: FREE with museum admission.

    Join a local artist for an Easter themed creative workshop using collage, paints and ribbons to create board game inspired wearable art!

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  • Easter Paw-ty at the Museum 2025

    Date: Friday 18th April 2025
    Time: 10am - 4pm
    Price: £5 per adult, £3 per child (pooches FREE)

    Come and join us for our Easter Paw-ty at the National Horseracing Museum!

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  • HORSEPLAY: Board Game Mornings

    Date: From 29th April 2025
    Time: 10.30am - 12pm
    Price: FOC

    Come along and join us for our monthly meet up at the Museum! 

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  • ACCUMULATED: Escape Room at the Museum

    Date: Every Sat and Sun (May to Dec 25)
    Time: 10.30am | 12pm | 1.30pm
    Price: £120 per session (up to 6 people)

    Welcome to 'Accumulated!', an exhilarating escape room experience set in the home of British horseracing, where players step into the shadowy world of international betting syndicates.

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  • HORSEPLAY: Board Game Challenge Trail

    Date: Saturday 24th May - Sunday 1st June 2025
    Time: 10am - 5pm
    Price: FREE with museum admission.

    Join us this May half-term for our Board Game Challenge Trail! 

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  • Classic Car Show

    Date: Saturday 14th June 2025
    Time: 10am - 4pm
    Price: From £5

    Join us for a day of experiencing a different type of horsepower, as our Classic Car Show returns this June.

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  • HORSEPLAY: Creative Summer Family-Friendly Workshop

    Date: Wednesday 23rd July - Wednesday 27th August 2025
    Time: 11am - 3pm
    Price: FREE with museum admission.

    Join us at the National Horseracing Museum during the summer holidays for creative workshops every Wednesday, all inspired by our horseracing board game exhibition, HORSEPLAY.

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  • HORSEPLAY: Equine Arena Events

    Date: Sunday 17th August 2025
    Time: 10am - 5pm
    Price: FREE with museum admission.

    Experience a day of equine fun, as we have a variety of different equine games head to the Peter O'Sullevan Arena.

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