Events
The CMF organises debates and discussions on children’s media matters, explores content and audience trends, and celebrates the history of children’s media in the UK.
Events usually cost £10 and are open to all.
CMF public events are free for supporters and patrons.
Upcoming events:
| Tuesday 3rd November 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm | CMF Fundraiser QuizNite 2026 – The Crown and Two Chairmen, London W1D 3SB |
Event Producers Needed!
The Children’s Media Foundation is looking for producers to help organise interesting, inspiring and thought-provoking events.
Contact us at: administrator@thechildrensmediafoundation.org
Past events:
| 12th September 2026 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CMF @ The Chiswick Book Festival – Theatre at the Tabard, London, W4 1LW |
| 16th February 2026 9:15 am – 5:30 pm | The Children's Media Summit '26 – BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, London |
| 6th October 2025 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm | CMF Fundraiser QuizNite 2025 – Monopoly Lifesized, London |
| 28th April 2025 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm | Fake News and Misinformation - Helping Young People Check the Facts – Lewis Silkin, London |
| 30th January 2025 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm | Reaching Kids Where They Are – Guildhall, London |
| 8th October 2024 6:45 pm – 10:30 pm | CMF Fundraiser QuizNite 2024 – Monopoly Lifesized, London |
| 28th February 2024 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | The Children's Media Summit '24 – BFI Southbank, London |
| 28th September 2023 6:45 pm – 9:30 pm | CMF Fundraiser QuizNite 2023 – Lee & Thompson LLP, London |
| 17th May 2023 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm | Sleepwalking Over the Edge – London Coliseum (Balcony Bar), London |
| 22nd February 2023 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm | YACF - Evaluating the Evaluation – Lewis Silkin LLP, London |
| 27th April 2022 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Listening to Kids - Young Voices on Media Choices – Online |
| 17th November 2021 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm | Show Me The Money – Online |
| 20th October 2021 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm | Kids, Covid and Content – Online |
| 26th February 2021 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm | The Children's Media Foundation's February Fun(d)raiser – Online |
| 22nd January 2020 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm | Are the Kids Alright? – Hogg Lecture Theatre, University of Westminster, London |
| 3rd July 2019 9:30 am – 10:30 am | CMF @ CMC 2019 - Limiting the Limitless? – The Showroom Cinema, Sheffield |
| 9th May 2019 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm | The Fund, Ofcom and the PSBs – Lewis Silkin, London |
| 4th July 2018 9:30 am – 10:30 am | CMF @ CMC 2018 - What Next for UK Kids? – The Showroom Cinema, Sheffield |
| 24th January 2018 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm | A New Chapter in Regulation? – Lewis Silkin, London |
| 6th December 2017 2:50 pm – 3:50 pm | CMF @ CGMS - Taking Stock – Manchester Central, Manchester |
| 7th November 2017 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Perspectives on Personalisation – UCL Knowledge Lab, London |
| 5th July 2017 9:30 am – 10:30 am | CMF @ CMC 2017 - Are We Open? – The Showroom Cinema, Sheffield |
| 2nd February 2017 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm | Consulting on the Contestable Fund – Lewis Silkin, London |
| 6th July 2016 9:30 am – 10:30 am | CMF @ CMC 2016 - Making it Happen for UK Kids – The Showroom Cinema, Sheffield |
| 31st May 2016 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm | The BBC, the White Paper and the Future of UK Children's Content – Westminster University, London |
| 13th December 2015 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Jackanory 50th Anniversary – Foyles, London |
| 3rd September 2015 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm | Staring Into the Abyss – Westminster University, Marylebone Campus, London |
| 2nd July 2015 9:30 am – 10:30 am | CMF @ CMC 2015 - Game Change – The Showroom Cinema, Sheffield |
| 22nd January 2015 6:15 pm – 8:30 pm | CMF Event: Storytelling - Can we be More Adventurous? – Lewis Silkin, London |
| 7th November 2014 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Children's Science Television: Then and Now – V&A Museum of Childhood, London |
| 4th July 2014 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | CMF @ CMC 2014 - Charter Renewal: The Great British Sell Off? – The Showroom Cinema, Sheffield |
| 3rd May 2014 2:00 pm – 6:30 pm | The Play School 50th Anniversary Reunion – Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London |
| 26th March 2014 6:45 pm – 9:00 pm | We Need To Talk About Children's Film – Princess Anne Cinema, BAFTA, London |
| 27th November 2013 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm | Role Models, Representation and Gender Skew - CMF Evening Event – NSPCC Head Office, London |
| 25th September 2013 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm | Reviewing the Review - Feedback on the BBC Trust Review of Children's Services – The Boardroom, University of Westminster, London |
| 4th July 2013 3:40 pm – 4:40 pm | CMF @ CMC 2013 - What's Good? Trust and Quality in a Digital World. – The Showroom Cinema, Sheffield |
| 1st May 2013 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | The Children's Media Yearbook 2013 Launch – University of Salford |
| 21st November 2012 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Research Group Meeting – The Communication and Media Research Institute, London |
| 6th July 2012 8:00 am – 9:20 am | CMF @ CMC – The Hubs, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield |
CMF Events are supported by ALCS