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Melbourne school holiday events & activities

Find school holiday events and activities across Melbourne and nearby day-trip destinations.

400 events for Melbourne families

400 events

Melbourne Royal Show 2026

Melbourne Royal

Thu, 24 Sept – Sun, 4 Oct · Ascot Vale

0 to 11 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 12$$
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Melbourne Country Show 2026

Melbourne Country Show

Fri, 25 Sept – Sun, 4 Oct · Scoresby

0 to 11 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 12$

DinoFest Melbourne – Nortons Park

DinoFest

Sat, 19 Sept – Sun, 11 Oct · Wantirna South

1 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 12$

Chadstone Space Academy

Chadstone Shopping Centre

Sat, 19 Sept – Sun, 4 Oct · Chadstone

3 to 55 to 88 to 12$

Where is the Green Sheep?

Monkey Baa Theatre Company and QPAC

Tue, 22 Sept – Sat, 26 Sept · Southbank

$$

Circus The Show

Spiegel Haus Melbourne

Wed, 23 Sept – Sun, 4 Oct · Melbourne

1 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 12$

Paper Planet by Polyglot Theatre

Fed Square

Mon, 28 Sept – Fri, 2 Oct · Melbourne

1 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 12Free

Junior Rangers - Wings and Wattles

City of Melbourne Park Rangers

Selected dates · Sept · Parkville

5 to 88 to 12Free

Creative Lab: Rise of the Gladiators

Museums Victoria

Sat, 19 Sept – Sun, 4 Oct · Carlton

3 to 55 to 88 to 12$

School Holiday Explorer Bus – Melbourne Gardens

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

Sat, 19 Sept – Sun, 4 Oct · Melbourne

3 to 55 to 88 to 12$

Tesselaar Tulip Festival 2026

Tesselaar

Sat, 12 Sept – Sun, 11 Oct · Silvan

0 to 11 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 12$

CherryHill Blossom Festival 2026

CherryHill Orchards

Fri, 18 Sept – Sun, 4 Oct · Wandin East

0 to 11 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 12$

Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies – Rippon Lea

Australian Shakespeare Company

Selected dates · Sept–Oct · Elsternwick

1 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 12$

Room on the Broom

CDP Theatre Producers & Tall Stories

Selected dates · Sept · Melbourne

3 to 55 to 8$

Little Blue Dot

Lemony S Puppet Theatre

Selected dates · Sept · Melbourne

5 to 88 to 12

Trash Test Dummies

Kingston Arts

Wed, 30 Sept · Parkdale

5 to 88 to 12$

Wolfgang in the Stars by Circa

Frankston Arts Centre and Circa

Wed, 30 Sept · Frankston

3 to 55 to 88 to 12$

Whalebone

Wyndham City Arts and Culture

Mon, 28 Sept · Werribee

5 to 88 to 12$

Melbourne Kids Book Fest 2026

Melbourne Kids Book Fest

Fri, 2 Oct – Sat, 3 Oct · Southbank

5 to 88 to 12$

Spring at Apteds

Apteds Orchards

Sat, 19 Sept – Fri, 25 Sept · Arthurs Creek

1 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 12$

Family Funday at Collingwood Children's Farm

Collingwood Children's Farm / Baileys Events & Amusements

Selected dates · Sept · Abbotsford

0 to 11 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 12$
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Big Wonder Weekend 2026

Geelong Arts Centre

Sat, 19 Sept – Sun, 20 Sept · Geelong

0 to 11 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 12$

Wall of Magic Creatures by Kate Beynon

City of Boroondara

Sat, 14 Feb – Sat, 12 Dec · Hawthorn

1 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 12Free

Colour: See the World in a New Light

Museums Victoria

Sat, 21 Mar – Tue, 26 Jan · Spotswood

5 to 88 to 12$

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