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☀️ Spring School Holidays in Melbourne & Victoria 🌸

Looking for fun, free, and inclusive things to do with the kids these holidays? You’re in the right place. Tinytix has rounded up the best free events, family-friendly activities, and exclusive giveaways across Victoria.

😍 Free, Fun & Family-Friendly Events These Holidays

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🎩 Mario the Maker Magician

Get ready for robots, magic, slapstick comedy, and heartwarming moments in this all-ages theatre experience loved worldwide! Mario has toured the USA, UK & Australia, and has even appeared on Jimmy Fallon, Sesame Street and more.
🏆 Winner of the Best Kids & Family Award at Adelaide Fringe 2024
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Magic with a soupçon of science” – The New York Times

🗓 Thu 25 Sep
📍 Bunjil Place, Narre Warren

🎁 WIN a Family Pass on FACEBOOK​ INSTAGRAM

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🐜 Gone Buggo at the Insect Expo! 

Get ready for bugs, laughs, and science! 🪰 Only one person dares to blend macro photography, toy insects, and mind-blowing facts to change how we see the creepy-crawlies… and that’s Steven Gill. 🪲

🗓 3 – 5 October
📍 Buffalo Sports Stadium, Woodend VIC 

🎟️ Kids under 4 FREE | Kids $5 | Adults $10
🦋 Gone Buggo show held inside the expo – separate tickets required. Limited seating.

🎁 WIN 1 of 2 Family Passes to the 2025 National Entomology Insect Expo + the Gone Buggo Show on FACEBOOK​ INSTAGRAM

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🙃 The Listies - 110% Ready

Australia’s funniest kidult comedy duo are back with a brand-new show, and it’s pure chaos! 

Expect poop jokes, slapstick silliness, sight gags, and 55 minutes of non-stop LOLs as The Listies tackle the everyday struggle of simply LEAVE THE HOUSE ON TIME!!!!!!!!! 🌟 “If your kids have never been to the theatre before, do them a favour and make this their first experience. It’s something they will never forget.” - The Scotsman

🗓 Fri 3 Oct 2025 🕓 10:30am & 1pm
📍 Bunjil Place, Narre Warren

🎁 WIN a Family Pass on FACEBOOK​ INSTAGRAM

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🌼 SkyHigh - September Children’s Festival 2025

🎟️ All activities, rides and entertainment are FREE! 

☀️ Bouncy Castle, Igor the Giant’s Treasure Hunt, Mini Golf, Ruccis Circus Workshop, Face Painting, Gardening, Half Price Maze Entry, Mini Pets, Scratch Art Creative Fun, Pony Rides, Stilt Walkers, Lizard Wizard Wildlife Display and more! 

 

🗓 23 Sept – 2 Oct (Tuesday to Thursday)
📍 SkyHigh Mount Dandenong
🎟️ Free Event. Booking required. 

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🎉 Greater Dandenong Children’s Festival 

🌍 Children’s Festival, this year’s theme is Around the World

🤩 Noble Park Family Fun Day (Sun 21 Sep)
🎬 Deckchair Movies (22 Sep - 11 Oct)

📍 Harmony Square

📍 Springvale Community Hub 
🎨 Drawing Competition 2025

 

🗓 20 Sep – 12 Oct
📍 Greater Dandenong

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🐾 Dog Man: The Musical

Based on Dav Pilkey’s hit books, this hilarious musical adventure is packed with evil cats, cyborg fish, and the ultimate crime-fighting good boy: Dog Man!

Can he save the city and be a good boy? Find out with your little heroes 🐶✨ Recommended for ages 6+.

🗓 30 Sept – 4 Oct
📍 Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne
✨ Auslan Interpreted performance: Thursday 2 October, 11:00am

🎁 WIN a Family Pass on FACEBOOK​ INSTAGRAM

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🐇 FRITZ Giveaway!

Step into the hilarious, heartwarming world of FRITZ — an eccentric, loveable magician rabbit on a mission to save the show!

🎩 Expect slapstick comedy, puppetry, and clowning in this wild, high-energy 50-minute adventure that’s fun for the whole family.

🗓 Thursday 25 September
🕓 11AM & 2PM
📍 Knox Community Arts Centre, Bayswater

🎁 WIN 1 of 3 Family Passes on FACEBOOK​ INSTAGRAM

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🍒 Cherry Blossom Show

Come and wander through a sea of blooming cherry trees. With activities for all ages, it's the perfect way to spend a spring day with family and friends. Cherry blossoms only last a short time, so make sure you don’t miss this stunning show of flowers.
🌸 Explore the enchanting Fairy Garden
🌸 Dress up as a fairy or elf
🌸 Enjoy face painting, live music, and delicious food

🗓 20 - 28 September
📍 Blue Hills Berries and Cherries, Silvan VIC

🎁 WIN a Family Pass to the 2:30pm Dandenong show on Tuesday Sept 23 on FACEBOOK​ INSTAGRAM

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🌸 School Holidays in Whitehorse

🌸 Looking for fun and affordable things to do these Spring School Holidays?


Whitehorse has a range of activities for all ages:

✨ Inflatables at Aqualink Nunawading
✨ Galaxy Makers: A Star Wars Art Day
✨ Fun with Clay: Witches & Wizards
✨ Kindy Clay: Baby Rabbits
✨ Arts & Crafts
✨ S.T.E.A.M: Cardboard Creatures
✨ Youth Oils: Still Life
✨ The Resilience Project: 3 Happy Tricks

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🦖 DinoFest is roaring into Werribee! 🦕

Rug up, grab a coffee, and get ready to travel back to the Jurassic! Meet our walking Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Spinosaurus, Pachycephalosaurs, and Ankylosaur, and lots of cute baby dinosaurs on the school holidays! 🦕

🦖 Dinosaur Encounter, Dino Trail, Dinosaur Activities, Dinosaur Petting & Dinosaur Tattoos.

🗓 13 Sep - 12 Oct
📍 Werribee Park Mansion

🎁 WIN 1 of 3 Family Passes on FACEBOOK​ INSTAGRAM

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🎸 Groove and Graze

🎸 Groove and Graze – A Day of Food, Music & Community Vibes!

Get ready for a full day of live music, gourmet food trucks, and good times in the heart of Glen Eira 🌳🎶

 

✨ Featuring young & emerging local artists
🍔 Delicious eats from top food trucks
🎶 Genres to get you grooving all afternoon

🗓 Saturday 20 September
🕓 12pm–7pm
📍 Joyce Park, Jasper Road, Ormond

🎟️ Free Event – No Bookings Needed!

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🧡 Emma Memma’s Dance Island Party Tour 👐

ARIA Award-winning children’s entertainer Emma Memma is hitting the stage this September!
Get ready to wombat roll, crocodile snap and jellyfish blob with Emma Memma and her friends! 🎶

🗓 23-28 September
📍 Dandenong, Moonee Ponds, Traralgon, Wonthaggi, Frankston.

🎁 WIN a Family Pass to the 2:30pm Dandenong show on Tuesday Sept 23 on FACEBOOK​ INSTAGRAM

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🐅 Ballarat Wildlife Park

Visit Ballarat Wildlife Park for an unforgettable day with kangaroos, koalas, wombats, crocodiles, and more. Enjoy live shows, learn fascinating animal facts, and experience one of Australia’s most intimate wildlife attractions.

📍 Ballarat, VIC

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💰 Sovereign Hill: the gold rush era in Ballarat

Experience history like never before at Sovereign Hill! Pan for gold, watch musket firing, candy making, and explore a 15-hectare living museum full of action and fun. Perfect for kids, families, and history buffs alike!

📍 Ballarat, VIC

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🚢 Cape Cruise

🌊 WIN a scenic 1-hour Cape Woolamai cruise for the whole family.

🩵 Return cruise from San Remo Jetty
🩵 Tea, coffee & cake on board
🩵 Local commentary & stories
🩵 Cruise under the Phillip Island Bridge
🩵 Keep an eye out for seals, gannets & wedge-tailed eagles!
🩵 Watch the iconic 12pm pelican feeding organised by the San Remo Fishermans Co-Op
📍 Departs San Remo Jetty (Cowes)

🎁 WIN a Family Pass on FACEBOOK​ INSTAGRAM

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🌳 Trees Adventure: Yeodene Park

Take on Trees Adventure: Yeodene Park! Conquer 8 challenging courses, tackle 80+ obstacles, and soar through the forest on 24 flying foxes—including a 100m thrill ride! Perfect for kids, teens, and adults ready for adventure.

⏳ 2.5 hours of action-packed fun
📍 Yeodene Park

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💣🔥 Melbourne, Can You Beat the Boom?

123Boom! is the real-life arcade game experience that’s taking Melbourne by storm! Solve puzzles, dodge lasers, battle flying monsters—and most importantly, stop the bomb before time runs out! ⏳

 

👥 Perfect for groups of 4-8 💥 6 immersive challenges that test your speed, skill & teamwork
🎯 Avoid lasers, solve puzzles & dodge flying monsters ♿ Wheelchair accessible

 

📍 551 Little Collins St, Melbourne CBD
📅 Choose your date & time
⏳ Duration: 75 minutes 👀 Age: 12+ 

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🌈 SENSAS: A Multi-Sensory Experience

🖐️ Test all five senses (sight, smell, touch, taste and hearing) in both pitch-black and ultra-colourful workshops
✨ Gather your team to take on exciting challenges and surprising experiences in the Sensory Labs
🤩 Conquer your primary fears and embrace your emotions
🪙 Collect as many sensory charms as possible—each charm means a donation to a local charity supporting people with disabilities
💖 Perfect for groups of all sizes. Age requirement: 7+. Duration: 2 hours. 📍 South Yarra VIC

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🔒 Prison Island

Where escaping isn’t the goal… winning is! 💥

Gather your crew and take on 34 epic prison cells filled with wild mental and physical challenges. 🧠💪

 

🎯 90 minutes of non-stop action
👫 Teams of 2–5 (perfect for families, friends, or co-workers)
🎉 Awesome for birthdays, bucks & hens—bride/groom plays FREE!


📍 The District Docklands
👧 Ages 7+ welcome!

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🚀 Saboteurs

Crewmates and Impostors - Original Map

Experience Saboteurs in real life! Complete tasks as a Crew Member or sabotage as an Impostor in this fast-paced, AmongUs-style game. Form alliances, spot the deceivers, and test your deduction skills!

⏳ 40 mins of action-packed fun
📍 The Wheel, Docklands, Melbourne

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🚦 Mr. Wolf Game

Crewmates and Impostors - Original Map

Experience Saboteurs in real life! Complete tasks as a Crew Member or sabotage as an Impostor in this fast-paced, AmongUs-style game. Form alliances, spot the deceivers, and test your deduction skills!

⏳ 40 mins of action-packed fun
📍 The Wheel, Docklands, Melbourne

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🕯️ Swan Lake by candlelight 

Swan Lake by candlelight? Yes, please.

Experience Tchaikovsky’s iconic music & ballet at Collingwood Town Hall, surrounded by the soft glow of hundreds of candles 🎻🩰
 

📍 Collingwood Town Hall | 65 mins | Ages 8+
🍷 Add a paired tasting experience with Sidedoor by AmazingCo for the full night out

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🚢 Titanic: A Voyage Through Time

🌊 Travel back to 1912 and walk the Grand Staircase, explore the deck, and meet the passengers & crew in this breathtaking VR experience.  🕰️ Step into the past and explore the Titanic in full VR ⚓ Walk through iconic spaces like the lavish dining halls & Grand Staircase 🌊 Dive to the wreck and see Titanic as it rests today 📖 Discover real passenger & crew stories 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Perfect for families, history lovers & Titanic fans!

 

📍 Melbourne
⏳ Duration: 45 minutes
👦 Age: 8+ | Wheelchair accessible ♿

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