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What to Do with Kids in Melbourne This Weekend
Looking for fun things to do with the kids in Melbourne this weekend? We've got you covered with the best free family-friendly events and activities happening across the city. From outdoor adventures to hands-on workshops and local festivals — there’s something for every age and interest!
🌈 What's on this Weekend: 21 - 22 June
🎶 Yamaha Music Education - Free Trial Class 🎉
Give your child the gift of confidence, coordination, and social connection through the world-renowned Yamaha Music Education System.
🌍 Trusted in 40+ countries | Loved by 650,000+ students
🎓 Backed by over 50 years of experience in Australia
✨ Special Offer: Get 10% off tuition for all new students enrolling in Semester 2!
🎉 Plus, join us for a FREE trial class – choose from:
🗓️ 21 June or 6 July
📍 Yamaha Music School: 1030 Dandenong Rd, Carnegie
🎬 Children's International Film Festival
Get ready for the wildest, sweetest, and most magical kids' films from around the globe! This year’s lineup features a fresh twist on Bambi, fan favourites like the Moomins, Ernest & Celestine, the Elfkins, and Captain Sabertooth.
🗓 7 June – 20 July
📍 Lido, Classic & Cameo Cinemas
🤩 Climb N' Play
🎁 Win 1 of 2 Family Passes to Australia’s Ultimate Indoor Playground in Maidstone!
🧗♀️ Climbing walls
🛝 Play zones for all ages
🎂 Epic parties & private events
☕ Family-friendly café
🌰 Nutty Heights – For all climbing levels
🌱 Acorn Adventure – For kids over 24 months
🐾 Tiny Tails – For toddlers under 24 months
📍 3/98–108 Hampstead Rd, Maidstone (near Highpoint)
💣🔥 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+
🪄 Harry Potter™: The Exhibition
✨ Melbourne, get ready for magic! ✨⚡
Step into the Wizarding World at Harry Potter: The Exhibition! This interactive and immersive experience brings you closer than ever to your favorite characters, props, and locations from the films. 🏰⚡
✨ Conjure your Patronus & test your Quidditch™ skills
🧙♂️ Get up close with authentic costumes & props
🎬 Go behind the scenes & uncover movie magic
🏰 Explore iconic spots like Hagrid’s Hut & The Great Hall
📍 Exhibition & Experience Centre, Melbourne
📅 Open daily 10am – 7pm
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome! Wheelchair accessible ♿
🎁 Adventure Days!
Adventure Days = fun-packed outings the whole family will love – designed by parents, loved by kids (and yes, grown-ups too!). 😎
Enjoy a stress-free day with exciting activities, tasty local eats, and quality time together.
🗓️ Choose your fave date
📍 Locations: Mornington, Ringwood, Diggers Rest, Docklands, Croydon, Moorabbin & Werribee
🦖 Themes: Dinosaur, Crafty Robot, Farmyard, Chocolate, Animal, Cops and Robbers, Super Challenge & Fairy.
🔒 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!
🌈 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
🚢 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 ♿
🍹 Alcotraz: The World’s First Prison-Themed Cocktail Bar
Alcotraz is Melbourne’s immersive prison-themed cocktail bar, where you’ll wear an orange jumpsuit, sip secret cocktails, and dodge the Warden 👮♂️⛓️
🍹 4 custom cocktails (or swap for beer/wine)
🎭 New stories, new cocktails, same unforgettable chaos
📍 Melbourne | 18+ only
