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⛸️ Winter 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.

😍 Top Picks Events This Winter

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🎪 The Gagliardies – My Family is a Circus 

Run away with the circus these school holidays! 🎪

Winner of Best Kids Show at Sydney Fringe Festival 2025, this hilarious family show is packed with comedy, circus tricks, clowning chaos and plenty of laughs for kids and parents alike!

🗓 30 June – 5 July
🕓 12:15pm
📍 Spiegel Haus Melbourne


🎁 WIN a Family Pass: FACEBOOK​ INSTAGRAM

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🎪 Elmo’s Circus Dream

Elmo’s Magical Circus Spectacular is coming to Waurn Ponds! Join your favourite friends from Sesame Street for a colourful, high-energy show packed with acrobatics, aerial acts, daredevils, and plenty of laughs for the whole family.

Featuring Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, Grover, Bert & Ernie!

🗓 26 Jun - 2 Aug
📍 Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre


🎁 WIN 1 of 3 Family Passes: FACEBOOK​ INSTAGRAM

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🌿 Saltbush

Step into an immersive First Nations journey through Country in this breathtaking interactive theatre experience for kids 🌏💫

Families will explore river, desert, city & sea through movement, music & digital storytelling ✨🎭

🗓 Fri 26 – Sun 28 Jun

📍 Bunjil Place, Narre Warren


🎁 WIN 1 of 4 Double Passes: FACEBOOK​ INSTAGRAM

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🦔 Spike the Echidna

A magical school holiday show about friendship, belonging & finding your courage 💛

Using shadow theatre, live music & interactive storytelling, Spike follows a baby echidna trying to find where he belongs after being separated from home.


🗓 3 July
🕓 11am & 2pm
📍 Knox Community Arts Centre, Bayswater


🎁 WIN a Family Pass: FACEBOOK​ INSTAGRAM

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🏀 360 School Holiday Camps

Looking for active school holiday fun? Kids will enjoy action-packed days filled with sports, team games, challenges & loads of fun at 360 Sports Camps!

🎁 EARLY BIRD BONUS
Book by June 22 and get FREE lunch orders included every day 🍔 (save $14 per child, per day!)

🗓️ 29 Jun – 10 Jul*
🕘 9am–5pm
📍 Narrandjeri Stadium, Thornbury.

*Tues 7 Jul will be held at Darebin Community Sports Centre, Reservoir

💥 Book all 10 days & only pay for 8!​​

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🌈 Creative Kids Classes in Melbourne

Looking for a fun way to spark your child's creativity?

From pottery and painting to cooking, sewing, drawing and more — WeTeachMe offers hands-on classes that help kids learn new skills, build confidence and have fun away from screens.

Whether your child loves getting messy with art, creating something from scratch, or trying a brand-new hobby, there's a class to inspire every young creator.

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🤩 The Epically Awesome Odyssey

Calling all Nanny Piggins fans 🐷⚡ Get ready for an afternoon packed with myths, monsters, laughs and mayhem! Join bestselling author R. A. Spratt as she brings The Epically Awesome Odyssey to life in this hilarious live storytelling event for kids. Expect Greek gods with tantrums, terrifying creatures and plenty of outrageous surprises along the way 😂 Perfect for kids aged 7+ and guaranteed to keep the whole family entertained!

🗓 Wednesday 8 July 🕓 1pm – 1.45pm
📍 The Capitol, 113 Swanston Street Melbourne

🎟️ $10 Child | Adults Pay What You Wish

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❄️ FROSTED: A Winter Spectacular

Step into a magical Christmas in winter experience the kids will LOVE. Expect a FULL day of fun for little ones 👇
 

Ball pit + inflatables; Mini golf; Winter craft + PAW Patrol painting; Meet the Snow Queen + Mrs Claus; PAW Patrol meet & greets + LIVE shows; Make your own Rudolf biscuit; Artificial ice skating; Hot food + drinks and more!

🗓 19 June – 19 July
📍 Narre Warren (opposite Westfield Fountain Gate)

🎉 Congratulations to the winners! 

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🎬 Children’s International Film Festival

The CHIFF is back in 2026 with its biggest program ever!

Enjoy 30 incredible films from around the world, specially selected for children aged 3 to 12. 

🗓 June & July 2026
📍 Melbourne: Classic, Lido & Cameo Cinemas
📍 Sydney: Ritz Cinemas

🎉 Congratulations to the winners! 

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🌳 Maze House

🌿 Get lost in the classic hedge maze
🔎 Solve clues in the maze hunt & win a prize
🎪 Play old-time carnival games
⏰ Enjoy 90+ minutes of family fun!

🗓 Open these winter school holidays
📍 Daylesford
🎟️ Kids $14 | Adults $16 | Concession $14 | Children under 4 years free


🎁 WIN 1 of 2 Family Passes: FACEBOOK​ INSTAGRAM

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🎨 Build Skills Through Play

Did you know kids learn best when they’re having fun?

At WeTeachMe, kids classes in Melbourne are designed to build real-life skills while they create, explore and play.

From painting and pottery to sewing and writing, every class helps develop confidence, creativity, problem-solving and focus — all while having an amazing time! 💡

Give your child an experience they’ll actually remember

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🎨 School Holiday Program

🤑 EXCLUSIVE 10% OFF with code: EARLYBIRD10

🎄 Art Day – Christmas in July

🗓️ Friday 10 July 🕓 9:30am – 3:15pm
📍 Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct

🕯️ Clay Time – Friendship Candle Holder

🗓️ Friday 3 July 🕓 1pm – 2.30pm
📍 Box Hill Community Arts Centre

​🚀 Art Day: Science & Space Creators

🗓️ Tuesday 30 June 🕓 9.30am – 3.15pm
📍 Box Hill Community Arts Centre

🐧 Imagine! Art Adventure Day Program

🗓️ Tuesday 7 July 🕓 9.30am – 3.15pm
📍 Box Hill Community Arts Centre​​

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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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⭐ Bubble Planet

A magical, multi-sensory adventure where kids (and grown-ups!) can jump, explore and play through more than 10 themed rooms filled with oversized bubbles, balloons, illusions and dreamy landscapes.

⏳ Allow 60–90 minutes

📍 Fever Exhibition and Experience Centre
👶 All ages welcome (2 & under FREE)
♿ Wheelchair accessible (except ball pit & balloon ocean)
🧦 Don’t forget socks for the bubble bath!

 

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🌇 Melbourne Skydeck & Edge Experience: Panoramic Views 285 Metres Up

✨ Take in Melbourne from 285m up at the Southern Hemisphere’s highest sky deck

✨ Enjoy sweeping views of icons like the MCG, Fed Square & Flinders St Station

✨ Add The Edge Experience to step into a glass cube nearly 300m above the city!

🗓️ Dates: various (select at checkout)
🕒 Hours: Mon, Wed, Thu, Sun: 12–9 p.m. Fri & Sat: 12–10 p.m.
Last entry: 30 mins before close
📍 Location: Melbourne Skydeck

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✨ Ballet of Lights

Peter Pan in a Sparkling Show

Peter Pan gets a glowing twist in Ballet of Lights, where illuminated dancers bring the magic to life on stage 🩰

 

📍 Capitol Theatre

🕝 60 mins

👧 Ages 5+
 

🌟 A magical night out for the whole family—tickets on sale now!

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🖌️ Discover New Passions

Every child has a hidden talent waiting to be discovered.

With WeTeachMe kids classes in Melbourne, your child can try something new — from street art and drawing to sewing, painting and creative workshops.

 

It’s not just a class… it’s the start of confidence, curiosity and new passions.
 

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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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🚦 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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🚀 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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🕯️ 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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🔒 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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