Tag: Family Friendly
South Side Festival is returning to Frankston for its third year, offering a wonderful celebration of arts and culture. Featuring over 45 events and shows, South Side Festival promises a diverse lineup including contemporary theatre, live music, visual arts exhibitions, immersive experiences, installations, workshops and multiple FREE events tailored for family fun! South Side Festival […]
Get set for a day packed with family-friendly fun and creative activities at the upcoming FUSE Meet the Makers Picnic, set to return on Saturday, 23 March 2024. This event offers an immersive experience for families to enjoy together. Advertisement RELATED: Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2024 – Family Favourites Credit: James Henry Ganbu Gulin Imaginative […]
Melbourne is set to host the new Now or Never Festival, a 17-day event running from 17 August until 2 September 2023. The festival will showcase art trails, sculptural illuminations, projections, a pop-up dome cinema, and loads of family-friendly fun. With more than 70 groundbreaking music performances, immersive digital art installations and daytime talks, Now […]
Get ready for an exciting weekend of free entertainment as the Firelight Festival heads back to Docklands over three nights. This much-loved annual winter celebration will feature stunning light installations, gigantic inflatable neon mushrooms, pop-up entertainment, laser and light activation and much more. Advertisement RELATED: Stonnington presents Roola Boola Children’s Arts Festival 2023 Image credit: Firelight […]
Mark your calendars for 22 June 2023, as communities across Melbourne come together to celebrate the Winter Solstice. This special day marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, a time traditionally celebrated with bonfires, rituals, music, wine, and food. This year, some beautiful Winter Solstice events are taking place throughout Melbourne that […]
The 2023 South Side Festival will delight, challenge and entertain with a 9-day program of engaging performances, comedy, installations, visual arts and fun for the whole family. South Side Festival will run from 5 – 14 May 2023, at various locations in Frankston. See below for your chance to WIN 1 of 2 family passes […]
Tesselaar KaBloom Festival of Flowers will return to the Dandenong Ranges this autumn from 25 March – 25 April 2023. Across five weeks, families will be able to experience and enjoy well over three million flowers, live entertainment, activities, delicious food, tractor rides, and so much more. See below for your chance to WIN 1 of […]
St Kilda Festival is back with a celebration of summer and local music, set against the spectacular natural beauty of the St Kilda foreshore. The free festival will take place from 18 – 19 February 2023 and will showcase a huge line-up of family-friendly entertainment and activities. Advertisement Image: Christine Anu Day 1 – First […]
The NGV Kids Summer Festival will return these school holidays with nine days of artist-led workshops, performances and activities for the whole family. This years theme celebrates ‘Your Art Adventure!’. The festival will take place at both NGV International and The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia from 14 – 22 January 2023. Advertisement RELATED: Summer […]
The festive season is almost here, and it can be a pretty expensive time for families. The good news is Melbourne is filled with lots of FREE Christmas events for kids to enjoy the magic of the festive season without spending a dollar. Here are our top 15 FREE Christmas events in Melbourne: RELATED: Where to […]
Melbourne’s Christmas Wonderland is an interactive walk-through adventure that features everything that’s most loved about Christmas, including multiple themed Christmas zones and live entertainment for all ages. See below for your chance to WIN a family pass to Melbourne’s Christmas Wonderland Advertisement Image: Melbourne’s Christmas Wonderland, Kiddiehood Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer will be there and […]
Spending time with animals is a fun and valuable way for kids to build confidence, empathy and lasting memories. There are many fabulous places both on land and in water where kids can see animals in Melbourne. Advertisement Image: The Big Goose The Big Goose The Big Goose is a working farm an hour south […]