Things to Do with Kids

Find places to go with kids — this weekend, on rainy days and during the school holidays.

Triceratops skeleton at Melbourne Museum

Places you can go any dayCheck opening hours before you go.

Choose your city

Each city lists places from our directory, with distances from the city centre or your suburb.

Sydney240 places · NSWPlayground · Park & garden · Library Melbourne240 places · VICPlayground · Play centre · Park & garden Brisbane70 places · QLDLibrary · Playground · Play centre Gold Coast40 places · QLDPlayground · Library · Play centre Perth68 places · WALibrary · Playground · Play centre Adelaide45 places · SALibrary · Playground · Play centre Canberra9 places · ACTPlayground · Library · Play centre Hobart17 places · TASLibrary · Play centre · Playground Darwin7 places · NTLibrary · Play centre Geelong34 places · VICPlayground · Park & garden · Library Bendigo3 places · VICPlay centre · Park & garden · Library Ballarat16 places · VICPlayground · Library · Park & garden Newcastle40 places · NSWPlayground · Library · Park & garden Wollongong39 places · NSWPlayground · Library · Park & garden Coffs Harbour8 places · NSWPark & garden · Playground · Library Sunshine Coast9 places · QLDLibrary · Playground Cairns5 places · QLDLibrary · Playground Townsville4 places · QLDPlayground · Library Bunbury1 place · WAPlay centre Mount Gambier1 place · SALibrary Victor Harbor1 place · SALibrary Launceston6 places · TASLibrary · Play centre · Playground Devonport4 places · TASLibrary · Playground

What kind of day?

Showing Melbourne — change city above.

Indoor & rainy dayPlay centres, libraries and other indoor places.Free outingsParks, playgrounds and free-entry places.For toddlersPlaces suited to a two-year-old.School holidaysHoliday dates, programs and places to go.

How we list places

Places, not events

Play centres, attractions, farms, museums, playgrounds and libraries. Dated events live in What’s On.

Unknown stays unknown

Ages, prices and indoor/outdoor appear only when we have them. Otherwise the card says to check with the venue.

Check before you go

Opening hours and prices change, especially in the school holidays. Confirm with the venue.

Photo credits

Fitzroy Gardens playground: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0. Melbourne Museum: Krigore, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photos resized and displayed with crops; adapted images retain their respective licences.

Looking for something on a particular date?

See confirmed events this weekend and in the school holidays.

What's On