School holidays
Must do
Family fun in Sydney
Getting around Sydney with the whole family is easy with a Family Funday Sunday pass. Find out where to buy the pass that includes travel on ferries, trains and buses around Sydney on Sundays for just $2.50 per person. Find out about more school holiday fun in Sydney.
School holiday events
School's out and Sydney has an almost endless variety of activities and attractions to entertain the kids at any time of the year.
During the Easter school holidays from 6-20 April, Sydney is home to one of the most popular family events in the year. The annual Sydney Royal Easter Show at Sydney Olympic Park is jam-packed with activities for the kids. The show brings the best of the country to the city so take advantage of the opportunity to get up close to baby farm animals, meet the farmers and producers, taste fresh produce, buy show bags, watch the woodchop show and climb aboard a ride. If you're a kid, there's no better event.
Winter delivers a taste of alpine lifestyle at the Sydney Winter Festival, don't miss the highlight - the country's largest outdoor ice skating rink. In September/October, the Sydney Children's Festival bursts into venues across wider Sydney with music, theatre, circus and science events just for kids and at least half the events are free.
Christmas in Sydney means seafood and barbeques and the city aglow with baubles and fairy lights. Sing traditional carols with the kids in the Domain at Carols by Candlelight or oceanside at Carols by the Sea on Bondi Beach. Santa's in attendance at the Darling Harbour Christmas Concert or marvel at the the huge fireworks display at the New Year's Eve celebrations. Summer also means lots of outdoor and family events so don't miss the calendar of family entertainment at the Sydney Festival or line the harbour and prepare to cheer up a storm for the competing ferries in the Ferrython on Australia Day in January.
-
Picton Botanical Gardens Sydney West, Sydney, Picton
Take a relaxing break in these picturesque surrounding with many walking tracks and cycling trails. The Park provides push button barbecue's, wet...
www.visitwollondilly.com.- Additional Information
- View details
-
Lake Parramatta Reserve Sydney West, Sydney, Parramatta
Lake Parramatta Reserve is a 73 hectare bushland and parkland reserve located within two kilometres of the Parramatta central business district. It is...
www.parracity.nsw.gov.au- Additional Information
- View details
-
Queenscliff Beach
Sydney North, Sydney, Surrounds
Queenscliff is the northern headland of Sydney’s famous Manly Beach, possessed of an offshore “bommie” which can handle waves up to ...
www.manlyaustralia.com.au- Additional Information
- View details
-
Lifestart Kayak for Kids
Sydney North, Sydney, Surrounds
*** Latest event details are yet to be confirmed ***Lifestart Kayak for Kids is Sydney's own one-of-a-kind paddling event that attracts competito...
www.kayakforkids.com.au- Additional Information
- Monday 25 March 2013
- View details
-
Riverfest
Sydney West, Sydney, Campbelltown
Riverfest is a celebration on the natural environment and cultural diversity of the Campbelltown area. Riverfest, which is held in the same week as Wo...
www.visitmacarthur.com.au- Additional Information
- Saturday 25 August
- View details
-
Q Station Retreat Sydney North, Sydney, Manly
Sydney's Q Station has fast become one of the city's most successful heritage sites, combining stylish accommodation with spectacular views ...
www.qstation.com.au- Additional Information
- View details
-
Alexander the Great - 2000 Years of Treasures Sydney City, Sydney, City Centre
Alexander the Great: 2000 Years of Treasures is the most exciting and prestigious classical culture exhibition ever to be hosted by the Australian Mus...
www.alexandersydney.com.a- Additional Information
- Saturday 24 November to Sunday 28 April 2013
- View details
-
Havaianas Australia Day Thong Challenge
Sydney East, Sydney, Bondi
On Australia Day 2013, thousands of Aussies will hit the beach to flog their neighbouring states in the fifth annual Havaianas Thong Challenge world r...
www.havaianasthongchallen- Additional Information
- Saturday 26 January 2013
- View details
-
Sydney Symphonys Family Classics 2
Sydney City, Sydney, City Centre
Sydney Opera House and Sydney Symphony PresentSydney Symphony's Family Classics 2ProgramWagner: The Flying Dutchman, Overture Saint-Saëns: Danse...
- Additional Information
- Sunday 4 November
- View details
-
Freshwater Beach
Sydney North, Sydney, Northern Beaches
At a little over 300-metres in length and wedged between two headlands, Freshwater is just to the north of Manly and faces southeast. The north headla...
www.warringah.nsw.gov.au/- Additional Information
- View details








sydney_sider: @positivetravel countdown to Vivid. Are you ready for the weekend? #Sydney
Tue, 22 May 2012sydney_sider: @JulieaGillard are you ready for Vivid this weekend? We're only 3 sleeps away #Sydney
Tue, 22 May 2012Escapes newsletter