☀️ 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: 13 & 14 Dec
🎄 12 Days of Christmas
Enjoy festive fun for the whole family with free activities at the market throughout December including:
✨ Christmas crafts & cookie decorating
🎨 Face painting & hair braiding
🎵 Festive sing-along
📸 Photos with Santa
📱Two DIY activities to follow along at home
🎄 Ornament decorating & so much more!
Location: Dandenong Market
Dates: Every Market Day (Tue, Fri, Sat & Sun) between 2nd-21st December
Time: 10AM-2PM
🎄 Carols by Candlelight
Dust off those caroling skills, pack your picnic rug, and get ready for a magical evening under the stars! 🌟
🎅 Santa arrives at 7:30pm
🎨 Free Activities:
🎁 Santa photos
🖍 Kids craft workshops
🎨 Face painting
🎤 Live performances
🗓 Saturday 13 December
🕓 5pm – 9:30pm (Carols from 7pm)
📍 Greensborough War Memorial Park
🎊 Whitehorse Carols
Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year at the annual Whitehorse Carols! 🌟
Headlining this magical night is Australian entertainment royalty Rhonda Burchmore, joined by tenor David Hobson, vocalist Johanna Allen, Dale Burridge, and the beloved Whitehorse Churches. Plus, the amazing Matt Hetherington returns as your festive host!
🗓 Saturday 13 December
🕓 Rides & Activities: 5.30pm onwards
🕓 Carols Concert: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
📍 Whitehorse Civic Centre Precinct, Nunawading
🌟 Carols in the Park
Enjoy an evening of entertainment, sing-a-longs and festivities at Glen Eira City Council’s Carols in the Park.
Hosted by the wonderful Lucy Durack, the night will feature a stellar line-up of local and national talent including: Colin Lane, Shauntai, The Australian Girls Choir, The Grinch, Glen Eira Brass Band, and more!
Kids can enjoy Christmas crafts, face painting, plenty of roving entertainment and maybe even a special visit from Santa! 🎅
🗓 Saturday 13 December
🕓 4pm–8pm (Gates open from 4pm)
📍 Bentleigh Hodgson Reserve, Higgins Road, Bentleigh
🎅 Santa Festival Melbourne
Step into Santa’s Festival at The District Docklands 🌟
📸 Photos with Santa
🎨 Craft-Making Workshops
✨ Christmas magic for the whole family
🍪 Cookie Decorating
🎅 Santa Hat
🗓 4–24 Dec
📍 The District Docklands (Ground Floor next to H&M)
🤩 Funfields Giveaway
The Ultimate One-Day Holiday, Just 40km From Melbourne! Awesome Rides & Attractions:
⚡️ Supanova Waterslide
⚡️ Dragon’s Revenge Swing Ride
⚡️ Pegasus Sky Bounce ride
⚡️ Mystic Kingdom.
⚡️ Volcano Beach Heated wave pool
⚡️ 3 ProSlide WORLD RECORD Waterslides; Kraken Racer, Typhoon & Gravity Wave
⚡️ Wet & dry rides including: Re-Imagined Amazonia Falls, Pirate Ship, Go Karts, Alpine Toboggan Slide and so much more.
🏏 Olivine Cricket Bash 2.0
Free Family Fun Day packed with cricket action and excitement!
🏏 Meet the Melbourne Renegades!
Say hi to Jake Fraser-McGurk & Jason Behrendorff, and snap a pic with the mascots!
🎉 Family Fun: Giant Slide; Cricket Inflatables; Face Painting; Skills Clinics; Crafts; Music & Games!
🍔 Food trucks; Display Village giveaways; Free water refills
🗓 Sun 14 Dec | 11am–2pm
📍 Olivine Recreation Reserve, 2 Cycad Ave, Donnybrook
🎄 Christmas at the Village
Get ready for a magical day with a FREE Kids Meet & Greet with Santa! 🎅
Kids can chat with Santa, take adorable photos, and enjoy face painting, a lively jazz duo, and the surprise appearance of a bauble on skates!
🎁 Plus—Santa’s arriving with Frisco Creamery giveaways for an extra sweet treat.
🐾 Fur babies are welcome for outdoor piazza photos!
🗓 Sunday 14 December
🕓 11am – 2pm
📍 Caulfield Village, Caulfield North
🎊 Whitehorse Festive Season
The countdown is on! 🎄 Celebrate the festive season in Whitehorse with free community fun, creative workshops, and magical Christmas events for all ages. Highlights:
Whitehorse Carols – Sat 13 Dec, 6.30–9.30pm (Free)
Festive Windows – Mid Nov–Jan, Blackburn & Mont Albert (Free)
Family Wreath Weaving – Sun 30 Nov, Box Hill
Festive Feasting on a Budget – Sat 29 Nov, Strathdon House (Free)
Twilight Jazz Carols – Fri 12 Dec, Mont Albert (Free)
🎟️ Mostly Free & Family-Friendly
📍 Across Whitehorse
🗓️ November – December
🍒 Blue Hills Berries & Cherries
It’s cherry season! 🌞 Head to the stunning Blue Hills Berries & Cherries and pick juicy cherries straight from the tree. 🍒
🎟️ Entry includes:
✨ All-you-can-eat cherries while in the orchard
✨ Picking demonstration
✨ Free hire of picking buckets
🌸 Weekends & Public Holidays
Enjoy food trucks every weekend and live music throughout December!
🗓 November – December
📍 Two locations: Silvan VIC
🌇 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
⚡ HARRY POTTER™: THE EXHIBITION
Due to popular demand, Harry PotterTM: The Exhibition has been extended until 30 November! 🦉
Step inside the magic with authentic costumes, props, and behind-the-scenes secrets from your favorite films. An unforgettable, multi-sensory experience for fans of all ages. ✨
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Such an amazing experience for a Harry Potter fan and lover!!!” – Nic
🗓 Open Daily
📍 62 Dawson Street, Brunswick
🐧 Phillip Island Penguins Express Tour
🐧 Watch the magical Penguin Parade as little penguins waddle ashore at dusk
🌊 Take in stunning coastal views at Seal Rocks and the Nobbies
📸 Enjoy a guided day trip from Melbourne with plenty of photo moments
What’s Included
✔️ Guided Penguin Parade admission
✔️ Transfer to Phillip Island
✔️ Visit to the Nobbies & Seal Rocks
✔️ Onboard Wi-Fi
💰 Monopoly Dreams Melbourne
🎲 Dive into MONOPOLY DREAMS — an interactive world of games, a laser maze, and Melbourne-themed 4DX cinema fun!
💰 Race to grab as much MONOPOLY money as you can in the Bank zone and explore iconic areas brought to life.
What’s Included
✔️ Full MONOPOLY DREAMS experience
✔️ Laser maze in Mr. MONOPOLY’s Vault
✔️ 4DX cinema with motion + special effects
✔️ MONOPOLY Money grab challenge
✔️ Water Works & Electric Company zones
✔️ Create your own title deed
✔️ Exclusive merch store
✔️ Themed café for a fun finish
🐴 Melbourne Museum: Melbourne History Tour
Explore Melbourne’s history with a guided walk through the Melbourne Story gallery. Learn about the gold rush, the city’s grid design, famous landmarks, and the legendary racehorse Phar Lap. See artifacts that showcase how Melbourne evolved — perfect for both visitors and locals.
⭐ Hear fascinating stories from a knowledgeable guide
⭐ Walk through decades of Melbourne’s past
⭐ Includes a gift lanyard, tote bag & 10% off at the Museum Store
🚀 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
🚦 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
💣🔥 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+
🔒 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 ♿
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