Looking for things to do with the kids this Spring school holiday on the Gold Coast?
Our Gold Coast Spring School Holiday Guide is all you need! We’ve scoured the Coast to find the best kids’ activities, camps, events, workshops and more, and listed them all below.
Enjoy!
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Holiday Holographic Entertainment
Holoverse, Surfers Paradise
September 1 – October 2
Holoverse is a new hi-tech Entertainment Centre that uses state of the art Holograms to create amazing experiences and adventures. Explore the prehistoric planet and the ancient dinosaurs that live there in “Dinosaur Adventure” or take a dive into the otherworldly ocean depths and swim with fishes in our “Holographic Aquarium”!
The Ultimate Spring School Holiday Indoor Adventure!
BOUNCE Gold Coast
September 15 – October 2
BOUNCE is the perfect playground to develop your freestyle tricks these school holidays. It’s the ultimate indoor play area to develop and harness balance, coordination and agility through a unique blend of fun, freestyle, progression and development.
Kids Flicks: Free Movies and Minding at The Strand
The Strand, Coolangatta
September 16 – 30
Drop off your little ones with The Strand’s highly qualified minders and let them embark on an adventure with their favourite characters while you indulge in some retail therapy, your own movie screening or grab a bite to eat. ️️
Unleash the Fun
Level 1 at Paradise Centre!
September 16 – October 1
Roll up, roll up, for a whirlwind of excitement on Level 1 of Paradise Centre, where fun is cranked up to 11 these school holidays!
Unleash your inner lumberjack with family axe-throwing at MANIAX Axe Throwing, dive into an ‘out of this world’ FREAK VR experience, and challenge your wits in the brand-new Padlock’d Escape Rooms and Bar (opening these school holidays).
Show off your skills at ZONE BOWLING and lose yourself in the captivating world of the largest Timezone Australia on the planet – it’s a circus of endless fun!
Spring coding and robotics holiday courses
Junior Robotics, various locations & online
September 16 – October 2
Junior Engineers has got your spring school holidays covered with a fabulous range of Survival Mode coding, robotics and creative classes right across the country.
Plus, save 10% – Use the Code KITCSURVIVAL10 at checkout!
Kids Take Over
HOTA, Surfers Paradise
September 27 – October 1
Your favourite mini fest is back – taking over HOTA these school holidays. With a program bursting indoors and out, Kids Take Over is packed with free and ticketed workshops, visual arts experiences, performances, and everything in between.
KRANK School Holiday Program: September
Various locations across Logan
September 16 – October 1
Dive, jump and dance into the school holidays with KRANK! Keep your kids and teens busy with over 100 free and low-cost activities. From outdoor sports to performing arts, there’s something for everyone aged 5 to 17 years.
Wanderlust Family-Friendly Performance: Xavier Rudd
Gold Coast Convention Centre
September 21; 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Wanderlust’s highly anticipated True North Event is back Live in September.
See Australia’s incredible ARIA award winning singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Xavier Rudd live at Wanderlust, in a 75-minute FAMILY-FRIENDLY concert!
Illusions Magic Show
The Village Theatre
September 22; 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Get ready to see some of the world’s most impressive Las Vegas style magic and illusions with 3 time international Merlin Award winner for ‘Illusionist of the Year’ and ‘Australian Entertainer of the Year’, master illusionist Matt Hollywood.
Spring school holiday activities across SE QLD
Brisbane Festival 2023
September 1 – 23
Various locations across Brisbane
The incredible Brisbane Festival returns this spring school holiday with a mesmerising program for the whole family. Dive with a friendly giant at Erth’s Shark Dive, explore the brilliance of Brisbane City Botanical Gardens after-dark at Lightscape, or even be serenaded in your favourite local park at Brisbane Serenades!
Monster Jump
Sandstone Point Hotel
September 16 – October 2
It’s time for a massive Bounce Bonanza these school holidays! Australia’s hottest new attraction, Monster Jump, is returning to Sandstone Point Hotel! The mobile inflatable obstacle course is set to jump into Sandstone Point from the 16th September – 2nd October 2023.
Park Play
Victoria Park
September 18 – 27
Spring into school holidays at Victoria Park with animal-themed activities the kids will love! On Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 18-27 September 2023, 9 am-1 pm each day, Park Play will provide kids with fun experiences and performances that will keep them engaged while keeping parents entertained too!
Fun-tastic adventures await at The Ginger Factory!
The Ginger Factory, Yandina
September 18 – 29
Calling all kids and families on the Sunshine Coast! Get ready for a fantastic time at The Ginger Factory this coming school holiday season. It’s the place to be for smiles, laughter, and amazing shows that you won’t want to miss this September!
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie Mighty Adventure
SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast
September 16 – October 1
Dive in and join a Mighty Adventure with PAW PATROL: THE MIGHTY MOVIE at SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast these September school holidays! Join Adventure City’s Heroes on an interactive trail through the aquarium to help save our sea turtles from the supervillains of Adventure City, whilst learning about our sea creatures and their amazing powers!
School holiday holograms
Hologram Zoo
August 22 – October 31
The Hologram Zoo offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to see animals up close while utilising the latest advancements in holographic technology. Visitors can interact with the holographic animals as if they were real by feeding them, petting them, and even playing with them. The animals can even grow much larger than their real life counterparts!
Kids Travel + Stay & Eat for FREE
Kingfisher Bay Resort, K’gari
September 1 – December 31
This is your chance to escape to K’gari (formerly Fraser Island) and receive free ferry transfers, accommodation, breakfast and dinner for the kids. Stay in a self-contained villa for three nights or more and save with Kingfisher Bay Resort’s Kids Travel, Stay & Eat for free deal, which includes school holiday travel during September and December.
Want to see more of what’s on this Spring for kids on the Sunshine Coast and kids in Brisbane?
Click on a region below to find out what’s happening across the rest of southeast Queensland ↓
Or visit our What’s On calendar for more events and activities across the region.
We are constantly adding school holiday activities as they are announced, so make sure you bookmark this page and check back regularly!
