With the school holidays upon us, it’s time to start planning some fun and exciting activities for your kids. Brisbane offers a wide range of school holiday activities, from outdoor adventures to indoor entertainment.
To help you fill up that calendar, we’ve rounded up some of the BEST school holiday activities in Brisbane, to help you make the most of your summer school holidays.
Editor’s favourite summer school holiday activities in Brisbane
Festive fun
- Circus Fun House, Pink Flamingo, Brisbane: For a truly dazzling Christmas show, head down to Brisbane to experience a magical Christmas circus show like no other. Expect mind-blowing circus acts, daring aerial performances, and acrobatics – now fused with Christmas tunes, cheeky elves and festive themes.
- Santa’s Family Christmas Party: Jingle all the way to Santa’s Family Christmas Party, hosted by Shingle Inn City Hall! Indulge in a delightful High Tea experience and create your own Gingerbread Village.
- A Sleigh-Load of Festive Fun at RPAC: Redland Performing Arts Centre has a sleigh-load of festive fun to get the whole family into the holiday spirit. With fabulous shows, free drop-in theatre, and a dazzling light and sound display, there’s something for everyone!
- St Nicholas Precinct: Celebrate the joy of Christmas this December with a visit to St Nicholas Precinct. A FREE event where the urban heart of Ipswich transforms into an experiential atmosphere of lights, colour and magical moments.
- City of Logan Christmas Carols: The City of Logan Christmas Carols is the city’s biggest annual Christmas event, celebrating the magic and joy of the festive season. This FREE family-friendly event features hours of exciting on-stage entertainment for both kids and adults alike.
- Go to Town this Christmas: Uptown Brisbane is bringing all the holiday magic and wonder back to the Queen Street Mall and Brisbane City this November and December, decking the retail and food halls piece by piece into a Christmas destination filled with a brick-load of festive family fun.
Nature and outdoors
- Wildlings Forest School Holiday Programs: Connect with nature through immersive outdoor activities. Build rafts, explore creeks, and learn bushcraft skills.
- Little Lifesavers, various locations: Learn essential water safety skills and have fun in the sun with Surf Life Saving Queensland.
- Summer of Sharks at Sea Life Sunshine Coast: Head up to the Coast over the school holidays to dive into the world of sharks at Sea Life this summer. Learn about these incredible creatures and their vital role in ocean ecosystems.
Arts and culture
- Asia Pacific Triennial Kids: QAGOMA has your summer sorted, and it’s all about art. Alongside the more than 500 artworks across both the Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) and Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), the Children’s Art Centre at GOMA is full to the brim with seven exciting and interactive exhibitions just for kids and families.
- Operation Ouch!: Join TV’s favourite doctors this January with a gigantic brand-new show when they go on a quest to find the most important fart in history!
- The Enchanted Garden: Brisbane’s most anticipated light show, The Enchanted Garden, returns to Roma Street Parkland with a dazzling new experience. Immerse yourself in breathtaking displays of lasers, LED tubes, fairy lights, projections, UV lighting, and festive soundscapes.
- Bluey’s World: Bluey’s World is a one-of-a-kind guided immersive experience, that takes you into the Heeler family’s iconic Queenslander home, backyard and beyond – for real life!
- Round the Twist: The home-grown TV show that raised a generation is back with all the magic you remember (and that song you can’t forget!) in a brand-new Australian musical at QPAC!
Sports, camps and vacation care
- Game On! Summer School Holiday Sports Clinics: Game On! is an exciting and inclusive school holiday sports program designed to make fitness fun through engaging games and friendly coaching.
- BOUNCE After Dark End-of-Term Party: Celebrate the end of term with a night of bouncing fun.
- Circus & Acro Summer School Holiday Programs: Infinity Circus & Acro are offering some super fun School Holiday Programs for children aged 5 years and up. Students will get to do a large range of activities such as acro, aerial, circus and more!
- MyFirstGym Summer School Holiday Camps Hawthorne: MyFirstGym School Holiday Camps are a great way to stay active and entertained during these school holidays. All of their camps are jam-packed with activities your child is bound to enjoy!
- Junior Golf Clinics: Looking for the perfect way to keep the kids active and entertained these holidays? Golf Central’s Junior Golf Clinics are back and better than ever, with options for juniors of all skill levels.
- Summer Vacation Care at AELC: Get ready for an action-packed Summer Vacation Care at Australian Early Learning Colleges by Adam & Noah – open to all kids from the area, with schedules for both private and public school holidays!
With so many exciting options, you’re sure to find the perfect school holiday activities in Brisbane to keep your kids happy and engaged this summer!
Need more ideas? Read the full SCHOOL HOLIDAY GUIDE HERE!
