Things to do during the school holidays
Monday 7 July to Friday 18 July 2025
Keeping children and teens entertained in the school holidays can be a tricky business, so we’ve done the hard work for you.
Highlights
Winter School Holidays at the Maritime Museum
Go wild at the Maritime Museum these school holidays!
Monster Jump at The Entertainment Quarter
Monster Jump and Sports Jump – Return to the Entertainment Quarter for July School Holidays
Bubble Planet
Step into a planet beyond your imagination with fantastical landscapes and the biggest ball pit you have ever seen!
Bushrangers – Campfire Club
Children will learn the art of fire craft in this full day program
Library events and programs
School holidays - Making rubbish music, 8-11 years
Kids turn everyday junk into awesome instruments. Let's reuse some rubbish and jam with some junk
School holidays: 3D Print Club - Remix the city 12-16yrs
Redesign and 3D print an iconic Sydney building inspired by our model makers exhibition
School holidays: Creative coding 2 - Imagination Lab 8-12yrs
Make your very own computer-generated artwork using coding!
School holidays: Felt garlands workshop, 8-12 years
Join us for a fun hands-on workshop where you learn the skills to needle felt a pretty garland all on your own
School holidays: Creative coding masterclass 12-16yrs
Push your creativity to the next level with advanced coding techniques!
School holidays: Macrame keyring workshop (family session)
A creative, hands-on Macrame workshop for persons aged 8 years and over plus their families.
Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
School holidays: manga comic workshop, 9-12 yrs
Create your own manga-style comic book in this introductory workshop
School holidays: wheel throwing basics, 12-17yrs
Explore the wonderful medium of clay in this half-day workshop for teens
School holidays: silver jewellery making, 12-17yrs
Students will get to design and make their own jewellery pieces in this fun 2-half-day school holiday workshop.
School holidays: monster watercolours @ Ultimo, 7-10yrs
Unleash your imagination with monsters and ghouls in this half-day school holiday watercolour workshop
School holidays: wheel throwing for kids 9-12yrs (afternoon)
Explore the wonderful medium of clay in this half-day workshop for kids
School holidays: wheel throwing for kids, 9-12yrs (morning)
Explore the wonderful medium of clay in this half-day workshop for kids
School holidays: metal ghoul and monster keyrings, 10–13yrs
Create your own eerie ghoul or monster metal keyring at Pine Street
School holidays: poster pen portraits @ Ultimo, 11-14yrs
A creative workshop where kids learn to draw fun and colourful poster pen portraits
School holidays: block-print your tote or T-shirt, 10-13yrs
Design, carve and print a personalised block, then press it onto a tote, cards or a T-shirt in this hands-on workshop.
School holidays: manga comic book workshop, 13-17 yrs
Learn how to make your own manga style comics in this introductory workshop
All events
The Twits
Roald Dahl’s The Twits return to our stage these school holidays to delight and disgust in equal measure.
Guided tours at the Parliament of NSW
Visit Australia's oldest Parliament and take a seat where laws are made in a free guided tour
Winter School Holidays at Darling Square
Keep the kids entertained these school holidays with free craft activities, face painting & family friendly eats.
Winter School Holidays at the Maritime Museum
Go wild at the Maritime Museum these school holidays!
Youth in the City – July school holiday program
Join our daily activities for high school students, ages 13 to 18
Winter School Holiday Pony Camp @ Centennial Equestrian
The perfect opportunity for fun and skill-building in the saddle, while making new friends, both horsey and human
Alpine activity area - Winter school holidays
Be transported to the snowy hills these school holidays with all the best free kids activities
Bubble Planet
Step into a planet beyond your imagination with fantastical landscapes and the biggest ball pit you have ever seen!
BullyBully
What does a toddler and your average world leader have in common? Turns out quite a lot.
City of Wonder
A Mini City Built by Kids: Step Inside the ‘City of Wonder’ at the Sydney Opera House
Ghost Tour around the Rocks
Venture back to historic Sydney. A time when prisoners were the law
July Holiday Winter Gymnastics Camp
Skill challenges, games, creative crafts and more
Little Bakers' Monster Donuts
Bake and decorate your own whimsical fondant monster donuts—deliciously creative fun for kids.
Monster Jump at The Entertainment Quarter
Monster Jump and Sports Jump – Return to the Entertainment Quarter for July School Holidays
Pinch Me: A school holiday workshop in clay
A children’s workshop focusing on clay made art and objects both ancient and modern.
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