Fun School Holiday Activities in Melbourne – Winter 2019

A list of fun school holiday activities in Melbourne for Winter 2019. What to do, where to go, family friendly events these school holidays in and around Melbourne.

Fun School Holiday Activities in Melbourne

The school holidays are approaching and you are probably thinking of ideas to keep the kids entertained for the two weeks they will be home! Well, don’t stress, there are plenty of fun school holiday activities in Melbourne and around.

Whether you are looking for fun activities, events, or shows, if you want to relax, or want to keep active, we have plenty of options. Here is a list of things to do and see these holidays with the kids. Just click on the links for more info!

Celebrate Christmas in July at Sovereign Hill Winter Wonderlights

These Melbourne School Holidays get ready because the Winter Wonderlights are on again at Sovereign Hill, and it is set to be yet again a spectacular event. The entire township will come alive in what is the largest light projection ever staged in one site in Australia.

Experience and celebrate a Victorian Style Christmas with the Winter lights glowing, and the faux snow falling. Breathe in that fresh air and sweet smells of traditional sweets, and warm yourself with a mulled wine.

Where:
Sovereign Hill, Ballarat
When:
29 June – 21 July
More details here

Get your Skates on at the “Skating At” Festival

Get rugged up and head out onto the ice in Melbourne this Winter School Holidays. St Kilda will host the Skating At Festival through June and July, offering a unique Winter ice skating experience for the whole family.

From morning till night, you can skate around under the magical lightning bopping to your favourite tunes.

Don’t forget Kanga for the kids or those who aren’t too confident skating. Push the kids along, or let them hold on to balance!

Where:
Acland St & Barkly St, St. Kilda
When:
21 June – 14 July
More details here

See the Disney on Ice Spectacular

Grab your mouse ears and get ready for Disney on Ice 2019! See your Disney favourites light up the stage in this amazing show for families.

This year we celebrate 90 years of Mickey Mouse, and the show will include a stage performance of the highly anticipated Moana!

Where:
Rod Laver Arena
When:
From 4 July – 8 July
More details here

Escape the Melbourne Gaol

Escape the Gaol these school holidays! Kids will have the opportunity to become inmates and must explore the Gaol to discover all the necessary clues to create the perfect escape plan, without being discovered by the prison guards.

Each ‘prisoner’ will be given a notebook containing a number of riddles, which must be deciphered in order to receive directions to hidden clues. Once the clues are discovered, prisoners must secretly hunt through the Gaol to uncover the answers to pull off a fool-proof escape plan.

Where:
Old Melbourne Gaol, 377 Russell St, Melbourne
When:
29 June – 21 July
More details here

Watch the Greatest Magic Show

The Showmen are back for 10 shows only, following their recent sold-out season in Melbourne! This time as a part of the biggest magic festival in the Southern Hemisphere, the Melbourne Magic Festival.

Come see the stars – Sam and Justin – hit the spotlight debuting brand new and hilarious magic and breath-taking circus stunts to thrill the kids… and their parents! PLUS, every child who attends will receive a FREE magic wand on entry and may even be one of the lucky few to come up on stage and become a star of the show…

Where:
The Melba Spiegeltent, 35 Johnston Street, Collingwood
When:
2 July  – 13  July
More details here

Colourful Creatures at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium

Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium has partnered up with the Discovery Channel’s Animal Planet to give us five interactive photo walls of the aquariums most exciting sea creatures such as the lionfish, clownfish and more.

This school holidays is the perfect time to visit the Melbourne Aquarium and see these multi coloured Sea Life Selfie walls with natural colours and textures.

Where:
SEA LIFE Melbourne Where: SEA LIFE Melbourne, Corner of King Street and Flinders Street, Melbourne VIC
When:
8 June – 21 July
More details here

Experience the ROAR at Werribee Zoo’s Wild Nights

The much-anticipated Wild Nights event at the Werribee Zoo will this year feature a ‘ROAR-some’ new element among the after-dark antics.

Life-size Dinosaurs have returned from extinction in time for the must-do winter tradition and will be brought to life for Dinos After Dark with dazzling lights, animatronics and an extraordinary soundscape.

The Jurassic creatures add to the already spectacular range of activities at Wild Nights experience which include dazzling fire shows, late night animal spotting, an Eastern-barred Bandicoot lantern parade, a Secret Garden, the Glow Zone, and more!

Where:
Werribee Zoo
When:
6 July – 13 July 2019
More details: Melbourne Zoo’s

Take a day trip to the snow at Lake Mountain

Did you know that you can go to the snow in under 2 hours from Melbourne? Lake Mountain Ski Resort is perfect for a day trip during the Winter with kids. While it is much smaller than Mt Buller, or Mt Hotham, and there are no lifts, it is perfect for those who are first timers or just want to make a snowman or get out on the toboggans.

Ski and snowboard lessons are available for kids too so it is a great spot to start them off to get experience and learn before you take them to the bigger mountains.

Where:
Lake Mountain Ski Resort, Marysville
When:
Season kicks off 8th June
More details here

Go Climbing indoors or outdoors

Do you have a little monkey who needs to burn off some steam? Head to one of Melbourne’s indoor climbing centres or outdoor forest adventures!

Challenge yourself to indoor climbing walls at Funtopia or even a Ninja Course at Go Climb. Head outdoors to King Lake Forest Adventures to climb in the forest or go for a mountain bike ride.
Read more about places to climb in Melbourne

Take a day trip out of Melbourne

We have put together a list of places to get out for the day with the kids. What ever the weather, sun, clouds or rain, there are some fun and exciting ideas for you.
Read our Day Trips From Melbourne For Families post.

School Holiday Fun in Melbourne

Have we missed something? Do you know of any fun school holiday activities in Melbourne this Winter 2019? Let us know and we can add it to the list. Have a blast these school holidays with the kids!

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