What’s on in Sydney today

– 4 October 2019

There are plenty of things happening in Sydney today.

Some of these are only on for today while others are on throughout the school holidays.

You’ll also see that these are all over the City.

What’s on in Sydney today – just today

Mini Stop Motion at the Powerhouse Museum. Get busy with paper and felt! In this workshop kids will storyboard and create their own papercraft film set and felt characters before bringing it to life using animation techniques and digital components. Tickets can be booked on the Powerhouse Website HERE.
Garden Grubs Full day school holiday program at the Royal Botanical Garden. Strictly for kids aged 6 to 12 years old. You can get more information and book into the program HERE.
Slime Making Workshop with Little Creative Co at The Collaroy.
Kids Cinema: The Incredibles 2 at Harbord Diggers. Click here for more information and tickets for the Harbord Diggers Events.
Dinner time Doom at the Caylx. The plants are biting back, again!…Explore the world of carnivorous plants at The Calyx, watch a ‘feeding’ of the carnivorous plants, and create your own mini-bog terrarium with living carnivorous plants to take home. A paid activity for kids aged 6 to 12 years old. You can buy tickets at the RBG Website here.
Crafternoons with Little Lane Workshops at the Newport.
Free kids yoga at Darling Harbour. You can find all the information on the darling harbour website, just take note of the venue change in case of bad weather.
Making Butterfly Magnets with Little Lane Workshops at the Newport.
Make your own noughts and crosses or play a Minute to Win it plus a full day’s entertainment at Aussie Gems. There is so much on offer at Aussie Gems as each day also includes Nerf Battles, Ninja or Parkour, Basketball and Gymnastics. They’ve also put the details of their daily lunch up on the site too. You can see more information and make a booking on the Aussie Gems Website HERE.
Free Workshops at Darling Quarter. Art, music and story time workshops running for an hour twice a day.
Free Seedling Workshop at Warriewood Square. This events runs a few times during the day between 10am and 1PM. These events are always very well attended so make sure you get there early.
Jellybeanstreet children’s art workshops at Forest Community Arts Centre at 9:30am and 11am. You can make a booking on the Australian part of the Jellybeanstreet website here.
Try Harry Potter’s Invisibility Cloak at Target at Warringah Mall between 11am and 2pm.
Zoo Adventures at Taronga. Taronga’s favourite school holiday program, which under the care of one of our keepers, kids aged 5 – 10 years old, get to explore fun and educational themes each day and learn about animals and the environment they live in. Kids will learn how our keepers look after the animals, and of course get the chance to see all of their favourite animals including Elephants and otters, and complete fun activities around the zoo. Cost starts at $69 per child and you can get more information and make bookings here.

For more activities head over to our comprehensive School Holiday Guide you’ll also find some ideas of where Kids Eat Free.

What’s on in Sydney today – running throughout the holidays

The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe

The Marian Street Theatre is presenting an adaptation of The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe.

This adaptation has been created for the stage in a unique, warm-hearted style, brought to life by the company of young artists.

You can find more information and book tickets HERE.

Spooksville at Luna Park

Spooksville is a FREE, family event on the Lavender Green at Luna Park. There is going to be a trick or treat trail presented by Wizz Fizz, face painting, spooky showtime performances, a best dressed competition as well as special Halloween-themed food offerings.

It’s free to enter and participate in the trick or treat trail. Face painting and other activities will be $2 per activity with 100% of the profits donated by Luna Park to the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation.

Spooksville is a FREE, family event on the Lavender Green at Luna Park and it starts during Sydney Spring School Holidays 2019. — What’s on today in Sydney Spooksville is a FREE, family event on the Lavender Green at Luna Park.

Fo Fum Fiesta

The Art Gallery of NSW is celebrating colour, music, artmaking and movement at the inaugaral Fo Fum Feista.

This is a FREE festival aimed at inspiring young minds. Whether your child is musical or artistic or neither but keen to try then this is the place to visit these school holidays.

Families can roll up their sleeves and get hands-on with free artmaking and performance workshops; take a guided tour of the collection with artist David Capra and his sausage dog Teena; move and groove to live music and performances; hear stories; play and create or sit back and enjoy a free family flick in our artist-curated film series.

Lego Building at Artarmon HQ

Let your imagination run wild in A LEGO pit these school holidays.

It’s on between 10am and 4pm during school holidays and is on the Lower Ground opposite Petstock.

Gold coin entry per participant. All participants will receive a FREE gift.

All proceeds will go towards purchasing LEGO bricks for Royal North Shore Hospital.

What’s on at the movies

I’ve seen various adverts for Angry Birds 2 so I know that’s on and the new Dora. My daughter loves Dora but I don’t know if maybe the movie is just a bit too old for her.

Event Cinemas have a program of free art activities. From making bookmarks, hats, masks and more, the arts and crafts activities are themed to the family films showing during the school break.

You must visit Event Cinemas website for scheduled activities and Family Saver tickets and session times, as details and availability vary.

Something amazing is available at Warringah Mall these Sydney Spring School Holidays 2019. It's call the Kids Entertainment Pass and it looks pretty pretty cool! — Something amazing is available at Warringah Mall these Sydney Spring School Holidays 2019. It’s call the Kids Entertainment Pass and it looks pretty pretty cool!

Westfield Warringah Mall

The Entertainment Pass

Available this October School Holidays the Westfield Warringah Mall Kids Entertainment Pass for only $35 gets you:

HOYTS cinema ticket
iPlay 30 minute play pack
Kids meal from Sushi Hub (handroll + bottle of water) OR Mad Mex (cheese quesadilla or nachitos & bottle of water)
Fruit for Life small size juice or smoothie
Extended free parking

The Search for the Hidden Spell

If your wizardly instinks are right, you may be lucky enough to find a specially marked ball in our cauldron of treasure and win a magical prize.

Spot On Children’s Festival

The Festival encourages children to explore the world of the arts, delve into stories of magical creatures and places near and far, and experience the power of live performance and dynamic cinema.

This year’s program features a fantastic line-up of theatre, musical performances, workshops, film and free activities.

You can find more information on each of these activities and get tickets HERE.

Space Odyssey Tinkertoreum at the Powerhouse Museum

The kids can take part in a series of tinkering challenges to help start new habitats in space and work as a team to create a space pod using new and recycled materials.

The Powerhouse has said that this event is suitable for kids 2 years and older. Kids are free but adults will have to pay for entry.

You can book tickets online, HERE.

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