🌟 Featured Event
Studley Park Boathouse Mini Explorers Program (Sundays + various school holiday dates) Creative activities and outdoor play for young kids beside the Yarra River. No booking needed. 📍Kew
Electric Wonderland (Daily Friday 26 Jun – Monday 12 Jul) Light installations, projection portals, a giant snow globe and a radiant reef light up Rosalind Park after dark. 📍Bendigo
🗓️ Melbourne CBD ➝ More CBD picks
Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness (Daily until Monday 31 Aug) A fascinating exhibition exploring the human body and emotions – older kids and curious grown-ups will find plenty to talk about. 📍Docklands
Children’s Play: Ragnar Kjartansson (Daily Friday 26 Jun – Sunday 4 Oct) Free world-premiere exhibition at NGV where kids can perform, create and build stories on a real stage. 📍CBD
Jams for Juniors: Rhapsody in Blue (Saturday 27 Jun) A 30-minute musical workshop for babies and toddlers exploring the jazzy world of Gershwin with the MSO Jams Ensemble. 📍Southbank
🗓️ Melbourne NORTH ➝ More north-side picks
Navigating Newborn Weeks (Thursday 25 Jun) A relaxed info session with a GP and paediatric specialist for parents of 6-12 week olds – questions very welcome. 📍Brunswick
Wishing Away Worries (Thursday 25 Jun) A practical session for parents and carers on helping kids manage fear and anxiety, held at Thomastown Library. 📍Thomastown
🗓️ Melbourne SOUTH ➝ More south-side picks
Greek Storytime (Monday 22 Jun) Stories, songs and language for little ones aged 1-5 – great for families maintaining Greek at home or learning a new language. 📍Oakleigh
Toddler Times (Tuesday 23 Jun) Stories, songs and rhymes at Bayside Libraries designed to build early literacy and language skills for toddlers. 📍Brighton
🗓️ Melbourne EAST ➝ More east-side picks
Pop-Up Outdoor Playgroup (Thursday 25 Jun) Free outdoor play session in the Dandenong Ranges with nature crafts, stories, songs and a bush walk. Ages 0-4, no booking needed. 📍Tremont
Saltbush (Friday 26 – Sunday 28 Jun) An immersive, sensor-driven show where little ones interact with First Nations stories through movement and play. Early years and up. 📍Narre Warren
Light to Night (Various dates until Sunday 12 Jul) Art, light sculptures, music and a school holiday family program at Chadstone this winter – centred on a major RONE exhibition. 📍Malvern East
🗓️ Melbourne WEST ➝ More west-side picks
Chat and Play (Tuesday 23 Jun) A relaxed drop-in session for kids 0-4 and their grown-ups to play, socialise and connect with other local families. 📍Williams Landing
Scribble Club (Friday 26 Jun) Hands-on art play for under 5s with free coffee for grown-ups – and someone else cleans up the mess. 📍Sunbury
VU Play Playwork Pop-Up (Thursdays until 6 Aug) Free drop-in open-ended play on the Footscray Community Arts lawns, facilitated by early childhood students. No booking needed. 📍Footscray
