🌟 Featured Events
Fam Bam LIVE (Monday 21 Sep – Sunday 4 Oct) The two-week children’s theatre festival mixes ballet workshops, live music, comedy and circus shows. Plus a street-wide passport trail, with stamps to collect and prizes to redeem at the end. 📍 Werribee
Smithsonian Starstruck (Daily until Monday 30 Nov, excl. Tuesdays) This immersive VR experience launches visitors into space aboard the world’s most powerful telescopes, developed with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. 📍CBD
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Nature Play Melbourne (Tuesday 22 Sep) Celebrate Nature Play Week with free, drop-in nature experiences for all ages in the Ian Potter Foundation Children’s Garden. 📍CBD
The Big Toy Swap (Wednesday 23 Sep) Swap gently used toys and books for something new-to-you, plus a sustainability session for ages 2–14 in two age groups. 📍CBD
Where Is The Green Sheep? (Tuesday 22 – Saturday 26 Sep) This immersive visual theatre show blends puppetry and animation to bring Mem Fox’s beloved picture book to life. 📍CBD
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Trinket the Robot (Friday 25 – Sunday 27 Sep) A modern Pinocchio adaptation for ages 3–10, this lively solo puppet show explores emotions with humour and heart. 📍Carlton
Harvest Moon Festival (Friday 25 Sep) Enjoy food trucks, Lion Dance performances and traditional mooncakes at this all-ages cultural celebration on the Grand Final public holiday. 📍Bendigo
Melbourne Royal Show (Daily from Thursday 24 Sep – Sunday 4 Oct) Eleven days of animals, rides, showbags and entertainment come alive at Melbourne Showgrounds. 📍Ascot Vale
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Pirate Storytime & Craft (Monday 21 Sep) Swashbuckling tales and a pirate-themed craft activity for ages 3–6, with bookings opening 7 days prior. 📍Chelsea
Pop-Up Museum (Thursday 24 Sep) Explore fossils, taxidermy and marine life on hands-on touch-tables with Museum Educators on hand for ages 3–13. 📍Brighton
Fairies at Rippon Lea (Wednesday – Sunday until 4 Oct) Tinkerbell and friends go on a magical musical quest to find her lost wings in this enchanting fairy adventure. 📍Elsternwick
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Velveteen Rabbit (Tuesday 22 Sep) A poetic physical theatre reimagining of the 100-year-old classic, with live music and a beloved toy of your own welcome. 📍Dandenong
Kew Toy Library Stay & Play (Thursday 24 Sep) A themed morning session of toys, games and stories for ages 1–4, with Mandarin spoken by the session leader. 📍Kew
School Holidays at Bunjil Place (Various dates from Thursday 24 Sep – Sunday 4 Oct) Creative sessions, performances and free experiences fill the school holidays at this community arts centre. 📍Narre Warren
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Baby Rave (Thursday 24 Sep) A lively daytime dance party with singing, dancing and glow-in-the-dark fun for children aged 0–2 at the library. 📍Sunshine
Arundel’s Family Day (Friday 25 Sep) Games, food and live music make for a relaxed family day out, with wine for the grown-ups too. 📍Keilor
Robin Hood at Kryal Castle (Daily until Sunday 4 Oct) Meet Robin Hood and Maid Marian, try free archery, jousting and sword training at this Nottingham-style celebration. 📍Leigh Creek
