🌟 Featured Event
The Wiggles’ Sparkle! BIG SHOW (Saturday 28 Nov) Anthony, Lucia, Tsehay, Evie, Caterina, Lachy and John lead a giant sing-along with Dorothy and Captain Feathersword. 📍CBD
🗓️ Melbourne CBD ➝ More CBD picks
Mandarin Storytime (Monday 24 Aug) Free Mandarin storytime and craft for ages 3-5, no booking needed. 📍CBD
Luminous Lantern Parade (Wednesday 26 Aug) Free lantern parade from Birrarung Marr to Fed Square with food trucks and live entertainment. 📍CBD
Baby Bounce (Mondays + Wednesdays during term) Rhymes and stories for under-18-months at State Library, no booking required. 📍CBD
🗓️ Melbourne NORTH ➝ More north-side picks
Messy Sensory Playgroup (Tuesday 25 Aug) Unstructured sensory play with trays, pouring and splashing, zero cleanup for you. 📍Greensborough
Children’s Book Week Storytime (Friday 28 Aug) Free storytime celebrating this year’s Book Week winners, costumes welcome. 📍Reservoir
Dino Days (Wednesdays) Weekly dino-themed play, storytime and disco at Melbourne Museum, free entry for kids. 📍Carlton
🗓️ Melbourne SOUTH ➝ More south-side picks
Book Week Storytime (Tuesday 25 Aug) Dress as a favourite character for stories, songs and colouring-in after. 📍Sandringham
Bayside Art Babies (Mondays) Free sensory art sessions for babies 0-18 months at Bayside Gallery. 📍Brighton
Young at Art (Thursdays during term) Hands-on art for 3-5s, followed by the rose garden and playground next door. 📍Mornington
🗓️ Melbourne EAST ➝ More east-side picks
Arabic Storytime (Wednesday 26 Aug) Bilingual storytime for under-5s, second and fourth Wednesday monthly. 📍South Melbourne
Heide Art Babies (Tuesdays – Fridays) Free sensory play and gallery exploration for newborns to one-year-olds. 📍Bulleen
Children’s Playgroup (Tuesdays during term) Free playgroup for 6 weeks-5 years with music, messy play and a shared snack. 📍Chadstone
🗓️ Melbourne WEST ➝ More west-side picks
Children’s Book Week 2026 (Monday 24 – Wednesday 26 Aug) Kids become published authors, writing and illustrating their own books. 📍Deer Park, Sydenham + Keilor
Tuesday Art Playgroup: Book Week (Tuesday 25 Aug) Mess-free Book Week craft and dress-ups for 1-5s in the Inner West. 📍Newport
Bush Kids Forest School (Tuesdays during term) Nature play, campfire cooking and bush skills at Brimbank Park for 3.5-6 year olds. 📍Keilor East
