School holiday activities
Looking for fun activities over the spring holidays? Come along to our properties and enjoy a range of family-friendly experiences
Saturday 26 September – Sunday 11 October 2026
Spring events & workshops
Past event
Spooky Zines with Lucie Stevens
Celebrate all things spooky by making your own haunted house mini-zine with author Lucie Stevens
Wednesday 30 September 10.30am–11.30am
Workshop
Family Kitchen: Saaj Flatbread–Making Workshop
Join Dayaa School & Kitchen for a hands-on saaj flatbread–making workshop rooted in reviving ancestral recipes that have been lost through displacement
Thursday 8 October 11am–1pm
Past event
Shadow Play Workshop with Jumaadi
Craft your own shadow figures with artist Jumaadi. This hands-on family workshop is inspired by the traditional Indonesian art of shadow puppetry
Friday 9 October 10.30am–12pm
Past event
Hyde Park Barracks Family Fun Day
Bring the whole family for a journey through history at Sydney’s iconic Hyde Park Barracks museum
Friday 9 October 10am–3pm
Drop-in activities
Hyde Park Barracks
Open daily 10am–6pm
Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day
Start your adventure with our engaging kids trail and immersive audio tour that bring the stories of the Hyde Park Barracks to life. Then dive into hands-on activities that make history tangible and exciting!
Museum of Sydney
Open daily 10am–5pm
Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day
Pick up a crayon and let the surface do the talking. Try your hand at a rubbing technique used by archaeologists in the field to record their findings. Using objects inspired by the Unearthed exhibition and Museums of History collections, simply place paper over a surface and rub with a crayon to reveal hidden textures and impressions.
Elizabeth Farm
Open Monday to Saturday, 10am–4pm during NSW school holidays (Saturday 26 September – Saturday 10 October)
Pick up a crayon and let the surface do the talking. Try your hand at a creative rubbing technique using objects inspired by Museums of History collections. Simply place a piece of paper over a surface and rub with a crayon to reveal hidden textures and impressions.
Have fun in the garden playing quoits, a popular 19th-century game, or step back in time to experience what it was like to do the laundry the old-fashioned way – by hand!
Connect with local First Nations history through artist Tony Albert’s installation Healing land, remembering Country. Take part in a hands-on ‘memory exchange’ activity that asks participants to write messages on seeded paper as a gesture of intergenerational healing.
Vaucluse House
Open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am–4pm
Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day
Pick up a crayon and let the surface do the talking. Try your hand at a creative rubbing technique using objects inspired by Museums of History collections. Simply place a piece of paper over a surface and rub with a crayon to reveal hidden textures and impressions.
Justice & Police Museum
Open daily, 10am–5pm during NSW school holidays (Saturday 26 September – Sunday 11 October)
Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day
Pick up a kids trail and explore our captivating displays, and discover the stories of Sydney’s original Water Police Station and courts.
Earn your own police badge, dress up in costume and perform a mock trial with your family. Unlock secrets and solve mysteries as you move through the museum.
Rouse Hill Estate
Every Sunday 10am–4pm
Closed Christmas Day
Get ready for fun-filled experiences at Rouse Hill Estate, with basket-weaving workshops, hands-on building with LEGO® Bricks and a chance to meet friendly farm animals. For more information, visit our Family Fun at Rouse Hill Estate page.