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--> Bellarine Railway, 20 Symonds St, Queenscliff
--> When: Saturday 5th December 2026 - Sunday 20th December 2026
All aboard for THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride this December! Join us at the Bellarine Railway for a magical theatrical journey inspired by the beloved Christmas story, where festive pyjamas...
--> Australia
--> When: Friday 19th March 2027
Join more than 350,000 students across the nation who will ride, walk, scoot and skate to school on Friday 19 March 2027. National Ride2School Day is Australia's biggest celebration of active...
--> Bellarine Railway, 20 Symonds St, Queenscliff
--> When: Saturday 3rd October 2026 - Sunday 4th October 2026
Pop on down to Queenscliff and spend some time with Thomas Henry Douglas those Troublesome Trucks and even Sir Topham Hatt! The Party Tour is rolling into Queenscliff and you're invited to join...
--> Myer | Geelong, 105 Malop Street Geelong
--> When: Saturday 21st November 2026 - Thursday 24th December 2026
Head to Santaland to meet Santa and his elves. Whatever tinsels your fancy we've got you covered! So get ready to celebrate all things jolly and make your merry meaningful at Myer. Ride...
--> Australia
--> When: Saturday 17th October 2026 - Sunday 25th October 2026
Children's Week is a national celebration. It recognises the talents, skills, achievements and rights of children. The event takes place in October every year, with thousands of Victorian children...
--> Bellarine Railway, 20 Symonds St, Queenscliff
--> When: Friday 26th March 2027 - Monday 29th March 2027
Hop on board to meet the Easter Bunny! Hop on board Bellarine Railway Easter Specials and enjoy a steam train journey from Queenscliff. Easter Weekend - Queenscliff GOOD FRIDAY...
--> TreeTops Adventure | Yeodene, 70 Possum Ridge Rd Yeodene
No matter your age, you'll find excitement aplenty at Trees Adventure: Yeodene. Nestled within the pristine Otway Forest, this adventure haven offers a range of thrilling experiences....
--> Adventure Park | Geelong, 1249 Bellarine Highway Wallington
--> When: Saturday 21st November 2026
Adventure Park is now open for the 2026/2027 Summer Season Saturday 21st November 2026 - Sunday 28th March 2027 Victoria's biggest and most exciting theme park is open for another...
--> Buckley's Entertainment Centre, 54 Fellmongers Road Breakwater
Venue open from 8am each day & 10am on Sundays Lunch 11am - 2pm Dinner 5pm - 8.30pm Buckley's Entertainment Centre renovated facilities are among the best in the region and feature stylish...
--> Museum of Play and Art, 51 McKillop Street Geelong
MoPA: Museum of Play and Art - 51 McKillop Street Geelong MoPA is open ALL day EVERY day Note: Tickets must be pre-booked Opening Hours: Session Times Monday to Friday: Morning: ...
--> SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium, Corner Flinders Street and Kings Way Melbourne
--> When: Friday 18th September 2026 - Sunday 8th November 2026
The exciting partnership between Nintendo and SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium is back for a second year! Animal Crossing: New Horizons Experience Dive into the world of Nintendo’s Animal Crossing:...
--> Norton Park, Nortons Lane Wantirna South
--> When: Saturday 19th September 2026 - Sunday 11th October 2026
More dinosaurs, more prehistoric fun and two adorable new arrivals will stomp back into Melbourne this spring, when DinoFest returns to Nortons Park at Wantirna South following a sell-out season last...
--> Clocktower Centre, 750 Mount Alexander Road Moonee Ponds
--> When: Monday 5th October 2026 - Tuesday 13th October 2026
Join Coach Mon on a quest to help a lost star return to the night sky! Featuring singalong songs performed live, gentle lighting and sensory play, little ones will move, groove and dream....
--> Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson St Carlton
--> When: Saturday 28th November 2026 - Wednesday 26th May 2027
This major exhibition showcases the design evolution of one of the world's most famous dolls: Barbie. Enter the iconic Barbie universe and delight in over 250 nostalgic, rare, and innovative...
--> Caulfield Racecourse, Station Street Caulfield East
--> When: Friday 26th March 2027
Celebrate Easter in spectacular style this Easter as both Caulfield and Mornington transform into Easterland a fun Easter festival filled with entertainment activities and unforgettable moments for...
--> Mornington Racecourse, 320 Racecourse Road Mornington
--> When: Sunday 28th March 2027
Celebrate Easter in spectacular style this Easter as both Caulfield and Mornington transform into Easterland, a fun Easter festival filled with entertainment, activities and unforgettable moments for...
--> Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson St Carlton
Every Wednesday is Dino Day for the little ones at Melbourne Museum! Dino Days invites our youngest dinosaur enthusiasts to explore all things dinosaur. Dino Days From dino discos and...
--> Rye foreshore, Point Nepean Road Rye
--> When: Saturday 26th December 2026 - Tuesday 26th January 2027
Get ready for an unforgettable summer celebration as the Rye Summer Carnival returns to the iconic Rye Foreshore! This year marks 72 years of Wittingslow Carnivals, and we're pulling out all the...
--> TreeTops Adventure | Yeodene - Otway Forest, 70 Possum Ridge Rd, Yeodene
No matter your age you'll find excitement aplenty at Trees Adventure: Yeodene. Nestled within the pristine Otway Forest this adventure haven offers a range of thrilling experiences. Begin...
--> SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium, Corner Flinders Street and Kings Way Melbourne
Explore Night on the Reef. Daily 9:30am - 5pm Dive into Night on the Reef at SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium, a dazzling underwater wonderland that takes guests on an enchanting journey into the...
--> Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, 2 Clarendon St South Wharf
--> When: Friday 26th March 2027
Melbourne's favourite Family Fun Day is back! We can't wait to see you on Friday 26th March 2027 @ Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. Get ready for Melbourne's biggest and best FREE...
--> Old Melbourne Gaol, 377 Russell Street, Melbourne
Let the Hangman guide you through every corner of Old Melbourne Gaol and its disturbing history, with no stone left unturned. What dark and grisly stories will the Hangman uncover? As daylight...
--> Polly Woodside, 21 South Wharf Promenade, South Wharf
Ahoy, matey! Step aboard Polly Woodside for an exciting Pirate Day filled with fun and adventure. Come along and experience the pirate life. We encourage dressing up and participating in...
--> Scienceworks, 2 Booker Street Spotswood
Beyond Perception: Seeing the Unseen is a ground-breaking and unconventional permanent exhibition designed for teenagers. Exploring the imperceptible worlds of science and technology, this...
--> SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium, Corner Flinders Street and Kings Way Melbourne
Penguin Passport is your ticket to a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with SEA LIFE Melbourne's colony of sub-Antarctic penguins. Suit up into our Antarctic snow gear and get set for your 45 minute...
--> Kerrisdale Mountain Railway & Museum, 7523 Goulburn Valley Highway Kerrisdale
--> When: Saturday 27th March 2027 - Sunday 28th March 2027
Saturday 27th March 2027 + Sunday 28th March 2027 Easter 'Steamfest' * Kerrisdale Mountain Railway Trains run at 11am and 12 noon on both days A 2ft narrow gauge tourist railway with...
--> Clip 'n Climb, 39-51 Intrepid St Berwick
Indoor Climbing, SkyTrail High Ropes, Zip Line and GameWall - Berwick Overload your senses and dial up the fun at this mammoth indoor climbing theme park, boasting over 60 vertical challenges....
--> Alexandra Timber Tramway and Museum, Station Street Alexandra
--> When: Saturday 31st October 2026 - Sunday 1st November 2026
Services operate on selected days around the second and fourth weekend of the month (This page = 4th weekend of the month). Alexandra Timber Tramway and Museum open and trains running...
--> Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson St Carlton
For what they lack in size bugs make up in numbers: there are over 150 million insects for every human on Earth. These six-legged wonders have conquered almost every habitat we've got. But just...
Take a scenic along picturesque Swan Bay from Queenscliff to Lakers Siding and back. Enjoy a scenic journey on board our Heritage Steam trains. Travel beside Swan Bay and across the rolling hills...
--> National Steam Centre, 1200 Ferntree Gully Rd Scoresby
Train rides Sundays 11am-4pm The miniature railway operates every Sunday, weather permitting, from 11am to 4pm, excepting for Christmas -New Year. Endless train rides for a fixed price....
--> Brighton Philatelic Society, 80 Gardenvale Road Gardenvale
--> When: Saturday 10th October 2026
Saturday 10th October 2026 Brighton Philatelic Society - Gardenvale & Magnolia Rds Gardenvale Admission is free For more than a century Meccano the world famous constructional toy has...
--> Puffing Billy Railway, 1 Old Monbulk Road Belgrave
Leg daggling is BACK Tickets are available to suit everyone, and every journey. Timetable & Tickets You can buy one-way, two way (return), plus tickets between stations like Belgrave to...
--> Scienceworks, 2 Booker Street Spotswood
Scienceworks is open daily 9am - 4.30pm. Scienceworks makes learning about science a fun and interactive adventure. Located in Spotswood (Melbourne Australia) Scienceworks also features the...
Sovereign Hill is open daily from 10am to 5pm. Victoria's Sovereign Hill allows visitors to take a journey into the gold rush period of the 1800's featuring an authentically-recreated town and...
--> Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson St Carlton
Daily @ Science and Life Gallery We are delighted that Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and Immigration Museum will all reopen to the public from Monday 16 November 2020. Skeletons of 17...
--> Daylesford Spa Country Railway, 18 Raglan Street Daylesford
Heritage Train Rides - Every Sunday + Wednesday's during school holidays. Come and ride a train straight out of the good old days, when life was simpler and train services were an essential part...
--> Maze House | near Daylesford, 3155 Midland Highway, Newlyn North
Hedge maze, country carnival garden and milk bar cafe. Open weekends and school holidays 10am to 5pm Note - Maze House is closed on extreme weather days and this will be posted on our website...
--> Scienceworks, 2 Booker Street Spotswood
Museum of the Moon is an astounding seven metre diameter spherical sculpture featuring large scale NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At a scale of 1:500,000, each centimetre of the sculpture...
--> Melbourne
parkrun is a free community event held every Sunday morning at local parks around Australia and involves a 5km walk or run. Parkrun is non-competitive, with the goal to improve on your own...
--> National Steam Centre, 1200 Ferntree Gully Rd Scoresby
Ride the fabulous miniature railway at the National Steam Centre every Sunday. The track runs for about 1km around the perimeter of the site. On the trip you pass the lake complete with...
--> Melbourne Planetarium, 2 Booker St Spotswood
For thousands of years we have looked to the stars at night in wonder and awe. Their mysteries have inspired curiosity across all cultures and civilisations. Narrated by multi-award-winning...
--> Emerald Bank Leisure Land, 7725 Goulburn Valley Hwy, Kialla
Open weekends 10.00 - 4:30pm 7 days during school holidays. Closed public holidays. Emerald Bank Leisure Land is a family friendly destination with plenty to see and do. Lloyds Produce...
--> Scienceworks, 2 Booker Street Spotswood
A new space for little tinkerers! Ground Up: Building Big Ideas, Together is an exhibition for babies to five-year-olds where curiosity is rewarded around each bend with surprising and intriguing...
--> Mooroolbark & District Miniature Railway & Steam Club, Hawthory Road, Mooroolbark
Mooroolbark Miniature Railway is run by Mooroolbark & District Miniature Railway & Steam Club established in 1980 in the outer eastern suburb of Mooroolbark Melbourne Victoria. We run throughout...
--> Rain, Hayne & Shine Farmyard, 490 Stumpy Gully Road Balnarring
Opening Saturday to Wednesday (closed Thurs and Friday) + every day during SCHOOL HOLIDAYS The Farmyard in Balnarring provides 'hands on' experiences with a large variety of friendly farm animals...
--> Olympic Ice Skating Centre, 1080 Centre Road Oakleigh South
Come down and enjoy our public skating sessions with ample free parking and free skate hire. Olympic Ice Skating Centre also offers a range of programs for people of any age and skating ability to...
--> O'Brien Icehouse, 105 Pearl River Road Docklands
TWO RINKS. SKATE EVERY DAY. 364 DAYS A YEAR. O'Brien Icehouse is a sports and entertainment centre located in Docklands. With two Olympic-sized rinks, it is Australia's largest ice...
--> The Big Goose, 233 Mornington Tyabb Road Moorooduc
The Big Goose is unique to the Mornington Peninsula as it combines farm animals with an adventure park situated at Moorooduc on the Peninsula freeway. Open Summer: Wednesday to Sunday Winter:...
--> Box Hill Miniature Steam Railway, Corner Belmore Rd and Elgar Rd Box Hill
Come and ride this wonderful miniature railway the track winds through the picturesque surrounds of Elgar Park. Train passengers are required to wear fully enclosed footwear, keep their feet on...
--> Dinosaur World | Somerville, Corner Frankston/Flinders Road and Oneills Road Somerville
DINOSAUR WORLD IS OPEN EVERY FRIDAY 10AM TO 3PM AND EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 10AM TO 4PM. WE ARE OPEN - Friday Saturday & Sunday - Public holidays - Every day school holidays No...
--> Corner Turnbull Street and Hunter Street, Euroa
The Euroa miniature railway is run by an enthusaistic group of volunteers who lovingly maintain and run the railway monthly, for the delight of young and old. Sausage sizzle and drinks are...
--> Coal Creek Community Park and Museum, 12 Silkstone Road Korumburra
The Park is open Friday to Monday + 7 days a week during Victorian school holidays. Come immerse yourself in 1870's - 1920's rural life It's free to enter; but visitors are required to book...
--> Corner Point Richard Road and Boat Road Portarlington
A ride on the Portarlington Bayside Miniature Railway is an unforgettable experience. As the train departs from Point Richards Station your are overcome with the freshness of the ocean breeze, as...
--> Myuna Farm, 182 Kidds Road, Doveton
Myuna Farm is a working community and children's farm located in Doveton. Open Monday to Sunday 10 am to 4 pm Myuna Farm will be closed on Code Red fire danger days. Admission...
--> Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham Lower Park Eltham
Every Sunday 11am - 5pm, and selected public holidays. The Diamond Valley Railway is located in Lower Eltham Park | Melway: Map 21 ref H10 timetable Sundays 11 am till 5pm | Public Holidays...
--> Collingwood Children's Farm, St Heliers St Abbotsford
Collingwood Children's Farm is open most days of the year from 9.30am. We are open every day of the year, including public holidays. Opening hours are 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. Last entry is at...
--> SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium, Corner Flinders Street and Kings Way Melbourne
SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium is open daily - every day of the year. 9:30am - 5pm - Last entry at 4pm We recommend approximately 2 to 2.5 hours for your exciting journey through!! Home to...
--> 15 Green Street Bulla
Bulla Hill Railway run by the Tullamarine Live steam Society. Miniature train rides for all the family and friends and a club for those enthusiasts interested in model engineering. You can ride...
--> Scienceworks, 2 Booker Street Spotswood
Open 10am to 4.30pm daily @ Scienceworks Stretch your mind and your muscles. Sportsworks is a place to leap, run, throw and row. You can race against Cathy Freeman, try out for soccer...
--> Ritchie Boulevard Geelong
Come along and ride the largest travelling Ferris Wheel in the southern Hemisphere located at the Geelong Waterfront! Whether you're young, or young at heart, no trip to Geelong is complete...
--> Australia
--> When: Sunday 1st August 2027 - Tuesday 31st August 2027
Every year, MS Readathon helps raise funds for those living with multiple sclerosis. 2027 is the 48th year. Read, raise funds and start making a difference. MS Readathon With no known cause...
--> Myer, 314-336 Bourke Street Melbourne
--> When: Saturday 7th November 2026 - Thursday 24th December 2026
Head to Santaland to meet Santa and his elves. Whatever tinsels your fancy, we've got you covered! So, get ready to celebrate all things jolly and make your merry meaningful at Myer. Ride...
--> Grayland Street, Cobden
Cobden Miniature Railway Park provides miniature train rides, 18 hole Mini Golf, canteen, children's playground and barbecue facilities. The Cobden Miniature Railway offers something for every...
--> Peterkin St Traralgon
Miniature Steam and Diesel Train Rides | Gippsland Model Engineering Society is located in Newman Park, Traralgon, Latrobe Valley in Victoria Australia. Our club was founded in 1978 by a group of...
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