Adelaide School Holiday Activities
Free Adelaide Events & Adelaide School Holiday Activities.
This list will help you find the Adelaide School Holiday Activities and family events in the SA region.
If you are planning on visiting Adelaide you have plenty to choose from this school holidays. Free school holiday activities include your local playgrounds, hinterland bushwalks, outdoor cinemas and more.
Free Outdoor Cinemas
The Free Outdoor Cinema will be entertaining the kids
Where: Several Locations
When: Held up until
Time: From 8.30pm
Extra Details: Some events have extra entertainment such as Markets, Petting Zoo & Live Music.
Website: Weekend Notes Compilation
Another outdoor movie experience is The Moonlight Cinema. This is currently running from 1 Dec to 19 Feb, this is a paid ticketed event. Website: Moonlight Cinemas
Christmas Lights
One of the best free events in any city during Christmas is the light displays.
The best guide on the internet is from Play & Go who have tied together with the best Christmas Light Displays in Adelaide with photos and details on their findings as a family. Website: Play & Go
Parks & Playgrounds
The Australian has a great guide for the Top 25 Playgrounds in Adelaide HERE as well as heaps of other Adelaide School Holiday Activities.
If its raining and you need to get the kids out to play you can find several Indoor Playgrounds in Adelaide,
Adelady has the TOP 5 reviewed HERE.
One of Adelaide more unique play areas is the Hindmarsh Square Playground which has sculpture installations that children under 12 can explore.
Semaphore Twilight Markets
The Twilight Markets are on the beautiful Semaphore foreshore Friday nights during December and January each year from 6-9pm.
Free craft workshops each week entertain the kids with Bugs’n’Slugs.
When: December 23rd
Time: 6 – 9pm
Website: Semaphore Markets & Facebook
The South Australian Whale Centre
The SA Whale Centre has different activities for kids during the holidays including Craft, Painting and oceanic themed projects. All of the events are listed on their facebook page HERE.
Where: 2 Railway Terrace, Victor Harbor SA 5211
Website: SA Whale Centre
Cool Off With A Swim
If you don’t want to hit the coast and prefer to cool off at the pool Adelaide has several pools and a large Aquatic Centre, Check out Play & Go’s round up of Adelaide pools HERE.
The Aquatic Centre has a 50 Lap Pool, leisure pool and dive pool.
The centre has a cafe in the front foyer area. Family change rooms are available and disability access is available.
Adult Entry Price $8.20
Children Entry Price $6.50.
Where: Jeffcott Road, North Adelaide
Website: Adelaide Aquatic Centre
Website: Platform 1
Christmas Carousel, Rundle Mall
Rundle Mall has hosts a Christmas Carousel near the Gawler Place Canopy as well as other Christmas activities available.
When: Until Sunday 8 January
Website: Rundle Mall
SA Museum
The South Australia Museum currently has several children’s activities on including a holiday workshop. For all details visit the website. The SA Museum Facebook page also has event times, and pictures and how you can get free entry to certain activities.
Where: North Terrace, Adelaide
Website: SA Museum
New Years Eve By The Bay – Glenelg
The foreshore will come alive with free live entertainment, free children’s activities and fireworks.
Where: Jetty Road , Glenelg
Time: 9.30pm & Midnight (Glenelg Only)
Website: Holdfast Bay