Spring is in the air and Adelaide is overflowing with ways to keep the kids busy these school holidays. Whether they’re future scientists, budding chefs, thrill-seekers or tradies-in-training, there’s a perfect adventure waiting across the city, coast and beyond. From zoo quests to circus flips, space missions to clay masterpieces, here’s your ultimate round-up of fun for the whole family this school holiday break.
Fox in a Box – Escape Room Holiday Special
Ready to level up your school holiday fun? Fox in a Box is offering 20% off all games for three or more players between 27 September and 12 October. Just use code GLAMESCAPE25 when booking and get ready to crack codes, solve puzzles and escape danger in one of Adelaide’s most immersive escape room experiences. With themed rooms and just the right amount of challenge, it’s a brilliant choice for families, friends or high-energy teens looking for something different these holidays.
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FREE Dino Fun at Unley Shopping Centre
Baby dinos are stomping into Unley these school holidays for an interactive, hands-on prehistoric adventure that’s completely free. Join the Adelaide Dino Rangers on Thursday 2, Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 October from 11am to 2pm in front of Woolworths. Kids can cuddle soft dino puppets, meet the rangers, get glitter braids, and snap fun family pics. It’s perfect for little ones and dino-lovers of all ages — and a great way to break up a shopping trip with some roarsome fun.
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Woodhouse Adventure Park – Kids v Wild & More
Woodhouse in Piccadilly is a giant outdoor playground packed with energy-burning adventures for kids aged 5 to 12. Their Kids v Wild day camp runs Tuesday 30 September and includes fire lighting, shelter building, obstacle challenges, paracord keychains, s’mores and more. But that’s just the start. With a 30-piece Challenge Hill obstacle course, giant tube slides, a split-level maze, disc golf, orienteering, and climbing walls like Cameron’s Climb, there’s more than enough to fill a full day (or a whole weekend if you stay overnight). It’s screen-free, outdoors, and full of fresh-air fun that leaves them happily exhausted.
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TIMELIGHT at ILA
From 26 September, immerse yourself in glowing spheres, cascading light trails and digital dreamscapes at ILA’s brand-new exhibition TIMELIGHT. It’s an interactive, sensory experience that lets kids and adults explore time in the most imaginative way.
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X-Golf + Hey Caddy – Colour and Play
X-Golf Marion and West Lakes are going early with 9am openings and a new free golf ball colouring station. With themed mini-golf, family packages and full-service bars for the grown-ups, it’s easy, affordable fun for all ages.
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Adelaide Oval Kids Adventure Tour
Step behind the scenes at Adelaide Oval with an interactive tour made for families. Kids can run the scoreboard, sit at the media desk and walk where legends have played. Each child receives a souvenir and activity booklet to take home.
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Big Brains Tiny Hands at Urth Clay Studio
Pottery gets playful at Urth Clay Studio with hands-on sessions for kids and teens aged 8 to 18. From 3 October, children can mould, squish and sculpt their way through clay in an uplifting creative space that’s big on mindfulness and muddy joy.
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I Wonder – The Science Musical Returns
After a sold-out run, I Wonder is back with science experiments, music and heartwarming storytelling. Created by Simon Blacket and Benji Riggs, this imaginative performance follows Phoebe as she finds wonder inside a mad scientist’s lab. Expect singing, science and a joyful mess of curiosity.
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Junior Tradies at Glenelg
Kids aged 1 to 6 can throw on a hard hat and take over a mini worksite packed with wheelbarrows, skip bins and mini diggers. Held at 2 Byron Street, Glenelg, Junior Tradies runs weekdays across both weeks with bouncy castles, chill-out zones, and free take-home gifts included.
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Monarto Safari Park – Nature Navigators
Grab a scavenger quest booklet at the gate and start the hunt for nine hidden nature items as you explore Monarto Safari Park. Kids can keep the adventure going at home with puzzles and nature-based activities included.
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Adelaide Zoo – Spring Wildlife Quest
Adelaide Zoo is turning the school holidays into a nature-finding mission. Every child can grab a scavenger booklet and set off through the lush zoo grounds to uncover hidden nature-themed items among the animal enclosures. From red pandas to reptiles, it’s a wild adventure that encourages kids to observe, explore and learn. Booklets include extra puzzles and brain teasers to take home.
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Big Market Adventures at Adelaide Central Market
Face painting, spring-themed craft, the famous Market Trail and Little Market Chefs cooking classes are all back these school holidays. It’s hands-on, food-filled fun in the heart of Adelaide and perfect for curious kids with a taste for adventure.
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Trucks on Tour – Morphett Vale
On Friday 10 October, more than 40 trucks will take over Wilfred Taylor Reserve. Kids can climb aboard emergency vehicles, construction machines and even a 100-year-old truck. There’s live music, go karts, a ninja course, food trucks and sensory zones too.
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Sprout Cooking School – Holiday Classes
From solo sessions for 5 to 11 year olds to full-on kitchen takeovers for teens, Sprout’s cooking classes offer real-deal skills, fun recipes and a family cook-along option too. Tasty, educational and a hit with even the fussiest foodies.
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AFL Max Skills School with Rory Sloane
Young footy fans can level up their game at Glenunga, Angle Vale, Aldinga or Brighton across the holidays. Designed by Rory Sloane and the AFL Max team, this program is all about footy fundamentals, leadership and gameplay confidence for kids aged 6 to 12.
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Cirkidz Holiday Program
Flip, fly and climb at the Cirkidz circus centre in Bowden. With sessions for ages 5 to 12 including aerial skills, trampolines and pick’n’mix circus games, this is high-energy fun from a team that knows how to bring out the performer in every child.
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Australian Space Discovery Centre
Free and open seven days (except the public holiday), the Australian Space Discovery Centre is launching little explorers into orbit with interactive exhibits, live mission feeds and holiday workshops. From robotics to rocketry, every visit is packed with hands-on fun and learning.
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Cirque du Soleil – CORTEO
The iconic Cirque du Soleil is back with a breathtaking new show, CORTEO. Blending circus magic, music and poetic storytelling, this family-friendly performance opens in Adelaide these holidays and will leave everyone buzzing.
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Nature Festival 2025 – FLOW
This year’s Nature Festival invites families into a world of fairy doors, scavenger hunts, twilight bat walks and butterfly capers. With more than 400 nature-inspired events across South Australia, FLOW is about connection, creativity and exploring the outdoors together.
For more information, click here.
Cars Take Over Westfield
Get ready to rev your engines. Disney and Pixar’s Cars are rolling into Westfield Marion, West Lakes and Tea Tree Plaza with a mix of drive-in story moments, hands-on creative zones and face painting. Kids can make tote bags, bucket hats and pencil cases, then enter to win a family trip to Disneyland. Sessions run across multiple dates and centres with free posters for Westfield members.
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For more school holiday activities in your local area, please check with your council and library.
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