Easter School Holidays
Activities Guide
The Easter school holidays in Brisbane are jam-packed with great things to do for children of all ages.
From theatre and shows, free activities, outdoor fun and family friendly events, you’ll find them all here on Must Do Brisbane’s guide to 25 of the best boredom busters.
Things to Do
The best indoor holiday fun for all ages can be had at Laserzone with super laser tag adventures, bumper car rides, retro arcade and latest video games galore...more
The Qld Museum’s new exhibition has opened in time for the holidays, revealing secrets of the deep and a chance to get up close to a giant squid...more
On Sunday afternoons go back in time with a ride on some vintage Brisbane trams, dating from 1901 through to the 1960s...more
These school holidays, let the kids sort out their squabbles a better way - with Unlimited Play. From April 5th – April 21st kids accompanied by a parent (that's you) can take up our unlimited bowling with laser tag at Strike Wintergarden for just $25...more
The Lego Educational Centre has great themed morning and afternoon Lego sessions where young fans to construct and destruct to their heart’s content...more
Theatre/Shows
Brisbane’s favourite home-grown youth circus juggles, tumbles and defies gravity in their ground-breaking new show to delight all ages...more
Bring a cushion, tiara and a tin soldier to this Easter’s ever popular QSO’s Kiddies Cushion Concert starring children’s TV icon Jay Laga'aia...more
The classic children’s picture book is brought to the stage in this award-winning show that has wowed audiences in London, Melbourne and Sydney...more
Roald Dahl’s beloved novel about the 9 year old boy and his poacher Dad comes to life at the historic BAT...more
Events
Easter weekend sees 4 days of spectacular carnival in the Surfers Paradise streets as clowns. jugglers, mimes, magicians and more compete for the crowd’s attention...more
Enjoy a leisurely Easter lunch paddle-steaming down the river with the family with jazz , a seafood buffet, carvery and a visit from the Easter bunny...more
Go bush for the day at Easter at the Workshops Rail Museum, with a bunch of native wildlife, bush sing-a-longs, Easter gifts and related craft activities...more
On the first Sunday of the school holidays take a nostalgic trip on the steam train from Roma St with an hour’s train ride around Brisbane...more
Free
Psychedelic new children’s exhibition Pattern Bandits joins A Boy Called Cai for a swag of curated fun art and craft activities...more
Make your own animation, wander through an interactive glowing wonderland, get into some language and cultural activities and more
The fun continues for the under 5’s at South Bank Kids Club this school holiday with Teddy Bear’s Picnic and Storytelling on Tuesdays and Boppin’ Babies on Thursdays.
Everyone’s fave young Spanish explorer and TV star Dora is back on stage in Queen St with friends for a free super duper Easter dance party...more
On the first Saturday of the Easter holidays pack a picnic and head to Manly’s bayside park for a free screening of iconic Oz film Crocodile Dundee...more
This Easter spend some time in the city with loads of mostly free fun things to do, from the MoB to the Clock Tower, free shows in the Queen St mall, science at The Cube, ten pin bowling and exploring the parklands...more
Workshops
Children aged 8-11 and 11-14 can learn all about digital animation in these hands-on one day workshops at SLQ. $40...more
Great Outdoors
Brisbane’s new super park has it all: play spaces for children of all ages, aquativity, bike tracks, picnic and BBQ spots and wide open spaces to run and kick a ball...more
Alongside the Bremer River in Ipswich is this state of the art kids utopia – adventure playgrounds, ‘forest’ and water play to last a day..more
One of the south east’s mega parks, with cascades, bike paths, aquativity, playgrounds for all ages and an on site café...more
Cool off at Brisbane’s best children’s pools, some with water slides, aquativity, wading pools and playgrounds...more
