Whether you are creative, sporty, crafty or just wanting to learn something new, Noosa Council offers a range of school holiday activities for children of all ages and interests to enjoy.
Venues include Noosa Leisure Centre, Noosa Aquatic Centre, Noosaville and Cooroy Libraries, Noosa Regional Gallery, The J, Peregian Digital Hub and don’t forget the GO NOOSA free local bus service throughout the holiday period.
Here is a snapshot of the activities you can choose from:
Noosa Leisure Centre is hosting Bricks for Kidz one-day workshops for Lego lovers, basketball clinics and casual hoop shooting for all ages.
Kids’ Playroom provides an awesome space for the one to five year olds to jump, climb and swing while mums can grab a cuppa at our onsite cafe and supervise from the cool and inviting air conditioned room.
Noosa Aquatic Centre – qualified learn to swim staff offer intensive blocks of swim lessons throughout the December and January school holidays. This is an excellent way to catch up on vital lifesaving water skills and swimming abilities.
The shaded and heated pool, inflatable fun, barbecue area and on-site cafe make it a full day outing guaranteed to wear the kids out!
Lap swimming is available as well as an air conditioned spacious gym and creche.
Noosaville and Cooroy Libraries have numerous free creative workshops on offer these holidays including Tinsel Tales, a fun morning of Christmas tales, songs, and a visit from a special guest.
Discover a love of robotics and coding in the robotics drop in session, challenge your brain as you master Mbots, Spheros, blue bots and more. Other creative activities include a drop-in Creation Station session where you can make a book, an outdoor mobile, Christmas gifts, cards or even design and print a Christmas ornament using 3D printers.
Cool down at Waterplay, a fun session with your baby or toddler or create your own grasshead person or creature in the Grasshead Gardens session where you can take it home and watch it grow.
Not to mention Lego Challenge, Crochet for kids, Going on a Bear Hunt, Ukulele fun and a Mindful photography workshop for teens.
Noosa Regional Gallery also has lots of school holiday workshops for children over six years.
For a small fee children can attend Ochre Painting with Jinibara man and artist BJ Murphy, for a cultural yarn and painting with earth pigments. BJ will share the meaning of various ochre colours and the process of searching, harvesting, grinding and putting paint to canvas.
Create your own painting using ochre on watercolour paper. Other workshops to choose from include exploring painting with artist Katy Bain, fly away bird catchers with artist Kerry Idle, What if? , Leaf art and Dancing paint with artist Ruby Donohue, Diorama drama and Take to the skies hot air balloon with artist Amanda Bennetts and Stop motion animation with artist Alicia Sharples.
The J is hosting The Addams Family presented by Sunshine Coast Youth Theatre (SCYT).
They’re creepy and they’re kooky… history’s darkest family comes to life in all its spook-tacular glory.
This abridged version is a perfect outing for the whole family.
A cast of 50 talented performers, all under 18 years of age, will bring this iconic story to life, in this original musical about love, family, honesty and growing up.
Peregian Digital Hub has lots of fun workshops on offer – taught by talented teenagers (hub cadets) who are passionate about sharing their technology and creative skills.
Hands-on workshops will include robotics, cyber security, digital art, kids in business, 3D design/printing, music, coding, Minecraft/Roblox sessions and more.
Go Noosa Free Buses are running again around Noosa from Saturday 10 December 2022 through to Sunday 22 January 2023.
Enjoy the journey this festive season – walk, hire a bike or scooter, catch a free bus or buy a discounted frequent traveller pass for the local ferry.
Noosa Council’s Summer School Holiday activity guide (great for printing off and popping on the fridge) can be found at noosa.qld.gov.au/school-holiday-activities/school-holiday-activities-1
Booking information for individual venues are listed on the summer school holiday guide and are required for most of the activities, some require a small fee, others are free.
On behalf of all Noosa Council venues we wish residents and visitors a very Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year.
We look forward to seeing you and your family at one of our venues over the summer holidays!
