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School holiday activities in Burwood and Strathfield

The Summer Break 2026-2027 school holidays run 18 December 2026 – 29 January 2027. Here's what's on for kids within 10 km of Burwood and Strathfield — real events with session dates, times and recommended ages, refreshed from live data.

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Pre-school (ages 3–5)

  1. Storytime at Stanmore Library

    Storytime at Stanmore Library

    • Friday 18 December 2026, 10:30–11:00
    • Ages 3-5 years
    • Stanmore Library, Douglas Street
    • Inner West Council · Stanmore Library
    • Free entry
  2. Storytime at St Peters/Sydenham Library

    Storytime at St Peters/Sydenham Library

    • Friday 18 December 2026, 10:30–11:00
    • Ages 3-5 years
    • St Peters/Sydenham Library, Unwins Bridge Road
    • Inner West Council · St Peters/Sydenham Library
    • Free entry
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  1. Santa in the City - Santa Photos

    Santa in the City - Santa Photos

    • Friday 18 – Thursday 24 December 2026, 09:00–20:00
    • Ages 0-12 years
    • Martin Place
    • City of Sydney What's On · Sydney
  2. Little Builders: Sydney's Largest Indoor Sandpit

    Little Builders: Sydney's Largest Indoor Sandpit

    • Friday 18 – Thursday 31 December 2026
    • Ages 1-10 years
    • Marketfair Campbelltown, 4 Tindall St, Campbelltown
    • Campbelltown
    • $16 per child; $5 per adult
  3. Family Tales at ETC Library

    Family Tales at ETC Library

    • Saturday 19 December 2026, 10:30–11:00
    • Ages 0-5 years
    • Emanuel Tsardoulias Community Library, 62/372 New Canterbury Rd
    • Inner West Council · Emanuel Tsardoulias Community Library
    • Free entry
  4. Family Tales at Balmain Library

    Family Tales at Balmain Library

    • Saturday 19 December 2026, 10:30–11:00
    • Ages 0-5 years
    • Balmain Library, 370 Darling Street
    • Inner West Council · Balmain
    • Free entry
  5. Santa and the Santa Fairy are coming to Marrickville

    Santa and the Santa Fairy are coming to Marrickville

    • Saturday 19 December 2026, 11:00–14:00
    • Ages 0-12 years
    • Alex Trevallion Plaza, 81 Silver Street
    • Inner West Council · Marrickville
    • Free entry
  6. Family Tales at Marrickville Library

    Family Tales at Marrickville Library

    • Sunday 20 December 2026, 10:30–11:00
    • Ages 0-5 years
    • Marrickville Library, 313 Marrickville Road
    • Inner West Council · Marrickville Library
    • Free entry
  7. Explorers Play in the Park: Free playgroup

    Explorers Play in the Park: Free playgroup

    • Monday 21 December 2026, 09:30–11:00
    • Ages 0-3 years
    • Plumtree Children's Services, Jarvie Park, Yabsley Avenue
    • Inner West Council · Marrickville
    • Free entry
  8. Explorers Play: Free playgroup

    Explorers Play: Free playgroup

    • Tuesday 22 December 2026, 09:30
    • Ages 0-3 years
    • Plumtree Children's Services, Jarvie Park, Yabsley Avenue
    • Inner West Council · Marrickville
    • Free entry
  9. Get Crafty

    Get Crafty

    • Wednesday 30 December 2026, 10:30
    • Ages 5-12 years
    • Marrickville Metro, Level 1 on Smidmore Street (near OPSM)
    • Inner West Council · Marrickville Metro
    • Free entry
  10. New Year's Eve and Fireworks at Jounieh

    New Year's Eve and Fireworks at Jounieh

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Primary (ages 6–12)

  1. NAIDOC Poster exhibition - 50 years of Deadly

    NAIDOC Poster exhibition - 50 years of Deadly

    • Friday 18 – Wednesday 23 December 2026, 10:00–15:00
    • Ages 8-18 years
    • Redfern Community Centre
    • City of Sydney What's On · Redfern
  2. Sydney Observatory Family Tours

    Sydney Observatory Family Tours

    • Friday 18 – Sunday 20 December 2026, 12:30–20:00
    • Ages 6-12 years
    • 1003 Upper Fort St, Millers Point
    • Millers Point
    • $36 per adult; $24 per child (ages 6-12)
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  1. Santa in the City - Santa Photos

    Santa in the City - Santa Photos

    • Friday 18 – Thursday 24 December 2026, 09:00–20:00
    • Ages 0-12 years
    • Martin Place
    • City of Sydney What's On · Sydney
  2. Little Builders: Sydney's Largest Indoor Sandpit

    Little Builders: Sydney's Largest Indoor Sandpit

    • Friday 18 – Thursday 31 December 2026
    • Ages 1-10 years
    • Marketfair Campbelltown, 4 Tindall St, Campbelltown
    • Campbelltown
    • $16 per child; $5 per adult
  3. Digipark: Sydney's Next-Level Immersive Entertainment Experience

    Digipark: Sydney's Next-Level Immersive Entertainment Experience

    • Friday 18 – Thursday 31 December 2026, 10:00–22:00
    • Ages 8-18 years
    • Westfield Sydney, Level 5, Cnr Pitt St Mall & Market St
    • Sydney
    • From $39 per person
  4. Santa and the Santa Fairy are coming to Marrickville

    Santa and the Santa Fairy are coming to Marrickville

    • Saturday 19 December 2026, 11:00–14:00
    • Ages 0-12 years
    • Alex Trevallion Plaza, 81 Silver Street
    • Inner West Council · Marrickville
    • Free entry
  5. The Side Quest Society

    The Side Quest Society

    • Tuesday 22 December 2026, 16:30–17:45
    • +1 more date
    • Ages 12-18 years
    • Little BIG House, 16 Flour Mill Way
    • Inner West Council · Summer Hill
    • $25
  6. Christmas Day Lunch at Cellos Grand Dining Room

    Christmas Day Lunch at Cellos Grand Dining Room

  7. Get Crafty

    Get Crafty

    • Wednesday 30 December 2026, 10:30
    • Ages 5-12 years
    • Marrickville Metro, Level 1 on Smidmore Street (near OPSM)
    • Inner West Council · Marrickville Metro
    • Free entry
  8. New Year's Eve and Fireworks at Jounieh

    New Year's Eve and Fireworks at Jounieh

  9. New Year's Eve 9pm Fireworks Cruise

    New Year's Eve 9pm Fireworks Cruise

    • Thursday 31 December 2026 – Friday 1 January 2027, 19:15–21:45
    • +1 more date
    • Ages 0-12 years
    • Darling Harbour
    • City of Sydney What's On · Darling Harbour
  10. Double Bay NYE Fireworks Cruise (9pm & Midnight)

    Double Bay NYE Fireworks Cruise (9pm & Midnight)

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Teens (ages 13–18)

  1. NAIDOC Poster exhibition - 50 years of Deadly

    NAIDOC Poster exhibition - 50 years of Deadly

    • Friday 18 – Wednesday 23 December 2026, 10:00–15:00
    • Ages 8-18 years
    • Redfern Community Centre
    • City of Sydney What's On · Redfern
  2. Digipark: Sydney's Next-Level Immersive Entertainment Experience

    Digipark: Sydney's Next-Level Immersive Entertainment Experience

    • Friday 18 – Thursday 31 December 2026, 10:00–22:00
    • Ages 8-18 years
    • Westfield Sydney, Level 5, Cnr Pitt St Mall & Market St
    • Sydney
    • From $39 per person
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  1. The Side Quest Society

    The Side Quest Society

    • Tuesday 22 December 2026, 16:30–17:45
    • +1 more date
    • Ages 12-18 years
    • Little BIG House, 16 Flour Mill Way
    • Inner West Council · Summer Hill
    • $25
  2. Christmas Day Lunch at Cellos Grand Dining Room

    Christmas Day Lunch at Cellos Grand Dining Room

  3. Double Bay NYE Fireworks Cruise (9pm & Midnight)

    Double Bay NYE Fireworks Cruise (9pm & Midnight)

  4. Hook's Neverland

    Hook's Neverland

    • Saturday 9 – Sunday 17 January 2027, 18:00–19:30
    • +7 more dates
    • Ages 8-18 years
    • Sydney Opera House
    • City of Sydney What's On · Sydney
  5. Community Round | Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers

    Community Round | Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers

  6. Sydney Smash | Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder

    Sydney Smash | Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder

  7. Sydney Observatory Family Tours

    Sydney Observatory Family Tours

    • Fri, Sat · next on Friday 18 December 2026, 12:30
    • Ages 6-16 years
    • Sydney Observatory
    • City of Sydney What's On · The Rocks
  8. Free Heritage Tours of the Coal Loader

    Free Heritage Tours of the Coal Loader

    • 1st & 3rd Sat · next on Saturday 19 December 2026, 10:30
    • Ages 12-18 years
    • 2 Balls Head Drive, Waverton
    • Waverton
    • Free
  9. Ollie off an indoor street course at Monster Skatepark

    Ollie off an indoor street course at Monster Skatepark

    • Open during the school holidays
    • Ages 8-18 years
    • Timeout Sydney · Sydney Olympic Park
  10. Catch a concert at City Recital Hall

    Catch a concert at City Recital Hall

    • Open during the school holidays
    • Ages 10-18 years
    • Timeout Sydney · Sydney

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More activities

  1. Martin Place Christmas Markets

    Martin Place Christmas Markets

  2. Choirs in the City: Martin Place

    Choirs in the City: Martin Place

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  1. Cirque du Soleil – Kooza

    Cirque du Soleil – Kooza

    • Friday 18 December 2026 – Sunday 3 January 2027, 12:00–23:00
    • Ages 4-16 years
    • The Entertainment Quarter
    • City of Sydney What's On · Moore Park
  2. Free tour Sydney in Spanish

    Free tour Sydney in Spanish

  3. Burra at The Australian Museum

    Burra at The Australian Museum

    • Friday 18 – Thursday 31 December 2026, 10:30–16:30
    • Ages 0-16 years
    • Level 2, The Australian Museum
    • Darlinghurst
    • Free
  4. Super Nature

    Super Nature

    • Friday 18 December 2026 – Friday 29 January 2027, 10:00–17:00
    • Ages 3-18 years
    • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Naala Nura building, Lower level 2
    • 2000
    • FREE entry
  5. Splash & Swim at Campbelltown Billabong Parklands

    Splash & Swim at Campbelltown Billabong Parklands

    • Friday 18 – Thursday 31 December 2026, 10:00–18:00
    • Ages 0-18 years
    • The Parkway, Bradbury
    • Bradbury
    • Free
  6. Dinosaurs at the Australian Museum

    Dinosaurs at the Australian Museum

    • Friday 18 December 2026 – Friday 29 January 2027, 10:00–17:00
    • Ages 2-18 years
    • Level 2, Australian Museum
    • Darlinghurst
    • FREE admission
  7. Enter a Real-Life Upside Down House at House Down Under in Sydney

    Enter a Real-Life Upside Down House at House Down Under in Sydney

    • Friday 18 – Thursday 31 December 2026, 12:00–18:00
    • Ages 0-18 years
    • Market Square, Rouse Hill Town Centre, Rouse Hill
    • Rouse Hill
    • Single Tickets (including kids 4 and over) - $21 per person
  8. Bel a Cappella Choir

    Bel a Cappella Choir

    • Saturday 19 December 2026, 12:00–13:30
    • Ages 0-18 years
    • Alex Trevallion Plaza, 81 Silver Street
    • Inner West Council · Marrickville
    • Free entry
  9. Makers Market

    Makers Market

  10. Discover the Nurragingy Miniature Railway

    Discover the Nurragingy Miniature Railway

    • Sunday 20 December 2026, 10:00–15:00
    • Ages 0-18 years
    • Nurragingy Reserve
    • 2000
    • Tickets are $4 per person

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