Are you ready for our June July School holidays 2024?
School holidays will start on Saturday 22nd June (for Darwin public schools, private and independent school holidays may be slightly different – please check with your school). Students will return to school for Term 3 on Tuesday 16th July (public schools).
Darwin Family Life has rounded up some of the fantastic options that are free (or affordable) activities to do with your kids these June July School holidays 2024.
Darwin June July School holidays 2024
Darwin Pride Family Fun day – Saturday 22d June
Join in for a day of free family fun from 10am to 3pm at the Darwin Pride Festival’s Family Day at the Darwin Waterfront peninsula lawns. As part of the 4-day Darwin Pride 2024 celebration, the Darwin Waterfront will host a Family Day in the spirit of this year’s theme ‘Celebrating the differences that connect us’. There’s truly something for everyone in this year’s safe and inclusive event! Kids can choose to bounce in our inflatable wonderland or get transformed with face painting by Fairy Jill.
FlicNics FREE outdoor movies – Saturday 22nd June and Saturday 13th July
Artistic Wander – School holiday paint classes
Get creative these school holiday with a variety of painting classes! Suitable for all ages and abilities! NDIS participants are welcome to join! The kids classes will be held at the Greenhouse Cafe in Nightcliff and will be 2.5hrs long, either a morning or afternoon paint session depending on the class. Parents are welcome to join but not necessary. hold a Working with Children Clearance and happy to take care of the kids for period of the class. There’s lovely food and drink options available at the Greenhouse Cafe. For more information and to book your child’s ticket head here
Top End Multi Sports – June July School holidays program
Looking for school holiday fun? Keep your kids entertained & active these school holidays with their multi sports program. TEMS have their popular sports holiday program back each week in the June July holidays break. Join them for an action packed weeks of sports including: Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball (optional) + Pool & Movie Time. Their coaching staff will provide a safe environment for children to develop their sporting skills through games, skill sessions, drills whilst having bucket loads of fun. For ages 5+ 8am to 4pm (half days and earlier starts available on request)
Monday 24th June to Thursday 27th June
Monday 1st July to Thursday 4th July
Monday 8th July to Thursday 11th July
Cost is $250 for 4 day (week) or $75 per day
Enrolments are now open and filling up fast! For more information and to enrol, click here.
No Booking required – just wear bathers/clothes that can get wet. Parent/Guardian required to sign waiver on arrival and supervise. Go for a sail and have a paddle in the FREE school holiday fun session!
(and the first 100 youth ticket holders through the door get a free popcorn). You can still purchase a ticket if you’re outside that age range. Make sure you come early (and dress up) as there’ll be prizes for the best 90s fashion. Book your tickets here
Gaming after Dark (with XR VR Gaming) – Friday 28th June
Gaming After Dark is a safe, action-packed and inclusive place for young people aged 12-17 to hang out and play casual setups, compete in low stakes esports competitions, socialise and make new friends. Gaming After Dark is held at Casuarina Library 6:30 to 8:30pm, snacks provided.
Rollarama – Skate Session Friday 28th June
No frills, no structured lessons, just a cool place to skate your heart out to great skating tunes! Rollarama’s are not a coached session, they are a roller disco, perfect for all ages and skill levels. We have safe zones if the main floor is a bit too much for you. From 6pm to 8pm at Marrara Indoor Stadium. Book your tickets here
Kindness Festival – Saturday 29th June
GEEK UP – Sunday 30th June
Geek Up is a FREE event for young people (aged 15-25) held on the last Sunday of the month at Casuarina Library from 1pm to 4pm. PLUS a DIY toastie station! There are three activities on offer:
-> Board Games with The GG Social Club
-> Dungeons & Dragons with Grimm
-> Digital art with a different guest artist each month
FREEZE Skate Session – Wednesday 3rd July
This FREE skating session is exclusively for teenagers. Bring your friends! Bookings essential as places are limited. Ages 12-20 only from 5:30-7pm at Darwin Ice Skating Centre. Snack will be provided. Don’t forget your socks!! Registrations will open late June– no advanced registrations available. More info here
Palmerston Youth Festival – Saturday 6th – 12th July
The week long program includes Geekfest Top End, NAIDOC Pool Party, Youth Pride, Sportsfest, Palmy’s Got Talent, Pamper Palmy, Palmerston Youth Festival Wrap-Up Party with CYRIL. To view the full program and all the details head here
Naidoc Week Family Fun Day – Tuesday 9th July
Head along and join in the Naidoc week family fun day celebrations from 2pm to 9pm at Jingli Watergardens.
Level Up – Cafe Skills – Wednesday 10th July
Interested in getting a job but don’t know where to start? Join the Institute of Skills and Training Australia for a fun interactive workshop on Wednesday 10th July from 3pm to 6pm. Covering the basics of café work. This FREE workshop (for 15-25yr olds) is being held at a proper city café! We’ll have it to ourselves so no customers getting in the way of you whipping up delicious toasties, smoothies and milkshakes. Ohhh, and you get to eat what you make too! Workshop held at The Meeting Place by GTNT – CNR Cavenagh + Knuckey Streets, Darwin. Book your free ticket here
Musicking Maestros (formally Alphonsus Music Studio)
Join Alphonsus for their Kindermusik, Kidzrock and PianoJam during these July school holidays. They have various Kindermusik themes for your family to enjoy these holidays. For all Musicking Maestros bookings head here
Yes! You read that correctly! StageSong Darwin is proud to present a Musical In A Week! This is a stand alone holiday workshop and is open to anyone aged 8-18 with a passion for the performing arts. No experience necessary and you do not have to be a current StageSong student to get involved. Together, you will learn song repertoire, learn about stage craft, meet new people, and put on a SHOW on the Friday afternoon. It is a full week of musical fun and attendance across all days is essential. The Friday session will run until showtime at 5pm. The cost is $240 for the week. This covers resources, tuition and venue hire. Email info@stagesongdarwin.com.au to get involved
Office of Youth Affairs
The Office of Youth affairs publish School holiday calendars for 12-25yr olds. Darwin Calendar here Palmerston calendar here. Darwin Rural Calendar here
Join City of Palmerston Library for our School Holiday Program! 3 weeks – Mon 24 June – Fri 12 July. All sessions are FREE for ages 5-12 & activities kick off 10AM DAILY.
From Science, Amazing drumming monkeys, Aboriginal artwork, movies and more! Check out the full program here
City of Darwin – Fun in the Parks
Fun in the Parks is a school holiday program that is full of fun activities and operates every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during school holidays, except on public holidays. All families are welcome to come along and have some fun. For more info on their holiday sessions head here
City of Darwin Libraries
From movies, board games, meet an author, STEAM zone, Lego club and more! Check out what’s on here
Taminimin Community Library holiday program
Taminimin Community Library located at 70 Challoner Cct Humpty Doo. Check out their Facebook page for more information about FREE school holiday activities. From Lego Club, midday movies, VR Gaming, Candle making, picture book making and more. Some bookings are required.
Embrace the Top End’s fishing lifestyle in one of the lakes with City of Palmerston’s recreational catch and release barramundi competition! Open to all ages, this season’s competition will run from 1 June until 30 September 2024 providing plenty of time to tackle a tagged barramundi. Head here for more info!
Leanyer Recreation Park
4th of July showing: Migration
11th of July showing: Trolls Band Together
Playshack Palmerston
Why not head into the Playshack located in the Hub complex Palmerston (Shop 7, 3 Maluka Drive). Let the kids run and burn their energy on the massive indoor playground and you can enjoy a coffee or drink and a snacks available for purchase. Their hours during school holidays will be 8.30 am till 2 pm Monday – Friday, plus the usual weekend times of Saturday 9 am till 2pm and Sunday 10 am till 4 pm. Entry is only $9.90 per child and bubs under 1 are free with an older sibling (or $3). Please remember your socks!
Palmerston Water Park
The SHAK Youth Hub – at Sanderson Middle School
The Shak is located at Sanderson Middle School is located at 60 Matthews Road Malak, for 10-17yr olds. Hosting a variety of School holiday activities from Boxfit, Beauty of Tatum sessions, Rap with Riley P, Slip n Slide, Level Up E Sports, Cultural cooking and more. Check out event details here
We hope you enjoyed reading this blog and have a great June July School holidays 2024! Please leave a comment if you found this blog helpful and hit share with your friends on Facebook!
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