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Every state’s school holiday guide that is free and fun for all the family
Every state’s school holiday guide that is free and fun for all the family
April school holidays and families so let’s gear you up for a fun-filled break. There are plenty of activities and events planned. There is no doubt parents and children alike are excited for a week or two of adventure and relaxation.
So let’s start the school holiday fun with great value parking options around some of our city’s best attractions.
Sydney
In Sydney we have found these great free things to see, visit and do which you can enjoy as a family. In fact there is something different to do every day:
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
The Powerhouse Museum
Australian National Maritime Museum
Darling Harbour Children’s Playground
Royal Botanic Gardens
Ian Potter Children Wild Play Garden
Sydney Park
And Care Park won’t break the budget with easy, convenient and affordable parking at these great Sydney locations:
Best Sydney Care Park parking is at:
Coogee Bay Village
https://www.carepark.com.au/find-a-care-park/coogee-bay-village-shopping-centre/
20 Endeavour Street, Chatswood
https://www.carepark.com.au/find-a-care-park/20-endeavour-street-chatswood/
Melbourne
There are plenty of great activities across the city including the popular International Comedy Festival.
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival: We have found plenty of unticketed events at this year’s Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Head to the festival hub at Federation Square for a carb-loaded bake sale, celebrity sausage sizzle and a cool new pop-up bar. Melbourne’s groovy 7-Eleven is back too, serving slurpee cocktails, panettone hot cross buns and special edition lamingtons.
Queen Victoria Market: From 8 – 20 April, the Queen Victoria Market is home to cooking classes, Easter egg hunts and even the Easter Bunny will make the market home for a while. You will need to pre-book their spot in a cooking workshop. They can learn to make everything from sushi rolls to mini banh mi and fruit bunnies. How a about collecting a kids’ passport and set off on a scavenger hunt to collect stamps from local traders.
Hawker 88 Night Market: From 12 April to 10 May the delicious night Hawker 88 market returns for five weeks of foodie fun, with a different theme each Wednesday night. Start with all your fave Asian snacks, then go deep on durian at the Malaysian night, try the best treats from Korea and Japan, plus heaps more.
NGV Architecture Commission: Temple of Boom is an epic, evocative reimagining of The Parthenon erected in the NGV courtyard. It features overlapping artworks by Melbourne-based artists. It’s free to visit, or book into NGV Friday nights and see the space play host to a stacked program of live performances.
Best Melbourne Care Park parking is at:
Tip Top Apartments
https://www.carepark.com.au/find-a-care-park/183-weston-street-brunswick-east/
QVM underground and open air car park
https://www.carepark.com.au/find-a-care-park/queen-victoria-market-open-air-car-park/
St.Kilda Sea Baths Car Park – Jacka Boulevard, St Kilda
https://www.carepark.com.au/find-a-care-park/st-kilda-sea-baths/
Best of Care Park parking around the bay:
Frankston Arts Centre where the Maureen Venville Exhibition “The Soul’s Garden” is showing and shows “Are We There Yet?” and “Spirit of Anzac” will be playing the week after Easter https://www.carepark.com.au/find-a-care-park/frankston-arts-centre/
Brisbane
School holiday activities in Brisbane offer the perfect opportunity for families to spend some time exploring and creating lasting memories. With a diverse range of options, from outdoor adventures to cultural experiences, there is so much to choose from. Whether you’re a local or visiting from out of town, make the most of your time off and discover the best school holiday activities in Brisbane.
Brisbane City Hall and King George Square
Queensland Museum
Brisbane Powerhouse
New Farm Park
Victoria Park
Sir Thomas Planetrium
Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens
GOMA and the Art Gallery
Where to park in Brisbane whto enjoy some of these great locations:
40 Tank Street Brisbane
https://www.carepark.com.au/find-a-care-park/40-tank-street-brisbane/
240 Margaret Street
https://www.carepark.com.au/find-a-care-park/240-margaret-street-brisbane/
Festival Car Park
https://www.carepark.com.au/find-a-care-park/53-charlotte-street-brisbane/
344 Queen Street Brisbane
https://www.carepark.com.au/find-a-care-park/344-queen-street-brisbane/
Adelaide
Let’s close the school books for a couple of weeks and give yourself a break from homework. Adelaide is bursting with fun school holiday ideas. From the Adelaide CBD to the suburbs, our Care Park car parks are going to give you a convenient and safe place to park as you enjoy the many and varied activities around Adelaide. These venues and activities will ensure the kids are kept happy and you will be stress-free over the school break.
South Australian Museum: There’s so much to explore, learn and discover and the exhibitions are always informative, often interactive. Boasting five floors of natural history artefacts including the world’s largest collection of Australian Aboriginal cultural material, the museum is a haven for young, curious explorers to discover artefacts and the stories that behind them.
Adelaide Observatory’s public viewing nights: Take the children along to Adelaide’s Observatory’s public viewing nights where you can gaze up to the stars and point out all your favourite constellations.
The Fairy Garden Bridgewater: Take the kids on a 1km each-way walk from the playground near Old Bridgewater Mill, along the Heysen Trail to the fairy garden at Deanery Reserve. The walk starts at a Heysen Trail trailhead, next to the playground and toilets in Bridgewater.
Haighs Chocolate Factory: Enjoy a free guided viewing tour to learn the history of Haigh’s Chocolates and how they make premium quality chocolate from cocoa beans sourced from plantations around the world.
The Whispering Wall of the Barossa Reservoir was buiilt between 1899 and 1903. The dam was a revolutionary engineering feat for its day and attracted attention from all over the world, even making its way into the pages of the journal Scientific American. But what draws visitors to the Whispering Wall is its unique acoustic effects. Words whispered at one side can be clearly heard at the other, more than 100 metres away. Children love visiting the wall and testing its abilities.
Best Care Park parking in Adelaide is at:
15 Pitt Street
https://www.carepark.com.au/find-a-care-park/15-pitt-street-adelaide/
192-200 Pirie Street
https://www.carepark.com.au/find-a-care-park/192-200-pirie-street-adelaide/
6 Partridge Street, Glenelg
https://www.carepark.com.au/find-a-care-park/6-partridge-street-glenelg/
9 Partridge Street, Glenelg
https://www.carepark.com.au/find-a-care-park/9-partridge-street-glenelg/
Launceston – Not quite Tassie’s capital city, but our convenient car parking convenience makes it worthy of mention
When it comes to finding the best school holiday activities in Launceston this April, the city offers awesome family attractions and events. It can be tough for parents to continually come up with school holiday ideas with everything else we have to do as parents. So if you are finding it hard to get out of the house then let Care Park convenient parking and ideas take the struggle out of it.
Check out these great free activities around Launceston.
Launceston’s Cataract Gorge: Take your pick of the walk into First Basin from Kings Bridge, a stroll on the zig-zag track, the roaming wildlife, the Alexandra Suspension Bridge, the pool, rapids at times, rock climbing and the world’s longest single-span chairlift to get you from one side to the other.
City Park: Launceston’s City Park is the place to visit the monkeys. This well established park features a children’s play area, a Macaque monkey enclosure and John Hart Conservatory. The park is rich with history and there are historical, architectural, horticultural and memorial features on site.
The Old Launceston Seaport: Take a stroll around the Old Launceston Seaport. On offer are residential, commercial and recreational riverfront facilities very close to the city.
Go on a bushwalk: Just outside Launceston there are some great areas to take the kids for an outdoor adventure. Liffey Falls is about 40 minutes drive from Launceston and a 20-minute walk will see you at a stunning waterfall.
Tamar Island Wetlands: Just 10 minutes drive from the heart of Launceston are the Tamar Island Wetlands. A visitor centre offers you the opportunity to learn about the value of the wetlands environment and the wildlife that lives there.
Care Park’s convenient Launceston parking makes it so easy for you to arrive relaxed to enjoy many of these activities. Here are some convenient car parks locations that make your Launceston day out a great one for all the family:
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