Your guide to school holiday fun from 20 September – 5 October 2025 in Werribee and Surrounds – just 30 minutes from Melbourne.
Enjoy golf and bowling
Head indoors to Strike Bowling and Holey Moley, where you’ll find 24 bowling lanes, laser tag, arcade games with VR, and 18 themed mini golf holes—all under one roof. Perfect for all ages, but bookings are essential.
Prefer the outdoors? Enjoy a meal at 3030 Boulevard Waterfront, then challenge the family to a round of mini golf at The Elements Coastal Activity Park the refreshed course developed in collaboration with local community and businesses. Golf enthusiasts can also perfect their swing at the Golf Park Sanctuary Lakes driving range.
Go on Safari at Werribee Open Range Zoo!
Take off on Safari and see giraffe, zebra and rhino grazing the African savannah or see elephants playing at the Waterhole. See the Wototo Children's choir perform, Sat 20th sept, or come and enjoy a fun activation around Southern bent wing bats. Zoo entry is free for children under 16 during the school holidays! Bookings recommended.
Rediscover the Wyndham Cultural Centre and Art Gallery
Discover the new Fam Bam LIVE children’s festival of events these school holidays, with hands-on art workshops, interactive theatre shows, and imagination-fuelled experiences at the Wyndham Cultural Centre, bookings are essential. Don’t miss the incredible Josh Muir: Forever I Live exhibition, at the Wyndham Art Gallery, celebrating bold design, Indigenous storytelling, and urban street art.
Explore the free RAAF Museum
Be amazed at the RAAF Museum’s huge collection of jets, helicopters, propellor planes and interactive displays. The free museum is open on Thursdays and Sundays with online bookings essential.
Explore Werribee Park
Take a tour of Werribee Park Mansion, explore the gardens and pre-book picnic treats to enjoy from The Refectory Parlour or Wyndham Cache.
Roar into the holidays!
Discover life sized Dinosaurs at the hugely popular DinoFest, an epic prehistoric adventure, perfect for families with children under 9 years, bookings are essential. Let curiosity lead the way with the Little Explorers Package at Lancemore Mansion Hotel Werribee Park.
Explore Werribee South Foreshore
Enjoy a walk along Werribee South Foreshore and take advantage of the playgrounds at JD Bellin Reserve and Price Reserve, before a well-deserved ice cream or fish and chips at Wyndham Harbour.
Discover a new playground
Have you been to the Crocodile Park in Point Cook? What about Wyndham Park, Dinosaur Park or the animal-inspired Safari Park Cornerstone? Explore some new territory and make a day out of it with brunch, lunch or ice cream treat.
Go on a bike ride
Try some of Werribee’s family-friendly rides including Wyndham Park and Werribee South Foreshore. For routes and tips, see blogger TOT: HOT OR NOT’S Cycling with Kids guide.
Stay the night
It’s easy to extend your stay with plenty of family accommodation options including Quest Werribee and Holiday Inn Werribee.
