There are plenty of fun things to do these school holidays in Greater Dandenong.
Take a leap into the wild at the Greater Dandenong Children’s Festival. This year’s event will run from Saturday 17 September to Sunday 2 October and will feature the themes of nature and sustainability. Enjoy wild arts and crafts, writing workshops, theatre, music, dance, circus, native wildlife displays, science and conservation, sports and so much more.
Join us for the headline event Little Day Out at Ross Reserve, Noble Park on Sunday 18 September from 11am-4pm. Public movie screenings will also run every weekday (except the public holiday on Friday 23 September) at Harmony Square (during the first week) and Springvale Community Hub (during the second week).
Find out more about the Children's Festival and see the full calendar of events here.
Explore the Tirhatuan Wetlands and take part in the 2022 Frog Census on Saturday 17 September from 6pm – 7.30pm at 4 Kriegel Way, Dandenong. Join James Frazer, Waterwatch Coordinator from Melbourne Water, to learn how to identify frog species in Greater Dandenong and record them. Find out more here.
Young people aged 12-25 years can enjoy a range of free and low-cost activities organised by Council’s Youth and Family Services team to coincide with Victorian Youth Week. The Fierce YouthFest 2022 at the Noble Park Skate Park and surrounding area is on Thursday 22 September, from 11am-2pm.
The Festival celebrates young people and is jam-packed with high energy sports, fun games, creative arts workshops and performances from local artist on the FReeZA Youth Stage, delivered in partnership with young people, community groups, Council’s Library and Sports and Recreation teams, Afri Aus Care, Centre for Multicultural Youth – Le Mana Empower Pacifica Project and CSG, Curbside Coaching, South East Community Links, South East Leisure, Southern Migrant and Refugee Centre, Springvale Learning and Activities Centre, and Wellsprings for Women.
You can also learn about volunteering at CoCO’s Op Shop in Dandenong on Tuesday 20 September or get work ready at an Employment Bootcamp on Wednesday 28 September.
Other youth activities in Greater Dandenong include soccer clinics with Melbourne City, a cupcake workshop, rock climbing and a street style soccer tournament on Friday 30 September at Socer5s in Dandenong from 9am – 5pm. This event features four divisions, under 14s male, under 16s male, under 25s male and under 25s female.
Bookings are required for most sessions, visit our Youth and Family Services website for more information.
Greater Dandenong Libraries, Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre, the Drum Theatre and Arts Online also have a variety of innovative and engaging activities to explore these school holidays, visit the events section of our website to find our more.