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Children's Week 2023 Events

Children's Week runs from 21-29 October this year with more than 85 free events happening all around Tasmania.

Browse through the events listed below or filter them by your child's age and/or your location.

A printable version of the 2023 Children's Week Activity Guide is also available at this link > Printable Children's Week 2023 Activity Guide

Saturday, 21 October 2023

Speedcubing

Libraries Tasmania – Burnie Library
5-18 years
30 Alexander St, Burnie
10:00am - 12:00pm

Sunday, 22 October 2023

Reminiscence Boxes, Childhood Games & Pastimes

QVMAG
All Ages
Museum at Inveresk, 2 Invermay Rd, Invermay
10:30am - 12:30pm

Monday, 23 October 2023

We Play Out West

Queenstown Child & Family Learning Centre
0-5 years
9-13 Driffield St, Queenstown

Rock & Rhyme at Devonport Library

Libraries Tasmania – Devonport Library
0-5 years
Devonport Library, paranaple centre, 137 Rooke St, Devonport
9:30am - 10:00am

Relax, Take it Easy and Find your Groove

West Moonah Neighbourhood House
0-5 years
130-132 Springfield Ave, West Moonah
9:30am - 11:30am

Teddy Bears' Picnic at Hollybank

Lilydale District School
0-5 years
Hollybank Forest Reserve
10:00am - 12:00pm

Teddy Bears' Picnic Morning Tea at Mayfield

Migrant Resource Centre North – Multicultural Playgroup
0-5 years
30 Hargrave Cres, Mayfield
10:00am - 12:00pm

Grow and Groove in the Garden

0-5 years
Penguin Playcentre, 46 Main St, Penguin
10:00am - 12:00pm

Teddy Bears' Picnic at PlayConnect+ Devonport

0-5 years
Early Childhood Intervention Service (ECIS), 51 Steele St, Devonport
10:00am - 11:30am

Science Play for Toddlers

QVMAG
0-5 years
Museum at Inveresk, 2 Invermay Rd, Invermay
10:30am - 11:30am

Pop-up Play and Picnic (Please see below for venue change)

Saltbush Child and Family Learning Centre & 54 reasons
0-5 years
Channel Court Shopping Centre, 29 Channel Hwy, Kingston TAS 7050
10:30am - 12:30pm

Launceston College Playgroup Teddy Bears' Picnic!

0-5 years
Launceston College — please enter from Brisbane St (opposite the Bathurst St Car Park)
11:00am - 12:00pm

Celebrating Children and Families — Picnic and Play in the Park

Northern Suburbs Community Centre
0-12 years
Torrens Street Park, Mayfield
3:00pm - 5:00pm

Tuesday, 24 October 2023

Picnic and Play

Beaconsfield Child and Family Learning Centre
0-5 years
Beaconsfield CFLC, 33 Grubb St, Beaconsfield
9:00am - 10:30am

Teddy Bears' Picnic at PlayConnect+ Launceston

0-5 years
35 Holbrook St, Invermay
9:30am - 11:00am

Fantasy Fairytale Adventure

0-5 years
Uniting Church Community Centre, 47 Main Rd, Hadspen
10:00am - 12:00pm

DRUMBEAT/Rhythm2Recovery at Phoenix Community House

Anglicare
0-5 years
Phoenix Community House, 25 Meech St, Currie
10:00am - 11:00am

Monster Playtime at Slipstream Circus

Slipstream Circus Inc.
0-5 years
Ulverstone Sport and Leisure Centre, 2 Flora St, Ulverstone (southern entrance)
10:00am - 11:30am

Children's Week Activities in South Hobart

0-5 years
Darcy St Playground and Community Centre, South Hobart
10:00am - 12:00pm

Irish Gypsy Fiddle Band Concert for Families

Multicultural Music and Play
0-5 years
MCOT Hub, 65 Hopkins St, Moonah
10:00am - 11:30am

Teddy Bears' Picnic at PlayConnect+ New Norfolk

0-5 years
ptunarra Child and Family Learning Centre (CFLC), 52 Blair St, New Norfolk
10:00am - 11:30am

Outdoors Rock & Rhyme at Launceston Library

Libraries Tasmania – Launceston Library
0-5 years
Civic Square, Launceston
10:15am - 10:45am

Play Through the Ages – Bicheno

Fingal Valley Neighbourhood House
0-5 years
Bicheno Memorial Hall, 78 Burgess St, Bicheno
10:30am - 12:00pm

Outdoor Playtime in the Civic Square

City of Launceston
0-5 years
Civic Square, Launceston
10:45am - 12:30pm

Launceston College Playgroup Teddy Bears' Picnic!

0-5 years
Launceston College — please enter from Brisbane St (opposite the Bathurst St Car Park)
11:00am - 12:00pm

Read Sing Create! at St Marys Library

Fingal Valley Neighborhood House
0-12 years
St Marys Library, 31 Main St, St Marys
11:00am - 11:30am

DRUMBEAT/Rhythm2Recovery at King Island District School

Anglicare
5-18 years
King Island District High School, 26 George St, Currie
11:30am - 3:00pm

Baby Bugs Teddy Bears' Picnic

Northern Suburbs Community Centre
0-12 years
Northern Suburbs Community Centre, 49 George Town Rd, Newnham
1:00pm - 2:30pm

Vinnies Youth Hub

St Vincent de Paul Society
5-12 years
Vinnies Community Room, 191 Invermay Rd, Invermay
3:30pm - 5:00pm

Wednesday, 25 October 2023

DRUMBEAT/Rhythm2Recovery at King Island District School

Anglicare
5-18 years
King Island District High School, 26 George St, Currie
9:00am - 3:00pm

Come and Visit 'Niff Niff' the Rabbit!

Kingston Childcare
0-5 years
24 Hawthorn Dr, Blackmans Bay
9:00am - 12:00pm

Mini Kids Carnival at Bellerive Playgroup

0-5 years
10 Scott St, Bellerive
9:30am - 12:30pm

Pirates at Play

St Giles
0-5 years
11A Gant St, Lenah Valley
9:30am - 10:30am

Playgroup at Goodwood Community Centre

0-5 years
20 Acton Cres, Goodwood
9:30am - 11:30am

Playing and Face Painting at Risdon Vale Playgroup

Risdon Vale Neighbourhood Centre
0-5 years
28 Sugarloaf Rd, Risdon Vale
9:30am - 11:30am

Children's Week kipli & kani

Kanamaluka Collective
0-5 years
Ravenswood Community Park, 6 Prossers Forest Rd, Ravenswood
10:00am - 2:00pm

Teddy Bears' Picnic Morning Tea at Summerhill

The Salvation Army Doorways to Parenting Playgroup
0-5 years
87 Stanley St, Summerhill
10:00am - 12:00pm

Children's Playgroup

Family Day Care Tasmania
0-12 years
59d Amy Rd, Newstead, Launceston
10:00am - 11:30am

Storytime at Devonport Library

Libraries Tasmania – Devonport Library
0-5 years
Devonport Library, paranaple centre, 137 Rooke St, Devonport
10:00am - 10:30am

Storytime at Hobart Library

Libraries Tasmania – Hobart Library
0-5 years
Level 1, Hobart Library, 91 Murray St, Hobart
10:00am - 11:00am

Art Play for Toddlers

QVMAG
0-5 years
Art Gallery at Royal Park, 2 Wellington St, Launceston
10:30am - 11:30am

Play Through the Ages – St Marys

Fingal Valley Neighbourhood House
0-5 years
St Marys Town Hall, 23 Main St, St Marys
10:30am - 12:00pm

Playgroup Party

Dorset Community House
0-5 years
3 Cameron St, Scottsdale
10:30am - 12:30pm

Exploring Intergenerational Play and Conversations Around Early Literacy

Northern Early Years Group Inc., Thrive Group Inc. & City of Launceston
All Ages
Ravenswood Community Park, 6 Prossers Forest Rd, Ravenswood (behind the Child and Family Learning Centre)
10:30am - 1:30pm

Rock & Rhyme – We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Libraries Tasmania – Burnie Library
0-5 years
30 Alexander St, Burnie
10:30am - 11:00am

Kids Day in the Park

Jordan River Service Inc.
0-5 years
Cris Fitzpatrick Park, Tottenham Rd, Gagebrook
10:30am - 1:30pm

Nursery Rhymes in Community Languages

Women's Health Tasmania
0-5 years
25 Lefroy St, North Hobart
10:30am - 12:00pm

Outdoor Playtime in the Civic Square

City of Launceston
0-5 years
Civic Square, Launceston
10:45am - 12:30pm

Storytime and Craft – We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Libraries Tasmania – Burnie Library
0-5 years
30 Alexander St, Burnie
11:00am - 11:30am

Multicultural Long Table Lunch

Clarence Plains Child Family Learning Centre
0-5 years
Clarence Plains Child and Family Learning Centre, 25 Mockridge Rd, Clarendon Vale
11:00am - 1:00pm

Rock & Rhyme and Storytime at Kingston Library

Libraries Tasmania – Kingston Library
0-5 years
Kingston Library, 11 Hutchins St, Kingston
11:00am - 11:30am

Splash & Play

Launceston Leisure & Aquatic Centre
0-5 years
Launceston Leisure & Aquatic Centre, 18A High St, Launceston
12:00pm - 3:00pm

Mixed Activities and Free Play

PCYC Launceston
All Ages
146 Abbott St, Newstead
3:00pm - 6:00pm

Children's University

Northern Suburbs Community Centre
0-12 years
Northern Suburbs Community Centre, 49 George Town Rd Newnham
3:30pm - 4:30pm

Kids Fun Day

West Tamar Council
All Ages
Fysh St Oval, Beaconsfield
3:30pm - 5:00pm

Thursday, 26 October 2023

Emerge Allied Health Open Day

Emerge Allied Health
0-12 years
13 Wilson St, South Launceston
9:00am - 12:00pm

All Ages Tea Party

Stay and Play Longford
0-5 years
159 Wellington St, Longford
9:30am - 11:30am

Pop up and Play in Nature!

ECIS Launceston
0-5 years
11A Munford St, Kings Meadows
9:30am - 10:30am

Children's Week at the Cubs Club

0-5 years
St Catherine's hall Norwood 188-192 Penquite Rd, Norwood TAS 7250
10:00am - 12:00pm

Rock & Rhyme at Hobart Library

Libraries Tasmania – Hobart Library
0-5 years
Level 1, Hobart Library, 91 Murray St, Hobart
10:00am - 10:30am

Outdoors Rock & Rhyme at Launceston Library

Libraries Tasmania – Launceston Library
0-5 years
Civic Square, Launceston
10:15am - 10:45am

Move & Play Every Day

Fingal Valley Neighbourhood House
0-5 years
Scottsdale Indoor Active Centre, Arthur St, Scottsdale
10:30am - 11:30am

Sports Morning

Thrive Group Campbell Town Early Learning Service
0-12 years
Campbell Town Recreation Ocal Complex, High St, Campbell Town
10:30am - 2:00pm

Teddy Bears' Picnic (Has been cancelled)

Chigwell Community Garden Grow and Play Playgroup
All Ages
10:30am - 12:30pm

Outdoor Playtime in the Civic Square

City of Launceston
0-5 years
Civic Square, Launceston
10:45am - 12:30pm

Teddy Bears' Walk to Dover Street Oval

Northern Suburbs Community Centre
0-12 years
Northern Suburbs Community Centre, 42 Dover St, Mowbray
11:00am - 12:30pm

Rock & Rhyme at Smithton Library

Libraries Tasmania – Smithton Library
0-5 years
134-140 Nelson St, Smithton
11:00am - 11:30am

Storytime at Smithton Library

Libraries Tasmania – Smithton Library
0-5 years
134-140 Nelson St, Smithton
11:30am - 12:00pm

Family, Food and Fun (This event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances)

Families Tasmania
All Ages
Riverbend Park, 81 Lindsay St, Invermay
4:00pm - 6:00pm

Friday, 27 October 2023

Family Fun at Waverley Pop Up Playgroup

Waverley Primary School
0-5 years
Waverley Lake Recreational Area, Waverley, Launceston
9:00am - 11:00am

Teddy Bears' Picnic Morning Tea at Punchbowl

The Salvation Army Doorways to Parenting Playgroup
0-5 years
Punchbowl Christian Centre, 100 Punchbowl Rd, Punchbowl
10:00am - 12:00pm

Moving and Grooving

0-5 years
Scout Hall, Esplanade, Turners Beach
10:00am - 11:30pm

Rock & Rhyme at Devonport Library

Libraries Tasmania – Devonport Library
0-5 years
Devonport Library, paranaple centre, 137 Rooke St, Devonport
10:00am - 10:30am

Play Through the Ages – Scottsdale

Fingal Valley Neighbourhood House
0-5 years
Dorset Community House, 3 Cameron St, Scottsdale
10:30am - 11:30am

Read Sing Create! at St Helens Library

Fingal Valley Neighbourhood House
0-12 years
St Helens Library, 61 Cecilia St, St Helens
10:30am - 11:30am

Rock & Rhyme at Ulverstone Library

Libraries Tasmania – Ulverstone Library
0-5 years
Ulverstone Library, 15 King Edward St, Ulverstone
10:30am - 11:00am

Let's Go Fly a Kite

Zeehan Playgroup
0-12 years
Zeehan Primary School, Belstead St, Zeehan
10:30am - 1:00pm

Rock & Rhyme and Storytime at Kingston Library

Libraries Tasmania – Kingston Library
0-5 years
Kingston Library, 11 Hutchins St, Kingston
11:00am - 11:30am

Cooking for Teddy Bears at Make Time to Play Family Fun Activity Group

Northern Suburbs Community Centre
0-12 years
Northern Suburbs Community Centre, 42 Dover St, Mowbray
3:00pm - 4:30pm

Milo and Magic

Communities for Children kanamaluka, City of Launceston & CatholicCare Tasmania
0-12 years
Waverley Primary School, 6 Naroo St, Waverley
3:00pm - 4:30pm

Saturday, 28 October 2023

My Pathway’s Teddy Bears’ Picnic

My Pathway ParentsNext
0-12 years
City Park, Launceston
10:30am - 2:30pm

Making Music Together – Inclusive, Intergenerational Music Play

Launceston Improvised Music Association
5-12 years
Thrive Group Child Care Centre, 59D Amy Road, Newstead 7250
11:00am - 12:30pm

Sunday, 29 October 2023

Big Day Out

All Ages
Lilydale Football Ground, Doaks Road, Lilydale
10:00am - 2:00pm

My Pathway’s Teddy Bears’ Picnic

My Pathway ParentsNext
0-12 years
Anzac Park, Ulverstone
10:30am - 2:30pm

"I've connected with other parents and interact with them regularly even when we don't attend the group session."