Skip to content
Sydney Travel Guide
  • Things to Do
    • Harbour & Beaches
    • Hidden Gems
    • Shopping
    • Family Fun
    • Nature and Wildlife
    • Free Activities
    • Golf & Sport
  • Food & Drink
    • Restaurants
    • Cafes & Bakeries
    • Bars & Pubs
  • Entertainment
    • Gigs and Concerts
    • Museums & Galleries
    • Theatre & Opera
    • Nightlife
    • Sydney Indigenous Culture
  • What’s On
    • News
  • Local Guides
    • Bankstown
    • Bondi
    • Camden
    • Chatswood
    • Coogee
    • Cronulla
    • Glebe
    • Liverpool
    • Manly
    • Marrickville
    • Newtown
    • Paddington
    • Penrith
    • Potts Point
    • Rocks and Circular Quay
    • Surry Hills
  • Western Sydney
    • What to do
    • Where to eat
    • Where to Stay
    • Places to go

Family Fun

Looking for family fun in Sydney? Discover the best day trips & tours for kids & adults! From wildlife encounters to city adventures, book your perfect family experience today!

The best things to do at Bondi Festival 2026

July 2, 2026June 30, 2026 by Isabelle James
Bondi Festival Ferris Wheel winter festivals

Bondi Festival is back for its “biggest year yet”, transforming the famous beach’s foreshore into a thriving cultural playground.

Categories Things to do, Family Fun Tags Bondi Festival, winter festival

6 must-see winter festivals to warm up your weekends

June 15, 2026June 10, 2026 by Bernadette Chua
Fire Pit Cinema at Christmas in July in The Rocks

From ice skating, festive magic and outdoor movie nights with your family to snow cannons and thumping music, winter’s never looked so good. Get out of hibernation mode and wrap up warm to explore the wintry fun at these winter festivals in Sydney.

Categories Things to do, Family Fun Tags Darling Harbour, Festivals, Sydney, winter, Winterfest

All Vivid Sydney drone shows grounded after dramatic crashes

June 1, 2026May 30, 2026 by Peter Lynch
Vivid Sydney Drone Show Monday

Spectators watching the drone show on Monday saw around 90 drones plunge into Darling Harbour. The shows are now cancelled.

Categories Things to do, Family Fun, Vivid Sydney 2026 Tags Drone Show, Vivid Sydney Drone Show

Best whale watching in Sydney – top spots and tours for the bumper 2026 season

April 23, 2026April 21, 2026 by Naomi Toy
a humpback whale breaches the water

A bumper whale watching season is on the way in 2026. Here’s where to spot whales in Sydney, from the best boat tours to picturesque scenic lookouts.

Categories Things to do, Day Trips and Tours, Day Trips and Tours Adventure, Family Fun, Nature/Walks Tags whale watching

Murder mystery meets comedy: a first look at Cluedo The Play

April 16, 2026 by Isabelle James
Cluedo The Play

The world’s favourite murder mystery board game is coming to life in a new stage play at Theatre Royal, and it’s laugh-out-loud funny.

Categories Entertainment, Family Fun, Theatre & Opera Tags Australian Theatre, Cluedo The Play, Comedy, Theatre Royal

FIRST LOOK: Sydney Royal Easter Show after dark comes alive

April 1, 2026 by Isabelle James
Magic After Dark performers

The much-loved Sydney Royal Easter Show rolls into town tomorrow, bringing a big dose of country charm into the city. This year, the show puts a new spotlight on after-dark fun, and we had a first look at what’s in store.

Categories Easter, Family Fun, Things to do Tags Easter, Sydney Royal Easter Show, Sydney Showground

Get up close and personal with Australia’s wildlife at Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park

April 1, 2026 by Bernadette Chua
A koala at Featherdale Wildlife Park

With the autumn school holidays approaching, Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park is making your decision much easier with its limited-time Kids Go Free April offer, inviting families to experience Australia’s most iconic wildlife at exceptional value.

Categories Things to do, Family Fun

What’s on in Sydney this Easter: family events and shows

April 17, 2026March 18, 2026 by Isabelle James
Easter Bunny Darling Harbour

Set to be a jam-packed, multi-week celebration, Easter is bringing a wave of family-friendly events, shows, fairs and carnivals to suburbs right across Sydney.

Categories Things to do, Easter, Family Fun Tags Easter, Easter Carnival, Easter Events, Easter Show, Sydney Royal Easter Show

Sydney Royal Easter Show 2026: dates, tickets & highlights

March 25, 2026February 18, 2026 by Chris Singh
Sydney Easter Showground

Australia’s largest and most exciting annual ticketed event for families, the Sydney Royal Easter Show, returns to Sydney Showground from April 2 to 13, 2026.

Categories Things to do, Easter, Family Fun Tags Easter, Royal Easter Show, Sydney Olympic Park

A Sydney adventure with the kids: The ultimate five-day family itinerary

February 4, 2026 by Lucy Jones
Family on a Sydney Harbour ferry near Sydney Harbour Bridge. Family itinerary

From easygoing beach days to action-packed thrills, we’ve got plenty of ideas to help you make the most of Sydney. This is the family itinerary you’ll want to repeat every year.

Categories Things to do, Family Fun Tags family, family itinerary, manly, Sydney, Sydney Harbour, Western Sydney
Older posts
Page1 Page2 Page3 Next →
A stylized logo displays the word SYDNEY in large, bold lettering
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • TikTok
  • YouTube
  • RSS Feed

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work, live, and play. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and acknowledge this always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

  • Advertise with us
  • Getting Around
  • What’s On
  • News
  • Western Sydney
  • Food & Drinks
  • Entertainment
  • Shopping
  • Experiences
  • About Us
  • Our Team
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Sydney Travel Guide’s Editorial Policy
  • Sign Up
  • Competitions

© Sydney Travel Guide is an Australian publication owned and operated by Big Splash Media and is a sister publication of Cruise Passenger and Cruise & Travel. All rights reserved. Use of this site is subject to our Terms & Policy.