Free Kids Activities in Geelong

Leopold

Leopold community branch with collections, free WiFi, public computers and regular free children's sessions including Baby Time, Toddler Time and Preschool Story Time, plus school holiday programs.

Lara

Lara community branch with collections, free WiFi, public PCs and regular free children's programs - Baby Time, Toddler Time and Preschool Story Time - plus school holiday events.

Ocean Grove

Bellarine Peninsula branch offering collections, free WiFi, public computers and regular free children's programs - Baby Time, Toddler Time and Preschool Story Time - plus school holiday activities for kids and families.

Newtown

Small community branch in Newtown/Chilwell with collections, free WiFi and regular free Preschool Story Time sessions, plus school holiday activities.

Waurn Ponds

Branch serving the Waurn Ponds/Grovedale area with collections, free WiFi, public PCs and a full early-years program - Baby Time, Toddler Time and Preschool Story Time - plus school holiday events.

Armstrong Creek

New community library (Biyal-a) serving the growing Armstrong Creek area, with collections, free WiFi, makerspace/STEM facilities and free early-years programs - Baby Time, Toddler Time and Preschool Story Time - plus school holiday activities.

Torquay

Surf Coast branch at Surf City Plaza, Torquay, offering collections, free WiFi, public PCs and a busy program of free early-years sessions - Baby Time, Toddler Time and Preschool Story Time - plus school holiday activities.

Drysdale

Modern Bellarine branch (Boronggook) with collections, free WiFi, public PCs, meeting/community spaces and a full early-years program of Baby Time, Toddler Time and Preschool Story Time, plus school holiday events.

Norlane

Community library serving the Corio/Norlane area with print and multimedia collections, free WiFi, public PCs and a regular program of free children's sessions including Baby Time, Toddler Time and Preschool Story Time, plus school holiday activities.

Geelong

The iconic Dome in central Geelong's cultural precinct, with five public levels including an entire floor (Level 1) dedicated to children and young people, age-appropriate collections, activity spaces and digital technology. Free children's programs run regularly including Baby Time, Toddler Time and Preschool Story Time, plus school holiday activities, STEM/Makerspace sessions, 3D printing and virtual reality programs.

Geelong West

Pakington Street branch in Geelong West with collections, free WiFi, public computers and a strong early-years program including Baby Time, Toddler Time and Preschool Story Time, plus school holiday events.

Newcomb

Popular community gathering space within the Newcomb shopping precinct, with public-access PCs, free WiFi, Kids Play and Learn touchscreen computers featuring early literacy and numeracy games, a meeting room, and weekly Preschool Story Time, Toddler Time and Baby Time sessions, plus school holiday programs.

Queenscliff VIC 3225

Queenscliff Library is a small community branch library in the Borough of Queenscliff, open Tuesday to Saturday. The library runs a popular Preschool Story Time program every Wednesday from 10:30–11:15am, featuring stories, songs, and craft activities for children aged 0–5 and their carers.

Belmont

Busy branch on High Street, Belmont offering collections, free WiFi, public computers and a full schedule of free early-years programs - Baby Time, Toddler Time and Preschool Story Time - plus school holiday events for kids.

Highton

Highton community branch offering collections, free WiFi, public PCs and free children's programs including Preschool Story Time, plus school holiday activities.

East Geelong

Eastern Park is home to the award-winning Geelong Play Space, an imaginative, fully fenced playground set in a leafy natural landscape beside the Geelong Botanic Gardens with views over Corio Bay. Kids can clamber over a pirate ship, cross a musical bridge, explore a bamboo tunnel and a colourful paver maze, splash at the hand pump and creek spring, and find sound machines and stepping stones scattered through the trees. Thoughtfully designed for all ages and abilities, it includes a Liberty swing for wheelchair users and has toilets nearby. With the Botanic Gardens, mineral springs and grassy picnic spots all around, it's one of Geelong's best free family days out.

Newtown

The playground at Kardinia Park on Kilgour Street, South Geelong is actually two play spaces either side of the road, giving families plenty to explore. The west-side playground has a tall twisty spiral slide, cubby, flying fox, climbing mat wall, stepping stones, see-saw and swings, while the east side offers a wave slide, spiders-web rope climber, monkey bars, shop front and springers. With a sheltered BBQ, picnic tables, water tap and grassy open space beside Geelongs famous sporting precinct, it is a great free spot for a Geelong family outing with kids of varied ages.

Mount Duneed

Bunjils Nest is a sprawling district-level playground on the corner of Sovereign Drive and Unity Drive in Mount Duneed, built around two huge elevated cubby nests linked by a tricky rope bridge with tunnel slides off each. Older kids can tackle the dual flying fox, in-ground trampolines, rope climbing frames, a small skate park, basketball court and a stand-on spinner, while toddlers have their own sandy zone with a digger, rabbit sculpture cave and stepping stumps. There are BBQs, sheltered picnic tables, toilets and the 9grams cafe right beside it, making it an easy half-day outing for families across the Geelong, Bellarine and Surf Coast area. It is very spread out, so worth noting if you are keeping an eye on several different-aged children at once.

Grovedale

We Rock the Spectrum in Grovedale (170 Marshalltown Road) is a sensory-safe, all-abilities kids' gym with purpose-built equipment - zip lines, swings, trampolines, slides and a crafts area - designed by occupational therapists to support sensory development. Built around the motto 'finally a place where you never have to say I'm sorry,' it welcomes children of all abilities, and is especially valued by Geelong families of children with autism and sensory needs. Open play runs seven days a week (9:30am-5:30pm, bookings essential), alongside birthday parties, school holiday programs, NDIS-supported services and inclusive social groups. It's a rare judgement-free play space where every child can join in at their own pace.

Rippleside

Rippleside Park on Bell Parade is home to a fully fenced, all-abilities adventure playground part of the Livvi's Place inclusive network, designed with the Touched By Olivia Foundation so children of every age and ability can play together. Highlights include a dual flying fox (with a harnessed seat), a big shaded tunnel slide, water play, an in-ground trampoline, accessible carousel, sensory walls, a birds-nest swing and an accessible sandpit, plus quieter spots like a hammock and relaxation area. With shelters, BBQs, accessible toilets, parking and beach access with Corio Bay views, it's one of Geelong's best inclusive playgrounds for a full day out.

Geelong

MoPA: Museum of Play and Art on McKillop Street is widely regarded as Geelong's best indoor play space, an award-winning children's museum set across two levels of a charming 1962 building with a rear garden and a licensed cafe. Designed for kids aged 1 to 10, it blends play-based learning and creative exploration with hands-on exhibits created by educators, plus a soft-play toddler zone, a baby mirror corner, low-sensory spaces and special-needs days. With feeding rooms, change rooms, pram parking and healthy cafe snacks, it's a rainy-day favourite for Geelong families, though booking ahead is recommended as tickets are limited.

Geelong

The Eastern Beach Reserve playground sits on Geelongs much-loved waterfront beside the historic 1930s art-deco sea baths and Baywalk bollards. The large play space features spiral and wave slides, a climbing wall, balance beam, hanging chains, a shop front and the eye-catching Geelong Flier red train, plus a dolphin and tortoise in the woodchips, six swings (two with harnesses) and a family-sized see-saw. Partly shaded by sails with plenty of picnic tables, BBQs, toilets and wheelchair-friendly facilities, it is one of Geelongs best free outings, pairing waterfront play with a swim and a stroll.

Mount Duneed

Pencil Park on Armstrong Boulevard in Armstrong Creek (Mount Duneed) is a charming, imaginatively themed playground where giant timber pencils line a painted blue river full of fish. The main wooden play structure packs in slides, a fireman's pole, tunnel, climbing wall, rope net, spiral ladder and balance beam, with a separate sandpit featuring a speedboat rocker, digger and speak-and-listen panel for younger kids. Family-friendly extras include shaded shelter and tables, BBQs, a water tap, grassy run-around space, an outdoor gym and a basketball half-court with soccer goals. Its creative design and gentle equipment make it especially great for toddlers and primary-aged children in Geelong's growing southern suburbs.

Belmont

Barwon Valley Fun Park on Barrabool Road in Belmont is one of Geelongs best-loved free playgrounds, with a river-ecology theme woven into natural landscaping beside the Barwon River. It famously has the only flying fox in the Geelong region, plus a huge open sandpit landscaped around wooden platforms, a dedicated toddler area packed with springers and a play structure with a spiral slide. With BBQs, picnic areas and toilets on site, it is a perfect spot for a Belmont family picnic and an energetic afternoon of outdoor play for kids of all ages.

Fyansford

Escarpment Drive Playground in Fyansford is a well-equipped community park whose centrepiece is two play towers linked by a high rope tunnel, with a big twisting tunnel slide, rope and mesh ladders to climb, and interactive features like percussion pipes and an abacus inside. Younger kids will love the sandpit and sand-play structure, birds-nest swing, colourful buggy and climbing mound, while older ones can tackle the monkey rungs, basketball half-court and a gentle skatepark bowl with a grind bar. Shaded shelters with tables and a BBQ, toilets, a water tap and a big grassy area make it an easy spot for a family afternoon or birthday picnic in Geelong's west.

Charlemont

Opened in 2022 and tucked into the growing Armstrong Creek area at Charlemont, Glenlee Regional Park is a large family park with a playground of 26 play elements spread across three age-graded play zones, including plenty of sensory pieces to touch and spin. There's also a basketball hoop and mini court, two double barbecues, picnic space and ample parking, all surrounded by newly planted trees. It's one of the standout newer playgrounds in Geelong's southern suburbs and a great spot to keep a range of ages entertained.

Grovedale

Newly refurbished, BOUNCE Geelong on Torquay Road in Grovedale packs over 50 interconnected trampolines, a high ropes course, an Australian-first dodgeball arena, wall climbing and an X-Run challenge course into one indoor adventure park. A dedicated miniBOUNCE zone caters to walkers up to 5 years, while older kids and teens can tackle the Big Air bags, cliff jump and Freestyle Academy coaching, and there's an onsite cafe for parents. School-holiday camps, hosted birthday parties and multi-visit passes make it an easy go-to for active days out, though booking online ahead is recommended as sessions sell out and grip socks are required.

Geelong

The Poppy Kettle Playground on the Geelong Waterfront near Cunningham Pier is best known for its interactive shooting fountains and miniature bronze statues set among rocks, which are a magnet for little ones on warm days. Inspired by Geelong author Robert Ingpens book Voyage of the Poppykettle, it packs in a winding multi-coloured tube slide down the hill, a dragon emerging from the ground, a timber tower, a boat atop the sand pit, swings, bouncers and a pyramid climbing net for all ages. With sea views over Corio Bay, picnic facilities, toilets right beside the play area and cafes a short stroll away, it is one of central Geelongs most popular free family spots. Bring a change of clothes if your kids are likely to make a beeline for the water feature.

South Geelong

The George Trickey Playground at 65 Foster Street, South Geelong is a recently upgraded neighbourhood park with varied equipment, plenty of open space and natural shade. The main play structure features a double wave slide, climbing ladder, Roman rings, pommel walker, a Z balance beam and play panels, while extras like talk tubes, musical pipes, a spinner and a wave rocker keep different ages entertained. A swing with both a toddler seat and a strap seat means even the littlest visitors can join in. An easy, well-shaded local stop for South Geelong families looking for a relaxed playground close to home.

Geelong

Western Beach Playground sits right on the Geelong waterfront at the corner of Western Beach and Cavendish Street, with lovely views over the bay and its moored yachts. The compact play space features a modern climbing structure with a curved slide, climbing net, stand-on spinner and ladders, alongside a long grassy slope, picnic tables, BBQ and an outdoor gym. It is an easy free stop for families exploring the waterfront, with the nearby Poppy Kettle Playground and boardwalk close by for an extended day out.

Geelong

Steampacket Gardens is a large grassy waterfront park on Eastern Beach Road in central Geelong, right on the water with sweeping views across Corio Bay. Its star attraction for little ones is the heritage carousel with 36 hand-painted horses and two chariots set to a 19th-century fairground organ, and theres also a childrens train ride, the famous painted Baywalk bollards, and an easy stroll to the beach, playground, art-deco sea baths and cafes. With open lawns and regular markets, it is a relaxed, free spot for a Geelong family day out by the bay.

Geelong

Sitting right beside Cunningham Pier on the Geelong Waterfront, this free play precinct combines stunning Corio Bay views with a recently refreshed playground the whole family can enjoy. Kids can tackle a tube slide winding down the hill, a pyramid climbing net, swings, bouncers, a timber tower, a boat atop the sand pit and the much-loved interactive Poppy Kettle water fountains and miniature statues inspired by Geelong author Robert Ingpens Voyage of the Poppykettle. Drinking water, toilets and parking are close by, and the pier itself adds waterfront dining and people-watching to the outing. An easy, scenic spot in central Geelong that pairs a great play with a stroll along the bay.

Geelong West

Sparrow Park on Weller Street in Geelong West is a generously sized neighbourhood park with something for every age. Toddlers get a big shaded sandpit, while older kids can take on the timber play structure with multiple slides, a timber-panelled maze and a junior skate and scooter area, plus basketball and netball facilities for a casual game. Shade sails over the playground, two BBQs, shaded picnic tables, a rotunda, toilets and a grassy hill perfect for running make it an easy, comfortable spot for a family picnic or birthday. A well-rounded free option close to the heart of Geelong West.

Geelong

Hopetoun Park Playground on Walls Street in central Geelong is best known for its big red train with a carriage and two steering wheels — a hit with toddlers and imaginative little ones. Older kids can tackle the adventure structure with its wave slide, flying fox, chain bridge, fireman’s pole and stepping stones, while a separate junior area offers a slide, shop front and abacus for the smallest visitors. Recently upgraded, it is a handy free stop for families, with picnic tables and seating close to the city.

North Shore

Set along the foreshore at North Shore with sweeping views across Corio Bay, Moorpanyal Park has a recently upgraded playground built with younger children in mind, featuring a slide, shop front, abacus and alphabet panels, plus a larger traversing structure with suspended monkey bars, rings, a climbing net, a birds-nest swing and a see-saw. The park also has barbecues, picnic tables, toilets and cliff-top walking paths where kids can spot black swans and seabirds. It's a scenic North Shore spot in Geelong that combines a fun play space with a relaxed bayside picnic destination.

Rippleside

Rippleside Park is a much-loved foreshore reserve on the Bay Trail at Rippleside, home to the Geelong Community Adventure Playground with equipment for all ages and abilities right beside the water. Families can enjoy sweeping views over Corio Bay, plenty of BBQ facilities, open grassy spaces, beach access and the waterfront walking path. A brand-new multi-million-dollar inclusive Livvi’s Place playspace — featuring sensory play elements and Changing Places facilities — makes it one of Geelong’s most accessible and rewarding free family destinations.

Geelong

Pevensey Park in central Geelong is a charming two-part park split by Malop Street, pairing a compact playground with the beautiful Ron Robertson Rose Garden and its hundreds of rose bushes. The playground suits younger children aged roughly 3 to 7, with a wooden structure featuring a curved slide, climbing wall and steering wheel, plus a fish springer, swings and shaded seating on a large grassy area. It's a pleasant, pram-friendly spot in Geelong for a relaxed play and picnic among the gardens.

East Geelong

The Geelong Play Space is an award-winning, fully fenced inclusive playground in Eastern Park, right next to the Geelong Botanic Gardens with stunning views over Corio Bay. Designed for children of all ages and abilities, it blends active and passive play in a beautifully landscaped setting and includes a Liberty Swing so children who use wheelchairs can join in (the key is collected from the National Wool Museum or The Carousel on the Waterfront). Toilets are nearby and no booking is needed. The fencing and accessible design make it a reassuring choice for families with toddlers or children with additional needs in East Geelong.

Bell Park

Nimble Hits Indoor Sports Stadium on Furner Avenue in Bell Park is one of Geelongs go-to family sports venues, with two indoor courts set up for cricket, netball and soccer and named Cricket Victorias Indoor Facility of the Year for 2020/21. For kids it runs Junior Cricket and a Nimble Hits Cricket Academy to sharpen skills, plus Junior and Kinder soccer programs, school sports activities and school holiday programs. It is also a popular birthday party spot, offering both sports and NERF parties, with a kiosk, spectator seating and ample off-street parking on site. A reliable all-weather option for North Geelong families wanting indoor sport for kids of all ages.