We have a jam packed program to keep the kids entertained these holidays.
Vacation care
December - January
Cromer, Forestville, Manly Vale and North Harbour
Working these school holidays? Our Vacation Care program caters for children aged 5-12 years and is packed with fun activities from Christmas Lego Land, rock climbing, bush cooking, movie days, aquatic excursions, ten pin bowling, disco parties and more!
Kids on the Coast
Coastal Environment Centre
Learn about our natural environment through a unique theme for each day. Are you a budding marine biologist or palaeontologist or even an entomologist? Then we have the perfect day of fun for you.
Suitable for ages 6-12 years.
Swim programs
Warringah Aquatic Centre
From intensive swimming and stroke correction to diving clinics, carnival preparation and giant inflatable, our school holiday programs will keep your children active.
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Manly Andrew ‘Boy’ Charlton Aquatic Centre
Boost your child’s swimming skills with our intensive learn to swim program, private lessons, race ready clinic and breastroke clinic.
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Libraries
The Christmas Rose Story Time with Wendy Blaxland
Tue 12 Dec, 10 – 11am
Mona Vale Library
Summer Reading Challenge
Fri 1 Dec – Wed 31 Jan
All branch libraries
Summer Reading Party
Sat 20 Jan
Secret location – complete the Summer reading challenge before 20 Jan to receive an invitation to the Summer Reading Party.
Robotics Drop in
Various dates and times
Forestville, Dee Why and Warringah Mall libraries
Hama Bead Craft
Tue 9 Jan – Wed 24 Jan
Various times and library locations
Ashling Kwok: Kids Author Talk & Story Time
Wed 10 Jan, 10 – 11am
Warringah Mall Library
Under 16s Open Mic Night
Fri 12 Jan, 5 – 6:30pm
Manly Library
Super Story Time
Sat 13 Jan, 10 – 11am
Warringah Mall Library
Swiftly Beading: Tween & teen bracelet making drop in
Mon 8 Jan – Thu 18 Jan
Various times and library locations
VR Drop in
Wed 10 Jan, 10am – 12pm
Manly Library
Merge Cube & VR Drop in
Wed 17 Jan, 2 - 3pm
Forestville Library
Byte the Bug: Escape room experience for teens
Various dates and times
Mona Vale, Warringah Mall and Glen Street libraries
Arts and culture
Join us at the Manly Art Gallery & Museum over the summer holidays for some fun free activities. Children and families can explore our exhibition, Lost in Palm Springs and have fun creating your own unique collage to take home. And we’ll have a range of kids activity cards available alongside our exhibition, Surface Effect: Collection Stories.
NIDA Stage & Screen School
Spend a week exploring performance for both stage and screen in this practical introduction to acting at the Glen Street Theatre in Belrose. For grades 3 – 6.
8 – 14 Jan