Guide to Melbourne School Holiday Programs, Workshops, Clinics and Camps

School holidays can be an ideal time to try a new sport or activity or build on your existing skills. There are many businesses which run regular school holiday programs, workshops, clinics and camps in the Melbourne area. The following list has more than 250 school holiday programs listed to help in your search for a suitable activity. Click on the links to find more information such as program details, business address and contact details.

Art, Crafts, Cooking

Gasworks Arts Park Albert Park (Art and craft activities)
The Art Factory Balwyn North (Art and craft workshops for kids 4-14 years of age)
Cooking 4 Kids Beaconsfield (Cooking program for kids)
Whole Art Ed Blackburn (Art, craft and design activities)
Bits & Pieces Craft Studio Camberwell (Craft workshop)
Merryls Mosaics Caulfield South (Glass art activities - mosaic (for 6/7+ years), bead mosaic (4-6 years) and glass fusing (10 years +)
Thread Den Collingwood (Sewing classes for kids aged 6 years and up)
Wyreena Community Arts Centre Croydon (Creative arts)
Art Encounters Elsternwick (Drawing and painting skills for kids aged 5-12 years)
Claydreamers Pottery Studio Eltham (Pottery classes)
The Artists Coop Eltham (Art classes)
The Art Factory Essendon (Art and craft workshops for kids from 4-14 years of age)
The Tiny Chef Essendon (Cooking)
100 Story Building Footscray (Writing and storytelling programs)
ARTea Port Melbourne (Arts and crafts)
Learning By Doing Woodwork Room Home
The Art Factory Malvern (Art and craft workshops for kids from 4-14 years of age)
Gourmet Kids Melbourne (Cooking)
Paint Your World Mornington (Learn to paint)
Robyns Room Mornington (Creative art classes)
Itsy Bitsy Chef Port Melbourne (Cooking)

Educational

Longford & Fraser Leadership Academy for Boys Brighton (Develop social and emotional skills of boys early in life)
SHINE Academy for Girls Brighton (Specialised social and emotional education for 5-19 year old girls)
Melbourne Museum Carlton (Interactive events and activities)
Young Engineers Casey / Dandenong (STEM learning)
Swinburne University School Holiday Science Workshops Clayton (Science and engineering workshops for children from kindergarten to year 8)
Melbourne Young Writers Studio Fitzroy North (Creative writing workshops)
Sentence Construction Creative Writing Classes Hampton (Write a book)
Cool After School Holiday Program Hawthorn (Extra-curricular activities)
Young Engineers Kingston (STEM learning)
Stardust Stories Malvern East (Coding)
Young Engineers Melbourne East (STEM learning)
Young Engineers Melbourne North East (STEM learning)
Young Engineers Melbourne South (STEM learning)
Young Engineers Melbourne South East (STEM learning)
Young Engineers Melbourne West (STEM learning)
Trinity Kids Somerville (Provides mental health strategies for children to navigate the coming school term)
Scienceworks Spotswood (Science based programs and activities)
Alliance Francaise de Melbourne St Kilda (French classes)
Systematech Tarneit STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) based programs including robotics, coding, Rubik's cube, handwriting)
Cool After School Templestowe (Extra-curricular activities)
Nutty Scientists Various locations (Science based edutainment workshops)
Code Camp Various Locations (Empower your kids to design, code and create)
Swinburne University School Holiday Science Workshops Wantirna (Science and engineering workshops for children from kindergarten to year 8)

Performing Arts

Artz Collective Performing Arts School Altona North (Dance, singing, musical theatre, art and drama workshops)
Allas Music Studio Bentleigh East (Musical instruments)
Kids Up Front Carlton North (Sing, act and dance to produce a musical show at the end of the week)
Immerse Drama Elwood (Creative drama)
Glow Dance Fitzroy North (Creative movement activities for ages 6-12)
Stage Left Performing Arts School Glen Iris (Put on a show in 5 days)
Stage Left Performing Arts School Hampton (Put on a show in 5 days)
Alannas Theatre and Dance Studio Hampton (Create a musical theatre performance in a week)
Kids Up Front Kensington (Sing, act and dance to produce a musical show at the end of the week)
Karen Knowles Singing School Kew (Singing and songwriting)
Stage Left Performing Arts School Malvern East (Put on a show in 5 days)
Acting Performance Studio Moorabbin (Acting)
Showbiz Performing Arts Studios Niddrie (Musical theatre for a variety of levels and abilities.
ACE Dance Studio Oakleigh South (Dance)
Melbourne Inner North Performing Arts Academy Pascoe Vale (Community focused music and performing arts)
The Space Dance & Arts Centre Prahran (Dance, drama and arts and crafts in four ages groups from 4-16 years)
Stage Left Performing Arts School Rowville (Put on a show in 5 days)
National Institute of Dramatic Art Southbank (Drama)
The National Theatre Drama School St Kilda (Drama for young people between the ages of 5 and 17)
Action Drama Studio Various Locations (All day specialised workshops for children and youth focusing on film and television)
Viva Music Camberwell (Music workshops)

Sports

Essendon Keilor Gymnastics Academy Airport West (Range of gymnastic programs including 3 day GymCamp)
Albert Park Lawn Tennis Club Albert Park (Week-long holiday program)
The Boatshed at Albert Park Albert Park (Sailing instruction for ages 4-17 years old)
Melbourne Sports Centres Holiday Program Albert Park (Different sports and activities)
Westgate Indoor Sports Altona North (Activities from sports, arts and crafts, science, music, drama, mini games, incursions and excursions)
Waverley Gymnastics Centre Armadale (Gymnastic camps)
Twisters Gymnastics Club Ascot Vale (3 hr gymnastic workshops and programs)
Ascot Vale Tennis Club Ascot Vale (Tennis coaching)
The Compound Training Bayswater North (Kids Ninja school holiday program)
SETA Tennis Academy Beaumaris (Full day and half day tennis clinics)
Nimble Hits Indoor Sports Stadium Bell Park (Multiple sports)
St Pauls Tennis Club Bentleigh (Tennis coaching)
Bentleigh Lakers Basketball Club Bentleigh East (Basketball skill building sessions)
All Stars Martial Arts Academy Bentleigh East (Kids martial arts)
Kimekai Martial Arts Berwick (Kids martial arts)
Splashs Swimming School Berwick (4-day intensive swimming program)
Fly Factory Blackburn (Circus skills course)
Surrey Park Swimming Box Hill (Intensive swimming programs)
Surrey Park Swimming BlackburnBox Hill South (Intensive swimming programs)
Cool After School Box Hill North (Extra-curricular activities)
Rampfest Indoor Skatepark Braybrook (Skating for kids aged 6-14)
Football Star Academy Brighton (Soccer)
St Andrews Tennis Club Brighton (Tennis coaching and/or supervised matchplay)
Brighton Recreational Centre Brighton (Gymnastics program / fun activities including excursions and incursions for 5-12 year olds)
GeckoSports Brighton (Variety of sports and fitness programs)
Dendy Park Tennis Club Brighton East (Tennis coaching)
Grasshopper Soccer Brunswick (Soccer)
Football Star Academy Bundoora (Soccer)
Kingswim Caroline Springs Centre Burnside Heights (Burst of four daily kids swimming lessons)
Football Star Academy Burwood (Soccer)
Football Star Academy Camberwell (Soccer)
Carlton Baths Community Centre Carlton (Swimming lessons)
Football Star Academy Caroline Springs (Soccer)
Frankston Indoor Sports Carrum Downs (Multiple indoor sports)
Caulfield Park Tennis Caulfield North (Tennis)
Kimekai Martial Arts Chelsea Heights (Martial arts)
Football Star Academy Cheltenham (Soccer)
Grasshopper Soccer Cheltenham (Soccer)
Kimekai Martial Arts Cheltenham (Martial arts)
BKs Gymnastics Bayside Cheltenham (Gymnastics classes with a different theme each day)
Kingswim Centre Chirnside Park (Burst of four daily kids swimming lessons)
Grasshopper Soccer Clayton (Soccer)
Football Star Academy Clayton South (Soccer)
Kingswim Centre Clyde North (Burst of four daily kids swimming lessons)
Grasshopper Soccer Coburg (Soccer)
Kingswim Centre Derrimut (Burst of four daily kids swimming lessons)
Kingswim Centre Dingley (Burst of four daily kids swimming lessons)
Casey Recreation & Aquatic Centre Cranbourne (Water safety and skill development program conducted over five lessons for children aged 5-12 years)
Dandenong Oasis Leisure Centre Dandenong (Swimming lessons)
Splashs Swimming School Dandenong North (4-day intensive program)
O'Brien Group Arena Ice Skating Docklands (Intensive ice-skating development camps)
Grasshopper Soccer Doncaster East (Soccer)
Grasshopper Soccer Donvale (Soccer)
Donvale Tennis Club Donvale (Tennis coaching)
Football Star Academy Elsternwick (Soccer)
Elsternwick Park Tennis Centre Elsternwick (Tennis camps for children aged 4-14 years old of all experience levels)
Football Star Academy Elwood (Soccer)
Pulse Gymnastics Epping (Learn new gymnastic tricks, keep fit and progress skills)
Football Star Academy Essendon (Soccer)
Fighting Lyons Essendon North (Ninja skills - martial arts, stunt work, parkour, acrobatics, gymnastics and circus)
Football Star Academy Fawkner (Soccer)
Kingswim Centre Frankston (Burst of four daily kids swimming lessons)
Football Star Academy Glen Waverley (Soccer)
Waverley Gymnastics Centre Glen Waverley (Gymnastic camps)
Football Star Academy Hampton (Soccer)
My Gym Childrens Fitness Centre Hampton (Gymnastics, sports and movement programs)
Babies to Kids Swimming Lessons Hampton East (Swimming lessons)
Inside Edge Focus Coaching Hawthorn East (Tennis coaching)
Kimekai Martial Arts Highett (Martial arts)
Kingswim Bayside Centre Highett (Burst of four daily kids swimming lessons)
Football Star Academy Hughesdale (Soccer)
Kealba Gymnastics Unlimited Kealba (Gymnastics)
Football Star Academy Keilor Downs (Soccer)
Kensington Community Recreation Centre Kensington (Swimming lessons)
Kew Tennis Club Kew (Tennis coaching)
North Kew Tennis Club Kew (Tennis coaching)
Kingsbury Tennis Club Kingsbury (Tennis coaching)
Eastern Indoor Sports Centre Knoxfield (Multiple indoor sports)
Kingswim Centre Langwarrin (Burst of four daily kids swimming lessons)
Skylark Sports Lynbrook (Gymnastics skills, ninja training, circus, tumble track, parkour, acrobatics for kids 5-12 years)
Macleod Tennis Club Macleod (Tennis coaching)
McCrae Yacht Club McCrae (Tackers sailing summer holiday program for 8 to 12 year olds)
Football Star Academy Malvern East (Soccer)
Melbourne CBD Hardrock Melbourne (Three-day climbing program for kids aged 11-17 years)
Mentone Aquatic Mentone (5-day intensive swimming program suitable for many different ages and standards of swimming)
Kingswim Centre Mernda (Burst of four daily kids swimming lessons)
PIT Gymnastics Mill Park (Gymnastics)
Mitcham Badminton Mitcham (Badminton)
Fitnessworx for Kids Mitcham (Fitness for kids)
Montrose Tennis Club Montrose (Tennis coaching)
Edge Gymnastics Moorabbin (Activities include gym skills, free time, group games, individual challenges and craft)
Little Devils Circus Moorabbin (Try out circus or improve existing circus skills)
The Sports Clinic of Football Moorabbin (Camps for soccer enthusiasts between the ages of 10-14)
Acro Kids Mordialloc (Gymnastics workshops and full day programs)
Acro Kids Mornington (Gymnastics workshops and full day programs)
Kingswim Centre Mornington (Burst of four daily kids swimming lessons)
Ranelagh Tennis Club Mount Eliza (Tennis coaching)
Waverley Gymnastics Centre Mount Waverley (Gymnastic camps)
Skylark Sports Mount Waverley (Gymnastics skills, ninja training, circus, tumble track, parkour, acrobatics for kids 5-12 years)
Football Star Academy Mount Waverley (Soccer)
Grasshopper Soccer Mount Waverley (Soccer)
Swimsafe Murrumbeena Murrumbeena (Swimming coaching)
Waverley Gymnastics Centre Narre Warren (Gymnastic camps)
Kingswim Centre Narre Warren South (Burst of four daily kids swimming lessons)
North Melbourne Recreation Centre North Melbourne (Swimming coaching)
Twisters Gymnastics Club Northcote (3 hr gymnastic workshops and programs)
Grasshopper Soccer Oakleigh (Soccer)
Cardinia LiFE Pakenham (AquaSafe program for Primary School aged children)
Splashs Swimming School Pakenham (4-day intensive swimming program)
Pascoe Vale Elite Swimming Performance Pascoe Vale (Swimming coaching)
Kids in Motion Port Melbourne (Full day of bouncing, climbing and swinging for children aged 4-15)
Fishermens Bend Gymnastic Club Port Melbourne (A day of gymnastics lessons, art and craft sessions, supervised free time on gymnastics equipment and a movie at the end of the day for children of school age)
National Institute of Circus Arts Prahran (Sessions can include juggling, rope, tumbling, mini-tramp, acrobalance, tightwire, static trapeze, aerial ring, tissu, plate spinning, hula hoops, pyramids, unicycle & diabolo)
All Sportz Prahran (Soccer, basketball, hockey, AFL, bike riding, scooters, motorized cars, jumping castles)
Grasshopper Soccer Preston (Soccer)
Caroline Springs Gymnastics Unlimited Ravenhall (Gymnastics)
Balance Gymnastics Research (Gymnastics)
Eclipse Gymnastics Ringwood (Gymnastics)
Football Star Academy Ringwood (Soccer)
Rosanna Tennis Club Rosanna (Tennis programs)
Saints Edge Seaford (AFL development programs for boys and girls)
Grasshopper Soccer Scoresby (Soccer)
Diamond Gymnastics Club Somerville (Gymnastics)
Fawkner Park Tennis Centre South Yarra (Half day or full day tennis for beginners or experienced players aged 4+)
Springvale Indoor Sports Centre Springvale (Indoor multi-sports, art & crafts, laser and bubble soccer)
Kingswim Centre St Kilda East (Burst of four daily kids swimming lessons)
Grasshopper Soccer Strathmore (Soccer)
Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club Toorak (Tennis coaching)
Twisters Gymnastics Club Torquay (3 hr gymnastic workshops and programs)
Ascot Vale Elite Swimming Performance Travancore (Swimming coaching)
Grasshopper Soccer Vermont (Soccer)
Kingswim Centre Wantirna (Burst of four daily kids swimming lessons)
Grasshopper Soccer Wantirna South (Soccer)
Watsonia Tennis Club Watsonia (Tennis coaching)
Wattle Glen Tennis Club Wattle Glen (Tennis)
Wheelers Hill Tennis Club Wheelers Hill (Tennis)
Whittlesea Tennis Club Whittlesea (Tennis)
St Stephens Uniting Church Tennis Club Williamstown (Tennis)
Williamstown Central Tennis Club Williamstown (Tennis)
Royal Yacht Club of Victoria Williamstown (Sailing)
Power Street Tennis Club Williamstown (Tennis)
Soccerwise Various Locations (Soccer)
Kidzphyz Sports Various Locations (Sport camps in cricket, Australian rules football, netball, soccer, tennis, volleyball, hockey, basketball, rugby, multisportz, dance and minikidz)
Australian Sports Camps Various Locations (Sport camps in basketball, cricket, football, hockey, netball, rugby league, rugby union, soccer and tennis)
Tomorrows Stars Basketball Various Locations (Basketball)

Vacation Care

Green Supercamp Australia School Holiday Camps Beaufort (Held in regional Victoria, for teens and young people looking to improve their academic and life skills)
Halls Outdoor Education School Holiday Programs and Camps Emerald (6 day camps with many activities for kids aged 5-12 years old)
PGL Holiday Camps Kyneton (Opportunity for 8-14 year olds to have fun, make new friends and learn new skills during their school holidays)
Leapkids School Holiday Program Preston (Program for primary school aged children to promote creativity and self-confidence)
Leapkids School Holiday Program Thornbury (Program for primary school aged children to promote creativity and self-confidence)
Camp Blue School Holiday Camps Windsor (Day camp focussing on sports, arts, science and environment)
TeamKids Holiday Programs Various Locations (OSHC provider, range of incursions, excursions and in-house themes)
KidsCo. School Holiday Programs Various Locations (Programs are held in parent's workplace location)

Indoor Entertainment

Bricks 4 Kidz Berwick (Lego brick workshops for kids aged 5 -12)
Bricks 4 Kidz Blackburn (Lego brick workshops for kids aged 5 -12)
Bricks 4 Kidz Botanic Ridge (Lego brick workshops for kids aged 5 -12)
Rokabye Brighton (Play parties, craft activities, movie screenings, disco parties and more)
Bricks 4 Kidz Caulfield North (Lego brick workshops for kids aged 5 -12)
Go Climb Coburg North (Special activities during holidays)
LEGO Educational Centre Docklands (Lego sessions)
Bricks 4 Kidz Epping (Lego brick workshops for kids aged 5 -12)
Rokabye Highett (Play parties, craft activities, movie screenings, disco parties and more)
My Puzzle House Pakenham (All abilities play centre)

Outdoor Entertainment

Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne Cranbourne (Nature based activities)
Kew Traffic School Kew (Learn road safety)

Animals

Blinkbonnie Equestrian Centre Bangholme (One day horse riding)
Jolong Park Riding School Bangholme (Horse riding education)
RSPCA School Holiday Program Burwood East (Extensive range of programs focussed on animals)
Yarra Valley Horse Trails / Ponyland Christmas Hills (Children's horse riding camps)
Oakwood Riding School Clyde North (Programs for school aged children designed to provide core knowledge and skills relating to riding, horse feeding, care and handling)
Tranquil Park Stables Cranbourne South (Horse riding lessons)
Racing Victoria Saddle Up School Holiday Program Flemington (Horse-related activities for primary aged children)
Melbourne Indoor Equestrian Centre Kinglake West (Learn how to ride and care for horses)
Unicorn Valley Equestrian Centre Panton Hill (Horse riding activities for beginners through to advanced riders)
Beltain Park Horse Riding Centre Seville (Horse riding and stable management)
Danbury Park Equitation Somerville (Horse riding day programs and camps for children of ages 5 to 15)
Valley Park Riding School Templestowe (One day to week long horse riding programs ranging from complete beginners to more experienced riders)
Mill Valley Ranch Riding Programs Tynong North (Horse riding lessons and roundup camps with activities specifically tailored to each age group)
Koombahla Park Equestrian Centre Wallington (Horse riding for all ages and levels on our school horses or your own horse)
Tandivale Equestrian Centre Warrandyte (Horse riding for all levels of experience for children aged 6 and above)
Warranwood Equestrian Centre Warrandyte (Full day and half day horse riding programs)
Arragon Homestead Riding and Agistment Wonga Park (Horse riding suitable for children at all levels of riding)
Ranges Equestrian Centre Yellingbo (Horse riding programs for different ages)
Free Junior Ranger program Various Locations (Outdoor activities with Parks Victoria)

Council School Holiday Programs

Community Centres

Many Neighbourhood Houses and Community Centres run school holiday programs. Explore the list of centres to find programs near you.

List of Neighbourhood Houses and Community Centres

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