Check out this handy one pager to work your way through some great events, holiday programs and fun happenings throughout the holidays. If you need more inspiration just choose your own Eastie adventure on Mamma Knows East's full website - where you will find hundreds of places to go, markets, cafes, playgrounds and more

events and fun

School holidays in Melbourne are built for fun, here are some great options for some fun events and activities happening nearby.

*Whitehorse School Holidays

*Monash Family Fiesta, Clayton

*A Little Bit Blue, Montrose

*Winter Wonderland @ Burwood One

*Explore Boroina

*Winter Arts Festival @ Bunjil Place

*Frosted, Narre Warren

*Roola Boola in Stonnington

Aussie Farm Animals @ Ringwood Square

Explore the Yarra Valley

*Mamma is partnering with a few places, including some paid listings, to bring fantastic local events for families these school holidays. These partnerships help Mamma Knows provide the best local inspiration for families

budget friendly

There are lots of fun places to explore in Melbourne’s east that won’t break the bank. Here are Mamma’s top ideas that are FREE or will cost you $5

Melbourne Tram Museum, Hawthorn

Puffing Billy Visitors Centre, Emerald

Wesburn Pump Track

Boronia RCC Track

Redwood Forest, East Warburton

Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne

Art Walk, Boronia

Diamond Valley Railway, Eltham

Bushwalks by the river

Quarry Reserve, Ferntree Gully

must go playgrounds

Looking for some playground fun these school holidays?
Mamma has some great playground ideas right here - all road tested and fun approved!

Belsay Reserve Chrinside Urban Park Playground

Sir Zelman Cowen Park Playground, Kooyong

John Hemmings Memorial Park Playground, Dandenong

Domeny Reserve Playground, Park Orchards

Wattle Park Playground, Surrey Hills

Waverley Park Playground, Mulgrave

Yabbie Hill Playscape @ Jells Park, Wheelers Hill

Beckett Park Playground, Balwyn

Queens Park Playground, Healesville

Box Hill Gardens Playground

click here for ALL of the parks and playgrounds

family adventures

Grab the whole gang PLUS those buddies from school and kinder, and head out on a big old fashioned adventure

Toorongo Falls Reserve, Noojee

Mt Donna Buang

Collingwood Children's Farm. Abbotsford

Buchan Caves

Lake Mountain

Buxton Salmon and Trout Farm

RCC Club, Boronia

Morack Mini Golf, Vermont

Urban Climb, Blackburn

Dinos at the Zoo @ Healesville Sanctuary

click here for ALL of our family adventures

eats and treats

Kids are gonna need to eat and having a holiday treat is half the fun!

Goodie Two Shoes, Officer

Mum's Burger Kitchen, Boronia

YOMG, Rowville

White Mojo, Ringwood

Carousel Ice Cream & C are, Bayswater North

Babaji's Kerala Kitchen, Warburton

Nancy Eatery, Pakenham

Cubbyhouse Canteen, Armadale

Studley Boathouse, Kew

Bam Bam Italian, Avonsleigh

click here for ALL of our yummy eats

rainy day

It will happen - no doubt - a day or two that is best spent indoors. But it doesn’t need to be in front of the TV when these great places to play are just around the corner.