Kids Day Out is back on Friday 18th April 2025
Get ready for Melbourne’s biggest and best free family day.
Join in a day of laughter, learning and entertainment, with mystery activities and spontaneous fun around every corner.
Program:
Teddy Bear Hospital: Bring your teddy bear along for a check at the world’s largest teddy bear hospital.
Carnival rides: Thrilling experiences for adventurous souls.
Live entertainment: Marvel at cultural performances and live acts that will leave your little ones wide-eyed.
Sports activities: The sporting zone will include a relaython, basketball, soccer, karate, rugby and more.
Arts and crafts: Unleash creativity with DIY crafts.
Emergency Services: Explore real-life heroes and their equipment.
Plus have fun with plenty of delicious fresh food activities and inclusive activities for every child.
Entry to the event is still free and all funds raised through activities will go to The Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
Once again, the event is possible thanks to the generous support of Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre and The City of Melbourne.
Highlights from the 2024 Kids Day Out
2025 Message from the Lord Mayor of Melbourne
Get ready, kids… this is the biggest indoor carnival for children in the Southern Hemisphere!
Be sure to take your fuzzy friend to the Teddy Bear Hospital for a checkup. They even have an x-ray machine and a dentist chair to polish your buddy’s teeth. Plus, explore the sensory space, dance along to a performance, unleash your imagination by creating an artwork, or holler with joy on a thrilling carnival ride.
The City of Melbourne is proud to again support the Good Friday Appeal Kids Day Out
at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, raising crucial funds for the Royal
Children’s Hospital.
For more than 150 years, the hospital’s superb staff have given world-class healthcare to children from across Victoria, turning frowns into smiles during difficult times. They have one of the most important jobs in our city.
With your donations, the Royal Children’s Hospital can continue their cutting-edge
research. They can maintain the latest equipment and technology, and run fantastic
programs to help Victorian families.
Melbourne is a fair city – in my view, the fairest in the world. In Melbourne, we look after
each other. It takes a caring community to support a caring hospital, and that’s why
Melbourne’s people have made the Royal Children’s a world leader.
Have a wonderful Kids Day Out, filled with laughs and fun!
Nicholas Reece
Lord Mayor
Major Supporters
Event Supporters
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land, the Wurundjeri people, on which the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre is built. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present.
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