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SUMMARY:Hive Festival 2026 - Art Gallery of NSW
DESCRIPTION:Hive Festival 2026\nThe much-loved free festival for children and families is back at the Art Gallery of New South Wales on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 January 2026. \nThis summer\, Hive Festival celebrates the joy and power of play\, inviting families to dive into a world of creativity through hands-on art-making\, music\, storytelling and interactive tours across the Gallery. With specially created workshops and vibrant installations by artist Kate Mitchell\, there’s a delightful surprise waiting around every corner. \nLook at all the great activities you can do! \n\n\n\n\nActivation: Many bubbles blessing By Kate Mitchell  – 10am -5pm 17-18 January 2026 – Free\n\nDrop-in workshop: Plushie pals By Kate Mitchell – Daily 10am – 5pm – Wednesdays until 9pm – 5–26 January 2026 – Free \n\n\nKids drop-in workshop: Face it By Kate Mitchell Saturday 17 January 2026\, 10am – 4.30pm Sunday 18 January 2026\, 9am – 4.30pm Free\, no bookings required \n\n\nHive stage: Art and music With Zindzi Okenyo Saturday 17\, Sunday 18 January 2026 10.30am Free\, no bookings required \n\n\nHive stage: Storytime With Ursula Dubosarsky and Christopher Nielsen Saturday 17 January 2026 1.30pm Free\, no bookings required \n\n\nHive stage: Movement workshop With Sydney Dance Company Saturday 17\, Sunday 18 January 2026 11.30am Free\, no bookings required \n\n\nHive stage: Live music with Musica Viva Australia Moon Radio Hour Saturday 17\, Sunday 18 January 2026 3pm Free\, no bookings required \n\n\nHive stage: Auslan storytime With Amy Josephine Wright Sunday 18 January 2026 1.30pm Free\, no bookings required \n\n\nKids drop-in workshop: Paper wearables By Jenna Mayilema Lee Saturday 17 January 2026\, 10am – 4.30pm Sunday 18 January 2026\, 9am – 4.30pm Free\, no bookings required \n\n\nDrop-in workshop: The Patchwork Portal By Raquel Caballero During opening hours Until 8 February 2026 Free\, no bookings required \n\n\nInteractive art: Aula grande (outlined) By Amalia Pica During opening hours Until 18 January 2026 Free\, no bookings required \n\n\nDrop-in activity: Indian illustrations In the Naala Nura building During opening hours Free\, no bookings required \n\n\nFilm series: Ghibli Fest In association with Hive Festival 2026 Saturday 17\, Sunday 18 January 2026 Various times Charges apply \n\n\nArt play Soft play space for families Saturday 17\, Sunday 18 January 2026 10am – 4.30pm Free\, no bookings required \n\n\nHive Festival playlist By ABC Kids listen During opening hours Saturday 17\, Sunday 18 January 2026 Free\, no bookings required \n\n\nKids disco Dance in the underground art park Saturday 17\, Sunday 18 January 2026 2pm Free\, no bookings required \n\n\nDrop-in activity: Animal antics In the children’s art library Saturday 17 January 2026\, 10am – 5pm Sunday 18 January 2026\, 9am – 5pm Free\, no bookings required \n\n\nSensory storytime Storytelling and art-making for all ages Sunday 18 January 2026 9.30am Free\, no bookings required \n\n\nChill zone Relaxed space for families Saturday 17 January 2026\, 10am – 4.30pm Sunday 18 January 2026\, 9am – 4.30pm Free\, no bookings required \n\nSensory-friendly HiveA calmer\, quieter festival experience Sunday 18 January 2026 9–10am Free\, no bookings required\nGuided tour for kids: Yiribana Gallery With Nebbi Boii Saturday 17\, Sunday 18 January 2026 1pm Free\, no bookings required\nMindfulness tour Saturday 17\, Sunday 18 January 2026 2pm Free\, no bookings required\nGuided tour for kids: Artists at play Roving art-making in the Naala Nura building Saturday 17\, Sunday 18 January 2026 11am Free\, no bookings required
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LOCATION:Art Gallery of NSW
CATEGORIES:Art Gallery of NSW,Exhibition,Kids Family,School Holidays,Schoolhol2512,SchoolHol2601
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SUMMARY:Beach
DESCRIPTION:The Beach\nThe centrepiece of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s summer program is The Beach — an exhibition and all-ages playscape designed to bring people together and highlight kindness\, care and community. \nThe Beach reflects shared Australian values: looking out for one another\, welcoming difference\, and celebrating our seaside culture. It affirms the beach as a place that belongs to everyone and should always feel safe and welcoming. \nFollowing the tragic events of 14 December\, the museum reflected deeply on whether to continue. Director and CEO Ms Daryl Karp AM said the decision was ultimately to move forward\, showcasing beaches as places of connection and belonging — spaces of shared joy\, openness and togetherness at the heart of Australian life. \nFun\, art and memory come together through digital projections\, soundscapes\, interactive rockpools and a towering sand-free castle\, transforming the Lighthouse Gallery into a familiar yet imaginative summer world. Here\, the beach becomes not just a destination\, but a way of seeing ourselves and each other. \nWorks by artists including Anne Zahalka\, Max Dupain\, Lola Ryan\, Charles Meere and Ken Done celebrate beach rituals and cultural rhythms\, inviting reflection on how the beach shapes us — and how we shape it. \nPrograms including babies’ hour\, family workshops\, performances\, late nights\, yoga and life drawing encourage connection and acknowledge that beaches have not always felt safe for everyone. Visitors are invited to consider inclusion\, respect and shared responsibility on the shore. \nThe Beach runs as part of the museum’s summer program 19 December 2025 –  1 February 2026\, 10:00 am—4:00 pm.  \nEntry fees – Holiday ticket\n\n\nAdult: $40.00\nFamily: $99.00\nConcession: $35.00\nChild: $30.00\nInfant: Free\nMember: Free\n\n\nhttps://fun-filled-finds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/The-Beach-objects.mp4\n \nhttps://fun-filled-finds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/The-Beach-rockpools.mp4\n 
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LOCATION:Australian National Maritime Museum
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Kids Family,Schoolhol2512,SchoolHol2601
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SUMMARY:City of Wonder: Wildflower Edition
DESCRIPTION:City of Wonder: Wildflower Edition\nIN COLLABORATION WITH INTERNATIONAL ARTIST RAFFAELE SALVOLDI (ITALY) \nRaffaele Salvoldi (Instagram) is an acclaimed Italian performance artist\, known for his striking ephemeral installations that explore the balance between matter\, time\, and gravity. Using thousands of carefully stacked wooden planks\, he creates monumental urban landscapes where the boundaries between art and architecture blur in captivating ways. \nCity of Wonder was born from Kidwonder’s dream to create a space where sustainability\, creativity\, and play come together. Collaborating with Raffaele has been an incredible experience\, bringing that vision to life by uniting his awe-inspiring artistry with our purpose-driven ethos. Together\, we’ve created more than a city — we’ve created a world where imagination flourishes and wonder truly comes alive. \nAbout Mark Taylor\, Founder of Kidwonder \nMark Taylor is the Founder of Kidwonder and Director of award-winning experience agency Belle Laide Events (BLE)\, with nearly two decades of experience delivering high-impact projects for global brands across Australia\, APAC\, and the USA. Kidwonder is his most personal venture\, inspired by life as a father of three and his belief in the power of purposeful play. Through immersive\, child-led experiences\, Mark is driven by a mission to spark curiosity\, creativity\, and confidence in the next generation. \nKidwonder x Raffaele Salvoldi: Collaboration & Sustainability \nThe collaboration with Raffaele Salvoldi came from a shared vision of creativity and sustainability. When Founder Mark Taylor discovered Salvoldi’s plank-based installations\, he saw a natural fit with Kidwonder’s idea for a child-built city using recycled plastic blocks. Excited to involve kids in the process\, they created City of Wonder\, a space where imagination\, collaboration\, and sustainable design come together. \nUnlike typical school holiday programs\, City of Wonder focuses on purposeful play\, letting children explore sustainability\, urban design\, and teamwork through hands-on\, creative experiences. Most materials\, including hard-to-recycle straws from the NSW 2022 Single-Use Plastic Ban\, are locally sourced and transformed into imaginative building blocks. Every aspect is designed to be low-waste\, reusable\, and environmentally conscious\, inspiring kids to think critically about the world and their role in shaping it. \nThis immersive experience invites visitors to take part in one of three engaging ways: \n• General Admission: A self-paced\, family-friendly experience where children (and young-at-heart adults) can explore freely\, build imaginative structures\, create with wildflowers\, and bring their own urban ideas to life. \n• Wonder Workshops: Intimate\, expert-led sessions that explore sustainability concepts and creative building techniques in greater depth\, guided by the City of Wonder team. \n• VIP Artist Experience: An exclusive opportunity to work with Italian artist Raffaele Salvoldi\, who leads participants through his distinctive approach to sustainable design and artistic expression. Salvoldi is a renowned performance artist known for his ephemeral installations made from thousands of carefully stacked wooden planks\, forming monumental urban landscapes where art\, architecture\, matter\, time\, and gravity come together in remarkable ways. \nDates: 19 December 2025 – 31 January 2026\nLocation: Royal Botanic Garden Sydney (Gadi Seminar Rooms and The Garden Gallery)\nRecommended Ages: 3-12 years (and their adults!) \nParking: Closest parking is the metered parking along Mrs Macquaries Road\nPublic Transport: The closest train station would be Martin Place\, and the gallery is roughly a 16 minute walk from the station. (I’ve also attached a direction map provided by the Botanic Gardens team)\nEntrance: You can enter directly via the Gallery Reception\n\nEntry Fees\n\nGeneral Admission: An immersive\, self-guided\, hands-on play space where kids can build\, craft\, create and explore at their own pace. Thousands of recycled Wonder Planks. Creative craft zones. Mini missions. Pure imagination. Build it your way.. Monday – Sunday FROM 10:00AM UNTIL 4:00PM\, EVERY 30 MINUTES FROM $25PP* FAMILY BUNDLE (GA) $95* (2A+2C)\nWonder Workshops: A fun\, hands-on building workshop with expert facilitators for curious minds. Learn tricks\, build something brilliant\, then take your ideas back into the main experience. Limited to 20 spots per session. Includes post-session General Admission access..  10:30AM & 2:00PM ONLY FROM $40PP* + Booking fee\nVIP Artist Experience: An incredible small group building session with international artist\, Raffaele Salvoldi! Learn his techniques\, ask questions\, build together then take what you learn back into the main experience! Limited to just 20 spots per day. Includes post-session General Admission access. .. Tuesday – Sunday 12:00PM ONLY FROM $55PP* + Booking fee\n\n\nWebsite: https://cityofwonder.com.au/
URL:https://fun-filled-finds.com/event/city-of-wonder-wildflower-edition/
LOCATION:Royal Botanic Gardens\, Sydney
CATEGORIES:Schoolhol2512,SchoolHol2601,Sydney Royal Botanic Garden
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