Things to do with kids in Southbank

9 places for kids in and around Southbank, added and checked by local parents.

🛝 Playgrounds

🛝 Southbank Boulevard Play Space (the rock trolleys), Southbank

Southbank · Open all day, every day · Free

Free☕ 190m to coffee

🎡 What's on

🎭 Bees by Polyglot Theatre, free outdoor play at Arts Centre Melbourne

Southbank · Mon 18 to Sun 24 Jan 2027, 30 minute sessions, times on the Arts Centre site · Free

Free☕ 190m to coffee

✨ Christmas Lights Cruise on the Yarra

Southbank · Selected nights 8 to 24 Dec, 8:30pm to 9:30pm (extra 9:45pm sailing from 19 Dec) · Adults $55, kids $39, under 2s free

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✨ Crown Christmas River Show on the Yarra

Southbank · Nightly 4 to 25 December 2026, 9pm to 11pm, a show every 15 minutes · Free

Free☕ 190m to coffee

🎭 Erth's Dinosaurs puppet show at Arts Centre Melbourne

Southbank · Sat 9 to Sun 17 Jan 2027, session times on the Arts Centre site · Ticketed, prices on the Arts Centre Melbourne site

☕ 190m to coffee

🎭 Home Alone in Concert with the MSO

Southbank · Fri 11 Dec 7:30pm; Sat 12 Dec 1pm and 7:30pm; Sun 13 Dec 2pm (about 2 hr 10 min) · Standard $86 to $155, concession $81 to $150, plus $8 booking fee

☕ 190m to coffee

🎭 MSO Classic Kids: Christmas at Hamer Hall

Southbank · Sat 5 Dec, 10:30am, and a relaxed performance at 12:30pm (about 50 min, no interval) · $39 per ticket, plus $8 booking fee per order

☕ 190m to coffee

🎅 Santa at Crown Melbourne (free visits in The Atrium)

Southbank · Daily 1 to 24 Dec; 11am to 5pm until 14 Dec, 11am to 7pm 15 to 24 Dec (with breaks) · Free, no booking needed

Free☕ 190m to coffee

🎭 The Very Cranky Bear musical at Arts Centre Melbourne

Southbank · Wed 13 to Sat 16 Jan 2027, sessions 10am and 12pm daily (about 1 hour) · From $22.40 to $30, adult $28

☕ 190m to coffee