The September school holidays are sorted on Redlands Coast, with a packed program of activities planned to keep children of all ages entertained.
Redland City Acting Mayor Julie Talty said events catering to a wide range of interests would be held at Redland Performing Arts Centre (RPAC), Redlands IndigiScapes Centre, Redland City Council Libraries and Redland Art Gallery.
“Council venues will be a hive of activity, more so than usual, during the school holiday period from 19 September to 5 October,” Cr Talty said.
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“RPAC is packed with interactive adventures for young families through to a breathtaking circus for older children.
“Children interested in nature can visit IndigiScapes to build a frog or bee hotel, join an interactive wildlife show or join a scavenger hunt.
“The libraries are offering exclusive teen activities, as well as Bluey and Harry Potter-themed events, and arts and craft.
“The creative theme continues at Redland Art Gallery with workshops on creating mosaics and line drawing.
“Many of these events are free or low cost but most require bookings, so I encourage everyone to check out the school holiday activities listing on Council’s website and start planning for a fun-filled break.”
SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES
Redland City Council Libraries
- Three exclusive teen activities — an afternoon of trivia, Cricut bookmarks in the Makerspace and design-your-own photo frames.
- Themed events – Harry Potter afternoon, Bluey and Bingo mornings, and Wings of Fire-themed programs.
- Arts and crafts – collage portrait-making, Friday craft craze sessions, creating a colourful design with string and foil, and making clay creations.
Redland Performing Arts Centre
- The Box Show – a playful and inventive performance that reveals the musical possibilities hidden inside everyday objects.
- The Bubble Spectacular featuring giant bubbles, dazzling effects and magical moments.
- Finnegan the Fart Detective – a hilarious and immersive theatre adventure where 3D sound and live sound effects bring the story to life as Detective Finnegan hunts for the culprit behind a mysterious smell.
- Free drop-in Sound Garden by Junkyard Beats, transforming RPAC into a hands-on playground of music, rhythm and creativity.
- Circa’s internationally acclaimed WOLF delivers an electrifying blend of contemporary circus, acrobatics and physical theatre.
- Explore & Draw – Visualising the Written Word at The Mezz, RPAC – Discover various aspects of the artworks one clue at a time
Redland Art Gallery
- Sea Plastics Mosaics – Use plastic found at the beach to create mosaics with Amber Vicum.
- Lines of Memory – Explore contour line drawing inspired by plants with artist Nicole Crosswell.
- Free drop-in Cast Your Line Drawing Game – Spin the wheel, follow the prompt and draw.
Redlands IndigiScapes Centre
- Join a workshop to build a frog hotel or a bee hotel.
- Backyard Play including tandem walkers, wobble boards, balance beam, ring toss, pavement games, juggling sticks, ball games and quoits.
- Cardboard engineer robotic wildlife headbands.
- Nature detective challenge – set off on a scavenger hunt, solve clues and discover local wildlife.
- Geckoes Wildlife experience and Wildlife Unleashed – an interactive wildlife show.
