School Holidays

Join us these school holidays in Fremantle

Looking for ways to keep the kids entertained these school holidays? Fremantle is packed with family-friendly fun for all ages.

Each school holiday period, the City of Fremantle presents a range of activities, events and experiences designed to help families explore and enjoy the city together.

From hands-on workshops and interactive exhibitions to outdoor adventures, live entertainment and unique local attractions, there’s something happening around every corner in WA’s favourite port city. Come and discover why Fremantle is the perfect destination for school holiday fun.

July School holiday activities

A group of young children sit together on a patterned rug, some holding wrapped gifts. They wear colorful dresses and appear to be engaged in a group activity or celebration.

Early Childhood Cultural Incursion

Wednesday 15 July 2026
Walyalup Aboriginal Cultural Centre

Children and adults gather around tables covered with art supplies like paints and brushes, engaged in creative activities in a bright, sunlit room with large windows and colorful decorations.

School Holiday Fun | Storytime & Painting

Thursday 9 & 16 July 2026
Walyalup Aboriginal Cultural Centre

A colorful LEGO display features slanted rainbow-colored houses, small red and white mushrooms, and LEGO figures in a fantasy scene, all set on a green base inside a glass case.

Free

Freo Builds 2026 (LEGO®)

6-12 July 2026
Other

School Holidays | Visit Fremantle

Family activities Fremantle

Past School holiday programs

Funmantle – January 2025

Seven action-packed days of rides, games, prizes, and more! Experience carnival fun for all ages in Fremantle this summer holidays! Fremantle will transform into an exhilarating and whimsical fairground for an entire week from 1.00pm to 7.00pm, Monday 13 – Sunday 19 January. Whether you’re young or young at heart, follow the fun to Fremantle this January and soak up the carnival atmosphere with rides, sideshows, games, and more fun surprises.

9 CARNIVAL RIDES FOR ONLY $10+BF*

WALYALUP KOORT | Lollie Swing / Samba Balloons / Mini Twister Helicopters
VICTORIA QUAY | Traffic Jam / Rockin’ Tug / The Dominator
BATHERS BEACH KIDS ZONE | Cup and Saucer / Baja Buggys / Flying Dumbo

Freo Builds – July School Holidays

This year Freo Builds discovered FANTASY FREMANTLE brought to life in LEGO®! Kids followed the trail around Fremantle to find seven fantastical Freo Builds based on designs from local school kids.
With almost 15,000 visitors descending into Fremantle over 7 days, we had an absolute blast and hope you did too!

Congratulations to Orla from Hilton Primary School who’s reimagining of Freo’s iconic Containbow as a fairy apartment block won with the most votes!

2024 Spring School Holidays

During the Spring School Holidays, kids followed an adventure trail to Find the DreamWorks Trolls in Fremantle. Poppy and Branch joined us for a special week and the Kids activity Zone was a great success with a inflatable obstacle course, face painting and a silent disco!

Movie night – Back to the Future!

Great Scott! We had an awesome evening jumping back in time to 1985 with our Town Hall movie night screening of Back to the Future! Held by our Community Development team. Tickets were $5 and included a dinner of Pizza or Pasta. This night was one to remember! Funmantle – January School Holidays

Carnival fun came to Fremantle in the summer holidays, with a city-wide activation. For five jam-packed days, kids enjoyed rides including the Cup and Saucer, Runaway Train, and Fiesta Balloon.

“Fun-seekers can make a day of it, by coming into Freo for lunch or dinner and enjoy everything our famous hospitality scene has to offer,” Mayor Fitzhardinge

Funmantle – January School Holidays

Carnival fun came to Fremantle in the summer holidays, with a city-wide activation. For five jam-packed days, kids enjoyed rides including the Cup and Saucer, Runaway Train, and Fiesta Balloon.

“Fun-seekers can make a day of it, by coming into Freo for lunch or dinner and enjoy everything our famous hospitality scene has to offer,” Mayor Fitzhardinge

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