From newborns to pre-teens, discover shows and experiences for every age — plus plenty of free events to explore.
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School holiday fun starts here! From 14–24 September, Geelong will burst into life as a city-wide playground packed with creativity, curiosity and unforgettable family adventures. Explore an exciting program of free and ticketed events designed to inspire, delight and spark imaginations of all ages.
Plus - Big Wonder Weekend returns on 19 & 20 September for two days packed with world-class entertainment, interactive experiences and tasty treats.
Discover more and plan your festival below.
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A little planning goes a long way. Find the program, work out how to get here and discover where to refuel between adventures.

Enjoy the festival hands-free. Our Pram Parking station, supported by Busy Bees, offers a convenient place to leave your pram while you explore.
📍White Immersion Space, Level 1 - Little Malop Street entry

You never know where Buzz the Bee might pop up! Keep an eye out for Busy Bees’ lovable mascot as they buzz around Geelong Wonder Children’s Festival's Big Wonder Weekend, spreading smiles and treats along the way.
📍Geelong Arts Centre
Tickets are emailed 72 hours (3 days) before your performance.
Once issued, you can download your PDF ticket or add it to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. We recommend downloading your ticket before arriving and having it ready to scan at the door.
If you selected to collect your tickets from the Box Office, they are available during opening hours from the day you book, right up until the show starts.
If you haven’t received your tickets:
If your performance is within 3 days and tickets have been issued, you’ll be able to download or print them from your account.
If you still need assistance, please contact our Box Office team on 1300 251 200.
Geelong Arts Centre is located at 50 Little Malop Street, Geelong
Venues and services at the Little Malop Street venue include -
Geelong Arts Centre Box office, The Story House, The Open House, The Play House, Cue Light (Studio 1), Spotlight (Studio 2), Beam Light (Studio 3), Limelight (Studio 4) and the Merge Co-working space
Costa Hall is located at
Deakin University: 1 Gheringhap St, Geelong
Geelong Arts Centre events take place at multiple venues. Before you attend your event, please visit the dedicated event page on the Geelong Arts Centre website for all of the latest show information and event venue information.
Below are just a few of the ways to get to Geelong -
BY ROAD - Geelong is only an hour from the Melbourne CBD via the Westgate and Princes Freeways
BY RAIL - Regular rail services operate between Melbourne's Southern Cross Station and Geelong with VLine. Check out the most up-to-date schedules at Public Transport Victoria
BY AIR – Avalon Airport is Victoria’s second International Airport, and is located just 20 minutes outside of Geelong
BY FERRY - Take the ‘seanic’ route with these three ferry options -
Port Phillip Ferries | Docklands, Melbourne to Geelong CBD
Searoad Ferries | Sorrento to Queenscliff
Spirit of Tasmania | Devonport to Geelong
For more information, see the Getting here section of the Plan your visit page.
The Geelong precinct offers multiple parking options including on-street parking - which can be found here at geelongaustralia.com.au/parking
There are often multiple events on, in, and around the precinct. We suggest you allow enough time to find a suitable park prior to the event.
Parking options in Central Geelong
Geelong CBD accessibility map
Parking Information - Deakin Waterfront
Multideck Campus Map
We have baby changing facilities in our toilets – ask at the Box Office and our staff will happily point you in the right direction.
Prams are not able to be taken inside our theatres but you are welcome to leave it in a spot just outside your entry door.
The Geelong Running Festival is being held on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September in various locations across Geelong. This mass participation event includes a marathon, half marathon and 6.5km events. This will mean there will be a number of road closures and traffic changes across parts of the city.
A rough guide:
Saturday 19 September: Full road closures 5am - 10:30am
Sunday 2 September: Rolling road closures 5am - 2:30pm
For all information about the event, including a map conveying the impacted areas, please visit Geelong Running Festival website.
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