Spring on the Gold Coast means warmer days, blue skies, and loads of ways to keep the kids busy. Here’s a hand-picked list of camps, workshops and family-days-out running this 2025 September school holidays! Many programs book out fast, so plan ahead and grab your spots early.
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Scroll through by category and see what takes your fancy! Each listing has a little rundown and a handy link to find out more. Just a heads-up — make sure you double-check dates, times, ages and prices directly with the provider before booking.
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Featured Holiday Providers – September School Holidays
Skill Samurai Spring School Holiday Program
Looking for something different these holidays? Join exciting STEM camps packed with coding, robotics, and hands-on fun! Choose half-day or full-day options to suit your family. Seats are almost filled in some camps already, so don’t miss out!
Exclusive Offer for SHGC Readers!!! Use code SHGC for 10% off.
👉 Grab the offer
Ashton’s The Great Australian Circus | Coomera – Next to Westfield Coomera, 141 Foxwell Road
Ashton Entertainment’s Great Australian Circus is rolling into Westfield Coomera, Sept 26 – Oct 5! Thrills for all ages with heart-pounding stunts, breathtaking aerial silks, and family laughs under the Big Top. Tickets from just $15 – the Best Value Entertainment these school holidays!
👉 Book your circus tickets!
Nature Wise School Holiday Programs
Bring your kids to Nature Wise’s ‘Finding Me’ and ‘Breathwork, Mindfulness & Sound’ Programs at Nerang Country Paradise Parklands, and ‘Gaia’s Edible Fairy Plant Pot’ Program in Currumbin Waters. We would love you to join us. Through play, creativity, and storytelling, kids reconnect with kindness, resilience, and care. (Donation-based payment).
👉 Register for Nature Wise sessions here
Hoops GC Holiday Sessions
Hoops GC basketball sessions give players the chance to grow in a supportive, team-focused environment. Programs are designed to build confidence, nurture skills, and instill team-first values, helping every player grow on and off the court.
👉 Click for more info about basketball camps
Other Holiday Providers by Category
AFL
Play AFL – Gold Coast Suns Girls Footy Fest – Full Day Holiday Program (All Girls Group)
Carrara
Fun activities around the Carrara precinct and a very special visit from some of the Gold Coast SUNS AFLW players.
👉 https://play.afl/event/afl-school-holiday-programs-0
Play AFL – Gold Coast Full Day Holiday Program (Mixed Group)
Carrara
Develop your child’s footy skills without the pressure. Get a taste of NAB AFL Superkick, with a mix of skill development, modified game play and other engaging activities
👉 https://play.afl/event/afl-school-holiday-programs-0
Basketball
HoopsGC — Holiday Sessions
Emmanuel College
Friendly coaching and game play to lift skills in the holidays.
👉 Website: https://hoopsgc.com.au/holiday-programs
Gold Coast Basketball — Full Day Holiday Camp
Held Runaway Bay Indoor Stadium these holidays
Skill-building, games and scrimmages for a range of ages and levels.
👉 Learn more: https://goldcoastbasketball.com.au/basketballcamps/
Seahawks Basketball — SeahawkNation Full Day Holiday Camps
Held at Coomera Anglican College
Drills, team play and confidence on court for juniors.
👉 Website: https://www.seahawksbasketball.com.au/holiday-camps/
Everydai Performance — 2-Hour Basketball Camps
2/12 Ern Harley Drive, Burleigh
Performance-minded sessions for keen hoopers.
👉 Website: https://www.everydaiperformance.com/pages/everydai-school-holiday-camps
Gymnastics & Circus
Aerial Angels — Circus Academy, Full Day Holiday Workshops
Varsity Lakes
Aerial silks, trapeze and circus skills with expert coaches.
👉 https://aerialangels.com.au/circus-academy/
HAPY Studio — Half-Day and Full-Day Aerial and Circus Workshops
Currumbin
Movement, balance and fun in a supportive studio.
👉 https://www.hapy.com.au/holidays
Gold Coast Gymnastics – Half and Full Day Holiday Program
Miami and Coomera
Games, arts & crafts, gymnastics, movie chill time and free play
👉 https://goldcoastgymnastics.com/programs/school-holiday-program/
Southport Gymnastics Club — Half and Full Day Gymnastics Holiday Program
Southport
Gymnastics circuits, games, inflatable obstacle course and craft
👉 https://portal.iclasspro.com/southportgymnastics/camps/2?sortBy=name
Flipz Academy – Half and Full Day Holiday Camps + Ninja Camps
Southport
Gymnastics, tumbling, ninja, parkour and acro, in a big, purpose-built venue.
👉 https://www.superperformancecentre.com.au/holiday-camps/
Skyline Gymnastics — Boys Only Gymnastics Camp – Full Day
Southport (inside Southport Gymnastics Club)
Flips, trampoline, parkour, strength and ninja-style challenges for boys.
👉 Website: https://skylinegymnastics.com.au/skyline_action_camps/
Other Ball Sports
Burugar Clinic Sports Training Program – Half Day School Holiday Camps
Betty Diamond Sports Complex, Bilinga
Fun games with skill-based drills to keep participants engaged while developing their athletic abilities.
👉 https://www.burugarclinic.com/collections/school-holiday-camp
Gold Coast Titans Netball – Full Day Clinics
Coomera Anglican College and Somerset College
A fun-filled day of games, skills and challenges with Elite coaches
👉 https://membership.titans.com.au/clinics
Gecko Sports – Indoor Soccer (Futsal) 2 hour session
Coomera Indoor Sports Centre
2 hour Futsal skills session blending ball skills, ball control, passing, shooting and small sided games for maximum fun.
👉https://enrolmy.com/geckosports-gold-coast/activity/251-A_H_HOLIDAY_INDOOR_SOCCER_FUTSAL?emyatb=4w7ygdi834
Soccer-X – Half Day Holiday Camps
Burleigh Heads Soccer Club
https://sports-x.com.au/goldcoast/soccerx-holiday-clinics/
Multisports
Motiv8 Sports – 2 day Multisports Full Day Camps & Soccer Camp
Multiple Gold Coast locations
Epic themed days that get kids moving and smiling.
👉 https://motiv8sports.com.au/sports-camps/
KDV Sport — Full Day Holiday Camps
A mix of sports, games and challenges with before and after care available.
👉 https://kdvsport.com/kids/holiday-camp/
PCYC Tweed Heads – Full Day School Holiday Camps
Tweed Heads
Action-packed days with sport, STEM, games, craft and more.
👉https://www.pcycnsw.org.au/sports-recreation/school-holiday-programs/?club=442#
Tennis
Platinum Tennis GC — Holiday Fun Camps
Coaching and development, activities, tennis based games and round robin tournament play with prizes.
👉 https://www.platinumtennisgc.com.au/junior-coaching/holiday-fun-camps/
GCA Tennis — Holiday Tennis Camp
Burleigh Waters
A fun group environment to learn and play tennis.
👉 https://www.gcatennis.com.au/school-holiday-tennis-camp/
Love Tennis Pizzey Park – Spring School Holiday Camps – Half and Full Day
Pizzey Park, Miami
Learn & improve tennis skills in a fun, supportive environment.
👉 https://lovetennispizzeypark.com.au/junior-programs/
Watersports & Sailing
Southport Yacht Club (Oxenford) — School Holiday Sailing Half and Full Day Programs
Oxenford
Sailing classes are tailored to different skill levels, from beginners to advanced sailors.
👉https://southportyachtclub.com.au/kids-sailing-experience/
Currumbin Alley Surf School — Frothing Grommet Program
5 fun filled sessions of surfing with each day dedicated to the teaching of a new surfing topic.
👉 https://currumbinalleysurfschool.com.au/lesson/frothing-grommet-school-holiday-program/
Gold Coast Recreation Centre – Half Day School Holiday Activities
Tallebudgera
Outdoor adventures like canoeing and abseiling.
👉https://www.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0027/619740/251075-gcrp-sept-school-holiday-flyer-v4.pdf
Get Wet Surf School – 2 Hour Surf Lessons
Main Beach
Small group lessons, suitable for all ages, and 20% off with code SCHOOLHOLIDAYS!
👉 https://getwetsurf.com/
Skateboarding, BMX & Stunts
Rock n Slide Skateboarding – Full Day Gold Coast Skate Parks Adventure
Multiple Gold Coast venues – transported by bus
Jump on the RockNSlide bus for a full day of action packed skating, shredding the GC’s best parks with the RNS crew.
👉https://www.rocknslideskateboarding.com/collections/gold-coast-skateboarding-holiday-day-tours
Level Up Skatepark — 1 & 3 hour School Holiday Sessions
Currumbin Waters
Lessons from Australia’s best coaches in skate, vert, 540, mini ramp and BMX, for beginners through to confident riders.
👉 https://levelupskatepark.shop/collections/school-holiday-fun
Stunt Academy — Full day Holiday Program
Nerang
Movie-style stunt skills for fearless kids and teens.
👉https://stunt-academy.myshopify.com/products/full-day-stunt-ninja-series
Art & Craft
Dirty Hands Art — School Holiday Make and Paint Workshop
Burleigh Heads
Playful and hands-on session for parents and kids to enjoy some creative time together. All children must be accompanied by an adult during the class.
👉 https://dirtyhands.art/all-sessions/school-holiday-workshop-make-paint
The Chroma Club — The Chroma Kids Half and Full Day Art Camps
Miami
Exciting art projects, each designed to introduce new techniques and encourage personal expression while keeping things relaxed, joyful, and beginner-friendly.
👉 https://thechromaclub.com/product-category/the-chroma-kids/
Clay and Sip — School Holidays Clay Play
Oxenford
Make, paint and take home your pottery.
👉 https://www.clayandsip.com.au/book-online (scroll down to find the school holidays sessions)
Artisan Tribe — Creative School Holiday Workshops
Chinderah
Fun and inspiring workshops for everyone, whether you are a beginner, regular crafter or seasoned artist.
👉 https://www.artisantribestudio.com.au/workshops/kids-workshops
The Craft Parlour — School Holidays Kids Craft Workshops
Miami
Fun-packed days of creative play – rotation stations with different craft projects that will entertain the kids.
👉https://thecraftparlour.com.au/products/kids-craft-day
Outdoors & Nature
Birdwings Forest School — Wild Holidays Adventures in Nature Full Day Camp Guanaba
A full day of outdoor fun at our School Holiday Forest School! From splashing in creeks and climbing trees to cooking over a campfire, building cubbies, and exploring the bush, every moment is packed with adventure.
👉 https://birdwingsforestschool.com/programs-2/school-holiday-forest-school
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary — Half and Full Day School Holiday Programs
Currumbin
Up-close animal encounters, educational and full of fun. Designed to introduce your child to wildlife, nature and conservation.
👉 https://currumbinsanctuary.com.au/education/holiday-programs
Paradise Country — Ranger for a Day
Oxenford
Hands-on farm fun and wildlife care.
👉 https://paradisecountry.com.au/attractions/encounters-and-experiences/ranger-for-a-day
Cooee Kids — Half and Full Day Outdoor Holiday Programs
Tallebudgera
Embrace your child’s imagination and creativity through child-led projects and unstructured play.
👉 https://cooeekids.com.au/holiday-program/
NatureWise – Explorers Outdoor Session
Varied locations
Nature-based holiday programs to discover wildlife, explore natural places and and engage in nature play.
👉 https://www.naturewisekids.com.au/
Naturally GC — Council-run Activities
Varied locations
Free/low-cost outdoor sessions across the city.
👉https://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/Things-to-do/NaturallyGC-program
Play Centres
Jummps — Indoor Trampoline Park
Parkwood (Parkwood Village)
Day camps including jump sessions, swimming, mini golf and food provided.
👉 https://www.jummps.com.au/
BOUNCE Holiday Camps: 3 hour Program
Burleigh
Freestyle trampoline skills and tricks, ninja, parkour and freerunning.
👉 https://www.bounceinc.com.au/holiday-camp
EMF Junior Nerang – Full Day School Holiday Program
Nerang
Obstacle play, fitness and fun with themed days and free play.
👉 https://emfjnr.corsizio.com/event/68ba29cd6b01149ad3119159
Educational & Tech
Skill Samurai — Coding & Robotics
Ashmore
Kid-friendly coding and tech challenges.
👉 https://tinyurl.com/AshmoreSpringCamps2025
**Remember you can use discount code SHGC for 10% off!**
Steam Powered Kids — STEM Workshops
Robina Community Centre
Hands-on science and tech to spark curiosity.
👉 https://www.steampowerededucation.com.au/holidayprograms
Young Engineers — STEM
Burleigh Waters Community Centre and All Saints Anglican School
Engineering concepts through fun builds.
👉 https://www.young-engineers.com.au/gold-coast-south/
GCCC Community Centres
Youth Holiday Programs (Ages 12-17)
Gold Coast Community Centre – 7 locations
Supervised, free school-holiday programs for young people aged 12–17 run by Wesley Mission. Expect a mix of active games, creative workshops and social hangouts in a safe, friendly setting. Bookings and schedules vary by centre. Links below for each centres holiday activities schedule, visit individual centre pages for more info and who to contact if you have questions about the programs.
Pimpama Community Centre – School Holiday Program
Upper Coomera Centre – Holiday Program
Coomera Community Space – Holiday Program
Pacific Pines Community Centre – Holiday Program
Runaway Bay Youth Centre – no program available
Bert Swift Community Centre (Nerang) – Holiday Program
Thrower House (Palm Beach) – Holiday Program
GCCC Active and Healthy School Holiday Program
While the official guide isn’t on the Council website at the time of publishing this blog, you can visit the City of Gold Coast website which has links to the NaturallyGC program and the Active and Healthy Calendar with a range of free and low cost kids holiday activities.
Other Fun School Holiday Venues
Rollerama – Carrara Markets
Open Mon-Fri during QLD school holidays
https://www.rollerama.au/
EMF Junior Pacific Fair
Broadbeach
Indoor active play for all weather.
👉 https://emfpc.com.au/clubs/emf-jnr-pacific-fair/
Doodlebugs — Play Centre
Miami
Slides, inflatables and café for parents.
👉 https://goldcoastplaycentre.com.au/
Chipmunks — Playland and Cafe
Robina
Safe indoor fun for little ones.
👉https://chipmunksplayland.com.au/robina/
Bella’s Wonderland— Indoor Play Centre and Café
Southport
A magical space for kids to play, explore and imagine.
👉 https://www.bellaswonderland.com.au/
Area 51 Helensvale — Indoor Play Centre and Café
Westfield Helensvale
Massive indoor play universe for kids up to 12, with a dedicated toddler zone, multi-level playgrounds, slides and climbing – online bookings essential.
👉 https://www.area51world.com.au/activities/helensvale/
Activity booking tips
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Quick double-check: ages, session times, venue, what to bring, and supervision.
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Save a little cash: some providers offer multi-day discounts.
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Food plan: see if you need to pack snacks and lunch or if it’s provided.
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Extra support: if your child has additional needs, message the provider first so they can make it a great experience.
We heard you, parents!
A few parents have asked for a quick rundown of full-day holiday options (because sometimes half a day just isn’t enough 😉). Sooo… we pulled it all together for you!
If you want to scroll straight to the full-day school holiday activities, check out the article here
👉 Full-Day Holiday Camps on the Gold Coast
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