Today marks the first day of the December/January school holidays across the Northern Territory.
With well over 600 free and low-cost programs and activities on offer across Alice Springs and Central Australia, Greater Darwin Region, Katherine and Big Rivers, Tennant Creek and Barkly, and across the Top End and East Arnhem, children and young people will find plenty to keep them entertained over the school holidays.
Highlights across the regions in the lead up to Christmas, including Christmas Eve include:
Alice Springs
Late night drop ins, art activities, disco, rock climbing and water sports at Brown Street.Art activities, late night drop ins, girls' room, ten pin lock-in and street soccer at The Gap.Fitness and squash activities at Get Physical Fitness and Squash Centre.Christmas craft, baby rhyme time, pre-school storytime, drone workshop and robotics at the library.Free entry through the school holidays plus community cook-ups, crafts, cultural activities and multi-sports at the Town Pool.Teen fit, rock climbing and Zumba at The Y.Bike riding, bike fixing and bike mechanics, plus movie making at Albrecht Oval.Movie making, music at the Youth Zone in the Todd Mall.
Plus, a skate workshop at the Skate Park, 3x3 basketball at Yipirinya School, and free movie screenings at the Alice Springs cinema and much more.
Darwin and Palmerston/rural
Reel Connections Fishing Club and Reel life skills, Hoops 4 Health workshops and Dragon Boat paddling.LEGO at the museum and the Dalay Reading Club at all City of Darwin libraries.Skateboarding, afternoon and evening activities, circus workshops, music with Riley P and learn to embroider at The SHAK.Activities, Riley P and Esports comp at the PYC, and drop-in sports and Christmas cooking at the Palmerston Recreation Centre.Board games, puzzles and gaming, young Mulligas and Cudjeries, Christmas crafts and nail art at The Y Up-Top.
Plus, baking days, VR arena, Christmas games and end of year parties, and much more.
Katherine
Christmas crafts and painting at Katherine School of the Air, and arts and crafts at Headspace.Decorate a barra at East side hub, and story time and craft at the library.Learn to skate and roller-skating and drop-in sessions at the YMCA.Barbering and mentoring at the Youth Outreach and Re-engagement Centre.Free movies at the Katherine Cinema.
Barkly
Crafts, chess club and LEGO play at the Tennant Creek Library.Family fun day BBQ and water play activities at the Tennant Creek Town Pool.Basketball, mum and children cooking, and a Christmas Day breakfast at Tennant Creek Youth Centre.Connection through horses in Elliott, Marlinja, Mulga CLA, Wuppa CLA, Village CLA, Kargaru CLA, Mungkarta and Ali Curung.
East Arnhem
Man's fishing trip and youth sport and recreation program in Galiwin'ku.Sport and recreation in Gapuwiyak.Sport and recreation, boys spear making and hunting, girls' hair and self-care in Gunyangara.Sport and recreation and movie night in Ramingining.Disco, movie night, sport and recreation program, AFL girls comp, and fishing trip in Yirrkala.Bat bat at Milingimbi Oval and sport and recreation program in Milingimbi.
Activities will be available across all regions including Central Australia and Alice Springs, Greater Darwin including Palmerston, East Arnhem, Big Rivers and Katherine, and the Barkly and Tennant Creek.
Find out what is happening in your region by visiting nt.gov.au/school-holiday-events here
Quotes attributable to Department of People, Sport and Culture CEO Samantha Livesley
"Our teams have worked with young people and our partner organisations from around the Territory to develop a program of free and low-cost activities for the school holidays.
"We're excited to present this year's school holiday program and look forward to seeing the thousands of children and young people and their families getting out and about over December and January and involved in all that's on offer.
"Some activities require advance booking, so be sure to check online and secure your spot."
