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Relay For Life 2024 is a festival-like overnight event filled with activities, music and comradery. Relay is a chance for the community to recognise and celebrate local cancer survivors, those going through a cancer experience and their carers, to honour and remember loved ones lost and to raise money to help save more lives. Gather …
Illuminating Egypt Festival: Celebrating culture and community under the stars. Step into Illuminating Egypt – a starlit evening of culture and community at the National Museum of Australia. Peruse the souk-inspired market stalls and savour the rich flavours of the region with street food from Egypt and the Middle East while you enjoy traditional and …
Calling all future filmmakers! This exciting two-day workshop led by stop-motion animation experts Eleanor and Giovanni is the perfect way to spend your school break. Explore fun themes like “When I Grow Up” or “In My Dreams” and bring them to life with the magic of paper cut-out animation! Learn animation techniques, create backgrounds and …
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Can you hear that sound? It's Holiday Workshop time! These school holidays, join Canberra Youth Theatre for fun-filled drama workshops for young artists in school years 1–6. In Make Some Noise, young artists will figure out how to make wonderful and crazy symphonies from everyday objects and items. Explore all the ways that sound and …
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Get in early to book for our Little Treasure Holiday program. Little Treasures is a three-day Christian Holiday Program for school aged children with additional needs or a disability and their siblings. ‘Celebrating Easter’ is the program theme, with a different part of the Easter story told each day. A typical day at Little Treasures …
Come and join Ronnie Jordan, a Kalkadoon Pitta Pitta woman who will share her traditional ecological knowledge with you. Enjoy a hands-on experience where you and your child can each create a woven bush animal. The workshop inspires a connection to Aboriginal culture, and both children and adults will learn techniques of the age-old art …
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Join the National Library these school holidays for a craft workshop where children will learn some basic fibre crafts. Children will learn to do spool knitting, pom pom making, crochet, felt craft and make friendship bracelets. This workshop is suitable for children aged 8 and over (or younger with parental supervision). This event is free, …
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Young Elliott (Henry Thomas) discovers and befriends a stranded alien, hiding ‘E.T.’ in his suburban California house with the help of his siblings (Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore). Elliott and E.T. form a special connection before the gentle alien falls gravely ill and government agents intervene. This smash hit from Steven Spielberg won a raft of …
Adapted from the DOG MAN series of books by Dav Pilkey19-20 April at Canberra Theatre CentreBuy tickets here: https://canberratheatrecentre.com.au/show/dog-man-the-musical/?utm_source=2403&utm_medium=EDM&utm_campaign=letsgokids “You have to love a family show that makes adults laugh, too” – New York Times With the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, Dog Man loves to fight crime and chew on the …
What does the world’s most famous basketballer do for fun? Star in a children’s movie! Michael Jordan plays himself in this iconic ‘90s sports comedy, leading a team of Looney Tunes characters in a basketball game against alien invaders. The green screen mash-up of live action and animation is sure to bring joy – where …
Come and join Ronnie Jordan, a Kalkadoon Pitta Pitta woman who will share her traditional ecological knowledge with you. Ronnie is a qualified professional weaver and artist and has delivered weaving and art workshops to government agencies, community groups, schools, events and corporations. These workshops are a hands-on experience empowering participants with a sense of …
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African Festival in the Park is an annual event that transports participants to Africa by experiencing the heart and soul of the rich and diverse cultures through art, music, dance, fashion, and food. It is a free family fun-packed event. Walk around the stalls and enjoy a wide range of traditional African cuisine, whilst listening …
