Wellington City Council offers school holiday programmes and activities at their sport and recreation centres, botanic gardens and pools.
Ākau Tangi Sports Centre
- Fun and Run: A day of recreation, inflatables, and scooter, ideal for kids aged 5 to 12.
- Sporting Skills: A full day 3-sports programme, ideal for kids aged 7 to 13.
- Breakout: A more mature programme with youth based activities, ideal for ages 11 to 14.
- Gym Jam: A casual drop in programme with an inflatable and soft equipment, ideal for ages 1 to 5. Note: Gym Jam runs 9:30am – 11:30am every day during school holidays except for Saturdays.
Ākau Tangi Sports Centre holiday programme – July 2026 (155KB PDF)
School Holiday lunches are available to order from Oat Café. Order forms will also be available on site. Forms must be dropped off and payment made at Oat Café each morning.
Oat Café school holiday programme lunch order form (112KB PDF)
Kilbirnie Recreation Centre
Half day programme designed for children to grow confidence on wheels and in sports. Ideal for kids aged 7 to 13.
Kilbirnie Recreation Centre holiday programme – July 2026 (154KB PDF)
Nairnville Recreation Centre
Full-day and after-care programmes with fun activities, including trips. Ideal for kids aged 5 to12.
Nairnville Recreation Centre holiday programme – July 2026 (159KB PDF)
Tawa Recreation Centre
A bilingual English and Te Reo Māori holiday programme where Te Reo and te ao Māori concepts are incorporated into trip days, activities and more. Ideal for Tamariki aged 5-12.
This programme offers a full day of planned activities including aftercare.
Tawa Recreation Centre holiday programme – July 2026 (146KB PDF)
Other holiday activities
Botanic Garden and Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush
Enjoy the outdoors and explore at the Botanic Gardens or Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush. For more information, visit Wellington Gardens
Capital E
The school holiday programme at Capital E features a variety of engaging, creative workshops for Wellington children. For more information, visit capitale.org.nz
Libraries
Pop in to the library and have fun at their free holiday programmes for a range of ages. Wellington Libraries – school holidays
Wellington Cable Car
Experience the historic journey through the futuristic tunnel lights and up to the viewing platform on the Wellington Cable Car. For tickets and more information, visit Wellington Cable Car website.
Wellington Museum
The free-entry museum is open every day of the school holidays 10am–5pm. Explore four floors of local taonga and discover the stories of the city. Learn more on the Wellington Museum Facebook page.
Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre (WRAC)
Follow WRAC Facebook page to find out about holiday activities at the pool.
Wellington Zoo
Let the specially trained Zoo staff look after your little monkeys these school holidays, with programmes inspired by animals, conservation, and fun! Wellington Zoo – school holidays