185+ Kids & Family Activities in Hobart 2026

Funtivities has mapped 185 kids activities in Hobart - including 48 free options, 64 indoor venues, and 104 outdoor adventures. Top suburbs include Hobart, South Hobart, North Hobart, New Town. Updated weekly.

Browse 35 playgrounds & parks, 12 nature & outdoors, 12 soccer, 9 arts & crafts, 9 museum, 8 tennis, 7 science & technology, 7 swimming & aquatics, 7 dance classes, 5 gymnastics & tumbling.

About Kids Activities in Hobart

Hobart is small, which is the main thing to understand about activities here - you're not going to fill a week with unique venues the way you would in Sydney or Melbourne. But what's here is genuinely good, and the surrounding Tasmania within 60 minutes of Hobart is where the real depth sits.

In the city itself: the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (free, kid-programs most weekends), the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (free, with a formal Japanese garden and a sensory garden), and Salamanca Market on Saturdays (the best free outing in Hobart). MONA across the harbour is adult-oriented but the ferry ride itself is the activity for most kids under 10.

Outdoor: Cornelian Bay, Long Beach, and Sandy Bay all have sheltered swimming suited to toddlers in summer. Mt Wellington's summit road (or shuttle) is a genuine outing - bring layers, the summit is regularly 15°C cooler than the city. The Wooden Boat Centre in Franklin and the Port Arthur ghost tour are the next-tier picks for 8–12-year-olds.

Just outside Hobart: Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary (25 minutes, the Tasmanian devil encounter is worth it), Tahune Airwalk (1 hour), Richmond for a morning visit (historic village, chocolate shops, colonial jail), and the Huon Valley for apple orchards and farm stays.

Hobart's climate is cold most of the year - peak summer still tops out around 22°C. Indoor play centres and swimming pools (the Hobart Aquatic Centre is outstanding) get year-round use. Kids Cafe at Kingston and Jump n Bounce trampoline park in Glenorchy are the Hobart staples.

Prices are noticeably lower than mainland capitals.

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