Kids & Family Activities in Newcastle

Funtivities has mapped 119 kids activities in Newcastle - including 48 free options, 22 indoor venues, and 61 outdoor adventures. Top suburbs include Newcastle, Merewether, Nelson Bay, Charlestown. Updated weekly.

Browse 22 nature & outdoors, 18 beaches & rock pools, 12 swimming & aquatics, 11 playgrounds & parks, 10 surfing & water sports, 6 museums & science centres, 5 zoos, wildlife & aquariums, 4 skateparks, 4 dance classes, 3 tours & cruises.

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Every type of activity in Newcastle

• Beaches (21)
• Bushwalks & Nature Trails (22)
• Dance Classes (4)
• Family Restaurants (7)
• Gymnastics (3)
• Junior Rugby League (3)
• Playgrounds & Parks (14)
• Rainy Day Activities (15)
• Skate Parks (4)
• Splash Parks & Water Play (4)
• Surf Clubs & Nippers (8)
• Swimming Pools (12)
• Wildlife & Nature (14)

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Popular Suburbs for Kids Activities in Newcastle

• Newcastle - 7 activities
• Merewether - 6 activities
• Nelson Bay - 5 activities
• Charlestown - 5 activities
• Warners Bay - 5 activities
• Shoal Bay - 4 activities
• Newcastle East - 4 activities
• Anna Bay - 4 activities
• Maitland - 4 activities
• Broadmeadow - 4 activities
• Lambton - 3 activities
• The Hill - 3 activities

Top-Rated Activities in Newcastle

• Little Beach - Nelson Bay (Beaches & Rock Pools)
• Shoal Bay Beach - Shoal Bay (Beaches & Rock Pools)
• Newcastle Museum - Newcastle (Museums & Science Centres)
• Nobbys Beach - Newcastle East (Beaches & Rock Pools)
• Bennetts Beach (Hawks Nest Beach) - Hawks Nest (Beaches & Rock Pools)
• Nelson Bay Foreshore Beach - Nelson Bay (Beaches & Rock Pools)
• Windale Skate Park - Windale (Skateparks)
• Charlestown Skate Park (Chip Bowl) - Charlestown (Skateparks)
• Bathers Way - Newcastle (Nature & Outdoors)
• Oakvale Wildlife Park - Salt Ash (Zoos, Wildlife & Aquariums)
• Hunter Wetlands Centre - Shortland (Zoos, Wildlife & Aquariums)
• Ninja Parc Newcastle - Cooks Hill (Climbing & Ninja Warrior)
• Thomas H Halton Park Playground - Eleebana (Playgrounds & Parks)
• Warner Park Playground - Warners Bay (Playgrounds & Parks)
• Moonshadow-TQC Dolphin Discovery Cruise - Nelson Bay (Tours & Cruises)
• Stockton Ferry - Newcastle (Tours & Cruises)
• National College of Dance - Lambton (Dance Classes)
• PCYC Lake Macquarie Gymnastics - Windale (Gymnastics & Tumbling)
• Swansea Belmont Surf Life Saving Club Nippers - Blacksmiths (Surfing & Water Sports)
• Tomaree Head Summit Walk - Shoal Bay (Nature & Outdoors)
• Hunter Valley Martial Arts Centre Warners Bay - Warners Bay (Martial Arts)
• Bernie Goodwin Oval Playground - Morisset (Playgrounds & Parks)
• Bar Beach - Bar Beach (Beaches & Rock Pools)
• Lake Macquarie Live Steam Locomotive Society - Edgeworth (Markets & Family Outings)
• Wallsend Memorial Olympic Swimming Centre - Wallsend (Swimming & Aquatics)
• Hunter Valley Gardens - Pokolbin (Nature & Outdoors)
• Irukandji Shark & Ray Encounters - Anna Bay (Zoos, Wildlife & Aquariums)
• Dullboy's Social Co Warners Bay - Warners Bay (Bowling & Arcade)
• Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie (MAC yapang) - Booragul (Museums & Science Centres)
• Hunter Valley Wildlife Park - Nulkaba (Zoos, Wildlife & Aquariums)
• Chapman Oval Playground - Swansea (Playgrounds & Parks)
• Speers Point Swim Centre - Speers Point (Swimming & Aquatics)
• Toronto Bay Foreshore Playground - Toronto (Playgrounds & Parks)
• Tantrum Youth Arts Drama Workshops - Charlestown (Theatre & Shows)
• Sand Dune Adventures - Williamtown (Tours & Cruises)
• United Dance - Thornton (Dance Classes)
• Morisset Swim Centre - Morisset (Swimming & Aquatics)
• Newcastle Contemporary Dance Academy - Wallsend (Dance Classes)
• Toronto Swim Centre - Toronto (Swimming & Aquatics)
• Hunter Wetlands National Park - Kooragang (Nature & Outdoors)
• Stockton Beach - Stockton (Beaches & Rock Pools)
• Newcastle Surf School - Newcastle East (Surfing & Water Sports)
• King Edward Park - The Hill (Playgrounds & Parks)
• Warners Bay Bulldogs Junior AFL and Auskick - Warners Bay (Australian Rules Football)
• Newcastle City Library - Newcastle (Libraries & Learning)
• Newcastle Memorial Walk - The Hill (Nature & Outdoors)
• Glenrock State Conservation Area - Kahibah (Nature & Outdoors)
• Worimi Conservation Lands - Anna Bay (Nature & Outdoors)
• Pasterfield Playground - Cameron Park (Playgrounds & Parks)
• Southern Beaches Rugby Club Juniors - Gateshead (Rugby)