104 free things to do with kids in Perth
Free playgrounds, free events and free play spaces across Perth. No tickets, no entry fee, just somewhere to take them for an afternoon.
Applecross
🛝 Goolugatup Heathcote Reserve playground
Applecross · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsCoffee nearbyBBQ☕ 1.0km to coffee
Armadale
✨ City of Armadale Christmas Lights Trail
Armadale · Evenings in December; the 2026 map is due once entries open in November and close in December · Free
Free
🕯️ City of Armadale Christmas Parade and Carols by Candlelight
Armadale · Sat 12 Dec, 5:30pm to 8pm · Free (songbooks and LED candles for a gold coin)
Free☕ 60m to coffee
Baldivis
🛝 Baldivis Sports Complex adventure playground
Baldivis · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsParkingBBQWater play☕ 1.4km to coffee
Balga
🛝 Bina Parkland Playground
Balga · Open all day · Free
FreeBMX trackSkate parkFlying foxFor older kids☕ 1.6km to coffee
Bayswater
🕯️ Carols by the River, Riverside Gardens Bayswater
Bayswater · Fri 4 Dec, 5pm to 9:30pm · Free (song booklets for a gold coin)
Free☕ 70m to coffee
Beechboro
🛝 Altone Park lakeside playground
Beechboro · Open all day · Free
FreeBBQPicnic areaBasketball courtBMX track☕ 1.4km to coffee
Bibra Lake
🛝 Bibra Lake Regional Playground
Bibra Lake · Daily 8:30am to 9pm · Free
FreeToiletsFencedBBQPicnic areaWater play☕ 530m to coffee
Bicton
🛝 Dyoondalup Point Walter Reserve playground
Bicton · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsShadeParkingCoffee nearbyBBQ☕ 1.7km to coffee
Burswood
🕯️ Santa's Symphony in the Park with WASO, Burswood Park
Burswood · Sat 12 Dec, gates, food trucks and family entertainment from 4pm, concert from 5:45pm · Free, no tickets required
Free☕ 410m to coffee
🎪 WA Day Festival at Burswood Park: free rides, maze and fireworks
Burswood · Sat 21 Nov 10am to 9:30pm, Sun 22 Nov 10am to 8:30pm · Free entry and free rides; food, drinks and showbags extra
Free☕ 360m to coffee
Calista
🛝 Kwinana Adventure Park
Calista · Daily in daylight. Splash pad 9am to 7pm in summer, 9am to 6pm in winter · Free
FreeToiletsFencedShadeParkingBBQ☕ 860m to coffee
Cannington
🕯️ City of Canning Christmas Carols Concert, Cannington
Cannington · Sat 12 Dec, 5:30pm to 8:30pm, main program from about 6pm · Free
Free☕ 620m to coffee
Carine
🛝 Carine Regional Open Space Playground
Carine · Open all day · Free
Free☕ 750m to coffee
Chidlow
🛝 Lake Leschenaultia playground and swimming lake
Chidlow · Gates open 8:30am weekdays, 8am weekends, close half an hour after sunset. Closed on Extreme and Catastrophic fire danger days · Free entry
FreeShadeCoffee nearbyBBQWater playNature play☕ 560m to coffee
Claremont
🕯️ Carols in the Park with Perth Symphony Orchestra, Claremont
Claremont · Sat 5 Dec, picnics from 6pm, Santa 6:30pm to 7pm, concert 7pm to about 9pm · Free
Free☕ 460m to coffee
🛝 Lake Claremont playgrounds
Claremont · Open all day · Free
FreeCoffee nearbyBBQPicnic areaNature playToddler area☕ 230m to coffee
Como
🛝 Neil McDougall Park playground, Como
Como · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsShadeBBQ☕ 510m to coffee
Coogee
🎪 Australia Day Coogee Beach Festival, free family morning
Coogee · Tue 26 Jan 2027, 8am to midday · Free
Free☕ 1.2km to coffee
Cottesloe
🕯️ Cottesloe Carols by Candlelight
Cottesloe · Sat 5 Dec, gates 5:30pm, carols from 6:45pm, finishes 8:30pm · Free
Free☕ 470m to coffee
Dianella
🛝 Dianella Regional Open Space Playground
Dianella · Open all day · Free
Free☕ 150m to coffee
East Perth
🕯️ Brass on the Grass Christmas, Victoria Gardens
East Perth · Sun 6 Dec, 4pm to 7pm · Free
Free☕ 140m to coffee
🛝 Koolangka Koolangka Waabiny playground, Wellington Square
East Perth · Open all day · Free
FreeWater playBasketball courtBMX trackSkate parkSlides☕ 220m to coffee
Ellenbrook
🛝 Rainbow Waters water playground, Ellenbrook
Ellenbrook · Daily 9am to 7pm, late September to May · Free
FreeToiletsShadeBBQPicnic areaWater play☕ 90m to coffee
Floreat
🛝 Perry Lakes Reserve playground
Floreat · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsShadeParkingBBQPicnic area☕ 740m to coffee
✨ Town of Cambridge Christmas Lights Trail
Floreat · Evenings in December; in 2025 the map and voting opened 12 December and ran to 2 January. 2026 dates not yet announced · Free
Free
Fremantle
🕯️ A Very Freo Christmas: Christmas Village and Community Carols
Fremantle · Fri 18 Dec, 4pm to 7:30pm, carols from 5:30pm · Free (Santa photos bookable)
Free☕ 50m to coffee
🎪 A Very Freo Christmas: Family Movie Night, The Grinch
Fremantle · Sat 19 Dec, Christmas village 4pm to 8pm, The Grinch (2018) from 6:30pm · Free (Santa photos bookable)
Free☕ 50m to coffee
🛝 Esplanade Park playground, Fremantle
Fremantle · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsShadeFor older kids☕ 40m to coffee
⭐ Storytime for early learners at the WA Maritime Museum, Fremantle
Fremantle · Tue 10 Nov and Tue 8 Dec 2026, 10am to 10:45am · Included in general admission, which is by donation on these dates
Free☕ 100m to coffee
Gosnells
🛝 Mary Carroll Park all abilities playground
Gosnells · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsShadeParkingBBQPicnic area☕ 1.4km to coffee
Hamilton Hill
🛝 Manning Park Universal Playground
Hamilton Hill · Open all day · Free
FreeSwings☕ 1.3km to coffee
Hammond Park
🛝 Botany Park inclusive playground
Hammond Park · Open all day · Free
FreeFenced☕ 1.4km to coffee
Hilbert
🛝 Robot Park, Hilbert
Hilbert · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsShadeBBQPicnic areaWater play☕ 50m to coffee
Huntingdale
🛝 Sutherlands Park all abilities playground and pump track
Huntingdale · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsShadeParkingBBQBMX track☕ 1.7km to coffee
Inglewood
🕯️ Inglewood Christmas Carols in the Town Square
Inglewood · Fri 4 Dec, 4pm to 8pm · Free
Free☕ 60m to coffee
Joondalup
✨ Joondalup City Centre Christmas Lights Trail
Joondalup · Evenings in the festive season; 2026 dates not yet announced, check the City's trail map · Free
Free
Kalamunda
🛝 Stirk Park playground and skate park, Kalamunda
Kalamunda · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsParkingBBQBasketball courtSkate park☕ 270m to coffee
Kings Park
🎡 Kings Park and Botanic Garden
Kings Park · Open daily · Free
Free☕ 240m to coffee
🛝 Poolgarla Family Area, Kings Park (Ivey Watson Playground)
Kings Park · Open all day · Free
FreeShadeParkingCoffee nearbyBBQPicnic area☕ 80m to coffee
🛝 Rio Tinto Naturescape, Kings Park
Kings Park · 9am to 4pm, closed Mondays and public holidays (days vary in school holidays; closes on very hot or fire danger days) · Free
FreeWater playClimbingNature play☕ 1.1km to coffee
Kwinana Town Centre
✨ City of Kwinana Christmas Lights Trail
Kwinana Town Centre · Evenings in December; 2026 dates not yet announced, watch lovemykwinana.com for registrations · Free
Free
🎪 Dazzle at Darius Christmas night, Kwinana
Kwinana Town Centre · Fri 27 Nov, 5pm to 8pm, tree lighting 7:30pm · Free
Free☕ 180m to coffee
Lathlain
🛝 Rayment Park playgrounds, Lathlain
Lathlain · Open all day. Toilets 6am to 6pm · Free
FreeToiletsShadeBBQBasketball courtClimbing☕ 90m to coffee
Lynwood
🛝 Bannister Creek Park flying fox playground
Lynwood · Open all day · Free
FreeFlying foxNature play☕ 730m to coffee
Madeley
🛝 Kingsway Dinosaur Park and water playground
Madeley · Water playground daily 8am to 7pm, October to April. Playground open all day · Free
FreeWater playNature play
Mandurah
🕯️ Carols in the Park with Samantha Jade, Mandurah
Mandurah · Sun 20 Dec, 6pm to 9pm · Free
Free☕ 130m to coffee
🛝 Eastern Foreshore playground, Mandurah
Mandurah · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsFencedShadeCoffee nearbyBBQ☕ 130m to coffee
🛝 Koolaanga Waabiny Playground, Mandurah Western Foreshore
Mandurah · Open all day · Free
FreeSkate parkSwingsSlidesClimbingSandpit☕ 70m to coffee
✨ Mandurah Christmas Lights Trail
Mandurah · Nightly 4 Dec to 3 Jan, 6pm to 10pm · Free
Free☕ 1.9km to coffee
🎄 Mandurah Christmas Pageant and fireworks
Mandurah · Fri 4 Dec, 6pm to 10pm, fireworks at 9pm · Free
Free☕ 130m to coffee
🎪 New Year's Eve in Mandurah: free 9pm fireworks on the foreshore
Mandurah · Thu 31 Dec, from 6pm. Fireworks at 9pm and midnight · Free
Free☕ 130m to coffee
Mirrabooka
🕯️ Twilight Fair and Carols on the Green, Mirrabooka
Mirrabooka · Fri 4 Dec, fair 4:30pm to 7pm, carols from 7pm · Free
Free
Mount Lawley
🛝 Warndoolier nature playground (formerly Banks Reserve)
Mount Lawley · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsParkingBBQSlidesClimbing☕ 430m to coffee
Mount Pleasant
🛝 Deep Water Point Reserve playground
Mount Pleasant · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsParkingCoffee nearbyBBQSwings☕ 890m to coffee
Mundaring
🛝 Mundaring Community Sculpture Park playground
Mundaring · Open all day · Free
Free☕ 360m to coffee
Perth
🎄 Alinta Energy Christmas Pageant, Perth city
Perth · Sat 5 Dec, from 7:30pm along St Georges Terrace · Free
Free☕ 110m to coffee
🎡 Art Gallery of WA (AGWA), family Gallery 09
Perth · Daily 10am to 5pm. Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day · Free (donation welcome)
Free☕ 40m to coffee
🎅 Auslan Santa and Friends, Forrest Place
Perth · Wed 9, Thu 10, Wed 16 and Thu 17 Dec, 6pm to 8pm · Free
Free☕ 30m to coffee
🛝 BHP Water Park, Elizabeth Quay
Perth · 10am to 6pm; summer hours 9am to 9pm from 28 November to 2 February. Closed Tuesdays for maintenance · Free
FreeToiletsWater playClimbing☕ 250m to coffee
🖼️ Bruce Asbestos: Cranky Pants, all-ages play exhibition at AGWA
Perth · Until 25 Apr 2027, 10am to 5pm, closed Tuesdays. Quiet Hour 3pm to 4pm daily · Free (voluntary donation)
Free☕ 40m to coffee
🕯️ Christmas Nativity Concert under the stars, Forrest Place
Perth · Sun 20 and Mon 21 Dec, preshow 6:30pm, concert 7:30pm · Free
Free☕ 30m to coffee
🕯️ City of Perth Christmas Carollers in Forrest Place
Perth · Every evening 1 Dec to 27 Dec, between 6pm and 9pm (each group plays about an hour) · Free
Free☕ 30m to coffee
🎪 Experience Christmas at Government House open day
Perth · Sun 29 Nov, 3pm to 7pm (gates close 6:30pm), carols from 5:30pm · Free
Free☕ 200m to coffee
🛝 Hyde Park Water Playground
Perth · Water play November to late March, 8am to 8pm. Playground open all day · Free
FreeToiletsShadeBBQWater play☕ 40m to coffee
🖼️ Illuminate: Dinosaurs, free night projections at WA Museum Boola Bardip
Perth · Nightly 21 Nov 2026 to 26 Apr 2027, from sunset (about 6:30pm) to 10:30pm · Free outdoor projection
Free☕ 40m to coffee
🖼️ Juvenilia: childhood drawings of Andy Griffiths, Alison Lester and more
Perth · Until Sun 31 Jan 2027, library opening hours · Free
Free☕ 40m to coffee
🎪 New Year's Eve in the City, Perth: 8:30pm family fireworks
Perth · Thu 31 Dec, 5pm to midnight. Family fireworks over the Swan River at 8:30pm, midnight fireworks to follow · Free
Free☕ 40m to coffee
🕯️ Noongar Carols Community Concert, Perth Town Hall
Perth · Thu 10 Dec, 7pm to 8pm (doors 6:45pm) · Free, booking required
Free☕ 60m to coffee
🎪 Perth Multicultural Festival at Elizabeth Quay, free kids workshops
Perth · Sat 14 and Sun 15 Nov 2026, 5pm to 9pm. Kids entertainment and workshops 5pm to 8:30pm · Free
Free☕ 40m to coffee
✨ Rio Tinto Christmas Lights Trail, Perth CBD
Perth · Nightly 27 Nov to 27 Dec, 6pm to 9pm · Free
Free☕ 30m to coffee
🎅 Santa's Tiny Home in Forrest Place
Perth · Every evening 28 Nov to 24 Dec, 6pm to 8pm · Free
Free☕ 30m to coffee
🎡 State Library of WA, The Story Place
Perth · Mon to Thu 9am to 8pm, Fri 9am to 5:30pm, Sat and Sun 10am to 5:30pm. Story Time Mondays and Rhyme Time Fridays 10:30am · Free
FreeToiletsPram accessChange table☕ 40m to coffee
✨ The Sweetest Time of the Year gingerbread house, Brookfield Place
Perth · Daily 4 Nov to 1 Jan, 6am to midnight · Free
Free☕ 40m to coffee
Rivervale
🛝 Wilson Park nature playground and pump track, Rivervale
Rivervale · Open all day · Free
FreeBMX trackNature playFor older kids☕ 900m to coffee
Rockingham
🛝 Bell Park playground, Rockingham Beach
Rockingham · Open all day · Free
FreeShadeParkingCoffee nearbyBBQ☕ 180m to coffee
🛝 Churchill Park Play Space, Rockingham Foreshore
Rockingham · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsShadeCoffee nearbyBBQSwings☕ 60m to coffee
✨ Rockingham Christmas Lights Launch, Churchill Park
Rockingham · Fri 4 Dec, 5pm to 8:30pm, lights switched on at 8pm · Free
Free☕ 60m to coffee
🎪 Rockingham New Year's Eve on the foreshore, free with rides
Rockingham · Thu 31 Dec, 5pm to midnight, two fireworks displays · Free
Free☕ 80m to coffee
Sawyers Valley
🎁 Christmas Under the Gum Trees market and carols, Sawyers Valley
Sawyers Valley · Fri 4 Dec, 4pm to 7pm, carols in the final hour · Free entry
Free
Scarborough
🕯️ Carols at Scarborough with Santa and fireworks
Scarborough · Sun 13 Dec, 6:30pm to 8:30pm · Free
Free☕ 280m to coffee
🛝 Whale Playground, Scarborough Beach
Scarborough · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsParkingBBQPicnic areaBasketball court☕ 280m to coffee
Secret Harbour
🛝 The Harbour Playground, Secret Harbour
Secret Harbour · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsFencedShadeParkingBBQ☕ 1.0km to coffee
Shenton Park
🛝 Lake Jualbup playgrounds, Shenton Park
Shenton Park · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsBBQSwingsSlidesClimbing☕ 270m to coffee
South Lake
🕯️ Christmas on the Green, Lakelands Reserve South Lake
South Lake · Sun 13 Dec, 3pm to 8pm · Free
Free☕ 500m to coffee
South Perth
🕯️ Carols at Sunset, Mends Street Foreshore South Perth
South Perth · Sun 6 Dec, 5:30pm to 8:30pm, Santa at 7:30pm · Free
Free☕ 30m to coffee
✨ City of South Perth Christmas Lights Trail
South Perth · Through December in 2025; 2026 dates not yet announced, this follows last year's pattern · Free
Free
🛝 Sir James Mitchell Park foreshore playgrounds
South Perth · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsCoffee nearbyBBQPicnic area☕ 390m to coffee
Stirling
✨ City of Stirling Christmas Lights
Stirling · Nightly 27 Nov to 27 Dec, 7pm to 10pm · Free
Free☕ 400m to coffee
Subiaco
✨ Subiaco Twilight Trail
Subiaco · Nightly from 5pm. In 2025 it ran Thursday 20 November to Wednesday 31 December; 2026 dates not yet announced, this follows last year's pattern · Free
Free
Tuart Hill
🎪 Tuart Hill Festival of Christmas with Santa and a family movie
Tuart Hill · Fri 11 Dec, 6pm to 9pm, family movie at 7:30pm · Free, registration required
Free☕ 890m to coffee
Waikiki
🛝 Fantasy Park accessible playground, Waikiki
Waikiki · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsParkingBBQPicnic area☕ 830m to coffee
Wanneroo
🛝 Rotary Park playground, Wanneroo
Wanneroo · Open all day · Free
FreeFencedShadeBBQClimbingNature play☕ 740m to coffee
Wattle Grove
🛝 Wattle Grove Nature Playspace (The Promenade)
Wattle Grove · Open all day · Free
FreeParkingBBQBasketball courtSwingsSlides
West Leederville
🛝 Galup (Lake Monger) Reserve playgrounds
West Leederville · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsShadeParkingBBQPicnic area☕ 700m to coffee
Whiteman
🛝 Mini Water Playground and Village playgrounds, Whiteman Park
Whiteman · Water playground daily 10am to 5pm, October school holidays to end of April school holidays · Free
FreeToiletsShadeCoffee nearbyWater playToddler area☕ 750m to coffee
🛝 Pia's Place nature playground, Whiteman Park
Whiteman · Daily 8:30am to 6pm · Free
FreeParkingBBQSwingsNature play☕ 750m to coffee
🎡 Whiteman Park (trams, Revolutions museum and playgrounds)
Whiteman · Park daily 8:30am to 6pm. Trams run Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun and public holidays, daily in WA school holidays · Free park entry. Tram rides adults $6, children $3 (pay the conductor). Revolutions museum by donation
FreeToiletsParkingPicnic areaWater play☕ 750m to coffee
Willetton
🛝 Sir Albert Jennings Park nature playground
Willetton · Open all day · Free
FreeSwingsNature play☕ 840m to coffee
Wilson
🛝 Fern Park nature playground, Riverton Bridge
Wilson · Open all day · Free
FreeShadeCoffee nearbyBBQPicnic areaNature play☕ 770m to coffee
🛝 Kent Street Weir Park playground
Wilson · Open all day · Free
FreeToiletsParkingBBQ☕ 50m to coffee
🎪 Muddy Hands Festival at Kent Street Weir: free mud play for kids
Wilson · Sat 28 Nov 2026, 10am to 3pm · Free
Free☕ 50m to coffee
Woodlands
🛝 Jackadder Lake Playground
Woodlands · Open all day · Free
Free☕ 650m to coffee
Yokine
🛝 Yokine Play Space
Yokine · Open all day · Free
Free☕ 1.0km to coffee
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