Top 25 Cheap and Free Things for Kids to do in and around Darwin
Darwin comes alive in the dry season. There are markets and movies, there are holiday activities and open days. So what are the top things to do with kids in Darwin that won’t break the bank? Here we go;
- Leanyer water park (free)
- Mindil sunset market – take a chair, grab some of the fantastic food on offer and watch the sunset on the beach while the kids play.
- Darwin wave pool (family of 5 $18)
- Movies under the stars at the Waterfront precinct (free).
- World War 2 oil storage tunnels ($8 adults $5 chilkdren)
- Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (free)
- Aquascene (family of 5 $43)
- Sundays Live at the Lagoon – free local music on the Darwin waterfront lawn from 12 – 4pm
- Jingili skate park.
- Walk around the board walks to the viewing platforms of Mary River National park to see the birdlife and crocodiles.
- Bike trails around Nightcliff
- Howard Springs
- Plunge into the rockholes of Litchfield
- Botanical gardens for school holiday activities.
- Darwin Festival (4 – 21 August)
- Deck chair cinema
- Cool off under a waterfall at Kakadu
- Free tai chi at the waterfront precinct every Saturday
- Cracker night (1st July)
- Palmerston water park (free)
- Aviation Museum
- Fannie Bay gaol
- Fish feeding at Cullen Bay
- World War 2 bunkers at the Charles Darwin National Park
- School Holiday activities at the waterfront precinct (Games on Mondays, art and craft Tuesdays, archery Wednesdays, circus Thursdays, bubble sports Fridays)