Festival & Celebrations

Kids Summer Adventure Festival

Name: Kids Summer Adventure Festival
Start: 12/20/2025 9:00 am
End: 01/11/2026 5:00 pm

Saturday 20 Dec, 2025 - Sunday 11 Jan, 2026 `2025-12-20 09:00:00 2026-01-11 17:00:00 Australia/Sydney Kids Summer Adventure Festival The School Holidays Adventure festival has a mountain of activities the whole family to enjoy. Thredbo, New South Wales, Australia` Add to Calendar

The Kids Summer Adventure Festival combines all the best parts of outdoor recreation in the Snowy Mountains with a range of indoor activities to keep your kids occupied this summer. From treasure hunts, arts and crafts, rock-climbing, face painting and more, there is something for all ages.

Across the Christmas period, we’ve got lots of Christmas activities to get you ready for the arrival of the jolly big guy in red… you might even see him around the village!

Looking to keep things easy this Christmas? We’ve even got Christmas Day Lunch sorted for you and the family.

Returning this season is the addition of the Cruiser Mountain Bike area, the perfect spot for young riders and families to learn the basics of gravity mountain biking.

On top of all the Festival activities, you can enjoy the brand new Alpine Coaster, the Kosciuszko Chairlift and Merritts Gondola – Australia’s only alpine gondola!

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Thredbo Village Christmas Party

4pm - 6pm | 20 Dec

Village Square

Everyone is invited to come celebrate at the Thredbo Village Christmas Party, with lots of Christmas themed activities to keep the kids happy, including Christmas crafts, gingerbread snowman decorating, glitter tattoos and face painting! Plus a visit from Santa!

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Merritts Christmas Feast*

5:30pm - 8:30pm | 22 Dec

Merritts Mountain House

A truly special Christmas experience for the whole family! Ride the Gondola under the stars to Merritts Mountain House for an alpine-inspired, Aussie Christmas feast! Enjoy unforgettable views of a mountain sunset, while making lasting Christmas memories with family and friends! Bookings coming soon.

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Christmas Eve Carols

6pm – 7:30pm | 24 Dec

The Alpine Bar

Thredbo will be filled with the sound of Christmas as the local community turns out for carols and cheer. Keep a lookout for Santa Claus, who'll be dropping by to say hi…

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Face Painting

12pm – 2pm | TBC

Keller Kids Hub

Your child will be transformed into their favourite animals, superheroes, or magical creatures with just a few brushstrokes. Parental supervision required.

Arts & Crafts

11am - 3pm | TBC

Keller Kids Hub

With colouring in, painting and craft activities to inspire creativity and hands-on fun, watch your child explore, make, and imagine. Parental supervision required.

Alpine Coaster*

9am – 5pm | Daily

Valley Terminal

At 1.5km in length, from thrill-seekers to leisure cruisers, passengers will be able to control their speed of up to 40km/h as they travel along a mix of uphill and downhill tracks featuring a tunnel, bridges and circles that traverse the alpine environment.

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Thredbo Amazing Race

9am – 3pm | Daily (except 25 Dec)

Thredbo Information Centre

Think you have what it takes to be a part of Thredbo’s Amazing Race? Take on the challenge! Your mission is to follow all the secret clues to find the hidden treasure! Find your first clue at the Thredbo Information Centre.

Bike Challenge

9am – 3pm | Daily (except 25 Dec)

Thredbo Information Centre

Head to the Info Centre, grab a location sheet and search out the four Mountain Bike trails listed. Collect a sticker at each trail head. Once you complete all four tracks head back the Info Centre to collect your prize!

Hike Challenge

9am – 3pm | Daily (except 25 Dec)

Thredbo Information Centre

Here’s an activity for the whole family! Start at the Thredbo Information Centre. Grab a location sheet, head to the four trail heads and collect a stamp. Once completed go back to the Thredbo Information Centre to collect your prize!

Nature Bingo

9am – 3pm | Daily (except 25 Dec)

Thredbo Information Centre

Grab a free Nature Bingo sheet from the Thredbo Information Centre and head on a walk or hike. Play with your family or friends and see who will find a row first. Once completed head back to the Thredbo Information Centre to collect your prize!

Giant Games

9am – 4pm | Daily

Keller Green

Thredbo has a range of fun outdoor giant games to play. From Connect Four, Jenga, Corn Hole and much more… Relax while the kids play or join in on the fun.

Slackline Fun

9am – 4pm | Daily

Thredbo Valley Terminal by the river

Be ready to enter into the world of acro-balancing and slack rope. It’s all about balance and belief that you can do it! Enjoy this fun new skill that everybody can learn.
Parental supervision required.

Mission Inflatable

12pm - 6pm

Thredbo Leisure Centre

Take on the challenge! Add-on the Mission Inflatable to your Thredbo Leisure Centre pass for a guaranteed good time.
Please note that there are entry requirements. For more info contact the Thredbo Leisure Centre on (02) 6459 4138 or [email protected].

* Mission Inflatable is available from 12pm - 6pm daily during NSW Public School Holidays during the Summer Season/NSW Public School Holidays, Schedule may be subject to change without notice.

Thredbo Leisure Centre

7am – 6pm | Daily

Thredbo Leisure Centre

Thredbo Leisure Centre is a great place to exercise and play during the holiday period with indoor basketball and soccer courts. Enjoy the pool or waterslide (12pm-6pm) to let off some steam. For more info contact the Thredbo Leisure Centre on (02) 6459 4138 or [email protected].

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Trampoline Sessions*

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Thredbo Leisure Centre

Get those freestyle skills locked down with Thredbo Leisure Centre’s Trampoline Program and world-class Zero Gravity facility.

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Disc Golf

9am – 4pm | Daily

Disc Golf Course

Thredbo’s disc golf course is nestled between bushland and surrounded by stunning mountain views. Disc golf is fun for all ages and abilities and is played much like traditional golf, the object is to complete each hole in the fewest number of throws. Book disc rental (including scorecards) in resort at Guest Services Valley Terminal*.

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Guided Hikes*

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Thredbo & Beyond

Join a scheduled Guided Hike with like-minded explorers and learn more about the iconic high country on the bucket list Mt Kosciuszko Summit Hike or Dead Horse Gap Hike. Private Hikes are also available on other days of the week.

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Junior Mountain Bike Clinics (7 - 14 years)*

10am & 1pm | Daily

Thredbo Mountain Bike Park

Thredbo MTB offers daily clinics for young riders of all levels. If you are looking to tweak your mountain biking skills, gain confidence riding the mountain or after tips on trying something new then the Thredbo MTB instructors have a clinic for you.

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Other Activities*

Daily

Thredbo

Golf course, tennis courts, skate park, pump track, bike skills park, playground, Kosciuszko Chairlift, Merritts Gondola & Thredbo Ski Museum.

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Courtesy Bus

8:30am – 5pm | 26 Dec- 18 Jan

Friday Flat Day Area Car Park to Info Centre

The free route 3 courtesy bus will operate from Friday Flat to the Information Centre and return. The Info Centre is the gateway for all our village activities.

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*Costs apply
Parental supervision is required on all activities.
Some activities are weather dependent, schedule is subject to change – please check with the Information Centre.

Enquiries

For any enquiries please email [email protected]

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