Updated December 2, 2025
OUR TOP GOLD COAST KIDS ACTIVITIES TO PLAN YOUR NEXT HOLIDAYS
Keeping your kids busy during your next holiday will be a breeze with these top Gold Coast Kids Activities. Don’t forget to check out our exclusive discounts while booking!
Astra Lumina
Take your little adventurers on a journey beyond the stars at Astra Lumina, an unforgettable nighttime experience at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. Older kids will love exploring the interactive light displays, glowing trails, and celestial soundscapes, making them feel like they’ve stepped into a real-life space adventure.
The experience is fully accessible, so even younger siblings in prams can tag along for the fun!
Make a full day of it by visiting Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary during the day to meet koalas, kangaroos, and more before stepping into this nighttime spectacle.
Book now (Use code “hellospring” to save 10%).
Currumbin

Infinity
This unique and unforgettable experience will take you and your kids through a mind-blowing journey into spectacular worlds of wonder. Located in Surfers Paradise, this Family Fun attraction is enjoyed by all ages! Visit INFINITY and challenge your senses through the 20 multi-sensual environments filled with unique special effects and illusions! Book now (Use code “hellogc” to save 15%).
Surfers Paradise
iFLY Gold Coast
iFLY Indoor Skydiving is safe for kids, challenging for adults and exciting for teens! Whether you’re 3 or 103, iFLY will offer your family the most exhilarating, involving and rewarding experience. Get inside the giant glass tube and get lifted into flight by the massive wind generator. This ultra-safe environment also offers the all-round viewing platform that lets you share the magic with your family. Book now (Use code “HGCONLINE” to save 20%).
Surfers Paradise
Jet Ski Safaris
Jet Ski Safaris offer exciting fun for the whole family. With a focus on safety, trained professionals provide a thorough briefing to ensure everyone, including kids, can enjoy the adventure. Discover the stunning beauty of the Gold Coast as you zoom across the water and explore hidden gems. Get ready for an unforgettable day with Jet Ski Safaris! Book now.
Main Beach
Putt Putt Mermaid Beach
Putt Putt Mermaid Beach is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser for kids of all ages. Pick from three bright 18-hole courses (Jungle, Fun Run, Waterways), chase scores, then hit the retro arcade or refuel at the 19th Hole. Open day and night, with kid-sized putters so everyone can play.
Book now (Get Adults @ Kids Price or $5 OFF Family Pass).
Mermaid Beach
Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!
The Surfers Paradise favourite, Ripley’s, has undergone massive renovations and have lots of new attractions on offer! Visit them daily from 10am to 9pm and try their brand NEW 7D Moving Theatre! This is definitely one of the Gold Coast kids activities not to miss! Book with this link to save 20% on Combo Tickets.
Surfers Paradise
Fox in a Box Escape Rooms
Europe’s No1 escape room company is now in Surfers Paradise! Fox in a Box is ideal for families, large groups, corporates, and parties. Some of the rooms (Prison Break, Prison Break Head-to Head, Bunker and Zombie Lab) can even be customized just for children, just give us a call or ask the friendly staff at reception when you arrive. Book now (Use code “HELLOGC2310” to save 10%).
Surfers Paradise
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Build-A-Bear Workshop is a magical place, where dreams (and stuffed animals) are made. Discover the playful world of Build-A-Bear and enjoy every part of the bear-making experience. From giving your new furry friend a heart filled with wishes, personalising it with clothes and accessories to giving it a name on the birth certificate. Visit Build-A-Bear Workshop in Surfers Paradise (at Soul Boardwalk Cavill Ave) or Broadbeach (at Pacific Fair Shopping Centre) and don’t forget to use your exclusive discount coupon!
Surfers Paradise & Broadbeach
Zone Bowling
Zone Bowing Surfers Paradise has ARRIVED! Experience a Zone Bowling first – interactive Bowling lanes! All right next door to over 250 of the latest and greatest Arcade games, Laser Tag, Mini Golf, Bumper cars and more, at the iconic Timezone Surfers Paradise. Now featuring: Updated Bowling area, all-NEW Timezone with over 90+ Arcade Games, a MASSIVE Prize Shop, all-NEW Bumper Cars, Upgraded Cafe & dining space with a delicious new menu. Book now!
Surfers Paradise
Eclipse Escape Rooms
If your kids enjoy puzzles and hands-on challenges, Eclipse Escape Rooms is a great pick for a family outing. The rooms are immersive and exciting without being overwhelming, and any of the scarier elements (including live actors) are completely optional, so you can choose the experience that suits your family. The experience feels like stepping into a real-life adventure, with plenty of teamwork moments kids love. Book now.
Use code HELLO10 when booking for 10% OFF your escape room!
Surfers Paradise
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
Enjoy some Family Fun at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary! Meet Blinky Bill and the hundreds of native Australian animals on display in the natural bushland and rainforest settings. There’s more than animal encouters at the sanctuary. Don’t miss out on the photo opportunities, Segway Safaris and the Free Flight Bird Shows. In addition, you can educate the kids at the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital with a history of Australian wildlife preservation.
Currumbin
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Mountview Alpaca Farm
Not only can you feed the alpacas but you can also walk them around the vineyard grounds, get some cool selfies to make your friends jealous, and get the best alpaca cuddles around! Order a picnic basket from the vineyard & share time with your new fluffy friends in a relaxed and country setting next to Canungra Creek at Mountview Alpaca Farm! Book now.
Use code HELLOGC when booking for 10% OFF your alpaca experience!
O’Reilly’s Canungra Valley Vineyards, Canungra
Lost Locks Escape Rooms
Lost Locks Escape Rooms is a locally owned and operated escape room attraction located in the heart of Surfers Paradise. Staffed by long-term enthusiasts who want to see everyone else get the chance to play more escape rooms with the new stories, themes, and twists and takes on puzzles for everyone from the first-timer to the old-hand. Book now (Use code “HELLOGC10” to save 10%).
Surfers Paradise
The Wax Museum
Listed as a Great Wax Museum of the World, the Gold Coast Wax Museum in Surfers Paradise is the largest in the southern hemisphere. So why not take your kids on a tour and introduce them to Movie Stars, Scientists, Explorers, Villains and World Leaders? Of course, they are all presented with startling realism and dressed in authentically reproduced costumes of their times.
Surfers Paradise
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Timezone
Timezone Surfers Paradise, Robina and Coolangatta feature a variety of attractions for the whole family under one indoor roof! Including Laser Skirmish, Bumper Cars, Basketball Games, Mini Golf course, and the full size ten pin bowling. In short, entertain the whole family with over 350 Games, Interactive Games, Shooting Gallery, Driving Games, Air Hockey and many others!
Surfers Paradise, Robina and Coolangatta
Le Petit Chef
Take the kids out for a dining experience like no other at Hilton Surfers Paradise. At Le Petit Chef, a tiny animated chef is projected right onto your table, and he cooks, chops, and stirs his way through the story before each course is served. The mix of theatre, 3D projection, and delicious food makes it a meal the whole family will remember.
While you’re at the Hilton, you can also spark your children’s curiosity at The Real Human Anatomy Exhibition: an educational experience that’s equal parts fascinating and fun, then enjoy some well-deserved downtime at eforea spa.
Hilton, Surfers Paradise
DO YOU HAVE A BIRTHDAY COMING UP?
Are you planning a birthday party on the Gold Coast? If you are, make sure you check out our blog below! You will find great ideas and of course, lots of exclusive discounts!
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