Offering a wide variety of family-friendly restaurants, plus plenty of activities for both kids and adults to enjoy, Hamilton Island is the perfect school holidays destination. Allow yourself the time to relax while we give your kids a holiday they will truly remember. We have activities designed to suit a variety of ages and interests and these can all be found in our weekly Activity Guide. For all there is to see and do on Hamilton Island, including weather updates and tours and activities information, download the Hamilton Island App. As the school holiday period is typically a busy time of year on Hamilton Island, we kindly advise all guests to pre-book tours and activities as well as dinner reservations in advance.
What you’ll love about school holidays on Hamilton Island:
- Fun for the whole family. Both kids and adults can take part in many of the activities on offer.
- Activities offered daily. There’s activities scheduled daily to ensure you and your family are always entertained.
- Free activities available. View the weekly Activity Guide or Hamilton Island App to find all of the free activities on offer, including holiday fun at the Beach Pavilion with family activities, beach games, live music, seaside cinema on selected nights and more. You can also get excited with a run down of sample activities listed below.
- A wide variety of restaurants and cafes. Hamilton Island caters for all family sizes, budgets and tastes. Finding a restaurant that’s right for your family is simple! The Beach Pavilion is where school holiday family fun comes alive, and you can dine in or bring a picnic blanket and order out.
- Kid’s Stay and Eat Free. Any child up to 12 years can eat free in participating restaurants when dining with their parents and choosing from the kid’s menu, and stay free when sharing a room with their parents and using existing bedding.
- Child minding options. Leave your children in capable, trusted hands at the Clownfish Club, or with one of our certified babysitters.
- Couple time. The kids are entertained so now its your turn to get some much needed couple time.
Complimentary School Holiday Guest Activities
Here’s a snapshot of some of the free activities in store for families during the school holidays. View the Activity Guide or Hamilton Island App for more details. Parental supervision is required for our complimentary family activities.
Lawn Games and Live Music
Select from a variety of games on the Beach Pavilion lawns such as Totem Tennis, Jenga, Connect4 and lots more.
Kids Fun Zone
Join our art and craft activities, lead by the Fun Crew. Take part in beading, sand art, wood art, colouring and more.
Family Fun
If you are joining our movie nights, make sure to drop in for some pre-screening family fun activities, such as face painting, cupcake decorating and games.
Trivia
Test your skills with a mix of general knowledge and specific topic questions, with prizes up for grabs.
Quirky Quiz
Just like trivia, but a little bit quirky, with prizes to be won.
Bingo
Cross off all your numbers to call out Bingo and receive a prize.
Family Feud
Compete against other teams to answer questions with the most popular answers. Prizes up for grabs.
Kids Disco
Join the Fun Crew for a night of dancing, games and facepainting, with prizes to be won.
Parkrun
Get the family together for a 5km morning walk, jog or run around Hamilton Island.
Moonlight Movies
Our Family Friendly movies either at Beach Pavilion or Hesperus Lawn.
Table Tennis Competitions
Get the competitive juices flowing and battle it out in our table tennis comp to see who wins!
Pool Fun
Pool volleyball is held in the Main Pool, and our pool parties include a mixture of games, dancing and activities at either Bougainvillea Pool or Reef View Hotel pool, with fun prizes to be won.