Rainy day ideas for kids in Canberra

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94 places to go when it rains across the region: indoor play, museums, libraries, cinemas, bowling and more, nearest first from Canberra. Choose your suburb at the top to sort from where you are staying.

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Arcade illustration
Arcade
Game On
Acton
under 5 min
Arcade illustration
Arcade
Hijinx Hotel Canberra
City
under 5 min
Arcade illustration
Arcade
Kingpin
City
under 5 min
Skating illustration
Skating
iSkate Park
Griffith
about 5 min
Indoor sports
Next Gen
Lyneham
about 5 min
Climbing illustration
Climbing
BlocHaus Bouldering Fyshwick
Fyshwick
about 10 min
Indoor play illustration
Indoor play
Flip Out
Canberra Airport
about 10 min
Indoor play illustration
Indoor play
Kidzplore
Fyshwick
about 10 min
Escape room
Metaphysica
Mitchell
about 10 min
Indoor play illustration
Indoor play
Ninja Parc Fyshwick
Fyshwick
about 10 min
Escape room
Revelation Puzzle Rooms Overdose
Fyshwick
about 10 min
Arcade illustration
Arcade
Timezone Belconnen
Belconnen
about 10 min
Bowling illustration
Bowling
Zone Bowling Belconnen
Belconnen
about 10 min
Climbing illustration
Climbing
BlocHaus Bouldering Mitchell
Mitchell
about 10 min
Trampolines illustration
Trampolines
BOUNCE Belconnen
Belconnen
about 10 min
Indoor play illustration
Indoor play
Funland Canberra
Mitchell
about 10 min
Arcade illustration
Arcade
iPlay
Belconnen
about 10 min
Indoor play illustration
Indoor play
Lollipop's Playland Canberra
Majura
about 10 min
Climbing illustration
Climbing
Mountain Strong
Fyshwick
about 10 min
Skating illustration
Skating
Phillip Swimming and Ice Skating Centre
Phillip
about 10 min
Arcade illustration
Arcade
Riddle Room
Mitchell
about 10 min
Arcade illustration
Arcade
VR Canberra
Mitchell
about 10 min
Arcade illustration
Arcade
Zone 3 Laser Games
Belconnen
about 10 min
Indoor play illustration
Indoor play
Little Amigos Canberra
Fyshwick
about 10 min
Arcade illustration
Arcade
Timezone Woden
Phillip
about 10 min
Escape room
Escape Rooms Canberra
Phillip
about 15 min
Indoor play illustration
Indoor play
Let's Play Indoor Playground & Cafe Canberra
Nicholls
about 15 min
Indoor play illustration
Indoor play
Inflatable World Kambah
Kambah
about 20 min

Museums and history

Canberra Museum and Gallery, City
Museum
Canberra Museum and Gallery
City
under 5 min
Photo: Canberra Museum and Gallery, CC BY-SA 4.0
National Film & Sound Archive, Acton
Museum
National Film & Sound Archive
Acton
under 5 min
Photo: Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0
National Capital Exhibition, Parkes
Museum
National Capital Exhibition
Parkes
under 5 min
Photo: DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0
Museum illustration
Museum
National Museum of Australia
Acton
under 5 min
St Johns Schoolhouse Museum, Reid
Museum
St Johns Schoolhouse Museum
Reid
under 5 min
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0
Australian War Memorial, Campbell
Museum
Australian War Memorial
Campbell
under 5 min
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gallery illustration
Gallery
Canberra Contemporary
Parkes
under 5 min
Museum of Australian Democracy, Parkes
Museum
Museum of Australian Democracy
Parkes
under 5 min
Photo: VisionUnitWasTaken, CC BY-SA 4.0
National Gallery of Australia
Gallery
National Gallery of Australia
Parkes
under 5 min
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0
National Portrait Gallery
Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
Parkes
under 5 min
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0
National Archives of Australia, Parkes
Museum
National Archives of Australia
Parkes
under 5 min
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0
Canberra Glassworks
Gallery
Canberra Glassworks
Kingston
about 5 min
Photo: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 3.0
Gallery illustration
Gallery
ANCA Gallery
Dickson
about 5 min
Canberra Fire Museum, Forrest
Museum
Canberra Fire Museum
Forrest
about 5 min
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 au
Megalo Print Studio and Gallery, Kingston
Gallery
Megalo Print Studio and Gallery
Kingston
about 5 min
Photo: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gallery illustration
Gallery
Photo Access
Griffith
about 5 min
Gallery illustration
Gallery
Platform by Canberra Contemporary
Forrest
about 5 min
Canberra Railway Museum, Fyshwick
Museum
Canberra Railway Museum
Fyshwick
about 5 min
Photo: Alvinz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gallery illustration
Gallery
Mixing Room Gallery
Griffith
about 5 min
Calthorpes House, Red Hill
Museum
Calthorpes House
Red Hill
about 10 min
Photo: AYArktos, Public domain
Gallery illustration
Gallery
Gallery of Small Things
Watson
about 10 min
Royal Australian Mint
Museum
Royal Australian Mint
Deakin
about 10 min
Photo: John Edwards, CC BY-SA 4.0
Belco Arts, Belconnen
Gallery
Belco Arts
Belconnen
about 10 min
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 au
National Dinosaur Museum, Nicholls
Museum
National Dinosaur Museum
Nicholls
about 15 min
Tickets
Photo: Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gallery illustration
Gallery
Aboriginal Dreamings Gallery
Nicholls
about 15 min
Strathnairn Arts
Gallery
Strathnairn Arts
Holt
about 20 min
Photo: Maypm, CC BY-SA 4.0
Museum illustration
Museum
Hall School Museum
Hall
about 20 min
Tuggeranong Schoolhouse Museum
Museum
Tuggeranong Schoolhouse Museum
Chisholm
about 25 min
Photo: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0
Canberra Space Centre, Paddys River
Museum
Canberra Space Centre
Paddys River
about 25 min
Photo: Robert Kerton, CSIRO, CC BY 3.0
Over 30 minutes
from Canberra
Lanyon Homestead, Tharwa
Museum
Lanyon Homestead
Tharwa
about 30 min
Photo: User:Gimboid13, CC BY-SA 3.0
Gallery illustration
Gallery
The Art Shed
Tharwa
about 35 min

Libraries, cinemas and theatres

Library illustration
Library
Civic Library
City
under 5 min
Theatre
Canberra Youth Theatre
Braddon
under 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
Kambri Cinema
Acton
under 5 min
Theatre
Llewellyn Hall
City
under 5 min
Theatre
Manning Clark Hall
Acton
under 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
Palace Electric
City
under 5 min
Theatre
Ralph Wilson Theatre
Braddon
under 5 min
Theatre
Street Theatre
City
under 5 min
Theatre
The Street Theatere
City
under 5 min
Theatre
Theatre 3
City
under 5 min
Library illustration
Library
Hancock Library East Wing
Acton
under 5 min
Library illustration
Library
R.G. Menzies Library
Acton
under 5 min
Library illustration
Library
Black Mountain Library
Acton
under 5 min
Library illustration
Library
National Library of Australia
Parkes
under 5 min
Theatre
Theatrette
Canberra Central
under 5 min
Library illustration
Library
Dickson Library
Dickson
about 5 min
Theatre
Wesley Music Centre
Forrest
about 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
Greater Union Manuka
Griffith
about 5 min
Library illustration
Library
Kingston Library
Kingston
about 5 min
Theatre
Mill Theatre
Fyshwick
about 10 min
Library illustration
Library
Senior Library
Red Hill
about 10 min
Theatre
Tim Murray Theatre
Red Hill
about 10 min
Library illustration
Library
National Centre for Australian Children's Literature
Bruce
about 10 min
Library illustration
Library
ArchivesACT
Fyshwick
about 10 min
Library illustration
Library
Belconnen Library
Belconnen
about 10 min
Theatre
Belconnen Theatre
Belconnen
about 10 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
HOYTS Belconnen
Belconnen
about 10 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
HOYTS Woden
Phillip
about 10 min
Library illustration
Library
Woden Library
Phillip
about 10 min
Library illustration
Library
Gungahlin Public Library
Gungahlin
about 15 min
Library illustration
Library
Kippax Public Library
Holt
about 20 min
Library illustration
Library
ACT Public Library Erindale
Wanniassa
about 20 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
Limelight Cinemas
Greenway
about 25 min
Library illustration
Library
Tuggeranong Library
Greenway
about 25 min

Gardens and science

Questacon
Science centre
Questacon
Parkes
under 5 min
Photo: DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Region boundary: ABS Tourism Regions 2021 (Tourism Research Australia), CC BY 4.0. Outings from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and venues' own listings; nature spots from OpenStreetMap and park services.