A one-minute guide to family fun in the city
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The city has opened up—and so have your options for a family day or night out.
From bowling to the good old movies, here’s how to stack your weekends with family fun.
Dendy Cinemas
With 15 cinemas spread across two floors, you can be assured there is a cinematic experience suitable for you or the rest of the family at Dendy.
There’s also not one, but two, premium cinemas— recline in your plush seat and have gourmet food and drink brought to your chair amid all the action.
City Walk Merry Go Round
There are few Canberra kids who don’t have happy early memories of their time astride one of the glossy colourful steeds of the carousel.
A local institution, the former Melbourne merry-go-round has been operating in the city since 1974. While you wait for your ride, wander through the beautiful plant and seating installations that flow down City Walk.
City Walk, Civic
Kingpin
So much more than a bowling alley, Kingpin boasts more than 100 arcade games, from classic games through to the latest high-tech VR experiences.
There’s also has a fully licensed bar, the latest music, escape rooms, karaoke, Kingpong, huge projection screens, and pool tables. And if all that makes you hungry, there’s an impressive food and cocktail menu to satisfy all appetites.
Glebe Park
Catch your breath in this lush city oasis. Like the rest of Canberra, Glebe Park was designed to transform with the four distinct seasons.
In the summer the English elms and oaks provide welcome shade, in autumn they glow like molten gold. The park offers a playground, sculptures, artwork and irrigated grass so you can enjoy feeling the earth beneath your feet.
Coranderrk Street, Civic
Want even more inspiration?
Check out VisitCanberra’s Neighbourhood Guide to the Inner North + City here.
Feature image: Kingpin. Pew Pew Studios
