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PCYC Dubbo
- Monday, July 4 - gymnastics, dot painting, ninja warrior
- Tuesday, July 5 - Crazy hair day. ninja warrior, arts and craft, hall sports, gymnastics
- Wednesday, July 6 - Silly sock day. Hall sports, arts and craft, ninja warrior
- Thursday, July 7 - Ninja warrior, origami, scavenger hunt, multisports
- Friday, July 8 - PJ and Oodie Day. Gymnastics, rock painting, hall sports, ninja warrior
- Monday, July 11 - Gymnastics, arts and craft, hall sports, ninja warrior
- Tuesday, July 12 - Crazy hair day. ninja warrior, arts and craft, hall sports, gymnastics
- Wednesday, July 13 - Hall sports, arts and crafts, ninja warrior
- Thursday, July 14 - Silly sock day. Ninja warrior, arts and craft, hall sports, gymnastics
- Friday, July 15 - Gymnastics, arts and craft, hall sports, ninja warrior
The full day program at PCYC Dubbo runs from 8:30am to 5pm. It costs $40 per day and all participants must be an active member of PCYC.
Macquarie Regional Library - Dubbo branch
- Wednesday, July 6, 2pm - 3pm - Aboriginal storytelling. Celebrate NAIDOC Week and learn about Aboriginal culture with Wiradjuri author and storyteller Larry Brandy. Ages three to 12.
- Thursday, July 7, 11am to 12pm - Galaxy Jars. Explore the wonders that make up our solar system by recreating its beauty in a jar. Ages nine to 12.
- Friday, July 8, 6pm to 8pm. Harry Potter Teen Trivia. Test your wizarding knowledge and enjoy free pizza! Ages 13-18.
- Tuesday, July 12, 11am to 12pm - DIY Explorer's Toolkit. Make an explorer's toolkit for your outdoor adventures. Ages 5-8.
- Thursday, July 14, 11am to 12.30pm - Fantastic Fossils. Create some fantastic fossil replicas using modelling clay. Ages 5-12.
- July 1 to 18. StoryWalk. Starting at Dubbo Library, take a walk along Macquarie Street to find and read pages from Big Dance by Aoife Greenham. All ages.
- Weekdays. 2.30pm - 4.30pm. Board Game Bonanza. Drop in for stacks of board games. Play your favourites or try something new. All ages.
Phone (02) 6801 4510 for enquiries. Book here.
Dubbo RSL
- Tuesday, July 5, 2pm - Kids Bingo. $5 for tickets, which includes afternoon tea, bingo dabber, bingo book and halftime raffle prize. Book your tickets by calling reception on 6882 4411 or online here.
- Sunday, July 10, 11am - The Dinomaniacs. A 60 minute dinosaur show spectacular. Suitable for all ages, even the adults will love it. Under two-year-olds are free. Tickets here.
- Tuesday, July 12, 2pm - Kids Bingo. $5 for tickets, which includes afternoon tea, bingo dabber, bingo book and halftime raffle prize. Book your tickets by calling reception on 6882 4411 or online here.
Western Plains Cultural Centre
Get creative this school holidays. Each holiday period the WPCC offers a dynamic program of art workshops to inspire students from five to 14-years-old.
- Monday, July 11. 10am-12pm for 5-8 years. 1pm-3pm for 9-14 years. Pop-up Papercrafts. In this workshop students can try their hand at creating simple pop-up cards and books where expressive writing and illustration will literally lift off the page. Join in this fun workshop where words and art combine.
- Tuesday, July 12. 10am-12pm for 5-8 years. 1pm-3pm for 9-14 years. The Magic of Watercolours. Students should explore the gallery or reflect on their favourite animal or pet before creating their very own animal in art. The use of watercolour to blend, mix and articulate stroke will form your promising artist's understanding of technique.
- Wednesday, July 13. 10am-11.30am for 5-8 years. 1pm-2.30pm for 9-14 years. Pinch Pots and Bowls. Using clay students will be hands-on with the shaping of small pots and bowls before crafting designs and decorations for a splash of personality! Our team will then fire their works in the days following where you will return to collect their bisque fired works before finding its pride of place at home.
- Thursday, July 14. 10am-12pm for 5-8 years. 1pm-3pm for 9-14 years. Printmaking Impressions. Art is usually one of a kind, this printmaking workshop teaches kids how to reproduce works on various materials. They will explore printmaking techniques using foam board or rubber printmaking blocks to create a template of their art work before making its impression on paper.
- Friday, July 15. 10am-12pm for 5-8 years. 1pm-3pm for 9-14 years. Skateboard Deck'or. A fun and hands-on skateboard deck painting class. Their inner artist will be set free to design a totally awesome and unique skateboard deck. While they can't use it to skate on, it will look amazing on their bedroom wall.
Sessions are $10 and bookings are essential. Book here.
Pinot and Picasso
- Tuesday, July 5, 10am - 12pm. Crush - turtle painting.
- Thursday, July 7, 10am - 12pm. Unicorns.
- Tuesday, July 12, 10am - 12pm. Crush - turtle painting
- Wednesday, July 13, 10am - 12pm. You wish - jellyfish painting.
- Thursday, July 14. 10am - 12pm. Sid - sloth painting.
A Pinot and Picasso kids session is $39. Bookings are essential and can be made here.
Taronga Western Plains Zoo
Dubbo Zoo Adventures program is a fun, educational holiday program for children aged between 5 and 12 years. Adventurers should bring a packed lunch and snacks for the day, and a refillable water bottle.
It's $45 per child, per day. Each day runs from 8.30am to 3.30pm.
- Monday, July 4. Warm and cosy.
- Tuesday, July 5. Kids for the Wild - Plastic Free July and World Ranger Day
- Wednesday, July 6. Wiradjuri Learning
- Thursday, July 7. Weird and Wonderful Wildlife
- Friday, July 8. Winter Garden Wonderland
- Monday, July 11. Kids for the Wild - Plastic Free July and World Ranger Day
- Tuesday, July 12. Wildlife Warriors.
- Wednesday, July 13. Weird and Wonderful Wildlife
- Thursday, July 14. Warm and Cosy
- Friday, July 15. Wiradjuri Learning
There are plenty of activities on offer at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, from free keeper talks and animal feeds, through to exclusive behind-the-scenes animal encounters and tours.
Local residents to Dubbo, Narromine, Wellington and Gilgandra can access discounted local zoo friends memberships.
Hudsons Circus
Hudsons Circus presents a two-hour traditional-style circus with a modern twist featuring edge of your seat daredevils, hilarious clowns, aerial acrobatics and beautiful animal acts in a fast paced show for the whole family.
- Saturday, July 2, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
- Saturday July 2, 7pm - 9pm
- Sunday July 3, 11am - 1pm
- Sunday July 3, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
- Tuesday July 5, 11am - 1pm
- Wednesday July 6, 7pm - 9pm
- Thursday July 7, 11am - 1pm
- Friday July 8, 7pm - 9pm
- Saturday July 9, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Dubbo Cycle Club Learn to Ride Holiday Camp
To help address the declining participation rates of kids cycling the Dubbo Cycle Club is holding a Learn to Ride and develop safe riding skills holiday camp in July.
This event will give young kids ages 5 and up skills to develop safe riding including bike checks and sizing, bike safety, traffic rules, riding with care and riding with others and bike manoeuvring.
- Tuesday, July 5. 9am - 12pm
- Wednesday, July 6. 9am - 12pm
- Thursday, July 7. 9am - 12pm
Orlander Ruming
Deputy editor at the Daily Liberal, covering council, politics, human interest stories, community news and everything in between.
Deputy editor at the Daily Liberal, covering council, politics, human interest stories, community news and everything in between.
