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School Holidays
Each school holidays City of Ryde hosts a variety of activities and programs to keep our local kids busy.
View the School Holiday Events Listing
Activities at the City of Ryde Libraries
Each holiday program is themed and will consist of fun activities including crafts, story times and singalongs. To find out more, visit the above events listing.
Activities at Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre (RALC)
Holiday Intensive Swim Program
Consecutive days of ‘Learn to Swim’ lessons rapidly develop skills and confidence in swimmers. Specific skills programs for butterfly and breaststroke development, as well as the unique ‘Take Your Marks’ program (learning racing techniques for starts, turns and finishes) are also available.
For further details go to the Holiday Intensive Program page.
Fun in the pools!
The wave pool and giant slide operate daily throughout the school holidays*, and you might also like to try out our new fun features: the rainbow water arches and tipping buckets. The water temperature at the Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre is a pleasant 29°C all year round and you’ll never have problems with sunburn, sand in your cossie or bluebottles!
(*as gazetted by the NSW Dept of Education and Training for Public Schools)
Sports camps
If your kids enjoy basketball or netball, then sign them up to sports camps that are run by dedicated sporting organisations and will be held at RALC's indoor stadium. The camps will be run over consecutive days during the upcoming school holidays. For more information, visit our Stadium page.
Outdoor Activities in the City of Ryde
Join us for a variety of free outdoor activities to get active, learn and have a lot of fun! To find out more, visit the events calendar.
Last updated on 4 September 2019