KidsFest
KidsFest is back from 28 June to 13 July 2025 to entertain and educate our tamariki. With hundreds of events on offer, don't miss it.
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KidsFest events by library
Akaroa Library
Akaroa Library
Librarian for a morning - Junior - 6-9 years, part of a series
Jul 1st | 10:30am - 12:00pm
Learn how to sort and shelve, use the catalogue, share stories and many other wonderful things our librarians do!
Librarian for a Morning - Intermediate - 10-12 years
Jul 4th | 10:30am - 12:00pm
Learn how to sort and shelve, use the catalogue, share stories and many other wonderful things our librarians do!
Frankenstein accessories, part of a series
From badges to bling, breathe new life into your trinkets and treasures.
Librarian for a morning - Junior - 6-9 years, part of a series
Jul 1st | 10:30am - 12:00pm
Learn how to sort and shelve, use the catalogue, share stories and many other wonderful things our librarians do!
Librarian for a Morning - Intermediate - 10-12 years
Jul 4th | 10:30am - 12:00pm
Learn how to sort and shelve, use the catalogue, share stories and many other wonderful things our librarians do!
Frankenstein accessories, part of a series
From badges to bling, breathe new life into your trinkets and treasures.
Linwood Library
Linwood Library
Tuia atu, tuia mai - Linwood Library, part of a series
Join Māori Library Services to learn about, design and then make to take home Māori decorative panels using contemporary materials.
Tuia atu, tuia mai - Linwood Library, part of a series
Join Māori Library Services to learn about, design and then make to take home Māori decorative panels using contemporary materials.
Matatiki Hornby Centre
Matatiki Hornby Centre
3D Workshop - 10-14 years, part of a series
Dive into the exciting world of low-poly 3D modelling in our crash creature creator course! Four session times available.
The Great Library Upcycling Bee - 12-15 years, part of a series
Jul 3rd | 10:00am - 12:00pm
Over two sessions, transform an old t-shirt, shirt, other clothes or scrap fabric into something you want to wear or use.
3D Workshop - 10-14 years, part of a series
Dive into the exciting world of low-poly 3D modelling in our crash creature creator course! Four session times available.
The Great Library Upcycling Bee - 12-15 years, part of a series
Jul 3rd | 10:00am - 12:00pm
Over two sessions, transform an old t-shirt, shirt, other clothes or scrap fabric into something you want to wear or use.
New Brighton Library
New Brighton Library
Cosy Storytimes - New Brighton Library
Jul 1st | 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Join us to snuggle down with blankies and listen to an Older Fiction short story being read in the winter holidays.
VEX Robotics - 10-14 years, part of a series
Join forces with a peer to build a VEX Robotics Basebot and collaborated intensively to compete in the challenge of Robot Football.
Whānau Board Games
Jul 8th | 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Bring the whānau to play social board games in this drop-in session. You're welcome to use our in‐library games, or bring your own.
Cosy Storytimes - New Brighton Library
Jul 1st | 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Join us to snuggle down with blankies and listen to an Older Fiction short story being read in the winter holidays.
VEX Robotics - 10-14 years, part of a series
Join forces with a peer to build a VEX Robotics Basebot and collaborated intensively to compete in the challenge of Robot Football.
Whānau Board Games
Jul 8th | 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Bring the whānau to play social board games in this drop-in session. You're welcome to use our in‐library games, or bring your own.
Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library
Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library
Cosy Storytimes: Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library
Jul 3rd | 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Join us to drink hot chocolate, snuggle down with blankies and listen to an Older Fiction short story being read in the winter holidays.
Cosy Storytimes: Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library
Jul 3rd | 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Join us to drink hot chocolate, snuggle down with blankies and listen to an Older Fiction short story being read in the winter holidays.
Shirley Library
Shirley Library
From Page to Stage: Puppet Storytelling Workshop
Jul 3rd | 2:00pm - 4:30pm
An interactive, creative, and fun storytelling workshop featuring pre-made puppets! Ages: 8-12 Years. Free, bookings required.
Creative Cartography - 9-16 Years
Jul 10th | 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Learn how to draw your own fantasy map from scratch to create a new world like those of Middle Earth, Narnia and Eragon.
From Page to Stage: Puppet Storytelling Workshop
Jul 3rd | 2:00pm - 4:30pm
An interactive, creative, and fun storytelling workshop featuring pre-made puppets! Ages: 8-12 Years. Free, bookings required.
Creative Cartography - 9-16 Years
Jul 10th | 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Learn how to draw your own fantasy map from scratch to create a new world like those of Middle Earth, Narnia and Eragon.
Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre
Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre
3D Workshop - 10-14 years, part of a series
Dive into the exciting world of low-poly 3D modelling in our crash creature creator course! 2 session times available.
3D Workshop - 10-14 years, part of a series
Dive into the exciting world of low-poly 3D modelling in our crash creature creator course! 2 session times available.
Tūranga
Tūranga
Tuia atu, tuia mai - Tūranga, part of a series
Join Māori Library Services to learn about, design and then make to take home Māori decorative panels using contemporary materials.
Time Capsule - 8-12 years, part of a series
Complete fun sheets about yourself and your family to pop inside your time capsule, then jazz up the outside using supplied materials.
Make Your Own Historical Map - 8-12 years, part of a series
Create your own historical map - whether it is your neighbourhood, favourite holiday location, kingdom or a treasure map. Ages: 8-12 years.
Make Your Own Family Tree - 8-12 years, part of a series
Make and personalise your own family tree using a pre-cut cardboard ‘family tree’. Ages: 8-12 years. Free, bookings required.
Tuia atu, tuia mai - Tūranga, part of a series
Join Māori Library Services to learn about, design and then make to take home Māori decorative panels using contemporary materials.
Time Capsule - 8-12 years, part of a series
Complete fun sheets about yourself and your family to pop inside your time capsule, then jazz up the outside using supplied materials.
Make Your Own Historical Map - 8-12 years, part of a series
Create your own historical map - whether it is your neighbourhood, favourite holiday location, kingdom or a treasure map. Ages: 8-12 years.
Make Your Own Family Tree - 8-12 years, part of a series
Make and personalise your own family tree using a pre-cut cardboard ‘family tree’. Ages: 8-12 years. Free, bookings required.
Upper Riccarton Library
Upper Riccarton Library
Tuia atu, tuia ma - Upper Riccarton Library, part of a series
Jul 8th | 10:00am - 11:30am
Join Māori Library Services to learn about, design and then make to take home Māori decorative panels using contemporary materials.
Tuia atu, tuia ma - Upper Riccarton Library, part of a series
Jul 8th | 10:00am - 11:30am
Join Māori Library Services to learn about, design and then make to take home Māori decorative panels using contemporary materials.
Join us for school holiday fun and learning
Come to the library in the school holidays for bookable programmes and free drop-in activities.
More school holiday info
- Browse the KidsFest website for all events and activities.
- Discover library school holiday programmes and activities.
- Find more ideas for holiday events and activities.
All about KidsFest
KidsFest is New Zealand’s biggest annual children’s festival. It is aimed at kids up to the age of 12. Christchurch City Libraries supports KidsFest by hosting a range of events for kids — from special storytimes sessions to writers’ workshops and treasure hunts — at our libraries and learning centres.
KidsFest took place for the first time in 1992, beginning as an idea from the then Mayor, Vicki Buck.