Things to do in Auckland with kids

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Things to do in Auckland with kids

13 dated listings for school-age kids in Auckland in the next 60 days — after-school, camps, courses and youth sports, pulled from the town's real event feed and sorted by age, not by who paid to be first.

Kids life in Auckland — the short version

If you're raising kids in Auckland, this is the page that keeps up. Between Oct 7 and Nov 14, Auckland's feed lists 13 dated listings for this age — 12 different programs, covering after-school, camps, courses and youth sports. Most of it runs at Botany Library (3) and 16 Highland Park Drive, Highland Park, Auckland, New Zealand (1).

Everything here is a real listing from Auckland's own event feed, checked against each program's age range — a program whose ages overlap 5–12 shows up here even if it also fits the age next door. The library branches showing up for this age are Botany Library and Flat Bush Library.

Coming up for school-age kids in Auckland

Dated listings in the next 60 days, soonest first. A weekly program shows a few of its sessions here — the rhythm section below has the full pattern.

Hero Kids! Tabletop RPG (Easy Mode)

Wed, Oct 7 · 2:00 PM · Botany Library · Free
Hero Kids! Tabletop RPG (Easy Mode) in Auckland
Photo: Paora · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Hero Kids! Tabletop RPG (Easy Mode) is on Wednesday, Oct 7 at Botany Library, Auckland. Good one for the kids.

Book Feast - Bookish Fun for Children

Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM · Dorothy Butler Children's Bookshop · Free
Book Feast  - Bookish Fun for Children in Auckland
Photo: Nick Beel · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Mark Saturday, Oct 10: Book Feast - Bookish Fun for Children at Dorothy Butler Children's Bookshop, Auckland. Worth bringing the whole family.

Cashflow Workshop for Kids

Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM · 16 Highland Park Drive, Highland Park, Auckland, New Zealand · Free
Cashflow Workshop for Kids in Auckland
Photo: Daderot · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Saturday, Oct 24: Cashflow Workshop for Kids at 16 Highland Park Drive, Highland Park, Auckland, New Zealand. Good one for the kids.

Wild Spark Workshop for Girls aged 8-10

Tue, Oct 27 · 5:30 PM · Roby Street · 100.00 NZD
Wild Spark Workshop for Girls aged 8-10 in Auckland

Wild Spark Workshop for Girls aged 8-10 is on Tuesday, Oct 27 at Roby Street, Auckland. Worth bringing the whole family.

Good to know

By the numbers for this age in Auckland: 13 dated listings in the next 60 days; 4 run after school on a weekday and 6 land on a weekend; the busiest single venue is Botany Library with 3 of them.

Free, as marked in the feed: Hero Kids! Tabletop RPG (Challenge Mode), Hero Kids! Tabletop RPG (Easy Mode), Hero Kids! Tabletop RPG (Normal Mode), Book Feast - Bookish Fun for Children, Camp Site Fun. Those listings carry a free tag in Auckland's own event data — everything else here, check the listing link for the price before you promise anyone.

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Common questions

What's on in Auckland for school-age kids right now?

The feed lists 13 dated listings for this age in the next 60 days, running Oct 7 to Nov 14 — the Coming up section is pulled straight from it.

Are these drop-in, or do I need to register?

It varies by program, and the page only says which is which where a listing's own words say so — the Good to know section names the drop-in and registration listings it found. When it doesn't say, the listing link is the place to check.

What's free for school-age kids in Auckland?

8 of the current listings are marked free in the feed; the Good to know section names them first.

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