Plan your weekend of fun PLUS start planning your Winter School Holidays!

Stuck for weekend plans? Find all of the Northside family fun!

Mamma is here with all the all the fun happening around the North this weekend.

Whatever you choose to do - Have fun!
Big hugs - Mamma Mish and the Team

Your Winter School Holiday Planner is HERE!

Being just around the corner it’s best to start planning your holidays with the fam, and Mamma’s go-to guide is the ideal place to start, with the best events, activities, eats and MORE happening near you.

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Here are THREE great reasons to head to the Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre these school holidays!

These family friendly shows and ballet workshops will have your little ones fully entertained and inspired!

Click through to check out what’s happening!

Billie B Brown & The Case of the Missing Treasure at Old Melbourne Gaol

Inside the historic cells of Old Melbourne Gaol, a long-lost treasure is waiting to be found. Running 27 June – 12 July, 10am–5pm, Billie B Brown & The Case of the Missing Treasure invites kids aged 6–12 to follow clues, decode hidden messages and help the Secret Mystery Club crack the case.

National Trust Members get free family tickets. Not a member yet? Use code MAMMAKNOWS at sign-up to have the $40 joining fee waived.

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PrisonBreak Explorers 2 at Pentridge Prison

Step inside the infamous H-Division these school holidays for a family mystery your kids won't stop talking about. Running 27 June – 12 July, PrisonBreak Explorers 2 is a thrilling, hands-on adventure where curious kids aged 6–12 crack clues, solve puzzles and race to uncover the real crook before time runs out.

National Trust Members get free family tickets. Not a member yet? Use code MAMMAKNOWS at sign-up to have the $40 joining fee waived.

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All the fun happening THIS SATURDAY June 20

Ripe Maternity Warehouse Sale, Thornbury

Leon’s Smash Burgers x Cannoli Bar Pop-Up, Avondale Heights

Tucker, Tunes & Trivia, Hurstbridge

Solstice Eve Light Show, Brunswick

Frozen in Time FREE Craft Sessions, Greensborough Plaza

Dinos @ Melbourne Zoo, Parkville

Bubble Planet, Brunswick

Lightscape, Royal Botanic Gardens

MARKETS

Younghusband x The Rose Street Artists’ Market, Kensington

Preston Market, Preston

Joe’s Market Garden, Coburg

Rose St Market, Fitzroy

Coburg Farmers Market, Coburg

All the fun happening THIS SUNDAY June 21

Petting Zoo @ Anglers Tavern, Maribyrnong

All Day Donuts Kids Glazing Workshop, Brunswick

Girls Tennis Open Day, Hadfield Tennis Club

Winter Solstice Festival, Coburg Town Hall

Leon’s Smash Burgers x Cannoli Bar Pop-Up, Avondale Heights

Limoncello Day Celebrations, Zoncello Healesville

Frozen in Time FREE Craft Sessions, Greensborough Plaza

Festival of Football, Broadmeadows

Bubble Planet, Brunswick

Dinos @ Melbourne Zoo, Parkville

Family Day at Moon Dog World, Preston

Victorian Miniature Railway, Harcourt

Goldfields Railway

Bulla Hill Mini Rail, Bulla (EVERY 3RD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH)

Lightscape, Royal Botanic Gardens

MARKETS

Winter Market @ Bridges Hurstbridge

North Essendon Farmers Market, North Essendon

Kensington Market, Kensington

Preston Market, Preston

Flemington Farmers Market, Ascot Vale

Alphington Farmers Market, Alphington

Rose St Market, Fitzroy

Kingsbury Dve Community Market, Bundoora

Eltham Farmers Market, Eltham

🐾 Vision Australia Seeing Eye Dogs are looking for foster carers!

This week we got a rare behind-the-scenes look at the Kensington campus where future Seeing Eye Dogs are raised and trained - and wow, what an experience.

Could your family foster a training dog?

Click here to find out more. 💛🐶

Families with young children!

Mamma has some great news for you.

The Victorian Government is opening 50 NEW Early Learning Centres around Victoria by 2032!

Early Learning Victoria centres will provide long day care, integrated three- and four-year-old kindergarten and have the trusted education and care we need for our young children.

You are sure to find a centre that is close by AND just the right fit for your family.

Click here for more info and to learn more about the enrolment process

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