Slide into holiday fun around the Rockhampton Region
Published on 10 December 2025
With a variety of activities and events planned at its facilities, Rockhampton Regional Council is ensuring a seamless slide into school holiday fun this December.
Parks, Sports and Public Spaces Councillor Cherie Rutherford encouraged the community to make most of the holiday period in the Rockhampton Region.
“The school holidays are the perfect time to explore what Council has to offer, from pools and parks to exciting events that create lasting memories,” Cr Rutherford said.
“We’re proud to provide affordable activities that everyone can enjoy, ensuring no one misses out on the fun.”
Adding some festive fun to the calendar, the 42nd Battalion Memorial Pool in Rockhampton are holding Grinch photos this Saturday, 13 December, from 11am.
Making a return in the New Year is the Northside Pool’s Friday Night Slides kicking off from January 2 and running every Friday night for the month of January.
Entry to the pool $3 per person and photos with the Grinch is $5 per group.
42nd Battalion Memorial Pool/ Northside Pool - 350 Berserker Street, Frenchville
General Hours
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 5:30am – 6:00pm
- Tuesday, Thursday: 8:00am – 6:00pm
- Saturday, Sunday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Slide Hours (School Holidays)
- Monday – Friday: 10:30am – 5:30pm
- Saturday, Sunday: 10:30am – 4:30pm
Mini Golf
- Monday – Friday: 9:00am – 6:00pm
- Saturday, Sunday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
- Public Holidays: 9:00am – 5:00pm
- Closed: Christmas Day
2nd World War Memorial Pool/Southside Pool - 2 Graeme Acton Way, Wandal
25m & 50m Pools
- Monday – Friday: 5:00am – 8:00pm
- Saturday: 5:00am – 6:30pm
- Sunday: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Wetplay
- Monday – Sunday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
- Public Holidays: 10:00am – 4:00pm
- Closed: Christmas Day
Mount Morgan Swimming Pool - 36 Thompson Avenue, Mount Morgan
- Monday – Friday: 7:00am – 6:00pm
- Saturday, Sunday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
- School Holidays - From Sunday, 14 December 2025 to Monday, 26 January 2026: 7:00am – 6:00pm
- Public Holidays 9:00am – 5:00pm
- Closed: Christmas Day
Gracemere Pool - Fisher Street, Gracemere
- Monday – Friday: 6:00am – 8:30am & 3:00pm – 6:00pm
- Saturday, Sunday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
- Public & School Holidays: 9:00am – 5:00pm
- Closed: Christmas Day
Rockhampton Zoo - Located in the Rockhampton Botanical Gardens
- Open daily: 9:00am – 4:15pm
- Closed: Christmas Day
Holiday Activities
- Building a Bee Hotel: Friday, 12 December 2025 @ The Hub (Ticketed)
- Junior Zookeeper Experiences: Wednesday, 17 December 2025; Wednesday, 7 January 2026; Wednesday, 14 January 2026 (Ticketed)
- Zoo Christmas Quiz: Monday, 8 December – Tuesday, 23 December 2025 (throughout the zoo)
- Zoo Christmas Craft: Monday, 22 December – Tuesday, 23 December 2025 @ The Hub
Rockhampton Heritage Village - Boundary Road, Parkhurst
- Open daily: 9:00am – 3:00pm
- Closed: Public Holidays
Christmas Hours
- Closed from 3:00pm Tuesday, 23 December 2025 and reopens 9:00am Monday, 5 January 2026
Rockhampton Museum of Art - Quay Street
- Open daily: 9:00am – 4:00pm (Free entry)
Christmas Hours
- Wednesday, 24 December 2025: Open 9:00am – 3:00pm
- Thursday, 25 December 2025: Closed
- Friday, 26 December 2025: Closed
- Saturday, 27 December 2025: Open 9:00am – 4:00pm
- Sunday, 28 December 2025: Open 9:00am – 4:00pm
- Monday, 29 December 2025: Open 9:00am – 4:00pm
- Tuesday, 30 December 2025: Open 9:00am – 4:00pm
- Wednesday, 31 December 2025: Open 9:00am – 4:00pm
- Thursday, 1 January 2026: Closed
- Friday, 2 January 2026: Open 9:00am – 4:00pm
Holiday Activities
- Free school holiday activities: Saturday, 13 December 2025 – Sunday, 25 January 2026 (9:00am – 4:00pm, staffed 9:30am – 12:30pm)
- Ticketed children’s workshop: Friday, 16 January 2026, 10:00am – 11:30am
Walter Reid Cultural Centre - Cnr Derby & East Street
- Monday – Friday: 8:00am – 9:00pm
- Saturday: 8:30am – 9:00pm
- Sunday: 9:00am – 6:00pm
Christmas Hours
- Closed from 4:30pm Wednesday, 24 December 2025 and reopens 9:00am Monday, 5 January 2026
Rockhampton Regional Libraries - Southside, Northside, Gracemere and Mount Morgan
All Libraries close – 3:00pm Wednesday 24 December 2025
Southside, Gracemere & Mount Morgan Libraries re-open – 9:00am Monday 5 January 2026
Northside Library re-opens – 9:00am Tuesday 6 January 2026
Note: Return chutes will be closed at all Libraries during this period.
Southside Library - Activities
- Lions Eye Health Screening: Saturday 13 December 2025, 9:00am – 2:00pm
- Marvellous, Magnificent, MEGA Manga Exhibition Launch: Monday 15 December 2025, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
- Christmas Box Forts & Sphero Indi: Tuesday 16 December 2025, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
- Virtual Reality Santa’s Sleigh Ride: Wednesday 17 December 2025, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
- Christmas Craft: Thursday 18 December 2025, 10:00am – 11:00am
- Imagination Station: Thursday 18 December 2025, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
- Circuit Christmas Craft (Ages 8+): Monday 22 December 2025, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
- Christmas Storytelling: Wednesday 24 December 2025, 10:00am - 10:30am
- Virtual Reality resumes: Wednesday 7 January 2026, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
- STEM Constructions Rockets and Catapults: Thursday 8 January 2026, 10:00am - 11:30am
- Imagination Station resumes: Thursday 8 January 2026, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
- Teen Virtual Reality (Ages 12+): Tuesday 13 January 2026, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
- Imagination Station Battle Bots: Thursday 15 January 2026, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
- Teen Virtual Reality (Ages 12+): Tuesday 20 January 2026, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Weekly Programs
- Talk and Play (Finish 15 Dec): Monday Mornings, 9:30am – 11:00am
- Anime-Manga Club (Finish 15 Dec): Monday Afternoons, 3:30pm – 5:00pm
- Read and Play (Finish 16 Dec) Christmas Stories & Crafting: Tuesday Mornings - 9:30am – 11:00am
- Knitting and Crochet Club (Finish 24 Dec): Wednesday Mornings, 9:30am – 12:00pm
- Virtual Reality (Finish 17 Dec): Wednesday Afternoons, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
- FunFit (Finish 11 Dec): Thursday Mornings, 9:15am – 10:15am
- Imagination Station (Finish 18 Dec): Thursday Afternoons, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
- Sing and Play (Finish 19 Dec): Friday Mornings, 9:30am – 11:00am
All Day Activities
- Activity Booklets, Colouring Tables, Games and Puzzles and Scavenger Hunts
Northside Library - Activities
- Switch Gaming: Friday 5 December 2025, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
- STEAM Club – Lego Windracers: Friday 12 December 2025, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
- Quizzical (Trivia): Tuesday 16 December 2025, 10:30am – 11:30am
- Crafternoon – Christmas: Friday 19 December 2025, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
- BoxForts MakeDo Fun: Wednesday 7 January 2026, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
- STEAM Club Paper Planes and Helicopters: Friday 9 January 2026, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
- Stick People Craft: Tuesday 13 January 2026, 10:00am – 11:00am
- Switch Gaming: Friday 16 January 2026, 10:00am – 11:00am
- Crafternoon Clay Creatures: Friday 16 January 2026, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
- Sphero Indis Bots: Friday 23 January 2026, 10:00am – 11:30am
Weekly Programs
- Read and Play (Finish 17 Dec) Christmas Stories and Santa Visit: Wednesday Mornings, 10:00am – 11:00am
- FunFit (Finish 11 Dec): Thursday Mornings, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Gracemere Library
- Crafternoon – Cardboard Threading: Tuesday 2 December 2025, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
- STEAM Club Christmas Engineering Challenge: Tuesday 9 December 2025, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
- Fancy Gift Wrapping: Monday 15 December 2025, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
- Origami Club - Christmas: Tuesday 16 December 2025, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
- Cake Club – Christmas: Tuesday 23 December 2025, 3:00pm – 4:00pm
- Christmas Carols Karaoke: Wednesday 24 December 2025, 1:30pm – 2:30pm
- Crafternoon – Notebooks and Journals: Tuesday 6 January 2026, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
- Silly Games: Wednesday 7 January 2026, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
- STEAM Club Optical Illusions: Tuesday 13 January 2026, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
- Box Forts: Wednesday 14 January 2026, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
- Bubble Play: Monday 19 January 2026, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Weekly Programs
- FunFit (Finish 15 Dec): Monday Mornings, 9:15am – 10:15am
- Read and Play (Finish 18 Dec) Christmas Stories & Santa Visit: Thursday Mornings, 10:00am – 11:00am
Mount Morgan Library
- Read and Play - Christmas Stories: Wednesday 17 December 2025, 9:30am – 11:00am
All Day Activities at Northside, Gracemere and Mount Morgan
Activity Booklets, Colouring Tables, Games and Puzzles, Scavenger Hunts, LEGO Blocks and Console Gaming
Pilbeam Theatre - Victoria Parade
- Magic, Dream and Wishes: Saturday, 6 December 2025 (Dance Star Studio)
- Carols by Candlelight: Friday, 12 December & Saturday, 13 December 2025 @ 7:00pm
Box Office Christmas Hours
- Closed from 4:30pm Wednesday, 24 December 2025 and reopens 9:00am Monday, 12 January 2026
ENDS