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School Holiday Programme

Find out what fun family activities are available these April school holidays!

Download a copy of the School Holiday Booklet or pick one up from the Stratford Library and Visitor Information Centre or Wai o Rua - Stratford Aquatic Centre.

Please read our School Holiday Programme Terms and Conditions here.

Register for events here!

Don't worry, there are heaps of activities in our booklet that don't require registrations too. Make sure you check them out.

Homemade candles

Create a scented candle - CLICK TO REGISTER

Make your very own delicious smelling candle.

Thursday 20 April

10am – 10:45am

11am – 11:45am

Cost: Free | Ages: 8 years and older | Venue: Library | Note: Spaces are limited. We’ll supply all materials

Magnifying glass over Easter eggs

Easter hunt - CLICK TO REGISTER

Monday 10 April

11am - 12pm

See how many Easter eggs you can find within the aquatic centre! You’ll have a set time to find the treats.

Cost: Pool entry fees apply | Ages: All ages | Venue: Wai O Rua - Stratford Aquatic Centre

Pool instructor in the water with three floating kids in lifejackets

Safe boating - CLICK TO REGISTER

Thursday 13 April

10.30am - 12pm

An opportunity to improve water confidence for summer activities.

Learn how to use lifejackets, ropes and inflatable boats, to keep safe when swimming in different bodies of water and boating this summer.

Participants receive an official Coastguard Boating Education - Safe Boating certificate on completion.

Cost: $6.50 | Ages: 8 years old and over | Venue: Wai O Rua - Stratford Aquatic Centre

A cartoon starfish wearing a snorkel mask in front of a river

River safety - CLICK TO REGISTER

Friday 21 April

10.30am - 11.30am

A fun session in the pool to learn about water safety in our kiwi rivers and lakes.

Cost: $6.50 | Ages: 8 years old and over | Venue: Wai O Rua - Stratford Aquatic Centre

Young man break-dancing in front of graffiti wall

SDYC On the Bus - Graffiti art or hip hop dance - CLICK TO REGISTER

Wednesday 19 April

Bus departs: 10.30am, bus returns: 5pm approx

Join Stratford District Youth Council on a trip to Zeal New Plymouth! Zeal will be offering graffiti art and hip hop dance classes. You can choose which you’d like to do.

We’ll email you a permission form to fill in and sign after you register.

Cost: $5 per person | Ages: 12 - 24 years | Meeting point: The bus will depart from, and return to, the Stratford War Memorial Centre car park

What else can you do in Stratford these school holidays?

  1. Experience the Percy Thomson Gallery
  2. Check out what movies are playing at our historic TET Kings Theatre
  3. Jump on your bikes and head to the Stratford Bike Park - while you're there have fun on the playground and get a photo in our Victoria Park photo frame.
  4. Take a stroll on the Stratford Discovery Trail
  5. See what activities are available at Tutaki Youth
  6. Visit Taranaki Pioneer Village
  7. Discover the Republic of Whangamomona and try your hand at the mini-putt course! Join us for Republic Day celebrations on Saturday 21 January 2023.
  8. Explore Te Popo Gardens
  9. Enjoy some outdoor fun at the Hollard Gardens
  10. Take a stroll on one of the many walking trails in our district - have you tried the Cardiff Walkway or York Road Loop? Perhaps you've never been to Dawson Falls?!

Enjoy your school break!

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