Snowy Mountains & Victorian Alps
Events Calendar and Mountain Events Guide
Here is our Events Calendar and Mountain Events Guide for your information. Snowy Mountains Holidays can help create the perfect holiday for you and your family or group by packaging together accommodation, organising event tickets and booking loads of activities. The mountains offer so much that, whatever your interest, Australia’s High Country probably offers an event or experience around it.
Easter Carnival Activity Schedule
Thredbo
The Thredbo Easter Adventure Eggstravaganza. Ten days of high altitude fun and it will have the kids hopping from activity to adventure and back again. There’s a big program of free activities from Kids Mountain Challenge, mountain bike Pump Track sessions, Feature Creatures live reptile display (where you can even get up close to a snake), Dance Jam, storytelling, Circus for Dummies clown show plus much more. Plus there will be Kids Night Adventures along with guided walks to Mt Kosciuszko.
Kids Mountain Challenge
Get ready kids, the team at the Thredbo Leisure Centre will host a special Kids Mountain Challenge, think survivor in the Snowies. You will climb, jump, bike and walk to the clues and obstacles. Some interesting challenges are in store, then make your way back to the Leisure Centre at 12.30pm to see who is the Thredbo Mountain Champion and enjoy a lunchtime sausage sizzle.
Kids Night Adventure
The kids join the adventure guides for a sausage sizzle and games, then head out for a little spotlighting to find the famous nightlife loving Thredbo wombat or the sneaky possums and their friends.
Mountain Bike Workshop – Pump Track
Thredbo MTB will host free Pump Track workshops for the kids. These sessions are designed to build confidence and skills on the fun and flowing Village Green Pump Track.
Feature Creatures
A range of wildlife will be on display with Rangers on hand to chat to you about their amazing animal collection. Children can even hold a python or cuddle a blue tongue lizard.
Giant Easter Hunt
Great Easter fun when Thredbo gets a visit from the Easter Bunny. Keep an eye out for this special bunny. He sometimes likes to ride the Kosciuskzo Chair and have a go on the bobsled before the hunt early in the morning.
The Milo the Clown Snow Show
Milo the Clown presents a show all about snow! Be amazed by magic snowflakes, be snowed under by snow juggling, make a Snowman, watch scientific snow making and laugh at Milo’s silly ski slapstick which snow balls into a spectacular snow machine grand finale. This snowy show is freezing family fun and very very cool!
Keller Dance Jam Party
Get out your favourite dress- up costume and head on down to the Keller Bar for the famous Thredbo Dance Jam. Snack, drinks and a stack of fun to be had. Prizes for best moves and best dressed. Miss Fairy Cupcake will be on hand with her special Crazy Hair Station.
Alpine Dance Jam
Get ready to get your groove on with Sue who uses dance, games and costumes to teach kids about the alpine environment in these hour long workshops. Whether you’re a long time dancer or just looking to learn a few more moves, the Thredbo Dance Jam has something for everyone. They focus on improving fitness, coordination skills and confidence in a safe and fun environment for kids aged 2 to 12 years.
Pump Track Challenge
Thredbo MTB will host free Pump Track Challenge including timed runs and a chance to test out your skills in a fun environment. Please enter at Thredbo MTB at Thredbo Sports
Thredbo Bouldering Experience
Join K7 Adventures experienced climbing and bouldering team to learn how to climb.
Thredbo Treasure Hunt
How well do you know Thredbo? Join in on the free Thredbo Treasure Hunt, just follow the map and pick up clues from local Thredbo business’ to find the hidden treasure.
Face Painting
Who will you be today? Fairy, tiger, unicorn, princess or a superhero. Children will be transformed into their favourite fantasy character with lots of colour, sparkle and glitter.
Jumping Castle
Always a hit with the kids, the bouncy jumping castle ensures plenty of fun for the kids.
Story Telling
Sit back, relax and enjoy listening to a good story with our resident story teller Miss Fairy Cupcake.
Alpine Art and Craft Sessions
Kids get in touch with their artistic side and craft up a storm. Who knows what they will create.
Miss Fairy Cupcake
Come and see the enchanting Miss Fairy cupcake. As she has flown in all the way from Fairy Land she may need some help from the children with her magic including balloons and bubbles.
Movie’s in the Kosi Room
Roll up, roll up to catch a range of new release and family favourite movies on the big screen in the Kosciuszko Room, BYO snack to catch a movie before dinner.
Adults Poolside Party
We are heating up the pool at Australia’s only alpine outdoor poolside venue. Enjoy your favourite beverages while our DJs spin some great tunes.
Download full Easter Carnival activity schedule here
Don’t forget about me – Ben Eyles
Annual Lake Light Sculpture in Jindabyne
Lake Light Sculpture is an inspiring free outdoor sculpture exhibition and competition which will be held along the stunning foreshore of Lake Jindabyne in the Snowy Mountains of NSW from 18th to 21st April 2015.
The Easter long weekend offers a fantastic opportunity to experience Jindabyne. The sculptures are displayed in an evocative setting with the reflections of the Snowy Mountains on the lake, providing a living studio for the artworks but it is as night falls that the real magic begins. Illumination has, since the festivals inception, been a defining element of Lake Light Sculpture. Artists embed lighting, reflection and optical tricks into their sculptures to play on the light of Easter’s full moon. The effect is dramatic, transforming the already interesting sculptures and revealing hidden elements. It’s an ideal time to bundle up against the autumn chill and walk hand-in-hand with the ones you love along the foreshore.
Artists of every caliber – including professionals, experienced and emerging artists, community groups, and local tradesmen – participate in the event. Previous years prizes have included a sculpture residency at the Australian National University, the coveted People’s Choice Award, and the Illumination Award for the sculpture that best lights up the star-strewn night.