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Next up: New Year School Holidays, Sat 2 – Tue 26 Jan 2027
Looking for things to do with the kids in the Sunshine Coast school holidays? At Fairhill Adventure Gardens in Ninderry, the holidays mean baby goats to brush, chicks to cuddle, fairy doorways to find along the forest trail and the Little Engineers' Dig Zone to dig, build and create in.
Below are the Queensland school holidays coming up and what's on at Fairhill in each, taken straight from our events calendar, so this page is always current. We're 5 minutes from Yandina and M1 exit 215, open daily 8am-4pm.
Already on holiday, or counting down to the end of term? These are on in the weeks before.
Closed Thu 24 – Sat 26 Dec 2026. Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
This Christmas, come to Fairhill for a very special encounter with Santa, surrounded by nature, beautiful Gardens and the magic of Christmas.
Sat 2 – Tue 26 Jan 2027
Extra fun all through the school holidays - all of Fairhill open including the Gardens Café.
More about the New Year School Holidays
Fairhill Native Botanical Gardens & Nursery, 114-132 Fairhill Road Ninderry, QLD, 4561 Australia. Long Weekend of Gardens, Nature, Family Fun & the famous Fairhill Farmyard Adventures! Free entry to the Country Store, Gardens Café, Nursery. 🌱 BUY 2, GET 1 FREE On a huge range of plants from Queensland's iconic native nursery! • Flowering shrubs • Climbers & groundcovers • Bedding colour • Grafted grevilleas & gums • Rainforest trees • Bushtucker & edible natives ✨ Fresh stock delivered each morning! 🐓 FAIRHILL FARMYARD MORNING ADVENTURES – Daily! 🐐 Cuddle guinea pigs & newly-hatched chicks 🐓 Feed the ducks, walk the goats & meet our mini pygmy goats 🧺 Family-friendly fun every morning – included in your visit! 🐝 GUEST PRESENTATIONS 🕤 Alex Hansa, Founder of Fairhill 🕦 Angela Wright, Family Custodian 🕦 Other Special Guest Speakers daily 🪴 Ask our expert horticulturists 🪴 Explore rare and edible natives 🪴 Discover all of Fairhill (tickets apply - FREE for Members) 🍃 WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS WEEKEND • Build your dream native garden • Shop sustainably – Buy 2, Get 1 Free • Daily Fairhill Farmyard Adventures • Live music, workshops & expert talks • Farm-and-garden-to-table meals in the Gardens Café, Terrace Bar & Takeaway • Family and dog friendly 📍 FIND US Fairhill Adventure Gardens 114 Fairhill Road, Ninderry QLD 4561 Follow the signs for Fairhill Native Botanic Gardens 5 mins Yandina | 20 mins Coolum | 30 mins Noosa | 90 mins Brisbane 📞 (07) 5343 7906, 0494 028 904 🌐 fairhill.com.au 🌸 Celebrating Australia's Native Plant Heritage ✨ Be inspired. Shop sustainably. Connect with nature. ✨ Fairhill – Where Happiness is in Our Nature
3 – 18 April 2027
Autumn family adventures across the Easter break.
More about the Easter School Holidays (Autumn)Celebrated annually on this date — encouraging everyone to plant vegetables, fruits, flowers, or houseplants and connect with nature. Start a new garden, plant seeds, and enjoy the big day at Fairhill.
Whatever the date, these are waiting for you whenever the gates are open.
Chickens, ducks, miniature goats and guinea pigs. The Rangers run farmyard sessions at 8.30am, 9.30am, 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm and 3pm: listen for the Gong and meet at Reception.
Meet the farmyard
At your own pace all day from 8am: the Forest Fairy Trail, the Little Engineers' Dig Zone, Little Sprouts indoor play and Turtle Lake.
Fairhill Adventures
Shaded paths, rainforest pockets and big lawns on the slopes of Mount Ninderry, with water dragons and turtles for sharp eyes.
The gardens
Breakfast, brunch, lunch and barista coffee. Daily 8am - last orders 2pm. Free entry.
The Gardens Café
Australian natives, grafted grevilleas and bush tucker plants, with help to choose. Daily 8am-4pm. Free entry.
The native plant nurseryA holiday day trip from anywhere on the Coast. 114 Fairhill Road, Ninderry: 5 minutes from Yandina and M1 exit 215, 15 minutes from Bli Bli and Eumundi, 20 minutes from Buderim, Coolum Beach and Maroochydore, and 30 minutes from Noosa, Mooloolaba and Caloundra. How to find us. Rain on the way? See our wet weather things to do.
Coming up: New Year School Holidays (Sat 2 – Tue 26 Jan 2027); Easter School Holidays (Autumn) (3 – 18 April 2027). Fairhill is open daily, 8am-4pm through the school holidays, apart from any closure days shown on this page.
Ranger-led farmyard sessions with the chickens, ducks, miniature goats and guinea pigs, plus the Forest Fairy Trail, the Little Engineers' Dig Zone, Little Sprouts indoor play and Turtle Lake at your own pace. Special holiday events are listed on this page.
The farmyard and Fairhill Adventures are on a Day Pass or Membership, and booking ahead is recommended in the holidays as session spots are limited. Entry to the Nursery, the Country Store and the Gardens Café is free.
Yes, the Gardens Café is open every day, 8am - last orders 2pm, with a kids' menu and Little Explorer picnic boxes.
Much of Fairhill is under cover, including the café pavilions, Cuddle Corner with the guinea pigs and chicks, and Little Sprouts indoor play.
5 minutes from Yandina and M1 exit 215, 15 minutes from Bli Bli and Eumundi, 20 minutes from Buderim, Coolum Beach and Maroochydore, and 30 minutes from Noosa, Mooloolaba and Caloundra.
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Book your Day Pass ahead for the farmyard sessions, and see what's on this weekend.