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School Holiday Programmes in North Shore
Takapuna, Milford, Devonport, Albany, Browns Bay, Long Bay
For 26 Sept – 11 Oct 2026, we’ve confirmed 15 dated sessions in North Shore (10 free), alongside 8 local providers and 9 citywide chains that run here. That makes North Shore the 2nd-busiest of Auckland’s five areas for dated holiday sessions.
Dated sessions in North Shore
Sessions with dates we could verify, running 26 Sept – 11 Oct. 10 of the 15 are free; the rest are paid. Times and prices are on the provider’s own page.
| Programme | Dates | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| School Holidays - Whangaparāoa | 26 Sept – 11 Oct | Free |
| School Holiday Activities - Takapuna | 27 Sept – 11 Oct | Free |
| Flower your dreams - Glenfield Library | 27 Sept – 8 Oct | Free |
| School Holidays - Birkenhead | 27 Sept – 8 Oct | Free |
| Warkworth Library School Holidays | 28 Sept – 8 Oct | Free |
| Imagination Island holiday fun - Wellsford | 28 Sept – 9 Oct | Free |
| Spring School Holiday Programme with Auckland Council Pools and Leisure | 28 Sept – 9 Oct | Paid |
| Stories come alive at Mahurangi East Library | 28 Sept – 9 Oct | Free |
| School Holidays - Albany | 28 Sept – 9 Oct | Free |
| East Coast Bays Leisure Centre: Spring Holiday Programme | 28 Sept – 9 Oct | Paid |
| Stanmore Bay Pool and Leisure Centre: Spring Holiday Programme | 28 Sept – 9 Oct | Paid |
| North Harbour Gymnastics: Spring Holiday Programme | 28 Sept – 9 Oct | Paid |
| Birkenhead Pool and Leisure Centre: Spring Holiday Programme | 28 Sept – 9 Oct | Paid |
| School holidays at Devonport Library | 29 Sept – 8 Oct | Free |
| School Holiday Activities - Ōrewa | 29 Sept – 9 Oct | Free |
North Shore providers
Outdoor, nature-based holiday programme on the North Shore focused on teamwork, confidence and creativity.
Day and excursion programmes from the North Shore Recreation Centre on Akoranga Drive.
On-site at Browns Bay School — crafts, science, sports and trips, 7am–6pm care.
30+ holiday art workshops — clay, jewellery, painting and movie-making — plus an Art Venturers holiday club.
Intensive daily swim lessons and skills clinics plus Kids Club activities on the Hibiscus Coast.
Gymnastics games, parkour and obstacle courses — half or full day, no experience needed.
OSCAR-accredited craft, sewing, games and science days on Clarence Street.
Active multi-sport days, aqua adventures and swim intensives at the National Aquatic Centre — several programmes split by age.
What North Shore covers — and what it doesn’t
Across our 8 North Shore listings the programme types are nature & animals, all-rounder, arts & creative, pools & swimming and sports & active. 3 of the 8 are OSCAR-approved, so eligible families can claim the Work and Income subsidy toward the cost.
Missing locally: steam & science. If that’s what you’re after, the nearest listings are steam & science in East Auckland — worth the drive for a one-off camp, less so for a full week of drop-offs.
How North Shore compares
Dated sessions we found across Auckland for this break. Nobody publishes this split — we count it ourselves from provider pages, council listings and library programmes, so it moves as bookings open.
| Central Auckland | 22 | |
| North Shore | 15 | |
| South Auckland | 13 | |
| West Auckland | 10 | |
| East Auckland | 6 |
9 citywide chains (The Y (YMCA) Holiday Programmes, sKids Holiday Programmes and Kelly Sports Holiday Programmes and others) also run in North Shore, often inside a local primary school — see the full list with ages and OSCAR status.
Between sessions in North Shore
Half-day camps leave an afternoon to fill, and most families don’t want to pay twice in one day. These are the North Shore spots we’d head to — free ones first.
See newborn lambs and listen for native birds on a fresh spring walk.
Picnic among the lambs and pūkeko on the park's bright spring fields.
Picnic on fresh green lawns and watch birds return to the estuary.
Spread a picnic on the grass and fly kites in fresh spring air.
Fly a kite on the green and enjoy fresh bay breezes on warming days.
Fly kites and picnic along the estuary as spring warms the coast.
Other Auckland areas
Filling the days between programmes? What’s on this weekend and places to take kids in North Shore both sort by area.
Listings are a free community resource linking to each provider’s official site. We’re not affiliated with the programmes and don’t handle bookings — confirm dates, safety and pricing with the provider. School holiday dates follow the Ministry of Education term dates.