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School Holiday Programmes in West Auckland
Henderson, Titirangi, Piha, Bethells, Kumeu, Massey
For 26 Sept – 11 Oct 2026, we’ve confirmed 10 dated sessions in West Auckland (6 free), alongside 6 local providers and 9 citywide chains that run here. That makes West Auckland the 4th-busiest of Auckland’s five areas for dated holiday sessions.
Dated sessions in West Auckland
Sessions with dates we could verify, running 26 Sept – 11 Oct. 6 of the 10 are free; the rest are paid. Times and prices are on the provider’s own page.
| Programme | Dates | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| West Auckland Library School Holiday Fun | 26 Sept – 10 Oct | Free |
| West Wave: Spring Holiday Programme | 28 Sept – 9 Oct | Paid |
| Te Uru: Spring Holiday Art Workshops | 28 Sept – 9 Oct | Paid |
| School Holidays - Glen Eden | 29 Sept – 8 Oct | Free |
| School Holidays - Avondale | 29 Sept – 11 Oct | Free |
| School Holidays - Wonderful Worlds at Blockhouse Bay Library | 30 Sept – 9 Oct | Free |
| Emerging realms: Mixed media acrylic painting | 1 Oct | Paid |
| Beyblade X Drop-In | 6 Oct | Free |
| Painted and stitched: Flora and fungi | 8 Oct | Paid |
| Connect 4 Tournament | 10 Oct | Free |
West Auckland providers
Henderson’s big pool complex runs a popular holiday programme — sports, active play, crafts and pool time. OSCAR-approved.
Hosted at Massey Primary — themed daily activities and trips, 7am–6pm.
Hosted at Titirangi Primary — sports, cooking and arts serving Glen Eden, Laingholm and Oratia.
MSD-approved OSCAR programme — free play, planned activities and affordable trip days, open to any school.
Gymnastics, fort-building and obstacle courses at Olympic Park, 8:30am–4:30pm.
Gallery art workshops with all materials supplied, 10am–2pm, including an exhibition tour.
What West Auckland covers — and what it doesn’t
Across our 6 West Auckland listings the programme types are pools & swimming, all-rounder, sports & active and arts & creative. 3 of the 6 are OSCAR-approved, so eligible families can claim the Work and Income subsidy toward the cost.
Missing locally: steam & science and nature & animals. If that’s what you’re after, the nearest listings are steam & science in East Auckland and nature & animals in North Shore — worth the drive for a one-off camp, less so for a full week of drop-offs.
How West Auckland 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 West Auckland, often inside a local primary school — see the full list with ages and OSCAR status.
Between sessions in West Auckland
Half-day camps leave an afternoon to fill, and most families don’t want to pay twice in one day. These are the West Auckland spots we’d head to — free ones first.
Spot fresh ferns and birdsong on a green walk to the cascades.
See the bush come alive with fresh growth and birdsong this spring.
Beachcomb the black sands and picnic below Lion Rock on warming spring days.
Watch gannets return to nest above the dramatic spring coastline.
Beachcomb the wild sands and fly a kite in fresh spring winds.
Spot fresh ferns and tūī on a green spring walk by the village.
Other Auckland areas
Filling the days between programmes? What’s on this weekend and places to take kids in West Auckland 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.