Best Birthday Parties Worth Travelling For

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Staying local can make life easy—but sometimes, those extra special birthday parties are a bit further afield and well worth travelling for. The following venues aren’t just your regular, run-of-the-mill birthday parties—these are experiences that will create memories that last a lifetime. Explore a new part of town, and get an adventure that you couldn’t have anywhere else.

Check out Sydney’s best birthday party venues worth travelling for.

The Best Birthday Parties Worth Travelling For 

1. Calmsley Hill City Farm

Calmsley Hill City Farm Parties
Give little urbanites the gift of experiencing farm life at the city's most popular farm—Calmsley Hill!


Take advantage of Calmsley Hill City Farm’s easy 4-step party booking process to book your child’s next birthday, then relax and enjoy a fun day at the farm! Calmsley Hill offers a unique opportunity to get hands-on and up close and personal with lots of animals and farm experiences.

Highlights of the daily schedule included in your party package include a working dog display, sheep-shearing and stock whip demonstrations, cow-milking, nursery animal feeding, additional extras including tractor rides, and one-on-one time with a snake, pony or rabbit! A day at the farm is a birthday party experience like no other and a mere 1.5-hour drive from Sydney.

Location: 31 Darling Street, Abbotsbury 

2. Featherdale Wildlife Park

Best Birthday Parties Worth Travelling For
Birthday parties at Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park are packed with Australia’s unique native wildlife, wonder and fun.


Located in the heart of Western Sydney, Featherdale Wildlife Park offer a range of easy and convenient birthday party packages for you to choose from, with flexible options and tailored additions so you can create the ultimate birthday experience for your child.

They offer a dedicated party host on the day to greet, supervise, organise food requirements and ensure the day runs smoothly. Parents will love seeing the delight on the children’s faces as they meet and interact with the world’s largest collection of native Australian animals!

Location: 217 Kildare Rd, Doonside

3. Pittwater Golf Centre

Pittwater Golf Centre
A mere 45 minutes from Sydney, Pittwater Golf offers fun, affordable and memorable pirate-themed birthday parties!


A mini-golf birthday party offers plenty of fun for everyone—especially when Pittwater Golf's pirate-themed Sydney location becomes the ultimate playground for kids! Pittwater Golf has two 18-hole miniature golf courses, the "Caves" and "Shipwreck" courses, as well as a private function area to keep everyone together as you celebrate the special occasion.

These mini golf parties are for a minimum of 10 kids—meaning maximum fun with friends as the little pirates or princesses wander through cave tunnels or keep watch from the crow's nest! 

Location: 1500 Pittwater Road, Warriewood

4. High and Wild Blue Mountains

High and Wild Blue Mountains
Abseiling, canyoning, rock climbing - or a combination of the above await for a jam-packed day of adrenalin!


Looking for a high-impact adventure while feeling comfortable that you're in safe hands? High and Wild has been operating in Katoomba for over 30 years and will whisk you away for a fun-filled day friends and family will never forget.

With canyoning, abseiling and camping packages on offer—there's a way to celebrate your child's adventurous spirit with High and Wild in the Blue Mountains!

Location: 207 Katoomba St, Katoomba

5. Symbio Wildlife Park

Symbio Wildlife Park
Birthday parties don't get much better than at Symbio Zoo.


A Symbio Zoo birthday party is the perfect place for kids to go wild! Just an hour from Sydney, you'll find a menagerie of Australian and exotic animals, all set within lush manicured gardens. There is a Symbio Farmyard precinct where you can feed and pat goats and sheep, meet cute guinea pigs and see chickens and ducks.

Plus there are resident koalas to cuddle and kangaroos to feed. A party at Symbio includes hire of the party area, admission to Symbio for selected zoo party guests, discounted admission for additional zoo party guests, animal food bags, catering in select party packages, a reptile experience for your group, complimentary invitations to download, complimentary party decorations, a zoo party host to prepare the party area, coordinate catering requirements and clean up plus all-day, unlimited access for you and your zoo party guests to our wildlife, splash park, and adventure playground. Phew! That is quite the list, we're sure you'll agree. 

Location: 7/11 Lawrence Hargrave Dr, Helensburgh

6. Oz Funland

Oz Funland
Offering exactly what the name suggests, Oz Funland is absolutely bursting with fun-filled experiences that kids will love!


Located in the western Sydney suburb of Leumeah, you'll find this magical kingdom of birthday wonder. Oz Funland is a fantastic, fully themed kids' birthday party venue that features specialised character hosts with fun kids activities, face painting, putt-putt golf, Oz Balladrome, play maze, jumping castle and much, much more. Choose themes to suit your child's tastes, including Frozen, the Wizard of Oz, Moana, Paw Patrol, Minions, Princesses and so much more. 

Location: 2/11 Hollylea Rd, Leumeah

7. Bilpin Country Lodge

Bilpin Country Lodge
There's so much to do at Bilpin Country Lodge, making it a wonderful choice for a birthday celebration!


Nothing says "happy birthday" quite like a group getaway to a beautiful country lodge, and Bilpin Country Lodge offers the perfect place to gather all of your child's nearest and dearest to enjoy a weekend of fresh air, countryside activities and plenty of outdoor fun. The lodge boasts six available bedrooms, all with en-suite bathrooms, and it accommodates a maximum of 20 guests spanning a mixture of couples rooms and family suites. Young adventurers will love canoeing, kayaking, swimming in the lake or even fishing for yabbies.

There's also a huge spa for people who aren't so keen on the lake, as well as an onsite tennis court for those who prefer to get active on dry land! Kids will enjoy hours of fun at the playground, and adore feeding and petting the farm animals. 

Location: 46 Bilpin Springs Rd, Bilpin

8. Cockatoo Island Camping

Cockatoo Island Family Camping
Outdoorsy kids will love the experience of camping right on Sydney Harbour at their birthday party!


Offering unbeatable views of Sydney Harbour plus access to scenic picnic spots, BBQ and cafés. a camping experience at Cockatoo Island is an ultra-unique way to celebrate a birthday. The campground offers the perfect chance to spend a night under the stars at the heart of the world’s most iconic harbour! There are plenty of camping options, catering for a range of budgets, group sizes and occasions.

Location: Cockatoo Island Waterfront Campground, Cockatoo Island

9. Golden Ridge Animal Farm

Golden Ridge
Animal-loving boys and girls will love nothing more than a birthday party at the gorgeous Golden Ridge Animal Farm!


Have your party down at the farm! Golden Ridge Animal Farm is a mere 45-minute drive from Sydney, offering both self-catered and catered birthday party options, and an incredibly convenient farm-to-you option: host a Golden Ridge Animal Display where the nursery animals come to you!

Golden Ridge is the way to go for an extra-special birthday celebration for little animal-loving boys and girls, with trips to the Dural farm including a huge range of hands-on activities including animal feeding and cow milking. 

Location: 686 Old Northern Rd, Dural

10. Monkey Mania

Monkey Mania
Monkey Mania


With seven Monkey Manias dotted throughout NSW, it's an easy birthday party option worth travelling for. Monkey Mania is the ultimate playground for kids aged 1-12, offering an engaging array of play equipment. From inflatable jumping castles to specially designed areas for toddlers, foam ball arenas, exciting climbing structures, slides, and more—it's safe to say that Monkey Mania has it all.

Planning a birthday party? Monkey Mania has you covered with party packages to suit all budgets. Their packages include unlimited playtime, a dedicated party host, and a fully themed party room for a memorable celebration!

Location: Multiple throughout Sydney, see Monkey Mania for details. 

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