Spot On Children❜s Festival 2026

Riverside Theatres Parramatta hands the stage over to kids these spring school holidays, with a lineup that spans a screen-to-stage favourite, a picture book classic and a free interactive play space. 

What's On at Spot On Children's Festival 2026

Riverside Theatres is raising the curtain on the annual Spot On Children's Festival with a diverse program of live performances to surprise and delight kids of all ages.

Running from 26 September to 10 October, this year's festival promises to be joy-filled and jam-packed, full of entertaining shows for the whole family! Sort your spring school holiday plans today and book your tickets.

Bluey's Big Play: The Stage Show

Saturday 26 September 2026 — 9:30 am, 12:30 pm and 3:30 pm Riverside Theatres, Cnr Church & Market Sts

BBC Studios and Andrew Kay, in association with Windmill Theatre Co, bring Bluey's Big Play back to Parramatta for one day only, with three sessions to fit around nap times and after-lunch energy dips. Expect the Heeler family's world brought to life on stage exactly as fans know it from the show.

Where Is The Green Sheep?

7-10 October 2026 at Riverside Theatres, Cnr Church & Market Sts

Mem Fox's beloved picture book gets the stage treatment, sending young audiences on a search through wild, woolly and downright silly settings to track down one elusive green sheep. A gentle, visual introduction to live theatre for the picture-book set.

Into the Box

7-10 October 2026 at Riverside Theatres, Cnr Church & Market Sts Free

A free interactive activity space designed to get little ones moving, building and imagining. Into the Box runs alongside the ticketed shows across the same four days, making it an easy add-on for families already booked in for Where Is The Green Sheep? or a standalone outing on its own.

For more information and the full program, visit Spot On Children's Festival.

Where: Riverside Theatres, Corner Church and Market Streets, Parramatta
When:  26 September to 10 October 2026
Cost:    Various | See individual events for ticket prices

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