Friday 21 August, 2026

Geelong’s Wonder Children’s Festival is back September 14-24, and we’re giving away an unbeatable family pass for the ultimate Big Wonder Weekend experience thanks to founder and presenter, Geelong Arts Centre!

Packed with free and ticketed events for all ages, this prize includes tickets to three festival favourites: Room on the Broom, Erth’s Dinosaurs and the high-energy Wonder Beats! dance party to finish the day in style.

Plus, enjoy a huge range of free activities and experiences at Geelong Arts Centre and across the city, as central Geelong comes alive with wonder, creativity and fun.

For your chance to win, visit your local library between Monday 24 August and Sunday 6 September, scan the competition QR code to complete the entry form and go into the draw! 

To enter, make sure you are a library member. Not a member already? Join up today - it's free and easy to join!

Prize:

• 1 x Family Festival pass ($276 value) for the following shows on Saturday 19 September
  The family festival pass includes 4 x tickets for each of the following shows:
  • Room on the Broom
  • Erth’s Dinosaurs
  • Wonder Beats!

Shows are suitable for children under 16.

Prizes are to be provided as gift vouchers redeemable at the Geelong Arts Centre box office.

Geelong Wonder Children’s Festival is proudly presented by Geelong Arts Centre and supported by Creative Victoria and City of Greater Geelong.

Image credit: Mia Mcdonald. Courtesy of Geelong Arts Centre.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
By participating in this competition, you agree to the following terms and conditions:
1. The competition opens on Monday 24 August and the competition closes Sunday 6 September.
2. Entries received after the closing time and date will be deemed ineligible.
3. Entrants are the parents or guardians of the children. Children’s first name only.
4. To enter this competition, you must complete the entry form located in our libraries. Under no circumstances will we share any entrant’s personal information with any third parties, partners or affiliates.
5. By entering this competition, you warrant to GRLC that you are eligible to enter this competition based on these terms and conditions. Entry into the competition is deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions. If you do not agree with any part of these terms and conditions, you should not enter the competition or accept any prize resulting from entry into the competition.
6. Employees and their immediate families of the Geelong Regional Library Corporation and the Geelong Arts Centre are ineligible to enter.
7. GRLC reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and to disqualify any entrant who tampers with the entry process or who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these terms and conditions. Failure by GRLC to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.
8. The use of false names (being names by which the entrant is not usually known) or false addresses will result in disqualification.
9. Only one entry permitted per child. Tickets are for performances on Saturday 19 September only.
10. Incomplete, indecipherable or illegible entries will be deemed invalid.
11. The winners will be drawn on Wednesday 9 September and notified by contact details supplied.