Community & Business
29 July, 2025
Empire launches school holiday event program
THRIVE Festival, The Empire’s popular school holiday event, is set to return from September 25 to 28, this year plunging beneath the waves and celebrating the wonders of the ocean.
Presented by C&K Childcare and Kindergarten along with The Empire, THRIVE Festival is an annual four-day event offering a mixture of both ticketed and free events celebrating play, imagination and storytelling in the Spring school holidays during the region’s most vibrant time of year.
The Empire Chief Executive Officer, Giuliana Bonel said this year’s THRIVE Festival, now in its eighth consecutive year, would celebrate the world under the sea with a packed program of creative and theatrical experiences for families.
“Our festival has grown and expanded significantly since its inception in 2018, last year welcoming around 2,500 visitors through the gates across the four days of the event,” she said.
“We are thrilled to launch the 2025 THRIVE Festival program, featuring a one-of-a-kind bubble show, a sea-themed immersive lighting experience, marine life displays, children’s workshops led by the highly popular Theatre of Magic team, as well as a host of other events and activities on The Empire Lawn.
“We are eager to welcome families back to another incredible event in September when The Empire dives into a world of bubbles, colour and imagination.”
Bookings are essential for ticketed THRIVE Festival performances.
For more information or to book tickets to THRIVE Festival performances, visit empiretheatre.com.au
