School Holidays

Next date: Wednesday, 31 December 2025 | 09:30 AM to 04:30 PM

Bring the school holidays to life with activities for children of all ages.

Explore life as it was, with real life restorations and working displays of Australia’s pioneering past.

School Holiday Activations

• Print Shop: 9.30am - 10.30am
• Pioneer School: 11.30am
• Butter Making: 1pm
• Rope Making: 1.30pm

Daily Activations

• Blacksmith: 9.30am - 3.30pm
• The Paragon Cafe: 9.30am - 2.30pm
• General Store: 9.30am - 4pm
• Horse and Carriage: 9.30am - 4pm
• Vintage Car: 10am - 3.30pm
• Music Shop & Photo Parlour: 10am - 3.30pm
• Pyap River Cruises: 10.30am and 2.30pm - bookings essential call 1800 981 911.

Everything old & The Very New

SCAVENGER HUNT (Complimentary on entry. One entry, per person, per day)

To celebrate the latest addition to the Pioneer Settlement, we’ve created a scavenger hunt all about history - from the past to today.

Can you solve all eight clues?

Murray River Laser Light Spectaculars – Parnbandilla

• Heartbeat of the Murray: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday - 9.15pm
• Legends of the Mallee: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday - 9.15pm

Sunset Cruises

Enjoy a leisurely Pyap sunset cruise, along the majestic Murray River. One hour Pyap Sunset Cruises return for seven nights only - December 27th to 30th, and January 2nd to 4th.

Boarding at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm departure, cruise returns at 8.30pm. Limited tickets, bookings essential call 1800 981 911.

When

Location

Pioneer Settlement, 125 Monash Drive, Swan Hill, 3585, View Map