Kids & Family Events in Chennai

For families, Chennai's listings are a mix of weekend workshops and dependable outings. Art, pottery, baking, coding and robotics classes run in studios and learning centres; bookshops, libraries and cultural centres hold storytelling sessions and puppet shows; and Express Avenue, Phoenix Marketcity, VR Chennai and Nexus Vijaya Mall stage carnivals in the school holidays. The Anna Centenary Library in Kotturpuram has a 15,000 sq ft children's section, and the Birla Planetarium on the same road runs sky shows in English and Tamil. Kalaignar Centenary Park on Cathedral Road has a zipline, an aviary and a musical fountain. Vandalur Zoo, DakshinaChitra and the Crocodile Bank on the ECR and Wonderla on the OMR are full-day trips. Remember that the zoo, the Guindy Children's Park, Semmozhi Poonga and DakshinaChitra all close on Tuesdays.