10 free things to do for winter holidays 2024 in Santiago

Not all vacation packages are paid. In this guide you will find entertaining activities and free places to visit with boys and girls.


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Photo: Arauco Park

The phenomenon of Inside Out 2 joins the free panoramas for the winter holidays with an entertaining activation.

And boys and girls will be able to have fun in a playground inspired by the hit Pixar movie.

Where is it located? In two shopping centers, in Arauco Kennedy Park and in Mall Arauco Maipu.

In both places the little ones can enjoy this activity. from Friday, June 21 to Sunday, July 7.

And in a way free, since admission is free.

Thus, they can enjoy this circuit of games, which It has six stations, each with different activities that address the characters and emotions that are part of the film.

All the details are in this note.

Photo: MAS

This weekend there is a stellar anniversary, the Asteroid Day.

An international anniversary that in Chile will be celebrated with a great scientific festival open to the public in the Vizcachas Village Park.

The green lung located in Puente Alto will once again become the epicenter of the country’s celebration of Asteroid Day.

That’s because there it is Saturday June 29 There will be a open day full of scientific activities for the whole family.

Between them workshops, observation with telescopes, interactive spaces, meteorite exhibition, storytelling, rocketry, contests and live music.

And the event has free pass.

Winter School at GAM

Photo: GAM

During these winter holidays, there is a place where adults and children can learn and have fun at the same time, the GAM Winter School.

The meeting that the Alameda cultural center organizes every year on this date, with the idea of ​​offering workshops for all ages.

And it returns this year with its new version, the one that arrives with plus 15 workshops, all freewhich will be carried out andbetween the last week of June and the first week of July.

Is entertaining and educational free panoramaas well as familiar, since among the workshops of the Winter School there are alternatives for all ages: for boys and girls, teenagers and even adults.

And the The offer is varied, as there is something for everyone.

Here you can find more details.

Photo: Potterfest

Potterheads or fans of Harry Potter They know well Potterfesthe Thematic festival dedicated to the popular saga of wizards and sorcerers.

The one that travels through various places in Santiago and that this weekend arrives at an ad hoc place with the enchanted theme, the Dubois Mansion.

The construction of the beginning of the 20th century that is located in Quinta Normal, which attracts attention for its eclectic European architecture and is known for legends related to tragic deaths.

In fact, it has served as setting for horror moviesas Homeby Jorge Olguín, and the television series TIC Tacfrom TVN.

A mysterious and magical mansion, ad hoc for Potterfest and where the festival will take place this Saturday, June 29, from 11 AM to 7.30 PM.

In an ideal panorama to go on winter holidays and that also has free pass.

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One of the free things to do on vacation is to walk through the National Zoo.

The San Cristóbal Hill site is a family favorite and has been free since last year.

Yes, you read correctly: from now until almost all of 2024 the zoo has Entry free for all audiences.

Of course, first you must exchange tickets free of charge through an online reservation system.

Lego Brick Expo

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This holiday there is one Lego exhibition to go to with free entry.

Where? In the La Reina public library, which is within the Casona Nemesio Antúnez.

There, the thing is being done Expo Brickwhich can be visited on Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29 and Friday, July 5 and Saturday, July 6, with free admission, from 11 AM to 6 PM.

An exhibition where you can see pieces built with Lego, from sagas and themes such as Star Wars, Marvel, Harry Potter, railroads, big cities and amusement parks.

Furthermore there is a sector so that attendees can put together their own figures.

National Film Library

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Movie theaters are a good refuge for these winter holidays and especially the National Film Library.

The enclosure that is part of the La Moneda Cultural Center (CCLM) and always offers an interesting program of movies to watch on the big screen.

Like the ones you will have on these holidays, in which you will project Chilean animated feature films ideal to enjoy with the family and with free admission.

Between them Ogú and Mampato in Rapa Nui and Papelucho and the Martian.

All functions are a Microcine, between June 22 and 26, always at 3 PMand with Advance reservation on the website of the National Film Library.

Photo: National Aeronautical and Space Museum

A good cultural activity for both adults and children is to go to the museum.

For this reason, in this guide we compile some of the venues in the capital that have free entry.

And the best of all is that Each one offers a different proposal, from different views and approaches to art to others in which they can learn more about specific periods in history.

Photo: Planet

If you are looking for a literary panorama for the winter holidays you can go to the GAMwhere this weekend will be held Planet of Authors Fest.

The meeting organized by the Planeta publishing house and which brings together in one placeyears of the authors of their catalog and who participate in various activities.

Between them signings, launches, presentations and talks.

And everything is ready for its sixth version, which will take place on Sunday, June 30 at the GAM, from 3.30 PM and with free entry.

There, they will participate more than 15 Chilean authorsamong which are Francisco Ortega, María Paz Blanco, Alberto Fuguet, Fernanda Namur, José Maza, Daniela Thiers Carlos Tromben and even the football idol Carlos Caszely.

Photo: Carolina Vargas

Inside of the Metropolitan park There are many places where boys and girls have a great time, from the popular National Zoo to the Gabriela Mistral Square.

Do you know the latter? It is an almost obligatory stopover for those who have small children. And it is ideal for taking a fun break during a climb to the largest green lung in Santiago.

There, children – and even those who have a child’s soul – can have endless fun, since the place It has several games surrounded by nature.

Like old and colorful ones mechanical locomotivesrestored in the 60s, which visitors can easily climb onto, as well as the “seats” in the auditorium, some logs where both adults and children can test their balance.

In addition, next to the auditorium are some of the most recent games in the Gabriela Mistral Plaza, giant xylophones installed in 2014 and that people can touch freely.

 
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