The Spring holidays are (already) just around the corner and you are desperately looking for ideas to keep your little ones busy monsters angels. Well, here is what Bandol has to offer you in terms of spring courses and activities for your little ones!
🌷 Quick summary:
- Exploring the treasure hunt of spring 2026
- Learn to sail with the SNB
- Perfect your backhand at the Bandol Tennis Club
- Discover ceramics with two creators
- Let your imagination run wild with Chloe's Wonders
- Learn the basics of robotics at the School of Robots
- Awaken your creativity at Maison Petitom
- Learning to swim at the beach
- Discover the seabed of Bandol
- Outing to the ZOA park in Sanary-sur-mer
- Focus on the youth agenda
- Other spring activities in Bandol
- Other spring activities nearby
- Ideas for stays in Bandol in spring
Exploring the treasure hunt of spring 2026
Tourist office and participating shops.
Spring is gently settling into Bandol… The flowers are opening, the temperatures are rising, and nature is awakening before your eyes. And what if, during your vacation, you took the time to look at what's hidden right under your nose? This year, our entire team of The tourist office takes you on an adventure full of surprises in the search for the mysterious little cacarinettes!
Learn to sail with the Bandol nautical society
Central Beach – right in the city centre, annexed car park accessible all year round.
One more time, the SNB is here during the school holidays to teach your little ones the art of navigation. Internships are offered for children from 4 years old and take place in the form of 5 half-day sessions (morning or afternoon) from Monday to Friday. On the program, discovery and learning of the following elements:
- Cabin boy, Optimist, dinghy, catamaran: from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. or from 14 p.m. to 17 p.m.;
- Windsurfing: 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. or 14 p.m. to 16:30 p.m.
The little ones can also be part of the game with the Sea garden (9 a.m. to 12 p.m. or 14 p.m. to 17 p.m.). Aimed at young people and supervised by qualified instructors, this activity allows a discovery of the marine environment and navigation at sea through games and workshops.
⛵️ Registration and information at 04 94 29 42 26 or by email to the address secretariat@snbandol.com.
✅ For more information To learn more about this Bandol nautical club, click here:
Perfecting your backhand at the Bandol tennis club
Avenue Albert 1ᵉʳ – approximately 20 minutes walk from the city centre.
Does your kid have tennis in his blood? Discover it Tennis Club BandolA family-friendly tennis club by the sea, on the coastal path, with different courts for all levels. During school holidays, the club's instructors regularly offer training courses with the following program:
- Children course (from 6 years old): beginner, improvement, discovery of the game, technical reinforcement, “Galaxie Tennis” evaluations. 1 hour session per day every morning from Monday to Friday.
- Children + multisport course (from 8 years old): formula including the above program plus 2 hours of multisport. These two hours are scheduled in the afternoon from 14 p.m. to 16 p.m. with padel, beach tennis or basketball.
🎾 To find out the rates and terms registration, contact Amaury Agresta at 06 60 95 41 78 or send an email to the address stagetennis.tcb@gmail.com.
✅ To learn more, discover the website of the Bandol Tennis Club :
Discover ceramics…
with Argiltecture
17 Impasse des Genêts – 5 minutes by car from the city centre.
Not all children necessarily want to end up covered in mud… Some prefer to transform it into true creations! For these budding little artists, the brand new Claytecture provides ceramics workshops and courses during school holidays, especially in the spring.
The program for these sessions, accessible to young children, includes: discovery, manipulation and exploration of matter to give free rein to their imagination. An ideal creative activity for having fun in a different way and who knows, perhaps revealing a future passion in the talents of tomorrow!
(I.e. All the info about the internships and workshops You can find it here.
???? To bookSimply contact the Argiltecture team at 07 43 59 53 92 or by email to argiltecture@gmail.com.
✅ And for immerse yourself in the universe For those who love the earth, this way:
with the Lydie Courey studio
Vimagic Workshops – 27 rue Vincent Allègre – city center.
Want to get your hands dirty and unleash your creativity? Within the Vimagic Workshops, Lydie Courey of Ceramic Studio, offers modeling workshops specifically designed for children and teenagers. For 1 to 1.5 hours, participants discover the basics of ceramics by shaping their own creation from beige clay: a statuette, a pinched bowl, a small dish, or even a small decorative object. A moment that is both calming and fun, ideal for a gentle introduction to this craft. Accessible to children and teenagers (Cross-generational holidays by the sea), this workshop allows you to develop patience, creativity and pride in creating a unique object with your own hands.
👉 Booking this way : 07 83 03 33 09 or on Instagram @studiolydiecourey
✅ And discovery of the artist's universe over there:
let your imagination run wild with the wonders of Chloe
27 rue Vincent Allègre – city center.
In Bandol, spring also rhymes with creativity for children. And that's what the shop is all about. The Wonders of Cloé She understood this well. Its owner invites younger children to immerse themselves in a colorful and joyful world, where Imagination is at the heart of every activityIn a kawaii and playful atmosphere, this must-see place for families in Bandol offers workshops specially designed for the spring holidays.
Slime, DIY, 3D painting, kawaii workshop…So many creative activities that allow children and teenagers to create, experiment, and take home their own creations. A perfect leisure activity to keep younger children occupied while enjoying the mild weather.
🌈 Discover it now! The program is available by clicking here..
🎨 And most importantly, remember to book your place at 07 59 69 75 49 !
✅ Finally, for discover the whole world of this shop, this is where it happens:
learn robotics at the robot school
178 Chemin des Roumpinas – 6 minutes by car from the city centre.
If your child prefers screens to sports fields, we've found something to captivate them! In Bandol, The School of Robots Introduces young people to new technologies in a fun and accessible way. Good news for the 2026 spring holidays: robotics workshops are on the program! Open to children aged 6 to 15They allow children to take their first steps into the world of robots or to go even further in their knowledge.
From an organizational standpoint, each internship takes place on a 4-day weekthroughout the month of April. The times are adapted according to ages: from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. for 6-11 year olds, and from 14 p.m. to 16:30 p.m. for 11-15 year olds.
🔑 At the end of their initiation, each child leaves with great pride: a robot designed, assembled and programmed by himself (equipment provided on site)!
🤖 To register your child, contact the team at 06 66 90 91 08 or by email to contact@ecole-des-robots.fr.
✅ More information about this unique school can be found right here:
Awaken your creativity at Maison Petitom
13 boulevard Victor Hugo – city center.
With its workshops specially designed for children, Petitom House offers a gentle and playful interlude where everyone can freely express their creativity. It is in the warm and inspiring atmosphere of the shop that children are invited to personalize pretty seasonal items Wooden figurines to decorate, creations in colored foam, or adorable spring ears to customize. Simple, fun, and accessible activities, perfect for letting their imaginations run wild and proudly taking their creations home!
📅 On the menu Short sessions (30 minutes), designed to suit children's pace, are offered on various dates during the holidays. As an added bonus, the price is very affordable. Only €2 per childOr, it's FREE with any purchase in the shop. And believe us, you'll definitely be tempted!
🐰 Discover The full program is available here..
🐣 One last tip before we go: remember to book au 04 94 41 07 78.
🌸 Finally, find the entire universe from the shop, on its Instagram account:
Swimming lessons at the beach
Renecros Beach – 5 minutes walk from the town centre.
Spring is the perfect time to learn to swim ! There are still few people on The beaches and the sun is not yet beating too hard on the heads of our little cherubs. To support you in this learning, it is Richard who will be their instructor and who will help them jump into the deep end.
✅ For Learn more, just click here:
Discovery of the Bandol seabed
Quai du Port – in the heart of the city center, opposite the Town Hall.
After learning to swim like a fish in water, it's time to go visit them! It turns out that in Bandol, we are lucky enough to welcome a strange yellow boat into our port. The Aquascope is actually a submarine which offers outings in the bay of Bandol. Its particularity is its glass bottom which allows you to observe the marine fauna and flora. And having heard from several families at the reception of our tourist office, we assure you that the experience is very popular with children aged 3 and over.
✅ Information and schedules for outings are available right here:
outing to the zoa park in sanary-sur-mer
131 avenue du Pont d’Aran, 83110 Sanary-sur-Mer (just behind the toll) – 9 minutes by car from the city center.
ZOA Park current is a animal and botanical park which is just outside Bandol. It is the ideal place to awaken and make young and old aware of biodiversity. So go ahead and spend a few hours discovering or rediscovering the beauty of nature with your family.
✅ For more information, click here:
Focus on the youth agenda
Have you seen the new release at the end of 2024 on our site? Attention overwhelmed parents who can no longer see clearly among the different dates proposed: we have released just for you a diary dedicated to your children. Here, you will have access to all the activities designed to keep your children busy in Bandol.
Other spring activities in Bandol
If, despite these first ideas, you have not yet found the right shoe for you, here are the activities that you can find in Bandol, all year round:
- A part of bowling or Laser Blast at Bandol Bowling ;
- Dolphin Encounter aboard theAtlantis ;
- A show or a play at Jules Verne Theater ;
- A turn to Carousel with a view of the harbour;
- A part of tennis with family at Tennis Club Bandol ;
- A sunny picnic on the coastal path ;
- A snack break in the city center ;
- A kayak trip since the Nautical Society of Bandol.
Other spring activities around Bandol
And if you're still not convinced (but with all the ideas we've already given you, we doubt it a little), here are the activities that are just a few minutes' drive from Bandol:
- Tree climbing and adventure: Coudou Park at Six-Fours, The Forest of 4 Worlds in La Seyne-sur-mer or even The Kingdom of Trees in Castellet offer your little ones something to spend a whole day in the trees. Tree climbing, escape game, treasure hunt, laser forest... they will be spoiled for choice!
- Nature and discoveries : The Departmental Ecomuseum of the 4 Brothers In Le Beausset, we welcome you all year round for activities, workshops, and walks through the Provençal scrubland. A superb educational place to learn more about our region. Or take part in art workshops by picking up elements from nature with Natur'Awakening.
- Cable car : from Toulon, take the Faron cable car for an epic adventure that will impress the whole family and an incredible view of the harbor.
- Paintball : a little last one for the road, a game of Paintball with the family, what do you think? To do this, head to Paintball Family in Toulon.
Ideas for spring stays in Bandol
✅ Finally, if you would like to get an idea of what a day, a weekend, or even a week-long family holiday in Bandol might be like, consult our holiday ideas by clicking right here:
