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Museum
Natural History Museum
Fribourg · Sarine
Stuffed animals, minerals and temporary exhibitions designed for children. Entry is free.
The museum is preparing to move: some rooms are already closed. It leaves its current site in 2027 and reopens at the end of 2028 on Route des Arsenaux.
Official website ↗ · link checked on 30 October 2026
Photo: © Musée d’histoire naturelle de Fribourg
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Museum
Espace Jean Tinguely – Niki de Saint Phalle
Fribourg · Sarine
Jean Tinguely’s moving machines and Niki de Saint Phalle’s colourful sculptures, in a former tram depot. Children love watching the machines whirr into action.
Official website ↗ · link checked on 30 October 2026
Photo: Christophe Badoux, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Walk
Fribourg Kids Tour
Fribourg · Sarine
A puzzle trail of about 1½ hours through the old town: children solve clues to earn a reward. Book with Fribourg Tourism.
Official website ↗ · link checked on 30 October 2026
Photo: © Nicola Fürer / Fribourg Région
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Walk
Junior guide “On the trail of the dragon”
Fribourg · Sarine
A small, playful booklet for exploring the old town at your own pace, following Tuf the dragon. On sale at the tourist office for a few francs (in French).
Official website ↗ · link checked on 30 October 2026
Photo: © Fribourg Région
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Walk
Funicular and Lower Town
Fribourg · Sarine
The 1899 funicular still runs with a counterweight of waste water. At the bottom: covered bridges, the Sarine river and the lanes of the Lower Town.
Official website ↗ · link checked on 30 October 2026
Photo: Bobo11, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Walk
Gottéron Gorge
Fribourg · Sarine
A cool path along the bottom of the gorge, with footbridges and small waterfalls, starting right in the Lower Town.
The path may be closed in winter or after heavy rain. Sturdy shoes recommended.
Official website ↗ · link checked on 30 October 2026
Photo: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Leisure
La Motta swimming pool
Fribourg · Sarine
The city’s historic open-air pool on the banks of the Sarine, with a pool for little ones.
Official website ↗ · link checked on 30 October 2026
Photo: © Ville de Fribourg
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Walk
Frères Brigands mystery trails
Various places
Outdoor mystery games to discover the canton as a family: you follow the clues from one place to the next (in French).
Official website ↗ · link checked on 30 October 2026
Photo: © Les Frères Brigands
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Workshop
Atelier Pastel art school
Fribourg · Sarine
Drawing, painting and sculpture classes in small groups, discovering great artists. For children: 1½ hours a week, on Tuesday or Wednesday. Free trial class, creative birthday parties on Saturdays (in French).
Official website ↗ · link checked on 30 October 2026
Photo: © Atelier Pastel
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Workshop
Un temps pour créer
Fribourg · Sarine
A workshop for illustrated notebooks and journals in the old town: writing, collage, painting and drawing to tell your own stories. Materials provided, creative café one Tuesday a month (in French).
Official website ↗ · link checked on 30 October 2026
Photo: © Un temps pour créer
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Leisure
Grimper.ch Fribourg climbing gym
Fribourg · Sarine
A large bouldering gym a 5-minute walk from the station: about 1000 m² of walls and 200 problems, no ropes, above thick mats. Children’s classes from age 5 and birthday parties.
Official website ↗ · link checked on 30 October 2026
Photo: © Grimper.ch
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Leisure
Grimper.ch Givisiez climbing gym
Givisiez · Sarine
Bouldering gym with a children’s area on the edge of Fribourg. Regular classes from age 5, holiday camps and birthday parties.
Official website ↗ · link checked on 30 October 2026
Photo: © Grimper.ch
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Leisure
La Ruche, trampolines and games
Granges-Paccot · Sarine
Large leisure centre at Forum Fribourg: almost 900 m² of trampolines, a Kids Park for ages 4 to 12 with a corner for ages 0 to 3, bowling and laser tag. Open every day.
Trampolines without an adult and laser tag from age 8.
Official website ↗ · link checked on 30 October 2026
Photo: © La Ruche
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Leisure
Saint-Léonard ice rink
Fribourg · Sarine
Two rinks next to the BCF Arena, alternating between skating and free hockey. Free with the Fribourg City Card. Public skating times on winter.kaldo.ch (in French).
Official website ↗ · link checked on 29 October 2026
Photo: © Fribourg Région
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Leisure
Jean Tinguely ice rink (Marly)
Marly · Sarine
Indoor ice rink in Marly, with public skating on Wednesday afternoons and at weekends. Public skating times on winter.kaldo.ch (in French).
Official website ↗ · link checked on 29 October 2026
Photo: © Fribourg Région
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Leisure
Ependes Observatory
Ependes · Sarine
Look at the Moon, planets and stars through a telescope with the club’s astronomers. Free public evenings on Fridays, and solar observation on some days.
Booking required the week before, 5 people at most per booking.
Official website ↗ · link checked on 30 October 2026
Photo: Martignoni, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Walk
University Botanic Garden
Fribourg · Sarine
A large garden in the city, with tropical greenhouses that stay warm even in winter: carnivorous plants, cacti, ponds. Open every day, free entry.
Official website ↗ · link checked on 30 October 2026
Photo: Bobo11, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Walk
St. Nicholas Cathedral tower
Fribourg · Sarine
Over 360 steps up a spiral staircase to the top of the tower, 74 m high: views over the whole old town, the Sarine and the Pre-Alps. Tickets at the Info Point Bourg.
Narrow staircase, no pushchairs. Climbs from March to November.
Official website ↗ · link checked on 30 October 2026
Photo: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Museum
Museum of Art and History (MAHF)
Fribourg · Sarine
Knights, sculptures and treasures of Fribourg in a grand town house. Free activity booklets for children aged 4 and over at reception, and family workshops on some weekends.
Official website ↗ · link checked on 30 October 2026
Photo: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Leisure
MEMO, library and toy library
Fribourg · Sarine
The city library and toy library under one roof: books for all ages, games to borrow and corners to read and play on site. Open Tuesday to Saturday.
Game loans with a membership.
Official website ↗ · link checked on 30 October 2026
Photo: © Fribourg Région
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Leisure
Le Levant swimming pool
Fribourg · Sarine
The indoor pool in the Jura district, open to the public outside school hours: a place to swim even in winter. 3 francs for ages 6 to 16.
Limited public hours on weekdays, closed for part of the summer.
Official website ↗ · link checked on 30 October 2026
Photo: © Fribourg Région
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Leisure
Jura minigolf
Fribourg · Sarine
An 18-hole minigolf in the Jura district, open every afternoon from April to September.
Official website ↗ · link checked on 30 October 2026
Photo: Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
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