Updated October 2026. Prices and opening hours change often, so check each place’s Instagram or call ahead before you set off, especially during school holidays.
Abuja is a brilliant city for a family weekend once you know where to go. There’s Nigeria’s biggest water park, a kids’ splash park with slides and a playground, a digital museum, huge green parks for picnics, a lake with boat rides and cinemas for when the little ones need to sit still. Here’s a ready-made two-day plan, plus prices, opening hours and the tips that make the day easier.
At a glance
| Place | Best for | Price (approx.) | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise WaterPark | Big slides, ages 5+ | Children ₦35,000, adults ₦45,000 | Tue–Sun, 10am–7pm |
| FunSpot Park, Mabushi | Toddlers to 12s, splash play | Children ₦12,000, adults ₦2,000, under-2s free | Daily, 12pm–6pm |
| Discovery Museum, Art Tech District | All ages, rainy days | Children ₦4,000, adults ₦6,000 | Mon–Sat 11am–8pm, Sun 12pm–8pm |
| Magicland Amusement Park | Classic fair rides | Gate ₦1,500–₦4,000, rides ₦1,000–₦3,000 | Mon–Fri 12pm–8pm, weekends from 10am |
| Millennium Park | Picnics and running around | Free | Daily, 7am–6pm |
| Jabi Lake | Sunsets, playground, boat rides | Free entry, boats extra | Daily |
| Silverbird Cinemas, Jabi Lake Mall | Family films | Varies by film | Daily |
Saturday: splash day
Morning: Sunrise WaterPark or FunSpot
For older kids and thrill-seekers, head to Sunrise WaterPark, billed as the biggest water park in Nigeria. It has tall racing slides and pools spread across a hillside, and it opens at 10am, so arrive early to grab shade. Tickets are around ₦35,000 for children and ₦45,000 for adults, so it’s a treat day. It’s closed on Mondays.
For younger children, FunSpot Recreational Park in Mabushi is a smaller, friendlier option with water slides, splash pools and a big playground. It’s open every day from 12pm to 6pm. Children are ₦12,000 (₦10,000 each for groups of five or more), adults are just ₦2,000 and under-2s go free. Kids must wear swimwear to use the pool. Follow @funspotparkabuja for holiday deals. During half-term it often drops prices.
Lunch: BluCabana
Dry off and head to BluCabana on Shehu Yar’Adua Way in Mabushi, which has poolside seating and a kids’ corner on the menu (roughly ₦7,000–₦10,500 per kids’ meal). Call 0916 066 3000 to book at weekends.
Late afternoon: Jabi Lake
Wind down at Jabi Lake. The lakeside park is free, there’s a playground, and you can take a boat out on the water for an extra fee. Time it for sunset: the light over the lake is one of the prettiest sights in the city.
Evening: a film at Jabi Lake Mall
Finish with a family film at Silverbird Cinemas in Jabi Lake Mall, one of the busiest cinemas in Nigeria, with five screens. The mall’s food court makes dinner easy.
Sunday: parks, museums and rides
Morning: picnic at Millennium Park
Millennium Park in Maitama is Abuja’s biggest park and it’s free. It opens at 7am, so go early while it’s cool. Pack a picnic and a ball, and let the kids run across the wide lawns and explore the paths.
Lunch: Santorini
Santorini on Kwaji Close in Maitama has a kids’ corner on the menu (around ₦10,000) and is open every day from 9am. Call 0708 470 6545 to book.
Afternoon: Discovery Museum or Magicland
Option 1: Discovery Museum. Art Tech District’s digital museum on Hombari Crescent, Wuse 2, is full of interactive light and projection rooms that kids love, and it’s air-conditioned, which helps on hot or rainy afternoons. Tickets are around ₦4,000 for children and ₦6,000 for adults. On Sundays it opens at 12pm.
Option 2: Magicland. Abuja’s long-running amusement park opposite the National Stadium (it used to be called Wonderland) has old-school fairground rides, with a cheap gate fee of around ₦1,500–₦4,000 and rides from ₦1,000–₦3,000. Some rides are showing their age, so call ahead to check what’s running and supervise little ones closely. It’s open from 10am at weekends.
What a weekend costs
For a family of four (two adults, two children), a budget weekend of FunSpot, Jabi Lake, Millennium Park and the Discovery Museum comes to roughly ₦50,000 in tickets, plus food and transport. Swap FunSpot for Sunrise WaterPark and tickets come to about ₦180,000. Prices are approximate and change during holidays.
Good to know
- Pack for sun and water: swimwear, towels, sunscreen, hats and plenty of drinking water. Abuja afternoons are hot.
- Mondays: Sunrise WaterPark is closed, so plan water days for Tuesday to Sunday.
- Holidays get busy: go early in the day and look out for half-term deals on Instagram.
- Play World in Jabi, the popular trampoline and soft-play centre, announced in June 2026 that it was closed until further notice. Check @playworldngr to see if it has reopened.
- Getting around: ride-hailing is the easiest way to hop between Mabushi, Jabi and Maitama, which are all 10–20 minutes apart outside rush hour.
Planning more of your trip? See our guides to free things to do in Abuja and the best things to see and do.