November 22, 2016
After Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday is #GivingTuesday, an international day of philanthropy that falls on the first Tuesday after American Thanksgiving. By collectively focusing fundraising efforts on one day it allows for a “critical mass” of giving hopefully blasting through the noise of commercialism and encouraging more people to
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November 17, 2016
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual General Meeting for the Vancouver International Children’s Festival Society on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 6:00 pm. DATE: Wednesday, December 7, 2016 TIME: Arrival 5:30 pm / Meeting 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Refreshments and hor d’oeuvres to follow. LOCATION: Vancouver International Children’s Festival
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October 20, 2016
Coastal Jazz in partnership with the Kay Meek Centre and the Vancouver International Children’s Festival presents: Tales of a Charlie Brown Christmas with the Jerry Granelli Trio and guest Irwin Park School Children’s Choir Friday, December 9 at the Kay Meek Centre at 8pm. Tickets: $38 / $32 (senior) / $29 (limited
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September 28, 2016
Congratulations to long time Vancouver International Children’s Festival volunteer, Mary Jane Morita for winning the 2016 Mayor’s Arts Award in volunteerism! Mary Jane Morita has generously volunteered her time to a large number of Vancouver region non-profit societies, the Vancouver International Wine Festival, Vancouver Art Gallery, Bard on the
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June 27, 2016
That’s a wrap folks!! Thanks to everyone who came down and enjoyed the Festival this year. And thank you to all of our amazing performers, crew, volunteers, sponsors & supporters of all kinds. We couldn’t have done it without you! The Vancouver Children’s Festival may be over for this year
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June 21, 2016
The Vancouver International Children’s Festival, Gandharva Loka Vancouver, the Galiano Trail Society and the Tapovan, Sri Chinmoy Peace Park partnered together to create one of the largest peace pipes in the world! During the Festival, children (both young and old) shared “Peace” around the world by each painting one of
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June 15, 2016
Vancouver, BC (June 15, 2016) – The 2016 Vancouver International Children’s Festival (VICF), wrapped up its seven-day run on Granville Island on Sunday, June 5th. Total attendance was 25,879, a 25% increase over the previous year. Over 9,500 school children, or 330 school classes, attended the Festival. The 39th annual
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May 13, 2016
Answer: Adopt a Class Over the past twelve years more than 30,000 children from school districts across the Lower Mainland have attended the Festival thanks to the generosity of corporate, foundation and individual donors. Each $1,200 donation provides return transportation, tickets to a featured show and all-day access to our
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April 30, 2016
In addition to our many great performances this year, we’ve got many unique and fun activities such as our Activity Village, pyjama nights and evening shows, roving artists, and this year, we’ve added three great events perfect for kids and people interested in the artistic process. Take the kids to an
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April 30, 2016
Come and join us for Story Time with award-winning author Kevin Crossley-Holland! In Kevin Crossley-Holland‘s newest children’s book, The Riddlemaster, Anouk, Ben and Cara dream of a fabulous treasure buried on the golden island across the harbour. A mysterious and grizzled old man offers them passage on his boat, but
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