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VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL CHILDRENS FESTIVAL

May 26th to June 1st, 2025

Mark your calendar! The Vancouver International Children’s Festival will return this spring to delight, exchange and engage children of all ages. School tickets and Public tickets are now on sale! 

Online Auction

Our VICF Online Auction is officially live! All funds raised will support our Hospital Program. Check out all the fabulous items up for grabs!

tickets

Ignite your child’s playful joy and create unforgettable memories with your kids at this year’s Festival! Discover spectacular shows from around the world the whole family will enjoy! Come play with us!

Festival
4‑Pack

Good things come in fours! Save big with a Festival 4‑Pack! Pricing from $62 plus service fee and GST includes 4 tickets to 1 show & 4 activity village wristbands. 

Artists

Our 2025 children’s Festival will feature dazzling shows from artists far and wide. From local treasures to international gems, these captivating performers will put a smile on your child’s face and make you hoot with laughter. 

Image of circus performers from the Won’Ma Africa group throwing one member in the air. Join us on May 31st-June 5th for this thrilling performance.
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Support us

As a non-profit organization, Vancouver International Children’s Festival uses private funding to subsidize ticket prices and ensure accessibility to our cultural programming for all children regardless of social or economic circumstance.

Our Impact

1,003 adopt a class students
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20,000 audience members
47 years in business

Testimonials

I absolutely LOVE this event! I like the variety of activities, the music, the roving artists, the general atmosphere, everything! I also love the shows — the variety of options is fantastic. Now I tell all my friends they have to go too!

Parent and Festival Goer 

Extraordinary. Spectacular. Wonderful. Beautiful. And best of all the children LOVED it. Thank you.

Paul S. 

Youngsters attending the festival will be exposed to more culture than many adults get on a night out. 

The Vancouver Sun 
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