Each year at the Vancouver International Children’s Festival we paint the faces of thousands of children. Take into account that the Festival has been around for 40 years and that adds up to a lot of faces! With all that experience, you might say that we’re experts on the subject!
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You won’t want to miss the Indigenous Arts tent in the Activity Village this year where kids will be able to create and play the Bone and Stick Game. Port of Vancouver is a proud sponsor of this year’s Indigenous Arts activity. In this activity, using modern materials children can
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If you are one of my friends you know that I wax poetic, well perhaps not poetic, but wax anyway about the amazing theatre that is created for young audiences around the world and how important it is that audiences are able to experience it here in Vancouver, alongside our
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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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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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In 2011, building on previous youth participation in the Festival, we developed our Youth for Youth (Y4Y) program that provides outstanding mentorship to emerging artists and young people ages 15-24. The program focuses on the development of artistic skills in order to create work for the Festival that is innovative,
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2015 was the biggest GivingTuesday ever! Millions of Canadians from every province and territory came together and gave their support to Canadian charities. On GivingTuesdsay, there was a reported donation lift of 32%-400%! GivingTuesday was the kick-off to our annual giving campaign and we are grateful to you for helping
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“#GivingTuesday is not about being a millionaire, it’s about ordinary people coming together doing extraordinary things.” Help us start a wave of giving On December 1st, we invite you to join us in celebrating #GivingTuesday by making your tax-deductible donation to Vancouver International Children’s Festival and helping us reach
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We’ve got performances, activities, pyjama nights and evening shows, roving artists, and this year, we’ve added two great little events perfect for kids and people interested in the artistic process. Take the kids to an active mini-workshop at Arts Umbrella or have a cuppa with a Scottish puppeteer dedicated to
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Spring break followed by Easter break means lots of time with the kiddos! Luckily, we have loads of great arts and craft activities to keep little hands and minds busy over the break. We’ve pulled a few from our expanding Pinterest Boards. Face painting 101 –Haven’t you always wanted to
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