Arts & Literacy Festival
Sat Apr 29, 2023
10:00am to 2:00pm PT
Age: Families with children 0 to 5
Price: Free
The annual Arts & Literacy Festival at Virginia Avenue Park features activities for kids, storytelling and live entertainment.
This year' theme is “Ready, Set, Build!"
Activity Highlights:
- reDiscover Center’s Tool Zoo and Carboard Construction Zone
- Cayton Children’s Museum Recycled City activity
- Santa Monica Public Library (SMPL)’s Storytime Stage features construction themed books read by Public Work staff in hardhats!
- Construction Tool Relay Races
- Roaming Stilt walkers
- Book Characters
- Interactive Explorer Card redeemable for a free book at the SMPL booth
Sean Hill acts as emcee on the Main Stage, where performers include: Santa Monica Youth Orchestra’s Mariachi Ensemble and Balkan Ensemble, Bollypop Interactive Dance Performance, Elemental Music’s Prelude Program, Santa Monica Ballet Folklorico and Psychic Buster Magic and More Show.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.