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As a Festival, we are proud to provide a valuable opportunity for families to spend quality time together and create memories to last a lifetime.
For more than 40 years, the International Children’s Festival of the Arts has inspired thousands of kids and their grown-ups and provided them with countless awe-inspiring and mind-growing experiences. For decades, the festival has nurtured, inspired and ignited creative expression for our young, global citizens, and worked diligently to promote a higher degree of empathy, confidence, well-being and cultural understanding. At the festival, children will tap into the power of creative expression as they observe world-class artists at the height of their crafts, sing and dance to world music, interact with roving artists, listen to stories of others’ experiences, and create their own masterpieces with the help of a multitude of hands-on activities.
In 2025, the festival will once again bring priceless, real-time opportunities to laugh and learn while creating lasting memories that draw families, friends and communities together.
A HUGE thank you for the support and overwhelming generosity of our partners, sponsors and volunteers. We invite you to share in the inspirational explosion of colour, joy and creative expression that is the Children’s Festival, because as Rachel Houston said, “When you reduce life to black and white, you never see rainbows.”
- Andrea Gammon, Festival Coordinator
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childrensfestival@stalbert.ca
780-459-1542
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Circus / Physical Theatre
You’ll flip for this jaw-dropping show where seven acrobats push their physical limits, delivering breathtaking displays of fearless acrobatics....
Music
Splash’N Boots have created a global community dedicated to making every child feel seen, heard and loved for exactly who they are.
Music / Theatre
Taking young audiences on a hilarious musical trip around the globe by combining world music with clowning.
Dance / Storytelling
This engaging performance showcases the art of powwow dancing, using traditional regalia to captivate and educate students.
Featured
Bringing the best in children’s arts and cultural experiences to the region, fostering joy and creativity and inspiring the next generation of artists and patrons of the arts.
Breakdancing Workshop
Bust a Move with B-Boy Pharush ›
Feeling the music, having fun and building character as a break dancer.
Critical Thinking Adventure
Follow trails, solve puzzles and search for clues in this immersive adventure.
Creation & Originality
Printmaking – A Great Impression ›
Working with artists to design, ink and print an image to create an original silkscreen tote bag.
Munchkin Metropolis
Features storytelling, musical performances, crafts, self-guided sensory bins and an active fun zone.
May 30, 2025 at 7 p.m.
Fall down the rabbit hole with Alice as she navigates the curious world of wonderland on a journey of self-discovery!
May 31, 2025 at 7 p.m.
Cirque du Soleil with a fistful of grit! The Arden’s lobby bar will be available for a more grown-up festival experience!
Free Entertainment
Alberta Blue Cross Outdoor Stage ›
Take a break, rest your festival feet and enjoy a snack while movin' and groovin' to the fantastical entertainment.
Natural Kid Magnets
From mesmerizing hula hoops and jaw-dropping stilt walkers to colourful musicians, storytellers and comedians.
Drop in Activity
This self-guided maze will bamboozle, befuddle and bewilder youngsters as they weave their way through to freedom.
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For general festival inquiries
780-459-1600 / culture@stalbert.ca
Monday to Friday: 10 am – 2 pm
780-459-1542 / Full Details ›