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SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2023   10AM TO 5PM

The Grand Kids Festival

A CELEBRATION OF FOLK ARTS & FAMILIES

BENEFITING CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS AT THE GRAND 1894 OPERA HOUSE

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ABOUT

Filled with Free Fun!

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The 24th annual Grand Kids Festival will spring into action Saturday, April 29, 2023 from 10am – 5pm on Postoffice Street between 20th and 23rd Streets in Galveston’s historic downtown Cultural Arts District. Admission to the Festival, inflatables, pony rides and a variety of additional activities are FREE to the public.

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Presented by The Grand 1894 Opera House, the Festival is recognized as one of the Gulf Coast region's premier family spring events and is designed as an avenue to introduce children and their families to the arts.

The Festival offers live entertainment on four outdoor stages, as well as on
The Grand’s stage indoors, and features over 40 activity booths - each showcasing
a variety of unique, hands-on activities for children and their families to enjoy.

Banner Contest

Submit your banner starting
Monday, January 9, 2023

 

Entry deadline: 
Friday, February 24, 2023

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Contest open to students in grades K-8

CLICK FOR INFO & FORM
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The Missoula
Children's Theatre

Production of The Frog Prince

Missoula Children’s Theatre works with a cast of 50+ area students for a week prior to the Festival and then presents two performances on The Grand’s historic stage at 11:00 AM and at 1:00 PM as part of the Festival entertainment.

Explore the Masters

In the Artisan's Tent you will find booths focused on the

following artists:

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Participate

Become a Grand Kids Festival Vendor!

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

FESTIVAL FOUNDING SPONSORS

Founding sponsors of the Festival include Mary Ainslie, The Gladys B. Foundation in honor of Robert Richard Thornton, The Harris and Eliza Kempner Fund, Bank of America and
The Park Board of Trustees of the City of Galveston.
 
2022 SPONSORS

Kathrine G. McGovern, Yaga’s Children’s Fund, Ippolito Charitable Foundation, DiMare Family, The Galveston Rotary Foundation, Inc., Alice Taylor Gray Foundation, UTMB Health, CenterPoint Energy, Kroger, Whataburger, Rudy and Paco’s Restaurant, Shawn Guttersen / Galv Parking, Texas Commission on the Arts, and the Park Board of Trustees of the City of Galveston, as well as many friends of the Festival and in-kind donors.

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