1. Ignite Your Child’s Playful Joy

    Vancouver, BC (April 28, 2022) – After a two year in-person hiatus, the 45th annual Vancouver International Children’s Festival returns In-person from May 31 – June 5 on Granville Island and May 31 – June 12 Online.

    Vancouver International Children’s Festival Poster with the text ‘Ignite your child’s playful joy’ and images of three children smiling.
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  2. Activity Village 2022

    Spend the day being creatively playful in our Activity Village! Get creative with your kids by taking part in our on-site arts activities. Watch…

    Children smiling with face paint and holding up crafts created in our activity village
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  3. Welcome Pavanjot

    We’d like to officially introduce you to Pavanjot Daley. She has recently joined our team as our new School and Information Administrator. Learn more about…

    Image of our new School and Information Administrator, Pavanjot Daley
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  4. Youth for Youth Program

    The Vancouver International Children’s Festival Society’s Youth for Youth (Y4Y) program provides training, mentorship and performance opportunities for emerging artists and young people ages 15–24. The…

    2021 cast of One of a Kind: sitting together on back stairs of house in the sunshine. Wearing masks with their hands in the air
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  5. Every Child Matters

    As we officially open the 2021 Vancouver International Children’s Festival we take pause to remember the lives and honour the spirits of the 215 children…

    Every Child Matters text with Indigenous artwork hands in circle around text, orange background. Artwork by Andy Everson and used with permission from the Orange Shirt Society.
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  6. We heart Granville Island

    A big thank you to our Cultural Partner CMHC-Granville Island for their continued support of the Children’s Festival. Granville Island is pleased to be the…

    Photo of a Mural of the word Love in white letters with a black background. Someone has put their hands in the shape of a heart to surround the text in the photo
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