8th Annual Courtyard Kids Family Festival - Every Day is Children's Day

FREE ADMISSION

Celebrating the spirit of children from around the world with lively music & whimsical arts 'n crafts.

Tentative Schedule

1:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Activities

  • Whimsical Arts 'n Crafts
    Help us decorate a giant koinobori, or make kites and windsocks to take home. In the George & Sakaye Aratani Central Hall.

  • Toddler Play Zone
    Toddlers will explore their imagination and energy in a space built especially for them with wind toys like pinwheels and streamers. In the Nerio Education Center.

2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM

 

Book readings/signings

  • 2:00 PM - Actress Momo Yashima, Umbrella and Crow Boy

  • 3:00 PM - Mary Catherine Casanova, Jess, American Girl® of the Year

  • 4:00 PM - Artist Kip Fulbeck, Part Asian, 100% Hapa

Inside the George & Sakaye Aratani Central Hall. All books will be available for sale in the Museum Store.

11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Museum Galleries
Explore your identity in the unique portrait exhibition kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa.

In-Gallery Activity
Take a Polaroid picture and answer the question, "What Are You?"

11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

On the National Museum Plaza

  • Food Vendors (11:00 AM - 5:00 PM)

  • Kaeru’s House of Hop

  • Information booth
    Purchase tickets for food, event and National Museum information, and check-in for Courtyard Kids.

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Family Concert on the Plaza

  • Welcome Ceremony

  • Family Concert
    Kawalea Polynesian Dance Group
    Limpopo Russian Folk Ensemble
    Kinnara Taiko

  • Courtyard Raffle drawing
    Win an American Girl ® Jess doll.