This fall, Washington, DC will host the Kids Euro Festival, one of the nation’s largest performing arts festivals for children with more than 90 free events in the city. The month-long event will be aimed at children ages two to twelve and will feature artists of almost every genre, whose talents range from bubble blowers to a virtual orchestra and storytelling to acrobats. Kids Euro Festival is organized through the cooperation of the 28 embassies of the European Union based in Washington and 30 important local cultural institutions.
Dates: October 20 – November 4, 2018
Embassies participating in Kids Euro Festival
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Places participating in the Kids Euro Festival
- AFI Silver Theater
- British Council
- Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health
- National Children’s Medical Center
- DC Arts and Humanities Collaborative
- DC Public Libraries
- Dupont Festival
- George Washington University Textile Museum
- Goethe-Institut
- Harmony Hall
- Center of the hill in the old naval hospital
- Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens
- Imagination stage
- Italian cultural institute
- John F. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
- KEEN of Greater DC
- KID Museum at Davis Library
- The Maison Française
- Library of Congress Young Readers Center
- Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center
- Montpelier arts center
- National Gallery of Art
- National theater
- Shakespeare Theater Company
- Sitar Center
- Strathmore Mansion
- Washington Performing Arts
Euro Festival Performance Schedule for Kids
Some events may require reservations. For information on specific performances and to confirm times, contact (202) 944-6558 or visit www.kidseurofestival.org
In addition to the venues and embassies listed above, Kids Euro Festival is presented in collaboration with Smithsonian Associates, Washington Performing Arts Society, The Avalon Theater, DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, DC Public Schools, Arlington County Schools, Prince George’s County Schools and The French-American Cultural Foundation.
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