Box Office: 028 9031 2264www.belfastchildrensfestival.com

BelfastChildren’sFestival25 May-3 June 2007

Happy Birthday to us!

From the first festival in 1998 to 2007, over 100,000 children and adults have taken part in one of our events and we still feel the same passion to bring you the best, the original and the unusual from around the world. The festival’s theme this year is love and friendship, capturing our artists’ passion for what they do and the overwhelming love children can have for life, friends, family, toys, places and experiences.

Everyone expects a gift on their birthday but for ours we don’t want your presents, we just want your presence. Instead of leaving with a party bag, you will take away some special memories.

10 years on, we still say come along, enjoy and be part of Northern Ireland’s largest celebration of children’s arts!

Ali FitzGibbon Director

WelcomeMany events sold out in last year’s festival, so book in advance to avoid disappointment. Online: www.belfastchildrensfestival.com Telephone: 028 9031 2264 In person: Belfast Welcome Centre, 47 Donegall Place, Belfast BT1 5AD Open: Mon-Sat 9.00am – 5.30pm Sun 11.00am – 4.00pm Telephone: 028 9024 6609At venues: Old Museum Arts Centre: 028 9023 3332 Waterfront Hall: 028 9033 4455Booking charges may vary.

Family ticket: For most events a family ticket is available and you don’t have to be related! Adults go free to most workshops.Many festival events and venues are suitable for children and adults with different needs and abilities. Please ask when booking.Festival tickets are priced to be accessible to all and we direct special help to communities in need through our Friendship Fund and Community Ticket Scheme.

Booking tickets

Booking policy

Schools and groups

Things to note

No refunds or exchanges after purchase. Latecomers cannot be admitted. All information is correct at time of print. Young at Art reserves the right to change or cancel events and refuse admission.

Schools and group tickets are £4.00 (performances) and £2.50 (workshops). Book a performance and add on a “make the most of” workshop for only £1 per pupil. For all groups, every eleventh ticket is free. Free carers tickets are also available. Some events include free teachers resources and additional support is available through the on-line resource, Toolbox. A new Friendship Fund has been set up to help disadvantaged schools and groups attend events. A Community Ticket Scheme is also now operating in a number of areas in the city. Please contact the festival box office or see our website for all information.

The Belfast Children’s Festival welcomes families in all shapes and sizes! Babes in arms (under 1s) go free to all events except Baby Rave and Egg & Spoon. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For some workshops, children over 7 years may be left by parental consent and other conditions. Visit the website for details and lots more on the new family pages.If in doubt contact the box office for friendly and informed advice.All Young at Art staff and volunteers respect children and adults coming to the festival and would ask that this respect be returned. It is important that you arrive before the start time; observe the age and supervision requirements; do not eat, drink or use cameras/mobiles at events and that you respect the enjoyment of others.Information and directions for all venues are available on the website or from the box office. www.belfastchildrensfestival.com

Waterfront Hall Sat 26 & Sun 27 May 11am-5pm See At a Glance guide and website for all festival events throughout the weekend

Lord Mayor’s Carnival Sat 26 May

Continental Market Fri 25 – Mon 28 May www.belfastcity.gov.uk/events

To celebrate the 10th birthdays of both the Waterfront Hall and the Belfast Children’s Festival, the popular Festival in a Day, a mixture of free and low cost events in one building, will explode over the whole weekend!With something for all ages, there will be performers, music, magicians, facepainting and loads of events to enjoy. See street theatre with a difference and join Lempen Puppet Theatre for a dive into a riverbed without getting wet or meet Europe’s first pregnant man. Cinderella, Baby Rave, Magilligan’s Family Circus, The Flea Pit and loads of workshops and fun – all under one roof.Across the city, the fun will continue with festival events accompanying the colourful Lord Mayor’s Carnival and the tempting Continental Market.

Festival in a Weekend

“Great fun – lots of lovely things to do and great value for money”

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Festival in a Day for a whole weekend

Boogie with your baby to the beats of Brazil!

Main Auditorium, Waterfront HallSun 27 May 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm, and 3.30pm

The child-sized rave returns by popular demand. From the streets of Brazil, samba style batacuda dance beats, complete with DJ, dance facilitators, lighting, projections and sensory floor coverings will transform the Waterfront Auditorium into a unique ambient setting to guarantee a fun interactive experience for babies and parents alike. Not to be missed!

Music & DanceYoung at Art

Baby Rave - Batacuda

Age: 0-4 yearsDuration: 1 hour Tickets: £4Family ticket: £12

www.myspace.com/belfastbabyrave

“Absolutely fab. Something for the little ones that mums and dads can enjoy”

A Festival in a Weekend Event

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Portable puddles, pillow moons, a butterfly party and more…

Black BoxMon 28 May 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm Tues 29 May 10am, 11am, 12.30pm Wed 30 May 10am, 11am, 12.30pmTelephone bookings only: 028 9031 2264

Enter the magic circle, relax on a comfy cushion and be spellbound as Percy and April take you on a wonderful journey through the four seasons. Play peek-a-boo in puddles, sing to the dawn chorus, use the moon as a pillow or be a little star. Warning! Parents will be amazed at this highly interactive and multi-sensory experience.

Theatre Lyngo Theatre Company

Egg & Spoon

Age: 0-3 yearsDuration: 30 minutes Tickets: £6Family ticket: £20

www.lyngo.co.uk

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Jackie needs your help!

Old Museum Arts CentreIn English Fri 25 May 10.15am, 11.30am Sat 26 May 11.30am, 2.30pm Mon 28 May 11.30am, 2.30pm

Step into little Jackie’s world and join her as she goes about making some new friends and other escapades. Help Jackie out with some difficult choices she faces in her every day life as a child. An intimate and magical performance. Free teachers resource for group bookings.

Theatre & puppetry Graffiti Theatre Company

Jackie’s Day

Máirt 29 Bealt 10.15rn, 11.30rn Céad 30 Bealt 10.15rn, 11.30rn Deard 31 Bealt 10.15rn,11.30rn Aoine 1 Meith 10.15rn,11.30rn

An Droichead As Gaeilge

Lá le JackieAn dtig leat cuidiú le Jackie?

Tar isteach chuig domhan Jackie agus bí léi ar thurais éagsúla nuair a chastar cairde nua uirthi. Tabhair lámh chuidithe di agus í ag déanamh cuid roghanna deacra a bhíonn i ndán di mar pháiste. Taibhiú mothálach draíochtúil é seo.Beidh acmhainn mhúinteora saor in aisce d’airithintí grúpaí.

Cuir scáirt ar Oifig Ticéad na Féile 028 9031 2264

Age: 3½-6 yearsDuration: 35 minutes Tickets: £6 Family ticket: £20

Aois: 4½-7 bliain Fad: 35 mins Ticéid: £6 Ticéad teaghlaigh: £20

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Telephone bookings only: 028 9031 2264

Dráma & Pupéadóireacht

Give your heart a treat…

Old Museum Arts CentreWed 30 May 6.30pmThurs 31 May 10.15am, 12pmFri 1 June 10.15amSat 2 June 12pm, 5pmSun 3 June 12pm

Once upon a time there was a little girl. She had parents, naturally, but they went away when she was 9. This is the touching story of a little orphan girl whose only friends are her own thoughts, the beautiful green things and the warm sunny days.This is a real feast for the senses, based on the stunning book written by Lowell A. Siff and beautifully illustrated by Gian Berto Vanni. A play you will fall in love with…

Free resource pack for every audience member.

TheatreReplay Productions

Love

Age: 5-8 years Duration: 1 hour Tickets: £6Family ticket: £20

www.replayproductions.org

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Waterfront HallFri 25 May 10.30am, 7pmSat 26 May 10.30am

Calling all families! Come along on a fantastical journey beyond the palace walls through the forests and down to the sea. Meet the animals along the way and see how they change how they look.This is a wonderful upbeat mix of storytelling, Brazilian street dance and martial arts, inspiring art and cutting edge technology. Dancers will wear suits fitted with sensors that change a projected backdrop as they perform. A magical interactive event that will delight audiences of all ages.

Dance & digital technologyOficina da Capoeira & Tara Carrigy

Jacare Jungle

Age: 5-11 years Duration: 50 minutes (includes short workshop) Tickets: £6Family ticket: £20

Dancing with animals

www.capoeiraireland.com

A Festival in a Weekend Event

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Having a bad hair day?

Waterfront HallSun 27 May 1pm, 3pmMon 28 May 1pm, 3pmTues 29 May 10.15am, 12pm

Everyday is a bad hair day for Cinderella…This colourful award-winning adaptation of the classic fairytale is beautifully re-imagined and performed by the fairy godmother of puppetry, Shona Reppe. Watch out for the secret hatches, hidden drawers and of course the handbag full of magic!

TheatreShona Reppe Puppets

Cinderella

Age: 5 years +Duration: 1 hour Tickets: £6Family ticket: £20

“A wonderful show that has the audience wriggling with glee...” The Scotsman

A Festival in a Weekend Event

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Fancy a fairytale for dinner anyone?

Black BoxThurs 31 May 10.30am, 6pm Fri 1 June 10.30am, 6pm

Meet some feathery spinning birds, a scary ogre head, a few flying fiery houses and watch feathers turn to snow…Performed entirely on a kitchen table, we are taken on a journey where nothing is what it first seems. Tom and his brothers get separated from their parents and set out through a dark forest to reach home. This is a story about being afraid and hungry but also about playing and having fun which no one does better than Tom!

TheatreLyngo Theatre Company

Tom Thumb

Age: 5 years +Duration: 50 minutesTickets: £6Family ticket: £20

www.lyngo.co.uk

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A deliciously wicked cocktail of sweet and slimy stories

Old Museum Arts CentreFriday 25 May 7pmSat 26 May 1pm, 4pm

Three friends who work in the jam factory are bored so they tell each other stories. Using traditional ingredients such as frogs, peas and lost slippers, the brothers Grimm add a dash of scary bits, a sprinkle of laughter and a spoonful of circus tricks. The result? A gruesome concoction of physical comedy, live music and tasty tales for all ages.

TheatreMonkeyshine Theatre

Grimm Jam

Age: 6 years + (some scary bits!) Duration: 1 hour Ticket: £6Family ticket: £20

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A mad merry-go-round of marionettes

Old Museum Arts CentreThurs 31 May 7pmFri 1 June 7pmSat 2 June 3pm, 7pmSun 3 June 3pm

The theatre revolves, a curtain slides aside, the play is on! The fabulous Diva enchants her audience with her beautiful wistful song. Be captivated by this almost wordless performance from Denmark that takes place in a revolving marionette theatre. A story of cabaret singers, a mad professor’s experiments, love and obsession, told on 7 stages with 21 curtains. Puppetry as you have never seen it before!

PuppetryTeater Sofie Krog

Diva

Age: 10 years + Duration: 50 minutesTickets: £6Family ticket: £20

www.sofiekrog.com

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Giants, dragons, strange creatures and more...

Black BoxFri 1 June 8pmSat 2 June 12pm, 3pm, 8pm

Monsters; Vicious, terrifying, merciless, creatures of legend. Kids love them. Will the monsters triumph? Will our hero survive? Only one way to find out! Come along and meet Daniel and the monsters yourself but beware Oli’s fiddle is scary!Daniel Morden, one of Britain’s finest storytellers brings you stories your ears have never seen and your eyes have never heard.

Storytelling & live musicDaniel Morden and Oliver Wilson-Dickson

Monster

Age: 8 years + Duration: 1 hourTickets: £6Family ticket: £20

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When I grow up I want to be…

2 day courses: £20 26-27 May 10am–5pm: Choose from Rock Music or Photography1 day courses: £10 26 May, 27 May 10am–5pm: Choose from Aerosol Art, Rap and MCing 26 May 10am–5pm: VJing or Stage Production1/2 day course: £5 26 May, 27 May 10am–1pm or 2pm–5pm: Choose from DJing, Comic Book or Music production

Do you want to learn about music or stage production, DJing, MCing, rock music or rapping? Or perhaps aerosol art, digital arts, photography or comic book design sound like fun? If so, then come along to Urban Arts Akidemy and learn the tricks of the trade from urban arts professionals.

Urban Arts Akidemy

Waterfront Hall

Interactive eventWaterfront Hall and Young at Art

Age: 8-14 years Lunch not included

A Festival in a Weekend Event

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Go on a botanical adventure

Botanic GardensSat 2 – Sunday 3 June10am, 10.45am, 12.15pm, 1.00pm, 1.45pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm, 4.15pm

Continuing the 10th birthday celebrations, come on an adventure to Botanic Gardens where special guides will introduce you to fantastic flora and fauna of the forests. Visit the secret collection and go on a guided tour of the special botanical exhibits, including the imaginary creatures built at the animal sculpture workshops. You may also meet some doctors and fleas while you’re there.

Interactive eventYoung at Art

Birds, bugs and bees

Age: 3–9 yearsDuration: 25 minutesTickets: £3Family ticket: £10

Animal sculpture workshops See page 35 for details

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Love is the most important thing in the world, but football is pretty good too.

Waterfront HallExhibition: Fri 25 May – Sat 3 June 10am - 5pmFree workshops: Fri 25 – Mon 28 May 11am – 4pm See page 34 for details

Tell us what you love and be part of a new art installation at the Waterfront Hall. Is it a toy, a memory, a special place or person or something you do? Children and adults will be able to join in free drop-in art workshops with the artists from IKON as they assemble an original installation built from what we all love. The finished work will remain on display for the duration of the festival.

Visual artsIKON

Love Letters

Supported by Royal Mail

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A Festival in a Weekend Event

Tea and TalesBooks, bean bags and storytelling.This popular event returns. Tea and Tales brings you stories on the hour, coffee mornings, plus more books than ever before. Children and parents can relax in a quiet comfy area, read from a large selection of books or listen to the best children’s fiction being read aloud.

Age: all ages Duration: anytime Tickets: FREE No booking required

30Stories my granny used to tell meAre you sitting comfortably?Belfast storytellers Fra Gunn and Liz Gough tell traditional tales from Ireland and around the world, adding stories collected through workshops across Belfast. Tales of magic, kind deeds and just desserts. A lively and entertaining show for young and old alike.Storytelling Creative Writers NetworkOld Museum Arts Centre Mon 28 MayAge: 6 years + Time: 4.00pm Duration: 50 minutes Tickets: £6 Family ticket: £20

Belfast City Hall Sat 26 May 11am–5pmWaterfront Hall, Sun 27 May 11am – 5pm A Festival in a Weekend eventOld Museum Arts Centre 11am-5pm Mon 28 May, Sat 2 June, Sun 3 June, with storytelling at 11am from Tue to Fri.

Niamh SharkeyAre you a happy hugglewug?

Back by popular demand, award-winning children’s author and illustrator Niamh Sharkey (author of the best seller The Ravenous Beast) returns to read from her new book I’m A Happy Hugglewug.

No Alibis BookstoreSat 2 June 2.30pm Age: 3–6 years Duration: 50 minutes Tickets: FREE

Gareth JonesWhatever your private detective needs…

Author of the hugely successful and flame retardant books of The Dragon Detective Agency, Gareth Jones will read from dragon detective Dirk Dilly’s latest case file, The Case of the Missing Cats.

No Alibis BookstoreSun 3 June 2.30pm Age: 10-12 years Duration 45 minutes Tickets: FREE

Workshops and other things

NICDs are an arts in health project within Arts Care NI and work every week in hospitals and hospices with sick children. For one weekend only they will be at the festival. If your teddy bear is down in the dumps and not feeling good, some Clowndoctoring may help. If your cuddly toy likes stories or your hand puppet likes singing, make an appointment... There will be plenty of laughter at the Clinic - Laughter is the best medicine.

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The ClownDoctors Clinic

Little Pavilion, Botanic GardensSat 2nd – Sun 3 June 10.15am, 11.15am, 12.15pm, 1.45pm, 2.45pm, 3.45pm

Age: 1 year + Duration: 45 minutes Cost: £3 (adults go free)

Interactive event NI ClownDoctors

Is your teddy down in the dumps?

Cahoots NI present their magical marvellous performing fleas in a miniature theatre holding just 10 people. These international mini stars will amaze with incredible feats - mind reading, weightlifting, trapeze, accompanied by live music.

The Flea PitA small performance for small people

Theatre, Cahoots NIWaterfront Hall Sun 27 – Mon 28 MayBotanic Gardens Sat 2nd – Sun 3 June 10am - 4pm every 20 minsAge: 4 years + Duration: 10 minutes Tickets: £3 Family ticket: £10No booking required A Festival in a Weekend Event

The ArtCart is back by popular demand. Learn to operate a digital camera, scan and manipulate images and add text to your own image to take home - helped by the WheelWorks artists.

Digital ImagingMake your own image

WheelWorksWaterfront Hall Sat 26 – Sun 27 May 12.00pm, 1.30pm, 3.00pmAge: 8 years + Duration: 1 hour Cost: £3 (adults go free)

Young artists in the spotlight

Capturing the wealth of creative activity that goes on in classrooms, community centres and groups in all artforms, work by children from all over Northern Ireland will be exhibited at all the festival venues.

More of it than we think

Various artformsBelfast City Hall Waterfront Hall Old Museum Arts Centre Black BoxFri 25 May – Sun 3 Jun Opening times vary

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Drop in to free art workshops with the IKON artists. Help to build an installation from the things we love.

Love Letters workshops

Visual arts IKONWaterfront HallFri 25 – Mon 28 May 11am – 4pmAge: 5 years + Tickets: FREENo booking required

What do you love?

A special activity for parents and children to do together. A gloopy, gungy, mucky time for all using everyday things – combs, brushes, soap flakes and lots of water…

Build your own bird, bug, bee or let your imagination run wild with paper sculpture. Any animals caught will be added to the secret collection in Botanic Gardens.

Animal sculptureBirds, bugs and bees

Young at ArtWaterfront Hall Sat 26 – Mon 28 MayBotanic Gardens Sat 2 – Sun 3 June11.00am, 12.30pm, 2.00pm and 3.30pmAge: 3-9 years Duration: 1 hour Tickets: £3 (adults go free)A Festival in a Weekend event

Big ideas from little handsGet messy together

NIPPA Creative Play TeamWaterfront Hall Sat 26 – Sun 27 May 11am, 12.30pm, 2.00pm and 3.45pmAge: 2-6 years Duration: 1 hour Tickets: £3 (adults go free)A Festival in a Weekend event

Open SpaceOpen Space is a professional forum for youth arts. Seminars and an email network debate issues for the sector, with notes posted on the Young at Art website.

Attendance at all seminars is free but booking is advised through the Festival box office. 1 and 2 day delegates packages are available to include tickets, travel between venues and social activities. For more information, contact openspace@youngatart.co.uk

What do young people want in our public buildings and spaces? And how can the needs of children, older young people and adults be met within one building? A panel will debate these issues with input from young people.

Tue 29 May 4 - 6pm Old Museum Arts Centre

Open Space 1Filling the Void – giving young people their space

A panel will discuss the intrinsic benefits to children and young people of being an audience, exploring its impact on observation, inspiration and critical appraisal skills and refuting the notion that watching/looking is a passive experience.

Thur 31 May 1 - 3pm (lunch provided) Old Museum Arts Centre

Open Space 3Only Looking – how being a spectator can change your life?

Following a performance of Lá le Jackie, a panel will discuss Irish language arts for children in the context of the changing language needs of the wider ethnic and new migrant communities in Northern Ireland.

Wed 30 May 1 - 3pm (lunch provided) An Droichead Cultural Resource Centre, Ormeau Road

Open Space 2Bilingualism and children’s arts - how do artists respond to our changing society?

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About Young at ArtBelfast Children’s Festival is run by Young at Art, a children’s arts charity with a mission to make life from birth to eighteen as creative as possible. The annual festival is supported by outreach, development and advocacy work and touring programmes. Young at Art is a charity and fundraises 85% of its costs from public bodies and the kind support of businesses, trusts and individual donors.There is lots of information about past and future activities on www.youngatart.co.uk. It also includes information on getting involved as an artist, young person, volunteer, school, group and supporter.

If you believe that the Belfast Children’s Festival and cultural provision for your children is important and necessary, support the Invest in Inspiration campaign.Government spending on the arts in Northern Ireland is at an all time low of £6.13 per person, half that of Scotland and Ireland.Ask your local politicians to make this £10 and ensure future arts activities in schools, theatres, hospitals, community centres, and festivals. For more information, go to www.investininspiration.com

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40Fri 25 May 10.15 am Jackie’s Day OMAC 3.5-6 years10.30 am Jacare Jungle Waterfront Hall 5-11 years11-4pm Love Letters Workshop Waterfront Hall 5 + years 11.30 am Jackie’s Day OMAC 3.5-6 years7pm Grimm Jam OMAC 6+ years7pm Jacare Jungle Waterfront Hall 5-11 years

Sat 26 May 11–5pm Festival in a weekend Waterfront Hall All ages10-5pm Urban Arts A Kidemy Waterfront Hall 8-14 years10.30am Jacare Jungle Waterfront Hall 5-11years11-4pm Love Letters Workshop Waterfront Hall 5 + years 11-5pm Theatre For One Waterfront Hall 7 years +11.00am Animal Sculpture Workshop Waterfront Hall 3-9 years11.00am Big Ideas Workshop Waterfront Hall 2- 6 years11.30 am Jackie’s Day OMAC 3.5-6 years11-5pm Tea & Tales City Hall All ages12pm Digital Imaging Waterfront Hall 8 years + 12.30pm Animal Sculpture Workshop Waterfront Hall 3-9 years12.30pm Big Ideas Workshop Waterfront Hall 2- 6 years1pm Grimm Jam OMAC 6 + years 1.30pm Digital Imaging Waterfront Hall 8 years + 2pm Animal Sculpture Workshop Waterfront Hall 3-9 years2pm Big Ideas Workshop Waterfront Hall 2- 6 years2.30pm Jackie’s Day OMAC 3.5-6 years3pm Digital Imaging Waterfront Hall 8 years + 3.30pm Animal Sculpture Workshop Waterfront Hall 3-9 years3.45pm Big Ideas Workshop Waterfront Hall 2- 6 years4pm Grimm Jam OMAC 6 + years

Sun 27 May11-5pm Festival in a weekend Waterfront Hall All ages10-4pm The Flea Pit Waterfront Hall 4 years +10-5pm Urban Arts A Kidemy Waterfront Hall 8-14 years11.00am Animal Sculpture Workshop Waterfront Hall 3-9 years11.00 Big Ideas Workshop Waterfront Hall 2- 6 years11-5pm Tea & Tales OMAC All ages11-5pm Theatre For One Waterfront Hall 7 years +11-5pm Tea & Tales Waterfront Hall All ages11.00am Baby Rave Waterfront Hall 0-4 years11-4pm Love Letters Workshop Waterfront Hall 5 + years 12pm Digital Imaging Waterfront Hall 8 years + 12.30pm Baby Rave Waterfront Hall 0-4 years12.30pm Animal Sculpture Workshop Waterfront Hall 3-9 years12.30pm Big Ideas Workshop Waterfront Hall 2- 6 years1pm Cinderella Waterfront Hall 5 years + 1.30pm Digital Imaging Waterfront Hall 8 years +

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Sun 27 May2pm Baby Rave Waterfront Hall 0-4 years2pm Animal Sculpture Workshop Waterfront Hall 3-9 years2pm Big Ideas Workshop Waterfront Hall 2- 6 years3 pm Cinderella Waterfront Hall 5 years +3pm Digital Imaging Waterfront Hall 8 years + 3.30pm Baby Rave Waterfront Hall 0-4 years3.30pm Animal Sculpture Workshop Waterfront Hall 3-9 years3.45pm Big Ideas Workshop Waterfront Hall 2- 6 years

Mon 28 May10-4pm The Flea Pit Waterfront Hall 4 years +11-4pm Love Letters Workshop Waterfront Hall 5 + years 11.00am Animal Sculpture Workshop Waterfront Hall 3-9 years11.00 am Egg & Spoon Black Box 0-3 years11.30 am Jackie’s Day OMAC 3.5-6 years11-5pm Tea & Tales OMAC All ages12.30pm Egg & Spoon Black Box 0-3 years12.30pm Animal Sculpture Workshop Waterfront Hall 3-9 years1pm Cinderella Waterfront Hall 5 years+2pm Egg & Spoon Black Box 0-3 years2pm Animal Sculpture Workshop Waterfront Hall 3-9 years2.30pm Jackie’s Day OMAC 3.5-6 years3pm Cinderella Waterfront Hall 5 years + 3.30pm Animal Sculpture Workshop Waterfront Hall 3-9 years4pm Stories My Granny... OMAC 6 years+

Tue 29 May10.00 am Egg & Spoon Black Box 0-3 years10.15 am La le Jackie An Droichead 4.5 -7 years10.15 am Cinderella Waterfront Hall 5 years + 11am Tea & Tales OMAC All ages11 am Egg & Spoon Black Box 0-3 years11.30 am La le Jackie An Droichead 4.5 -7 years12pm Cinderella Waterfront Hall 5 years + 12.30 pm Egg & Spoon Black Box 0-3 years4pm-6pm Open Space 1 OMAC

Wed 30 May10.00 am Egg & Spoon Black Box 0-3 years10.15am La le Jackie An Droichead 4.5 -7 years10-5 pm Love Letters Waterfront Hall All ages11.00 am Egg & Spoon Black Box 0-3 years11 am Tea & Tales OMAC All ages11.30 am La le Jackie An Droichead 4.5 -7 years12.30pm Egg & Spoon Black Box 0-3 years1pm-3pm Open Space 2 An Droichead 6.30pm Love OMAC 5-8 years

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Thurs 31stMay10.15 am Love OMAC 5-8 years10.15 am La le Jackie An Droichead 4.5 -7 years10.30 am Tom Thumb Black Box 5 years + 11 am Tea & Tales OMAC All ages11.30 am La le Jackie An Droichead 4.5 -7 years12pm Love OMAC 5-8 years1pm-3pm Open Space 3 OMAC 6pm Tom Thumb Black Box 5 years + 7pm Diva OMAC 10 years +

Fri 1 June10.15am Love OMAC 5-8 years10.15 am La le Jackie An Droichead 4.5 -7 years10.30 am Tom Thumb Black Box 5 years + 11 am Tea & Tales OMAC All ages11.30 am La le Jackie An Droichead 4.5 -7 years6pm Tom Thumb Black Box 5 years + 7pm Diva OMAC 10 years +8pm Monster! Black Box 8 years +

Sat 2 June10 am Birds Bugs & Bees Botanic Gardens 3-9 years10-4pm The Flea Pit Botanic Gardens 4 years +10.15am The ClownDoctors Clinic Botanic Gardens 1 year +10.45 am Birds Bugs & Bees Botanic Gardens 3-9 years11.00 am Animal Sculpture Workshop Botanic Gardens 3-9 years11-5 pm Tea & Tales OMAC All ages11.15 am The ClownDoctors Clinic Botanic Gardens 1 year +12pm Love OMAC 5-8 years12pm Monster! Black Box 8 years + 12.15pm Birds Bugs & Bees Botanic Gardens 3-9 years12.15pm The ClownDoctors Clinic Botanic Gardens 1 year +12.30pm Animal Sculpture Workshop Botanic Gardens 3-9 years1pm Birds Bugs & Bees Botanic Gardens 3-9 years1.45pm Birds Bugs & Bees Botanic Gardens 3-9 years1.45pm The ClownDoctors Clinic Botanic Gardens 1 year +2pm Animal Sculpture Workshop Botanic Gardens 3-9 years2.30pm Birds Bugs & Bees Botanic Gardens 3-9 years2.30pm Niamh Sharkey No Alibis 3-6 years2.45pm The ClownDoctors Clinic Botanic Gardens 1 year +3pm Diva OMAC 10 years +3pm Monster! Black Box 9 years + 3.30pm Birds Bugs & Bees Botanic Gardens 3-9 years3.30pm Animal Sculpture Workshop Botanic Gardens 3-9 years3.45pm The ClownDoctors Clinic Botanic Gardens 1 year +4.15pm Birds Bugs & Bees Botanic Gardens 3-9 years5pm Love OMAC 5-8 years

Sat 2 June7pm Diva OMAC 10 years +8pm Monster! Black Box 8 years + Sun 3 June10 am Birds Bugs & Bees Botanic Gardens 3-9 years10-4pm The Flea Pit Botanic Gardens 4 years +10.15am The ClownDoctors Clinic Botanic Gardens 1 year +10.45am Birds Bugs & Bees Botanic Gardens 3-9 years11.00am Animal Sculpture Workshop Botanic Gardens 3-9 years11-5 pm Tea & Tales OMAC All ages11.15 am The ClownDoctors Clinic Botanic Gardens 1 year +12pm Love OMAC 5-8 years12.15pm Birds Bugs & Bees Botanic Gardens 3-9 years12.15pm The ClownDoctors Clinic Botanic Gardens 1 year +12.30pm Animal Sculpture Workshop Botanic Gardens 3-9 years1pm Birds Bugs & Bees Botanic Gardens 3-9 years1.45pm Birds Bugs & Bees Botanic Gardens 3-9 years1.45pm The ClownDoctors Clinic Botanic Gardens 1 year +2pm Animal Sculpture Workshop Botanic Gardens 3-9 years2.30pm Birds Bugs & Bees Botanic Gardens 3-9 years2.30pm Gareth Jones No Alibis 10-12 years2.45pm The ClownDoctors Clinic Botanic Gardens 1 year +3pm Diva OMAC 10 years +3.30pm Birds Bugs & Bees Botanic Gardens 3-9 years3.30pm Animal Sculpture Workshop Botanic Gardens 3-9 years3.45pm The ClownDoctors Clinic Botanic Gardens 1 year +4.15pm Birds Bugs & Bees Botanic Gardens 3-9 years

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Don’t forget the Continental Market at the City Hall from Friday 25th May to Monday 28th May and the Lord Mayor’s Show on Saturday 26th May.

Exhibitions will run throughout the festival at all venues.

Box Office: 028 9031 2264www.belfastchildrensfestival.com

Design: www.paperjamdesign.comIllustrations: www.strayillustration.com

Box Office: 028 9031 2264www.belfastchildrensfestival.com