The World Children’s Festival, held on the National Mall in Washington, DC, will be the world’s largest celebration of children’s creativity and imagination bringing together hundreds of young artists and performers from around the world. During this three day festival, the National Mall will be transformed to create an amazing experience for the participants as well as the general public.
The World Children’s Festival is a culmination of the Arts Olympiad, a free global program of the International Child Art Foundation (ICAF) in which three million children worldwide competed to win the honor to represent their home state or country. The children produced amazing works on the theme My Favorite Sport to celebrate the “artist-athlete” ideal of a creative mind and healthy body.
Festival Highlights
- Hundreds of young artists and performers, educators and technologists, entrepreneurs and creative leaders, and lawmakers and government officials participate in the festival.
- The Arts Olympiad winners create symbolic artworks to be presented to President George W. Bush and the 2008 U.S. presidential candidates.
- Children stage a special performance at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage on June 25th.
- The first public exhibition of finalists’ artworks on the theme My Favorite Sport – an exhibition that will travel to China for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
- Children present World Children’s Awards (designed by Tiffany & Co.) to those leaders who have inspired and guided them through their festival experience.
Location
On the National Mall, from 4th to 7th Streets, between the National Air and Space Museum and the National Gallery of Art. The closest Metro stations are Smithsonian and Federal Triangle.Schedule
10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.Saturday, June 23 - Health & Environment Day
Sunday, June 24 - Creativity & Imagination Day
Monday, June 25 - Peace & Leadership Day
