Unleash imagination at Kids Fringe

Free creative activities for children 4-12 and their grown-ups

Drumroll, please: Introducing the all-new Kids Fringe! These participatory shows and workshops are created for young ones and accompanying adults. Join us and get ready to make, move and play!

📍Where: Picnic Pavilion, 267 Old Bridge Walk, Granville Island (behind Waterfront Theatre)

🕙 When: Saturday Sep 6 & Sunday Sep 7

✅ Important: Children must be accompanied by an adult, and only adults with children can enter

A group of people pose with large puppets outdoors. Three people are wearing puppet torsos and masks that obscure the upper half of their bodies. One puppet has a green face with large ears, the other has blonde hair and a pink face, and the third is bald with a pale face. All three are wearing dresses made of pink fabric. Beside each puppet-wearer is a person wearing a mask and leading the puppet-wearers by a stick.

Kids Fringe Schedule

Saturday Sep 6

10 am: Pansyland
11 am: Puppet Makers Workshop
11:30 am: Stardust Kingdom
12:45 pm: Flamenco Fun 4 Kids
1 pm: Parade!

Sunday Sept 7

10 am: Stardust Kingdom 
11 am: Puppet Makers Workshop 
11:30 am: Flamenco Fun 4 Kids
12:45 pm: Pansyland
1 pm: Parade!

Puppet Makers Workshop

Saturday Sep 6 | Sunday Sep 7, 11 am–1 pm | Best for ages 8-12

Ever wonder how the coolest stuff gets made for theatre? Kids ages 8–12 will learn to build their very own giant parade puppets using simple materials you can find anywhere. Learn how to conceive and construct epic puppet characters that inspire and excite the imagination. This hands-on experience shares the ideas behind design and what it’s like to create for theatre, and ends with a parade!

Audience notes: The workshop will take place outdoors, under shade, and as such is subject to outside noise and distraction. It may include supervised use of tempera paints, glue, tape, scissors, and other light construction and artistic tools and implements. Accessible washrooms will be available close by.

Caregivers and other family are invited to remain close by, observe, and take part if space and time permit. We also have low-barrier activities for kids of all ages.

For more information on stagecraft and other theatre programming, visit Arts Umbrella’s website.

Registration opens on August 5. Sign up to our newsletter to get notified when all events go on sale for the general public. 

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A life-sized puppet being paraded outdoors. The puppet has a blonde bob with flowers in its hair, and is wearing a pink dress with hearts. Out of focus in the foreground is another puppet's body and the back of a blonde child.
Bird's eye view of a papier mâché mask being created. From the right, a hair of hands applies another layer of paper to the mask. On the left is a reference image showing a white mask with teardrop-shaped eyes and red cheeks.

Pansyland with Jill Goranson

Saturday Sep 6 @ 10 am | Sunday Sep 7 @ 12:45 pm | 30 mins, best for ages 6+

Pansyland is led by Métis/Swedish/Austrian creator Jill Goranson. This adventure invites young audiences (and their grown-ups) to come for the games and stop and stay to enjoy the flowers!

Audience note: This show is as interactive as you would like it to be! At any moment you can leave any of the specially designed games and go enjoy free time in the centre of Pansyland. 

Headshot of a person with long wavy brown hair who is wearing a bright orange turtleneck. The subject is at a three-quarter angle with head turned towards the camera.

Stardust Kingdom with Megan Markham

Saturday Sep 6 @ 11:30 am | Sunday Sep 7 @ 10 am | 30 mins, best for ages 4+

Join a fairy and a pirate on a quest to help Stardust Kingdom. Pop on silent disco headphones and enter a magical world while walking around Kids Fringe.

Audience note: Participants will wear headphones, move around with the show, and participate in the story. 

Two performers stand back-to-back, smiling at the camera. On the left, the performer has pink hair and is wearing a long pink skirt. The performer on the right is wearing a pirate costume. Behind them are hedges with coloured bunting banners strung on them.

Flamenco Fun 4 Kids with Jhoely Triana

Saturday Sep 6 @ 12:45 pm | Sunday Sep 7 @ 11:30 am | 30 mins, best for ages 5+

This is an interactive flamenco show, where you can learn words in Spanish, hand clapping rhythms, and dance! Featuring live singing, guitar, and dancing.

Audience note: There will be loud music, stomping, and clapping. Audiences will be invited to dance along!

A flamenco performer with one arm oustretched. They are wearing a pink floral headband and earrings as well as a floral top. A bright blue sky fills the background.
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Granville Island Kids Market Vancouver, BC

Featuring a Kids Craft Fair supported by the Kids Market

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