Vancouver International Children’s Festival at Granville Island
Dates: (5/31/2022 - 6/12/2022 )
Granville Island |
Various
1398 Cartwright Street
Vancouver, BC,BC V6H 3R8
Phone: 604.708.5655
SUBMIT UPDATES
Vancouver International Childrens FestivalAfter a two year in-person hiatus the 45th annual Vancouver International Childrens Festival returns In-person from May 31 June 5 on Granville Island and May 31 June 12 Online. Once again world-class theatre music dance circus puppetry and storytelling performers will entertain Vancouver children and families. This year eighteen professional performing artists from as far-reaching as Denmark Ireland and the United Kingdom are scheduled to perform 80 shows.The longest running professional performing arts festival for young audiences and the first of its kind in North America and Europe the Vancouver International Childrens Festival presents the worlds finest music theatre dance puppetry acrobatics and storytelling as well as creative arts activities for the entire family. Families come from near and far to experience this extraordinary annual arts festival created specifically for children and families. We are dedicated to providing creative diverse programming that engages and delights our young audience.Highlights of this years Festival include Juno Award-Winner Fred Penner Indigenous dance artists Dancers of Damelahamid and African circus stars Kalabant.Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at ChildrensFestival.ca or during the Festival at our on-site box office located between Festival House and the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island.In-person Tickets start at $12.50 per child/senior and $22 per adult plus service charges and tax. All passes include an Activity Village wristband. With over 15 arts activities the Activity Village offers many ways to engage your imagination and enhance your creativity all while having fun together as a family. Each In-person performance pass includes an Activity Village wristband.Online Tickets can be purchased for $24 per household plus service charges and tax. Families can watch one Vancouver International Childrens Festival Online Performance for only $24 per show. The pre-recorded online performance is available starting from Tuesday May 31 at 9:30am until Sunday June 12th at 8pm and can be watched multiple times. Online tickets also include access to two Online Arts Workshops.
News About Vancouver International Children’s Festival at Granville Island
THE PAPA PENGUIN PLAY Comes to Vancouver Next Month
April 10, 2024Carousel Theatre for Young People (CTYP), Vancouver International Children’s Festival, and Zee Zee Theatre will present the world premiere of Vancouver playwright Dave Deveau’s The Papa Penguin Play, at Granville Island’s Waterfront Theatre (1412 Cartwright St), from May 15 to June 2, 2024.
Excavation Theatre Announces Production Of Critically Acclaimed Canadian Play WHAT A YOUNG WIFE OUGHT TO KNOW
March 01, 2023An unflinching look at love, sex, class, and fertility - Excavation Theatre brings Hannah Moscovitch's critically acclaimed play What a Young Wife Ought to Know to the Vancouver stage March 24 - April 1, 2023 at Performance Works on Granville Island.
Carousel Theatre Explores Indigenous Reconciliation + Environmentalism In West Coast Premiere Of FROZEN RIVER
August 25, 2022Carousel Theatre for Young People (CYTP) opens its 2022/23 season with the West Coast premiere of Manitoba Theatre for Young People's award-winning play Frozen River (nîkwatin sîpiy), at Granville Island's Waterfront Theatre (1412 Cartwright St), from September 28 to October 16, 2022.
Carousel Theatre For Young People Explores Indigenous Reconciliation In West Coast Premiere Of FROZEN RIVER
August 23, 2022Carousel Theatre for Young People (CYTP) opens its 2022/23 season with the West Coast premiere of Manitoba Theatre for Young People's award-winning play Frozen River (nîkwatin sîpiy), at Granville Island's Waterfront Theatre (1412 Cartwright St), from September 28 to October 16, 2022.
Flamenco Rosario Presents Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, September 3-25, 2022
July 25, 2022The Vancouver International Flamenco Festival's 32nd edition announces its 2022 lineup of local, national and international flamenco artists from September 3– 25.
VTS Announces Lineup For 2019 International THEATRESPORTS Institute Festival; Tickets On Sale Now
August 26, 2019Vancouver TheatreSportsTM (VTS) is honoured to be hosting the 2019 International Theatresports Institute Festival, taking place this fall from Tuesday, October 15 to Sunday, October 20 on Granville Island at VTS' home theatre The Improv Centre, as well as the The Waterfront Theatre and The Nest (with the exception of El Jaguar, which takes place on a bus). Single Tickets, Group Tickets, and Festival Passes are on sale now at www.vtsl.com. Prices range from $7 to $35 for Single Tickets and $49 to $220 for various Festival Passes. For groups of 10 or more people, a 10% discount will be offered. Early Bird pricing will be in effect until September 19. Full Festival ticketing details are now available online at www.vtsl.com.
Vancouver TheatreSports To Host Major International Improv Conference And Festival
July 29, 2019Take 100+ improv actors from 18 countries,* add 50 performances across three theatre venues and what do you get? A lot of laughter!
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Back From the Dead
The Shop Theatre (7/24 - 7/27) | |
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Jack and Darlene Poole Theatre at Arts Umbrella (4/26 - 4/27) | |
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The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito
Carousel Theatre for Young People (5/1 - 5/5) | |
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Frozen
Queen Elizabeth Theatre (7/9 - 7/21) | |
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In Conversation
Scotiabank Dance Centre (5/23 - 5/24) | |
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Vancouver International Children's Festival
Granville Island (5/27 - 6/2) | |
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Little Pea
Presentation House Theatre (5/3 - 5/4) | |
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