Here is the 2023 Line-up!
BIRDTOWN JAMBOREE
in partnership with
Young Theatre Players
&
Tye Dye By Hez
presents
THE KIDSZONE!
FRI AUG 4th
FREE Family Fun Night
6:30 pm in Wellington Park
CHRISTMAS in AUGUST
in support of
The Simcoe CHRISTMAS PANORAMA
* Christmas Carol Sing-a-long
* Food Truck Food & Treats for sale
* Santa's Arrival & Photos with Santa
* At dusk we will screen the family-favourite
THE GRINCH
Donations to Simcoe Christmas Panorama Gratefully Accepted!
KidsZone Schedule
Sat Aug 5th-Mon Aug 7th
10:00am-4:00pm
Daily Activities
Tye Dyeing by Hez
Cost: $5.00
Come Out And Make Your
Own Funky Tye Dye Shirt
First come-first served each day, while supplies last
Face Painting with Young Theatre Players
Cost: $5.00
Suggest a design or have our young artists
create something whimsical!
Crystal Lake Conservatory
Dance and Aerial Performances & Demo/Trial Classes
each day of the Festival, from this long-standing
Dance Studio in Simcoe, Ontario!
Come get a glitter tattoo, a Princess Kit,
ask questions of Conservatory Staff
and Register for the trial classes each day!
"Nature's Calling Environmental Education"
The great people from this amazing Nature School
right in the heart of Norfolk County will be
doing a nature craft at their booth
in the KidsZone, where you can find out
about their programmes and register
for Nature School!
Simcoe & District Humane Society
Learn about pet care while having fun
at their interactive Game and Craft Booth!
(Caution: You will be in paint...you WILL get dirty...you will have FUN!)
You can also register for the 2nd Annual
Pet Contest, taking place on
Mon Aug 7 at 2pm in Clifton Park
Andy The Balloon Guy!
A local favourite, Andy
will create your favourite balloon
characters, right before your eyes.
Catch him in the KidsZone, daily, from 12:00-2:30pm.
By donation!
Boon’s Music Studio presents
The “Be A Star Karaoke Stage”!
Come up and sing (or play!)
your favourite song(s) on a REAL stage
with REAL sound equipment!
Are you the next STAR of the
Friendship Festival?! Show us your stuff!
Jr. Makers Market
Come and see the entrepreneurs and
movers and shakers of the future!
Selling all kinds of wares, our Jr. Makers
are setting up shop Sat through Mon.
Come and buy some great Jr. Maker Merch
and support these inspiring young people!
The Craft Zone!
Make a Festival Crown, a wand,
a shaker or bracelet, or WHATEVER YOU WANT!
Let your creativity run wild in our new
CRAFT ZONE!
Art In The Park Gallery
Come create a masterpiece and
hang it in our Nature Gallery for
all to see! Leave it up for the weekend,
or take it home after it's dry!
Rock (and Roll?!) Painting
Get ready to rock at our Rock Painting Table!
Be a part of the Simcoe Painted Rocks community
and leave your rock with our Hashtag on it
(#SHFF2023) somewhere around
Norfolk County. Take a photo of it
and tag us!
Sidewalk Chalk It Up!
We've got lots of chunky sidewalk chalk
for you to draw, doodle and write all over
Bonnie Drive! GO WILD!
Photo Booth & Photo Wall
Dress Up and Take your photo and
Tag us on Social Media with #SHFF2023
Lawn Games
Bombastic Bubbles
Sidewalk Chalk Art
Human Tic-Tac-Toe
Giant Jenga
Lawn Twister
Ring & Bean Bag Toss
Norfolk Roots Midwives Parenting Station
You can change and feed your baby here in
the comfort of a cool, private, tented area.
INDIVIDUAL DAY ACTIVITIES
FRIDAY August 4th
The Friendship Festival is partnering with
The Simcoe Christmas Panorama to bring you
CHRISTMAS in AUGUST!
Starting at 6:30pm at the Main Stage in
Wellington Park, there will be
food and treats to buy from our food vendors,
Santa's arrival, a Photo Booth with Santa, a
Christmas Carol Sing-a-long,
and then, at dusk, we will be screening
THE GRINCH movie!
Donations will be gratefully accepted for
The Simcoe Christmas Panorama
SATURDAY August 5th
Illusionist Lucas Wilson
Will be on the Main Stage @ 12:00
And the Clifton Park Community Stage
@ 1:45 & 3:45
Crystal Lake Conservatory
10am-11am - Welcome Table
Glitter Tattoos, Princess Kits, a chance to ask
questions and register for today's trial classes
11am-12pm - Trial Class: Ballet for Ages 3-8
Ballet is a theatrical dance that features highly formalized
steps and movements. It uses body movements, music,
and stage scenery to speak emotions, a story,
an atmosphere, or a theme.
Come learn some fun, basic ballet steps!
1-2pm - Performance: Dance and Aerial Circus
Join us daily for a 1-hour performance demonstration of
different styles of dance, acrobatics, and aerial circus!
3-4pm - Trial Class: Aerial Hoop for Ages 5-11
The aerial hoop (also known as the lyra) is a circular steel
apparatus (resembling a heavy-duty hula hoop)
suspended from the ceiling, on which circus
artists may perform aerial acrobatics.
It can be used static, spinning, or swinging.
Come learn some balance and test your strength moves!
SUNDAY August 6th
Katie’s Music Studio Brantford presents
A Musical Instrument Petting Zoo
Have you ever wanted to play a musical
Instrument? Now is your chance to
Try them out! (Sunday Only from 10am-4pm)
Crystal Lake Conservatory
10am-11am - Welcome Table
Glitter Tattoos, Princess Kits, a chance to ask
questions and register for today's trial classes
11am-12pm - Trial Class: Acrobatics for Ages 5-10
Acrobatic Dance, or acro as it is commonly referred to by dancers
and dance professionals, is the beautiful fusion of classic dance technique
and the precision and athleticism of acrobatic elements.
Often defined by unique choreography, acro dancers seamlessly
blend musicality, emotional expression, line and extension
with acrobatic movements in a dance context.
Come bend and flip with us
1-2pm - Performance: Dance and Aerial Circus
Join us daily for a 1-hour performance demonstration of
different styles of dance, acrobatics, and aerial circus!
3-4pm - Trial Class: Aerial Skills for Ages 6-12
Aerial silks is a type of performance in which one or more
artists perform aerial acrobatics while hanging from a
specialist fabric, hanging in two long pieces.
Come climb with us!
MONDAY, AUGUST 7th
12:00-12:45 Drum Circle
with Professional Drummer Costa Chatzis
Bring a hand drum use the ones we have,
or use the instrument you made in our
Craft Area and beat out the rhythms of the earth!
You will feel the power and connection
that playing music together creates!
(Be sure to check out Costa on the Main Stage
Monday at 1:30pm with Nosey Neighbour
and on Sunday Night with Hip Hop Artist MER!)
This workshop will be a great warm-up for our:
Merry Maker Parade with Parade Marshall The Great Spontini.
Meet in the KidsZone Rallying Area at 1:00.
The Great Spontini will teach you a song
and then you will march through the parks
to the Main Stage for a 1:30 arrival
and performance for the gathered crowd!
Crystal Lake Conservatory
10am-11am - Welcome Table
Glitter Tattoos, Princess Kits, a chance to ask
questions and register for today's trial classes
11am-12pm - Performance: Dance and Aerial Circus
Join us daily for a 1-hour performance demonstration of
different styles of dance, acrobatics, and aerial circus!
1-2pm - Trial Class: Aerial Sling for Ages 5-12
Aerial sling and hammock dance belong to the discipline
of aerial dance. It is built upon the foundations of trapeze,
and uses an aerial silk folded in half to create a loop.
Come swing with us!
3-4pm - Trial Class: Hip Hop for Ages 5-12
Hip hop dance is a range of street dance styles primarily
performed to hip hop music or that have evolved
as part of hip hop culture. It is influenced by a wide
range of styles that were created in the 1970s and
made popular by dance crews in the United States.
Come groove with us!
Simcoe & District Humane Society Pet Contest
Meet at the Clifton Park Community Stage
at 2:00pm for their 2nd Annual Pet Contest.
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We wish to acknowledge the incredible support of our KidsZone sponsors:
Ontario Southwest Tourism Relief Fund & The Birdtown Jamboree!
We also could not have made the KidsZone happen without our partners: The Young Theatre Players (YTP), Tye Dyeing By Hez, Crystal Lake Conservatory, Kiara Barrow, Boon’s Music Studio (Delhi), Katie’s Music Studio (Brantford), Art With Heart Studio Inc. (Simcoe), Costa Chatzis, Dan Fewings (The Great Spontini), Illusionist Lucas Wilson…and all of our amazing volunteers!
**All Artists, Activities, Dates, Times & Locations are subject to change without notice**
