Packed with free workshops, performances and activities just for kids, Sydney Festival’s Kids in the Garden program is a great way to meet Festival artists and learn a few of their tricks.

Specifically designed for younger audiences, Kids in the Garden is a fun and interactive way to experience first-hand the thrill of performing while learning about what goes into making a show.

Kids in the Garden features a wonderful mix of music, juggling, circus, dance and more. 

PROGRAM

Wed 14 January | A Head Turner
Dive in head first with Amanda King to fashion an elaborate tribal headdress from paper, card and your creative energies.  Burst out the doors of the Tent wearing this delightful Torres Strait Island inspired creation. For more info on Amanda King, click here.
Age: 3 – 8 years

Thursday 15 January | Tulloch’s Tales
In an afternoon of mime, music and audience participation, renowned children’s author Richard Tulloch will bring some of his original stories magically to life.  His unique storytelling style will captivate and amuse. For more info on Richard Tulloch, click here.
Age: 4 – 8 years

Tuesday 20 January | ERTH-ly delights
ERTH and cast members from The Nargun and the Stars will thrill you with tales of indigenous mythical creatures and introduce you to some of the enchanting puppets from this spectacular production.
Age: 3 and above

Wednesday 21 Jan | War of the Rascals
Loose Canon unleash crazed director Janet Smedley, hapless Hugh the wannabe actor and a splash of Shakespeare in an afternoon filled with silly antics, wordplay, physical comedy and irreverent song. For more info on Loose Canon, click here.
Age: 6 and above

Thursday 22 January | Drum Roll Please!
The Tent will come alive with tribal sounds as Teambeat present a wildly entertaining, interactive drumming experience.  You’ll create noise with your own unique drum and be thrilled by traditional song and dance. For more info on Teambeat, click here.
Age: 3 and above

Friday 23 January | A Meeting of Musical Minds
Old and new collide in a musical exploration lead by the formidable George Ellis who returns to the Tent with a mixed bag of musos.  A string trio and a contemporary band will tackle tunes from the Festival Symphony program. Young ears will be delighted by new and dynamic sounds from old instruments and re-vamped classics on modern instruments. For more info on George Ellis, click here.
Age: 5 and above

Tuesday 27 January | Bust a Move
Budding hip hop dancers can learn some funky moves and tricks with choreographer Nick Power aka B*Boy Rely.  This interactive and energetic dance workshop will introduce you to the basics and have you showing off your new moves to friends. For more info on Nick Power, click here.
Age: 5 - 8 years

Wednesday 28 January | Cardboard Carnival
Join our friends from Pine Street Creative Arts Centre to cut, construct and colour recyclable materials to make puppets and wearable works of art. This is one for big kids and little kids to do together.  Be prepared to get a little messy! For more info on Pine Street Creative Arts Centre, click here.
Age: 3 – 8 years

Thursday 29 January | Roll up! Roll up!
This is the ultimate workshop in circus skills for kids and adults young at heart. Spinning plates, juggling, tumbling, balancing and hulla hooping will be among the tricks demonstrated and taught by the team from Aerialize in an afternoon of wonder and spectacle. For more info on Aerialize, click here.
Age 3 and above

Please note the following guidelines for Festival Kids performances:
- All shows in The Famous Spiegeltent have a limited capacity
-  Tickets are only available on the day of the performance
- Tickets can be collected from 2pm onsite
- Ticket collection has a maximum of five tickets (1 adult, 4 children) per person
- Adults must stay to supervise their children
- Children must accompany adults
- From 5pm the Samsung Mobile Festival Garden is an over 18s venue

For more information about the artists performing at Kids in the Garden, click here.

For more shows for kids see Festival Kids at Parramatta.

Festival Kids is part of the Samsung Mobile Festival Garden series. For more events at this precinct, click here.

To view the Samsung Mobile Festival Gardern mini mag, click here.

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COMMENTS

annabelle 21/12/08

i'm trying to introduce my very young daughter (4 months) to music early....are we also invited to come along? thanks annabelle

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Rebekah 07/01/09

what time can we pick up tickets for the free kids events and where do we get them? Does this mean that we have to spend all day in the city to see a one hour show in the afternoon? thanks

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MJ 08/01/09

It says tickets available on day of performance. How does that work? Where and when do I get the tickets? There is alot of planning to get into the city for an event so it would be good to have more information.

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Kris 12/01/09

Hi, just wondering what time are tickets available on the day? Thank you for putting on such great events, my kids love them!

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stephb 12/01/09

what time does queuing start for the free tix?

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Sydney Festival 13/01/09

Tickets for the event can be collected on site at The Samsung Mobile Festival Garden from 2pm. You can then relax in the Garden and enjoy some outdoor entertainment from 2:30pm before the scheduled event commmences inside the Spiegeltent at 3pm.

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Tara Johnston 22/01/09

What is the address of The Samsung Mobile Festival Garden is it in the botanic gardens? I don't know what the Spiegeltent is !! Where in the gardens is it?

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Alicia 23/01/09

Tara- If you click on the link under the heading "where" it gives you the address, it's Hyde Park I think.

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