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TOP EXECUTIVE CONTACT INFORMATION:
Neal Rempel
rempel@kidsfest.ca
204.958.4746
NUMBER OF YEARS FESTIVAL
OR EVENT HAS BEEN PRODUCED:
Started in 1983, 35 years
EVENT DATES:
35th Annual Kidsfest! - June 7 - 10, 2018
(four days in early June)
PRIMARY TARGET AUDIENCE:
Families, children, schools, daycares,
virtually all community segments
RECURRENCE CYCLE:
Annually
ESTIMATED COMBINED
AGGREGATE ATTENDANCE:
20-25,000 in attendance on average
Winnipeg International
Children's Festival (Kidsfest)
Kidsfest is Winnipeg's premier extravaganza of fun and
imagination featuring entertainment, activities, and artists
from around the world. Numerous venues, including "big
top" tents, showcase incredible performances from theatre,
to music, to storytelling, to dance. It boasts the largest
selection of interactive and hands-on activities of any
festival in Canada.
The Winnipeg International Children's Festival was
formed in 1982 by a group of committed community
leaders with the objective of improving the cultural quality
of life of Manitoba families. It is registered as a not-for-profit
and charitable organization. In 1990, Kidsfest moved to its'
current, permanent home at The Forks site. That same year,
Kidsfest became the first in North America to offer general
admission all day, all week. One price gets access to all shows
so most people who would normally be able to afford to see
only one show at the Festival can now take artistic risks and
check out new works by new and emerging artists as well as
the well-known companies and artists. The annual Kidsfest
has become an essential part of the Manitoban cultural fabric.
