Richmond Children's Arts Festival

The Richmond Children’s Arts Festival takes place at the Richmond Cultural Centre every year on Family Day which in 2026 is on Monday, February 16th.

This article contains the following information about the festival:

Admission Rates | Performances Schedule | Art in Action Workshops | Children’s Festival Classes | Other Information

Family Day Arts Festival in Richmond

Held annually at the Richmond Cultural Centre at 7700 Minoru Gate, the Richmond Children’s Arts Festival typically happens on the Monday of the BC Family Day Long Weekend. As well as art classes, the event also features performances, book readings and other activities.

The festival is popular and suitable for children up to around 12 years of age. Most kids, though, are younger.

The event runs from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm on the holiday Monday.

Admission Rates

General admission into the festival is free. Creativity Classes, however, cost extra when they are offered.

Performances and Presentations

This year’s Richmond Children’s Art Festival opens with a performance by Coastal Wolfpack. It takes place at the Richmond Art Centre’s Plaza at 10:00 am. Most of 2026’s entertainment schedule is below.

The Plaza

10:00 am – Opening Ceremony with Coastal Wolfpack
11:30 am – Quayside Voices
1:00 pm – Shot of Scotch Vancouver
2:30 pm – Company Music
4:00 pm – Vostok A Cappella
4:40 pm – Hong De Vancouver Dragon and Lion Dance

Living Room Stage

10:45 am – Stories & Songs by Kung Jaadee
12:00 pm – Storytelling by Ljerka Anic
1:15 pm – Company Music
2:30 pm – Home Is theatre by Jill Raymond
3:45 pm – Mike Bryden

Rotunda

11:45 am – Music by Three Beats
1:15 pm – Music by Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra
3:00 pm – Music by Three Beats

Rockin' Robin Children's Entertainer — Rockin’ Robin

Story Nook

10:30 am – Storytelling by Familogue
12:30 pm – Storytelling by Familogue
1:30 pm – Storytelling by Ljerka Anic
2:30 pm – Storytelling by Familogue
3:30 pm – Storytelling by Mia Zhou

The Rumpus Room

10:45 am – Interactive Drums with Rhythm Resource
12:15 pm – Interactive Music and Stories with Indigenous Women Rise
1:00 pm – Rasa Ranga Dance with Punaravritti Encore
2:00 pm – Interactive Dance with Philippine Cultural Arts Society of BC
3:00 pm – Flamenco Fun 4 Kids
3:45 pm – Bharatanatyam with Sudnya Dance Academy

The Den

11:30 am – Family Time with Skipp the Dog by Deer Palace Studio
12:45 pm – Family Time with Skipp the Dog by Deer Palace Studio
2:00 pm – Family Time with Skipp the Dog by Deer Palace Studio
3:15 pm – Harp Music by Emma Sarang Wong

Theatre Under the Stairs

11:00 am – Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch by Axis Theatre
12:15 pm – Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch by Axis Theatre
2:15 pm – Interactive Drums & Dance with Mdundo Arts
3:30 pm – Interactive Drums & Dance with Mdundo Arts

Art in Action Workshops

The Richmond Children’s Arts Festival features free Art in Action Workshops in 2026. The following drop-in activities are available at different times between 10:30 am and 4:30 pm.

Air-Dry Clay Critters (with Jai Sallay-Carrington)
Animation: Skateboard Stories in Motion (with Joshua Ralph)
Braiding & Knot-Tying (with Lou)
Ceramic Family Portraits (with Bella Kwiatkowski)
Chinese Calligraphy (with the Chinese Artists Association of Richmond and the Chinese Ink & Brush Society)
Create a Clay Pencil Holder (with Bella Kwiatkowski)
Creative Shapes (with Priscilla Yu)
Finger Knit Bracelets (with Knit N’ Crochet 4 a Better World)
Horse Cups: Preschool Pinch Pots (with Bella Kwiatkowski)
Live Character Illustration (with Golnar Servatian)
Origami (with Aiko Matsushiba)
Paint by Numbers: Year of the Fire Horse (with Wen Wen Lu)
Paper-Making (with Maru Aponte)
Teddy Bear Repair Café (with Richmond Environmental Programs)
Woodcrafting Birds and Fish (with J Peachy)

Children’s Festival Classes

In previous years, Creativity Classes were offered for around $10 each and pre-registration was required. Below are a few of the classes that were available during the 2025 festival. As of mid-January, 2026 details are to be confirmed.