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 2025 is on Monday, February 17th.

This article contains the following information about the festival:

Admission Rates | Children’s Festival Classes | Performances Schedule | Imagination Stations | 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 4:00 pm on the holiday Monday.

Admission Rates

General admission into the festival is free. Creativity Classes, however, cost extra. See below for details.

Children’s Festival Classes

Creativity Classes are offered for $10 each and pre-registration is required. Below are a few of the classes available at the 2025 festival.

All the Earth Speaks
Song and Dance: Butterflies and Bees
Cultural Stories and Nature
Clay Creatures of the World
Artivism: Protect and Honour Natural Species
Winter Wonder Land
Underwater Musical Adventure

For the full list of Creativity Classes and registration details, visit the Children’s Arts Festival website.

Performances and Presentations

The 2025 Richmond Children’s Art Festival opens with a performance by the Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra. It takes place at the Richmond Art Centre’s Rotunda at 10:30 am. There are four other places with free performances as well. This year’s schedule is below.

Living Room Story Theatre

11:15 am – Double Book Reading
12:10 pm – Storytelling with Debra Sparrow
1:25 pm – Fangfei Guzheng
2:30 pm – Songs & Stories with Taka Lee
3:50 pm – Paul Silveria & the Crankie Box

The Plaza

10:00 am – Go Taiko
1:30 pm – The Wild Moccasin Dancers
4:30 pm – Chinese New Year Lion Dance

Rockin' Robin Children's Entertainer — Rockin’ Robin

Story Nook

12:50 pm – Stories & Songs with Erin Palm
2:00 pm – Ukulele & Storytelling with Jill Raymond
3:10 pm – Stories & Songs with Erin Palm

The Rumpus Room

11:30 am – DJ Dance Party with the RYMP
12:00 pm – Drumming Workshop with Rhythm Resource
1:15 pm – Shuffling with Gabriella
2:00 pm – Drumming Workshop with Rhythm Resource
3:00 pm – The Wild Moccasin Dancers
3:45 pm – Bhangra Dance with Sandip

Imagination Stations

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

Pollinator’s Dream Garden: A Collective Mural Project
Creature and Nature: A Collaborative Sculpture Project
Inharmony Innature: A Collective Natural Mandela Project
The Knitting Nook
The Year of the Snake
Face Painting