Kids Arts Festival 2024 - Oceans and Origins

After a three-year hiatus, Corban Estate Arts Centre is delighted to announce the long awaited return of West Auckland's beloved Kids Arts Festival.

Exploring the broad and magical theme of Oceans and Origins, Kids Arts Festival 2024 will promote awareness and appreciation for the ocean and its ecosystems, as well as the migration of peoples and their connections to the sea.

Our signature annual event, Kids Arts Festival features a huge variety of free art-making activities, live performances, and a West Auckland schools' art exhibition alongside food trucks and picnic areas dotted across our spacious park-like grounds.

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WHAT TO EXPECT
🎨 At the heart of Kids Arts Festival are the FREE Art-Making Activities designed and delivered by our Schools’ Education team and friends. This year these include: 8x Art-Making Activities, 3x Printing-Making Workshops and 4x Pūoro (music) Sessions throughout the day!

🖼️ This year, our West Auckland Schools Art Exhibition features some amazing students' work from Avondale Intermediate, Colwill School Massey, Henderson Valley School, Hobsonville School and Pomaria School.

🎤 The Live Performance Space is set to wow the crowd with music, dance and performances by Narj & Zac; the Rutherford Primary Kapahaka Kōtuku Rerengātahi; a costume parade by Kiddywinkles Childcare; Turou Takitua - Journey across the Moana through interactive storytelling, drumming and movement; the Crescendo Singers Adele, Lily and Keekz; Maneanea Dance; the Studio Move dancers; and Te Kāhui spoken word artists Eric Soaki, Natalie Kanyuchi & Ivy Lyden-Hancy.

👀 There's lots to See and Do around the Estate with a Live Graffiti Mural happening throughout the day; a special screening of NZ doco Whetū Marama - Bright Star playing on loop in the Cellar; Auckland Museum popping up in the Church with Ata Hira: Museum on the Move; a Curator Tour of our current exhibitions Windows to the World and yahaan in the Homestead Galleries, an Artist Kōrero with resident artist Charlotte Graham; a fun interactive Water Playzone thanks to Watercare; and facepainting by the talented Dollris Facepaint!

🤹🏽 There's also heaps of Roaming Entertainment happening throughout the day including Te Maninirau Māori Circus; Captain Festus & Pea-knuckle; the Kina Geta Youth Crew's Roving Reporters and lots of awesome Selfie Spots where you can share a pic on social media for the chance to WIN great prizes! #KAF24

😋 When you start to Feel Hungry, tuck into your BYO picnic, or buy something tasty from our lovely Coffee Studio cafe - or any of the yummy food trucks and community stalls visiting on the day. We're expecting Churro Loco; Cream Icecream; Langos Hungarian Fried Bread and Superwhip Icecream to name a few!

📕 And last but not least, this year we have two very Special Keepsakes available for purchase that you can take home after the festival. The Kids Arts Festival Pukapuka and Kids Arts Festival Art Kits will be on sale from our Info Kiosk and Gallery Shop throughout the day, making lovely gifts or as inspiration to take home and continue your creative journey after the event.