Event
Kids Arts Festival at Corban Estate Arts Centre is back for 2025! This year’s festival is centred around the vibrant theme of Celebrating Colour and promises a day of creativity, fun, and inspiration for kids and whānau alike. Best of all, the festival and its activities are entirely free.
The Kids Arts Festival 2025 showcases our commitment to making the arts accessible and enjoyable for all. Families can look forward to an array of free activities, from painting and sculpting to storytelling and interactive performances—all set against the beautiful backdrop of the Corban Estate Arts Centre.
Join us in celebrating the transformative power of art and colour—see you there!
Here’s everything you need to know to make the most of your Kids Arts Festival experience...
WHAT TO BRING
🚰 Pack a water bottle.
☕ Bring a keep cup to enjoy your cafe brew without the waste!
🛍️ Bring a paper bag or box to take kids’ artwork home in.
🧺 Feel free to bring a picnic blanket and your own picnic if you wish.
💵 Bring cash if you’d like to purchase kai from our community stalls.
WHAT TO LEAVE AT HOME
🚭 This is smokefree and vapefree event
🐕 Please leave dogs at home - this is a busy event with lots of small children in attendance (excludes registered support dogs)
HOW TO GET HERE
Corban Estate Arts Centre can be accessed via 3 entry points - Mt Lebanon Lane, the Arts Bridge footbridge from Henderson Park, and via the footbridge rail underpass at the corner of Great North Rd & Henderson Valley Rd. Downloadable Access Map Available Here
🚲 Please consider using public transport, walk, bike or carpool.
🚘 Limited parking onsite, plan ahead if you are coming to see a specific performance
🚌 For buses and trains use the AT Journey Planner to plan ahead. The Henderson transit station is a short walk away.
WEATHER PLANS
☂️ We’re going ahead rain or shine! While we have plenty of space under cover, if it’s looking wet, bring an umbrella to get from place to place and to keep your artworks dry!
Henderson-Massey Local Board
The Trusts Community Foundation
Bunnings Warehouse Westgate
Zephyr Coffee Co.
Paper Plus WestCity
ToyWorld Henderson
Helia Design
Konstruct Limited
Pumphouse Print
Project Jonah New Zealand
Aussie Butcher New Lynn
Community Waitākere
Neighbours Aotearoa
Free
Whānau friendly. All welcome.
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