WOW! It's our 25th birthday!
2013 marks the 25th birthday of the Houston Children's Festival and
we are busy putting together the biggest and best celebration
in The Festival's history. Please take a minute to look around our website and see what we have in store for you.  You can also purchase admission tickets here or at the entrance gates.
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Here are several highlights...

BIG NEWS!  See your favorite celebrities at The Festival!

VICTORIA JUSTICE - Sunday, April 7
We are excited to announce that VICTORIA JUSTICE, star of Nickelodeon's hit series VICTORIOUS, will be appearing at The Festival on Sunday, April 7.  VICTORIA was the #1 suggestion from our Facebook friends when we asked who they would like to most see at The Festival.   VICTORIA, an American actress, singer/songwriter and dancer, will appear at The Festival on Sunday, April 7 at 1:30 pm & 3:00 pm for a Question & Answer session, as well as a public Meet & Greet.  She will be appearing on the Apache Energy Stage on Library Plaza.

There will be a public Meet & Greet immediately following her 1:30 stage appearance.  First come, first served.  Sorry, but due to time limitations, autographs are not guaranteed.
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LAURA MARANO - Saturday, April 6
Radio Disney 1590 presents RD Live! featuring LAURA MARANO, from Disney Channel's AUSTIN AND ALLY.   LAURA, an American teen actress, stars as ALLY DAWSON in this popular Disney Channel series.  She will be appearing at The Festival on Saturday, April 6 at 1:30 pm for a Question & Answer session on the Apache Energy Stage on Library Plaza.  There will be public Meet & Greet following her 1:30 pm stage appearance.  Stop by the Radio Disney booth in front of the Library to pick up your Meet & Greet wristband beginning at 10:30 am on Saturday morning.  You must be wearing this wristband to be admitted to the Laura Meet & Greet.  First come, first served.  Sorry, but due to time limitations, autographs are not guaranteed.
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DORA THE EXPLORER - Start your day with DORA - Both days
Everybody's favorite Latina girl adventurer will be at The Festival both days to entertain, hand out hugs & pose for photos.  And of course, she'll be bringing along her purple talking Backpack.  You can find her in the Apache Energy Zone on both Saturday & Sunday at 10:45 am & 12:00 am for the DORA THE EXPLOER DANCE PARTY & PHOTOS.
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SID THE SCIENCE KID - Presented by SABIC - Both days
SID, who wants to know everything about everything, is the star of the popular PBS series, SID THE SCIENCE KID.  He'll be in the SABIC Super Science Zone in Tranquillity Park meeting his fans & posing for photos. 
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                                                 Entertainment Schedule - click here
                                                           Area Highlights - click here
                              Festival flier for print or electronic distribution - click here
                                                 Para informacion en espanol - click here

2013 Houston Children's Festival

The 2013 Houston Children's Festival, presented by Baker Hughes and benefiting Child Advocates, Inc.,  is going to be the very best EVER.  Over 50,000 families, friends, volunteers and sponsor partners will gather together April 6 & 7 in beautiful downtown Houston to celebrate The Festival's 25th Birthday. Take a look at the highlights below to see why the Houston Children's Festival reigns supreme as
Number One for Family Fun.  

The 2013 Festival fun includes the Sunday appearance of VICTORIA JUSTICE, who stars in Nickelodeon's hit series, VICTORIOUS and on Saturday Radio Disney 1590 AM presents RD LIVE featuring LAURA MARANO from Disney Channel's AUSTIN AND ALLY.  Both kids and adults will enjoy the non-stop excitement on  4 stages of music & entertainment and in the big Family Adventure Areas, including Baker Hughes Circustown, Apache Energy Zone, H-E-B Healthy Kids Zone, Child Advocates Kid's Korral, SABIC Super Science Zone, Green Mountain Energy Company Green Zone, and
EP Energy Tile Painting Corner.

 DORA,  THE EXPLORER will be there along with SID, THE SCIENCE KID, who will be apprearing in the SABIC Super Science Zone.   The continuous fun also includes interactive games, crafts, rides,
furry friends, giveaways, inflatables, face painting, sports, magic...well, you get the idea. 
It's gonna a whole lotta fun.

And to make a good thing even better, we have now raised over $4.5 million dollars for CHILD ADVOCATES and the abused and neglected children they serve in Harris County.  WooHoo.

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TICKETS
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VICTORIA JUSTICE
PRIVATE BACKSTAGE
MEET & GREET TICKETS
are now
SOLD OUT!

Victoria will be doing a public
Meet & Greet at 2:00 pm
on Sunday in the Apache Energy Zone. 
First come, first served. 
Because of time limitations,
autographs are not guaranteed.

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Over $4.5 million raised for Child Advocates 

Since its inception twenty five years ago, The Houston Children's Festival has benefited Child Advocates, Inc. and the abused and neglected children that it serves.   For more information about Child Advocates life-changing work and how you can help, please click Child Advocates.

Festival Trivia
What's in a name?

Did you know that the boy and girl in the festival logo are named Gilbert and Rachel, after the first two children served by Child Advocates in 1984?