The Ottawa International Children's Festival is an annual June event in Ottawa, Canada featuring theatre, dance, and music for children. It is hosted on the grounds of Lebreton Flats Park and they use venues at the Canadian War Museum and the National Arts Centre.
The performing arts festival was established in 1985 and has hosted performers from Brazil, Peru, Holland, France, England, Germany, Denmark, China and Kenya, as well as Canadian artists.
Their mandate is to create a variety of programs for children aged two to fifteen, focusing on enriching school curriculum and promoting the arts as an integral part of children’s education.
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