Free fun: Flagstaff Children’s Music and Arts Festival

City of Flagstaff Recreation Services presents the Fifth Annual Flagstaff Children’s Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, August, 18^th from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Wheeler Park (212 W. Aspen Ave.).  

Voted 2009’s Most Outstanding Cultural Event from Arizona Parks and Recreation Association, this family-friendly event celebrates the artistic potential of all youth in our community.  In addition to dance and music performances, children can make recycled arts projects, participate in the instrument petting zoo, make their own musical instrument, and learn to paint, draw and create sculptures.  

There will be a Kiddie Caboose, bounce houses, carnival games, Face Painting, Balloon Animals, Library Bookmobile, food vendors and other fun things to do.  Most activities are free!  A $3.00 wristband can be purchased for unlimited rides on the Kiddie Caboose and bounce houses.

For more information call 213-2300 or visit flagstaff.az.gov/recreation.  

Free Activities include:

· Music and Dance performed by talented local youth

· Turn Trash into Treasures Recycled Art Project

· Create your own musical Instrument Workshop

· Learn to play a musical instrument @ the Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

· Carnival Games with Prizes

· Library activities including

· Clay creations

· Painting

· Face Painting

· Balloon Animals

· Puppets

· Informational booths

$3.00 Wristband includes unlimited rides on:

· Bounce House

· Kiddies Caboose

Flagstaff's Annual National Night Out celebration planned for August 7, 2012

The 29th Annual National Night Out, part of a nationwide crime, drug, and violence prevention program, will be held at Wheeler Park on Tuesday, August 7, from 5:30-8 p.m. 

There will be free hot dogs, soda, and water available. Local agencies and groups include Target, Citizens Against Substance Abuse, the Flagstaff Governor's Alliance Against Drugs, Pepsi, the Flagstaff Medical Center, Northland Family Help Center, Office of the Arizona Attorney General, and other local organizations support National Night Out. There will be a location for donating non-perishable food for the food bank, winter clothing, and toys for the toy drive. There will also be informational displays about internet safety, fraud prevention, hands-only CPR, identity theft prevention, city ordinances on animal control topics, an update on the booster seat law, and many more.

Flagstaff Children’s Music and Arts Festival

The Flagstaff Children’s Music and Arts Festival is coming back for its fourth year.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, August, 20^th from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Wheeler Park (212 W. Aspen Ave.).  The Children's Music and Arts Fest was voted 2009’s Most Outstanding Cultural Event from Arizona Parks and Recreation Association. The family-friendly event celebrates the artistic potential of all youth in our community. 

In addition to dance and music performances, children can make recycled arts projects, participate in the instrument petting zoo, make their own musical instrument, and learn to paint, draw and create sculptures.  There will be a Kiddie Caboose, two bounce houses, a climbing wall, carnival games, Face Painting, Balloon Animals, Library Bookmobile and Rock Band, food vendors and other fun things to do. 

Most activities are free!  A $3.00 wristband can be purchased for unlimited rides on the Kiddie Caboose, bounce house and climbing wall.

For more information call 213-2300 or visit flagstaff.az.gov/recreation.