We never forget our Little Folk! Join us for music, dance, crafts and more – It’s all waiting for you under the Chickadee Big Top. Have your face painted, make a drum, or spend some quiet time in the reading tent! Three days of spirited entertainment await.Please give the “little folk” priority seating at the front. And remember: the Family Area is a place to spend time together; it is not a daycare. For children to participate, a responsible adult must accompany them.See the 2009 Family Area Schedule.2009 performers on stage in the Chickadee Big Top:

		Alphabet Soup Family/Children from Manitoba Website MySpace
		Gustavo the Impossibilist/Green Fools Theatre Family/Children from Alberta Website
		The Kerplunks Family/Children from BritishColumbia Website MySpace
		Mr. Mark Family/Children from Manitoba Website
		Pacific Curls World from New Zealand Website MySpace
		Fred Penner Family/Children from Manitoba Website MySpace
		Puppet Folk Family/Children from Manitoba
		Riding Mountain National Park Troubadors Family/Children from Manitoba
		Summerbear Dance Troupe Aboriginal from Manitoba Website
		Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir Gospel Blues from California Website MySpace
		Vishten Celtic from Prince Edward Island Website MySpace

Plus, these Special Guests in the Activities areas:

Green Fools Roving Stilt Walkers

Keep your eye out for these larger-than-life cowboys, eclectic bohemians, whooping cranes and charming faeries. Green Fools Theatre’s unique, custom crafted masked and costumed characters will tease and delight you!

Art City Parade Station

Join the friendly staff from Art City daily from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. in the production of the  nale parade. All youth and the young at heart are invited to make costumes, hats, and masks of birds, butter ies, bees, and other winged friends in preparation for the Sunday parade — everyone is welcome to march from the Chickadee Big Top stage to the labyrinth.

WINNIPEG INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL - CIRCUS FUN

Run away and join the Circus. Here’s your chance to learn what it takes to be a circus performer.Juggle, Tumble, stilt-walk and more. Friday – Sunday 11:00am-1:00pm with the wacky folks from the Winnipeg International Children’s Festival.

THE WINNIPEG ART GALLERY

Express your love of music through painting with the help of The Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Youth Program coordinators, Aline Fréchette and Kerri Twigg. Children of all ages are invited to paint their favorite musical memory. Friday-Sunday 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. daily. The paintings will be on display for everyone to see for the duration of the Winnipeg Folk Festival.

IDE Canada

Come cool off at our water play area, which features revolutionary products such as the treadle pump and low-pressure sprinkler.

Manitoba Canola Growers

We have a crush on you! Come and crush canola seeds to see how canola oil is made.Friday to Sunday, 11:00 am to 12:00 noon.

Manitoba Hydro

Stop by and enjoy some fun activities provided by the friendly folks at Manitoba Hydro. Make a kootie catcher, play eye spy or try your hand at a game of Wattzee.

Artist Central

Get those creative juices  owing with wire creations, puppet making and painting — all day long Friday-Sunday! Stop by often! Other hands-on activities throughout the weekend will include magic wands, fairy crowns, mobiles, braided headbands, spiders and webs, basket making, kites and more!Pop in and try your hand at one of the crafts planned throughout the day or check the schedule for planned activities:Friday

• 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm: C-thru Flag
• 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm: Build your own Drum

Saturday

• 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm: Giant Flowers
• 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm: Dance Sticks

Sunday

• 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm: Create a Winnipeg Folk Festival Memory Book
• 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm: Wind Wands

Reading Tent

When the crowds, the music, and the sun become a bit too much and you need to wind down, sneak away to the reading tent. Relax and enjoy an enchanting tale in this make-believe world. Check the schedule for special guest storytellers Grant Anderson and illustrator Sheldon Dawson.Grant AndersonFrom a long line of storytellers, Grant claims he was born on a riverbank and raised in a swamp. He also says that he is faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive and can leap tall buildings in a single bound. While some of these claims remain unproven, Grant and illustrator Sheldon Dawson have become  xtures in libraries and classrooms throughout Manitoba. Together Grant and Sheldon have published eight works for children. Their latest being a series of illustrated history books that includes The Buffalo Hunters, from which they will be reading during this year’s festival.

Fun In The Sun

A hop, skip, jump and away you go . . . games and activities take place in the field all day long.

Festival Finale Parade

5:00 pm SundayCome one, come all — join the folks from Art City with Gustavo and friends in the finale parade. Meet at the stage Sunday, 5:00 p.m. for the march through the labyrinth. Don’t forget to make your prop in advance at the Art City Parade Station!