WoW for Families
No one is too young. No one is too old. Come explore, play and create!
Family-friendly experiences all weekend.
The Quest
Society of Creative Thinkers
Saturday
FREE!
On Saturday, young explorers are invited to join our exclusive “Society of Creative Thinkers.” Creativity has gone missing and the Society of Creative Thinkers must embark on The Quest to find it! Part scavenger hunt, part role play and full of clue-solving challenges – The Quest is a mysterious and epic mission to save creativity in the world!
The Quest has two start times, 11:30 am and 12:30 pm. Please note that The Quest is not a performance in itself, but includes a suggested itinerary incorporating performances of The Adventures of Heartman, A Flock of Flyers and Gnomesense! as well as hands-on activities. With the exception of the performances' start times, participants experience The Quest at their own pace. Recommended for children ages 8 and up.
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Art Garden
WoW Festival Family Partner San Diego Children's Discovery Museum
Saturday and Sunday
FREE!
In the ART GARDEN, visitors will engage in a large-scale art project to create plants, flowers, and insects out of recycled materials while learning about flower and vegetable gardens, raising chickens, the importance of pollinators such as bees and butterflies, and native and water tolerant plants. This will set the stage for children to make butterfly and bee costumes to move, play, and dance to music in the ART GARDEN as they "pollinate" the flowers. The ART GARDEN will constantly be "growing" throughout the day, so be sure to come by and lend your “green thumb!”
Fort Building
WoW Festival Family Partner San Diego Children's Discovery Museum
Saturday and Sunday
FREE!
The outdoor FORT BUILDING is a place for imagination, exploration, and experimentation as children and families create a sense of place through building design. Continually build and modify a large fort structure made of a wide variety of elements such as pole frames, boxes, and canvases. This community-based design project allows children and adults alike to use their imagination and creative thinking skills while designing multiple, interactive structures and “lands.” Follow the giant bubbles to our Fort Building area and let your imagination fly!
Weaving Together
Mingei International Museum
Saturday
FREE!
Make your mark on a collaborative art piece with Mingei International Museum. Inspired by basketry processes, participants will use cloth and yarn to weave on hula hoops and oversized looms. The pieces will grow and evolve with each participant so be sure to check back throughout the day and see the evolution of this community-created artwork.
Marble Painting
Timken Museum of Art
Saturday
FREE!
Create your own abstract painting with the Timken Museum of Art. Participants of all ages will use movement, paint and marbles to create colorful trails on paper. Join us for an action-packed way to paint!
Camera Obscura
Museum of Photographic Arts
Saturday
FREE!
Step into our giant camera obscura, a device that led to the development of photography! You will delight in the amazing live image of the surrounding festival captured by nothing more than a darkened space and a small opening of light.
All the interactive activities above, plus these family-friendly performances:
- The Spheres (FREE, all ages)
- A Flock of Flyers (FREE, all ages)
- Gnomesense! A Puppet Happening in the Garden (FREE, all ages)
- The Adventures of Heartman (FREE, all ages)
- Romulus Kilgore’s Mobile Happiness Bazaar (FREE, ages 6 and up)
- Seven Butterflies (FREE, ages 6 and up)
- Dances with Walls ($20 adults / $15 students, ages 6 and up)
Ticket reservations are requested, but not mandatory, for free performances. Tickets are required for Dances with Walls.
WoW Festival Family Activities made possible by
Family Day is made possible in part by
Judy and Stephen Smith
The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation
