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October 2022 OCF Newsletter
Learn all about our November 2022 Fall Into Play Mini-Festival!
May 2021 OCF Newsletter
We’re back! Our 2021 Festival is going VIRTUAL!
News
ROCKCLIFFE BOOK FAIR CONTEST!
You can win a family package (max 2 adults, 3 children) to the 2022 OCF Fall Into Play Mini-Festival November 19-20 2022!
Enter the contest by clicking below – it’s that easy!!!
Enter the Fall Contest
Note: Contest ends November 18, 2022
HOLIDAY GIFT PACKAGES
Holiday Gift Packages for our 2023 Festival, May 11-14, on sale now. Makes a great gift!
Each Holiday Gift Pacakge guarantees 4 tickets (same show day/tiime) to the May 2023 Ottawa Children’s Festival from May 11-14, 2023, with advance access to preferred showtimes before sale to the general public. Save $2 per ticket when you buy Holiday Gift Packages. Limited quantities available. CLICK FOR MORE INFO.
2020 OCF DONATION CAMPAIGN
Dear Friends, we need your support. Please read this letter from our Artistic Producer and consider donating to Ottawa’s oldest performing arts festival for young people. Thank you!
OCF SEEKING INPUT FROM EDUCATORS FOR 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAMMING
June 25, 2020
Due to the current pandemic, and the many unknowns in the upcoming 2020-21 school year, the Ottawa Children’s Festival de la jeunesse would like to hear from educators about attending field trips and how we can best support you.
Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey. There is an option to comment after every question. All questions and comments will receive attention and may result in program changes to better meet your needs.
Survey closed.
Events
Book Fair Visit Friday, November 4
One of our OCF Monsters will be at the opening of the Rockcliffe Park Book Fair this Friday, November 4 at 9:30am. Come by an say hello. You can enter our contest to win a Family Package to Fall Into Play! And pick up some fantastic books while you are there!
Queen Juliana Hall: 360 Springfield Road (rockcliffeparkbookfair.com)
Crisis in young audiences: Why it’s crucial for kids to get to the theatre this holiday season
www.theglobeandmail.com
Amid continuing pandemic and economic challenges to school trips and family outings, some children threaten to age out of the optimal age to be introduced to the performing arts before ever having the...
"Studies have shown that young people exposed to live theatre are better able to imagine the lives of others — an essential part of developing empathy."
Read more: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/article-crisis-in-young-audiences-why-its-crucial-for-kids-to-get-to-the/
Thank you to artists Daniel Martelock & Tom Radford for offering a fun, interactive mural for families to collaborate on during our Fall into Play Mini-Festival this past weekend!
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Our Mini-Festival of Arts continues today at the Canadian War Museum! View our show schedule: https://ottawachildrensfestival.ca/schedule-sunday-november-20/
Photos by Mike Laviolette
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