Imagination Bethesda is a children’s street festival celebrating children and the arts, including musical performances, dance troupes, roving entertainment and hands-on art & craft activities. The free event in downtown Bethesda features face painters, costume characters, balloonists, jugglers and more. Local businesses and educational organizations will host a variety of activities to entertain and energize the 12-and-under crowd.
Imagination Bethesda is a FREE event produced by the Bethesda Urban Partnership and is sponsored by MIX 107.3 FM, Washington Parent and Bethesda Magazine.
Date & Time:
Saturday, June 3, 2017
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location:
Along Elm St. and Woodmont Avenue in downtown Bethesda. See a map
Participants Hosting Children’s Activities
- Adventure Theatre MTC – Create your own Junie B. Jones paper bag backpacks
- Be with Me Playseum – Hand painting on ceramic tiles and bubble bucket
- Bethesda Conservatory of Dance – freeze dance activity with props and sticker game
- Bethesda Magazine – Summer fun photos and coloring activity
- City Dance – Dance demo and graffiti coloring activity
- Creative Youth – Fashion illustration project and hand sewing activity
- Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture – Make-your-own carousel activity
- Huntington Learning Center – Create your own blow paint monster
- Imagination Stage – Make your own mini pocket watch
- Iran Cultural and Educational Center – Arts and crafts from Iran, face painting and book mark making
- KID Museum – Interactive engineering activity with structures and balls
- Kidville – Decorate door knockers, glitter tattoos
- Language Stars – Games and activities from a variety of world cultures
- Mathnasium – Make and explore shapes with a variety of fun materials
- Montgomery County Pedestrian Safety Initiative – Pedestrian safety craft activity and pledge
- Montgomery Parks – Tin-smith activity and clay marble making
- Naval Support Activity Bethesda – Visit with McGruff and McGruff coloring books
- Plaza Artist Materials – Learn to draw cartoon characters
- Round House Theatre – Create your own map to a special destination
- Strathmore – Guided colored pencil technique activity
- The Washington Conservatory of Music – Musical instrument craft and hands-on demonstrations
- Washington Episcopal School – Cookie decorating stations
- Wonders Early Learning + Extended Day – Create masks with paper plates
- YMCA Bethesda-Chevy Chase – Design and assemble paper fans
Performance Schedule
- 10am - Mr. Knick Knack
- 11:25am - Rainbow Rock Band
- 12:30am - Rockin’ Railroad
- 1:15pm - Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance
- 2pm - Rocknoceros
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