Help start the party in Venice -- participate in the Family Parade! Meet at California Ave. at 9:45 AM to join Sandra Sandia and others to dance a samba-reggae beat down Abbot Kinney Blvd. to KidsQuad at Westminster Ave.

Hang out in KidsQuad for lots of family fun. Sing along to music on KidsQuad Stage and in our Tot Lot, too! Plant a garden with Little Saplings. View exotic wildlife at STAR ECO Station. Decorate aprons by A Window Between Worlds. Design and play drums with Inside Out Community Arts. Capture the moment with Venice Arts. Make sock puppets with American Apparel. Check out Two Cool 4 School with Venice High School Robotics Team. Inspire your thoughts with 826 LA. Get your face painted with the Boys & Girls Club of Venice … and much, much more!

KIDS! Win a popchips Prize Package. Participate in the 2011 Abbot Kinney Festival Scavenger Hunt. Visit the popchips Snackin Wagon in KidsQuad to pick up your list and visit as many places as possible. Click HERE to download the list in advance!

KIDsQUAD STAGE

9:45 AM - Family Parade (start California Ave / end Westminster Ave)
10:00 AM - Sandra Sandia
10:35 AM - Madame Chocolat
11:10 AM – Eco Hero Kids
11:50 AM - David Tobocman
12:30 PM – Dance 4 Oceans
12:55 PM – The Shooflies
1:40 PM - Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band
2:15 PM - The Sunshine Sisters
2:50 PM - Mista Cookie Jar
3:30 PM - Lisa Haley & The Zydecats
4:30 PM - The FreeWays
5:15 PM - Superbroke Brass and Tin and Strings

TOT LOT PERFORMANCES

10:30 AM - Birdie’s Playhouse
11:00 AM - Tristana Ward
11:30 AM - DidiPop
12:00 PM - Heidi Swedberg
12:30 PM - Birdie’s Playhouse
1:00 PM - Mike Schmid
1:30 PM - Brigitte Benchimol
2:00 PM - Valley Cat Music
2:30 PM - Story Theater
3:00 PM - Mike Schmid
3:30 PM - Tristana Ward
4:00 PM - Brigitte Benchimol
4:30 PM - Andrew & Polly
5:00 PM - Story Theater

FAMILY ACTIVITIES (free or ticketed)