LIGHTS UP KIDS FEST 2026
Performing Arts Festival for Kids
Performing Arts Festival for Kids
Watch · Create · Perform
Watch · Create · Perform
7 – 9 October 2026 · Flight Path Theatre, Marrickville
7 – 9 October 2026 · Flight Path Theatre, Marrickville
Lights Up Kids Festival is back — and it's our biggest yet.
Lights Up Kids Festival is back — and it's our biggest yet.
Three days of live performance, workshops and a talent quest for kids aged 5–12. Watch a world premiere show. Get hands-on with professional artists. Take the stage yourself. Whatever your child loves - there is a place for them here.
Three days of live performance, workshops and a talent quest for kids aged 5–12. Watch a world premiere show. Get hands-on with professional artists. Take the stage yourself. Whatever your child loves - there is a place for them here.
WATCH the world premiere of Mooncake — one moon, many stories. A brand new puppetry show by Shiny Heart Productions.
WATCH the world premiere of Mooncake — one moon, many stories. A brand new puppetry show by Shiny Heart Productions.
CREATE in hands-on workshops in puppetry, drama, music and comedy - led by professional artists.
CREATE in hands-on workshops in puppetry, drama, music and comedy - led by professional artists.
PERFORM in the inaugural Inner West Talent Quest - sing, dance, act, or show us what you've got. Solo, duo, or group. $1,000 in prizes. ENTER THE TALENT QUEST - IT'S FREE
PERFORM in the inaugural Inner West Talent Quest - sing, dance, act, or show us what you've got. Solo, duo, or group. $1,000 in prizes. ENTER THE TALENT QUEST - IT'S FREE
CAMP with us all day - our Performing Arts Holiday Camp runs across all three days for kids aged 5–12, 9am–3pm.
CAMP with us all day - our Performing Arts Holiday Camp runs across all three days for kids aged 5–12, 9am–3pm.
Every child who comes to Lights Up Kids Festival has a role. A story to watch. Something to make. A stage to claim. Come and celebrate the magic of the performing arts with us this spring school holidays.
Every child who comes to Lights Up Kids Festival has a role. A story to watch. Something to make. A stage to claim. Come and celebrate the magic of the performing arts with us this spring school holidays.
Lights Up Kids Festival is presented by Shiny Heart Productions and Flight Path Theatre, and supported by Inner West Council.
Lights Up Kids Festival is presented by Shiny Heart Productions and Flight Path Theatre, and supported by Inner West Council.
Empowering kids through the performing arts.
Empowering kids through the performing arts.
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