Family Fun at the Grafton Fine Arts & Music Festival

Besides great artwork, music, and workshops, this year’s festival will hold special fun features for young children including:

        -   Child and youth art reception on Saturday, starting at 11 AM

-   Mr. Kim puppet and music show on Saturday at the 11 AM reception, followed by a

-   Dance Performance by the Dancing Arts Ensemble

-   A Mask-Making Workshop, Saturday from 12-4, organized by the Worcester Art Museum’s Outreach Program

-  A Community Collage Project, Saturday between 11-2; Sunday 1-3: a workshop leader will guide children in creating a group artwork with glue-sticks and paper that is torn from already existing paper (no scissors)

   Music program all weekend and Dance It Up performance to close the day on Saturday

 In addition to the above events for families with young children, there are several workshops (with varying materials fees – see Workshop Schedule for more details) which are suitable to children older than toddlers. Each workshop is taught by a qualified art instructor from the art field represented.

 -         Saturday from 1-2 is the Beading Workshop for ages 5+ (or younger with an adult)

-         Saturday from 12:30 – 2 is a Drum Making workshop for ages 7+

-         Sunday from 1-2:30 is Making Fairy Houses, ages 8+

-         Saturday from 2-4, Art for Your Home, ages 10+

-         Sunday from 12-3, Beautiful Artists books, ages 11+

-         Saturday from 12-2, Introduction to Collage, ages 12+

-         Sunday from 12:30-2, Blues Guitar, ages 12+

-         Sunday from 1-4, Felting Arts, ages 14+

 The Grafton Fine Arts and Music Festival is certainly one of the most affordable family events  around!