Will’s Jams to Headline Upcoming Children’s Day at the Harrison Festival of the Arts

In the midst of the 10 day Harrison Festival of the Arts, the Harrison Festival Society is delighted to announce its “festival within a festival”, Children’s Day. This fun and artistically inspired event will take place from 11am until 4pm on Wednesday July 12, in and around the Memorial Hall in Harrison Hot Springs.

As always, the day will include a range of hands-on activities and presentations, including indoor and outdoor concerts, crafts, a climbing wall, theatre games, and a tiny tots area.

The indoor feature performer in Harrison’s Memorial Hall will be Will’s Jams. This popular Vancouver- based children’s act is a rock and roll dance party, full of great, catchy songs that the whole family will enjoy. Will and his band were at the very limited outdoor version of Children’s Day in 2020, in the midst of the pandemic. With the understandably tiny attendance at that event, festival AD Andy Hillhouse thought it would be great to bring him back now that we are back to a more “normal” festival.

Outside the Memorial there will be performances by Middle Eastern group Al Qahwa, who will educate while they entertain, teaching kids about the songs and music of that part of the world. There will also be shows by Vancouver Puppet Theatre, a masterful presentation of old school European puppetry.

Children’s Day Coordinator Lyndsay James has compiled a range of hands-on, crafty activities for kids to get creative with. The Chilliwack School of the Performing Arts will also be present, with fun playful activities for the theatrically inclined. Hot dogs and other goodies will be for sale by the Agassiz- Harrison Lions.

There is much to experience in the 10 days of the festival, so check www.harrisonfestival.com for more details. Tickets can be purchased online or at the gate and are very accessible at six dollars.