 (#wheresrosabelle) |
SPECIAL DRAGON AGENT F.R.E.D. needs your help!
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to join the ranks of this secret operation as a Junior Dragon Agent. Rosabelle is hiding around our region!! When she is spotted, Junior Dragon Agents are requested to take a photo with her and tag us on social media for a chance to win tickets to the Children’s Festival. #wheresrosabelle Find us on Social Media: On Instagram @thestorytellingguild and on Facebook: facebook.com/storytellingguild Find clues for when Rosabelle will be making appearances at local libraries and many regional events on Facebook and Instagram. (see MISSING DRAGON poster) |
The Storytelling Guild presents the 53rd Annual Children’s Festival at The Britt Grounds in Jacksonville – July 13-15, 2019. Calling all kids, ages 1 to 100! Sponsored by the Storytelling Guild of Jackson County, this innovative 3 day event takes place at Britt Gardens in Jacksonville and brings out the creativity of both the young and young-at-heart. This “just for kids” event has served as an affordable summertime experience in the Rogue Valley for generations. Admission to the Children’s Festival is only $3.00 per person.
There are over 35 hands-on art, craft, science projects, and of course, the daily feeding of the litter-eating dragons, Rosabelle and Pebbles! Older children will enjoy candle making, pottery and wood working, while younger children will have a chance to make their own puppet, sand and easel art, and have faces painted. The whole family can also look forward to child-focused stage performances and yummy food from our Dragon Deli.
Check out our video to learn more about what makes this event so magical:
View Children's Festival video
The Children’s Festival has 3 general sessions over a 3-day period:
Saturday, July 13: 4:30-8:30pm
Sunday, July 14: 4:30-8:30pm
Monday, July 15: 9:30am-1:00pm
There are over 35 hands-on art, craft, science projects, and of course, the daily feeding of the litter-eating dragons, Rosabelle and Pebbles! Older children will enjoy candle making, pottery and wood working, while younger children will have a chance to make their own puppet, sand and easel art, and have faces painted. The whole family can also look forward to child-focused stage performances and yummy food from our Dragon Deli.
Check out our video to learn more about what makes this event so magical:
View Children's Festival video
The Children’s Festival has 3 general sessions over a 3-day period:
Saturday, July 13: 4:30-8:30pm
Sunday, July 14: 4:30-8:30pm
Monday, July 15: 9:30am-1:00pm
Festival Book Drive
The Storytelling Guild is extending the book drive for our Pass the Book Program to include collection crates at the Children's Festival! Pass the Book makes reading possible for children living in homes without age-appropriate books to read or to own.
We are in need of children's books in each of the following age groups:
The Storytelling Guild is extending the book drive for our Pass the Book Program to include collection crates at the Children's Festival! Pass the Book makes reading possible for children living in homes without age-appropriate books to read or to own.
We are in need of children's books in each of the following age groups:
- Board books for babies
- Read-aloud picture books with simple stories for ages 3-6
- Easy Readers (Cat in the Hat, etc) for beginning readers
- Picture books with more words for ages 7-10
- Beginning chapter books for ages 7-10
- Advanced chapter books for ages 11 and up
- At the Festival, collection crates will be available at all 3 gates, as well as at the volunteer check-in table.
Volunteer!
Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers are always welcome! If you and your children are looking for a memorable summer event, volunteering together at Children’s Festival can’t be beat. Volunteer Information here
Performer Information
Thank you for sharing your talent! Please have your performer passes filled out before arriving. Performers must enter through the Main Gate. Performers and ONE (1) guardian are admitted free of charge.
Gallery of Festival Activities
Festival Location and Parking
TheBritt Garden is located in Jacksonville, Oregon, about five miles west of Medford and 20 miles north of Ashland, in the southern part of the state.
Parking is available in lots on C & D Streets at the bottom of the hill (off of Oregon St.). The Jacksonville Trolley will be running!
If you park on a residential street, please be respectful of our neighbors’ privacy and property.
The City of Jacksonville has a new parking map(click to view)!
If you park on a residential street, please be respectful of our neighbors’ privacy and property.
The City of Jacksonville has a new parking map(click to view)!
