The Storytelling Guild Presents their 52nd Annual Children’s Festival at The Britt Grounds in Jacksonville – July 7-9, 2018. Calling all kids, ages 1 to 100! Sponsored by the Storytelling Guild of Jackson County, this innovative 3 day event will take place Britt Gardens in Jacksonville and will bring out the creativity of both the young and young at heart as it has for generations.
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 a very low $3.00 per person. Children can enjoy hours of entertainment with many imagination-themed activities. 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.

Please see our watch our video to learn more about what makes this event so magical:
View Children's Festival video

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The Children’s Festival has 3 general sessions over a 3-day period:

Saturday, July 7        -       Session 1:       4:30-8:30pm  Evening

Sunday, July 8          -        Session 2:      4:30-8:30pm  Evening

Monday, July 9       -        Session 3:      9:30am-1:00pm  Morning

 Children's Festival Book Drive 
NEW THIS YEAR! 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

Please consider putting a big smile on Fred's dragon face by bringing your new or gently used book donations to the following locations:

• At the Festival, collection crates will be available at all 3 gates, as well as at the volunteer check-in table.

We appreciate your generosity, and look forward to seeing you at the Festival!

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.

Get more volunteer information:
Volunteer Information

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)!