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The final weekend of the 21st Festival of Children starts tomorrow at South Coast Plaza! All events are free to the public. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH Carousel Court 12:00 pm St. John the Baptist Clover Choir 1:00 pm HBP Dance Extreme 2:00 pm OCSA Ballroom Stars 3:00 pm OCSA Las Estrellas Folklorico Dancers Jewel Court 12:30 pm Voices of Hope Children’s Choir – featured on America’s Got Talent SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH Carousel Court 11:30 am Avanti Aerial Arts 1:00 pm OSCA Bel Canto Classical Voice performance 1:30 pm OCSA MONTAGE! performance 2:00 pm V and T Dance Academy 3:00 pm OC Dancing Ballroom 4:00 pm Lokelani’s Rhythm of the Islands 4:45 pm Closing Ceremonies featuring The Hi-Tops Thank you to our sponsors: CHOC CHOC Foundation Hyundai Hope On Wheels Mitsubishi Elevators US Mesa Water South Coast Plaza KPCC Willis Towers Watson
Thank you Willis Towers Watson for your continued support and sponsorship of the 21st annual Festival of Children at South Coast Plaza!
We had an incredible time at The Carousel of Possible Dreams Chicago supporting Spirito! Singers Boys & Girls Clubs of Dundee Township Chicago Academy for the Arts Team NEGU: Never Ever Give Up Turning Pointe Autism Foundation For The Children Royal Family Kids Together, dreams are possible.
Weekend 3 of the 21st Festival of Children at South Coast Plaza starts tomorrow! All events are free and open to the public. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH Carousel Court 12:00 pm We Break Hip Hop Dance 1:00 pm Fresh Start Music Studio 1:45 pm The Premier Ballet School of OC 2:30 pm Halau Hula Lani Ola Hawaiian Dance 3:15 pm Bob White Kenpo Martial Arts 4:00 pm Thistle Irish Dance performance Jewel Court 1:30 pm The All-American Boys Chorus 3:30 pm The All-American Boys Chorus SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH Carousel Court 12:00 pm The Learning Spot Dance Academy 12:30 pm Dance 4 Joy Ministries 1:45 pm Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley ClubHouse Academy 2:30 pm Dance Academy Costa Mesa 3:15 pm AVANTI Dance Company 4:00 pm Ballet Folklorico Raices de Mexico Jewel Court 1:30 pm Orange County Aerial Arts 3:30 pm Orange County Aerial Arts Thank you to our sponsors: CHOC CHOC Foundation Hyundai Hope On Wheels Mitsubishi Elevators US Mesa Water South Coast Plaza KPCC Willis Towers Watson
Because of community partners like Mesa Water, we are able to bring much needed awareness and support to over 50 children’s charities during the annual Festival of Children. Thank you Mesa Water!
September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness month. We are proud to have Hyundai Hope On Wheels as a sponsor of Festival of Children at South Coast Plaza to raise awareness and drive hope. Stop by any weekend through September to add your handprint to a Hyundai Hope On Wheels vehicle and become part of their story of hope 🎗
Weekend 2 of the 21st Festival of Children at South Coast Plaza starts tomorrow! All events are free and open to the public. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH Carousel Court 11:00 am Freedom Aerial 12:00 pm Souls4Salsa Kids Dance Company 12:30 pm The Arts & Learning Conservatory 1:00 pm Endeavor School of the Arts 1:30 pm Sage Hill School Dance Program 2:00 pm Festival Ballet 2:45 pm McCoy Rigby Arts 3:15 pm OCCTAC Student Showcase 4:00 pm Island Inspirations SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH Carousel Court 12:00 pm West Coast School of the Arts 1:00 pm FOCUS Dance Center 1:30 pm Viorhythm 2:00 pm Anaheim Ballet School 3:00 pm Mater Dei Performing Arts 4:00 pm OC Song & Dance Company Thank you to our sponsors: CHOC CHOC Foundation Hyundai Hope On Wheels Mitsubishi Elevators US Mesa Water South Coast Plaza KPCC Willis Towers Watson
We had the honor of presenting this year’s FRED (For Really Excellent Doer’s) Award to Ella Boyle. Ella is a Ewing’s sarcoma survivor and a fierce Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) advocate. Ella Boyle has overcome, and accomplished, so much in her life. Her impact on our community, and the young patients at CHOC, truly cannot be measured. At age 4, Ella was diagnosed with stage 1 Ewing’s sarcoma that required 14 rounds of chemotherapy, and a 15-hr lower leg bone transplant. She showed amazing resilience throughout, from re-learning how to walk to doing laps around CHOC’s oncology floor! The brave steps she took in treatment and recovery inspired the formation of Team Brave Boyle in 2016 for the annual CHOC Walk in the Park. In fact, Ella served as the 2019 CHOC Walk Ambassador, and her team has raised over $70,000 for CHOC to date! But the footprint of Ella’s impact does not stop there; since age 5, Ella has spearheaded fundraising events at school and in her community. Together with her classmates, Ella collects of art supplies, crayons and toys to donate to CHOC’s Child Life program, and assembles care packages for Mary’s Kitchen, which provides clothing, meals, and hygiene products for the less fortunate in Orange County. Since the start of Ella’s health journey, she has become a powerful advocate for pediatric cancer research, and has discovered a passion for animals - borne from the resident dogs at CHOC who supported her during treatment. Because of Ella’s dedication, the future is so very bright for her, the children at CHOC, and the community. Please join us on congratulating Ella (AKA Brave Boyle) on this recognition!
