Family Festival School Week

May 30–June 2, 2023

We are thrilled to experience wonder together with your students at the 2023 Flint Hills Family Festival!

Indoor performance tickets are $4 person, plus bus reimbursement is available for every school. And, make sure to visit the Festival grounds, just outside the Ordway’s doors in Rice Park. Students will experience more great performances, explore their own creativity through art-making activities, dance to a live DJ, eat lunch, and more.

Order School Week tickets

Call the Education Hotline at 651.282.3115 Email educationsales@ordway.org

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Family Festival School Week

Indoor performances

Indoor performance tickets are $4 each, plus bus reimbursement is available for every school!

Order School Week tickets

Call the Education Hotline at 651.282.3115 Email educationsales@ordway.org


School Week FAQs

If you have a question that's not answered here, please reach out to us by email at educationsales@ordway.org!

Downloadable PDFs
Festival Map
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2023 Flint Hills Family Festival map for School Week
Festival Parks Schedule
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2023 Flint Hills Family Festival parks schedule for School Week
Festival Class Lunch Check-in label
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Use this label to group lunches together by school


Festival Parks

Make sure to round out your day with a trip to the Festival Parks, open 10:00 AM–1:00 PM daily.

  • Festival Partner Activity Tents offer make and take activities, games, and artful learning for students.

  • Take a stroll around the Festival Park, and you might encounter a Walkaround Artist!

  • Twin Cities based artists featured daily on the Flint Hills World Stage.

Festival Park Schedule

Tuesday, May 30

Minnesota Zoo

Partner Activity Tent

Animals need to play, too! Learn about the animals at the Minnesota Zoo and what they love to play with, then try making your own unique creation that will keep them engaged, happy, and healthy.

The Ordway

Partner Activity Tent

Come design your own crocodile and fairy, color a Peter Pan coloring sheet, and learn more about all the high-flying fun coming to the Ordway in December 2023.

Saint Paul Fire Department

Partner Activity Tent

Make smoke alarm faces on paper plates, with a reminder on the back to check smoke alarms regularly.

ArtZone

Activity Tent

Find displays of student-created art pieces in the ArtZone, then take place in an interactive art-making project called Wishes for Fishes led by ArtStart.

ArtStart.org

Markus Clegg Magic

Walkaround Artist 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM

Hijinks Stilts

Walkaround Artist 11:00 AM–1:00 PM

Performance MC

DJ Digie

Flint Hills World Stage 10:00 AM–1:00 PM

Native Arts Collaborative

11:00–11:30 AM World Dance Stage

Siama's Congo Roots

11:45 AM–12:45 PM Flint Hills World Stage

Saint Paul Conservatory of Music

12:30–1:00 PM Flint Hills World Stage

Festival Park Schedule

Wednesday, May 31

Minnesota Zoo

Partner Activity Tent

Animals need to play, too! Learn about the animals at the Minnesota Zoo and what they love to play with, then try making your own unique creation that will keep them engaged, happy, and healthy.

The Ordway

Partner Activity Tent

Come design your own crocodile and fairy, color a Peter Pan coloring sheet, and learn more about all the high-flying fun coming to the Ordway in December 2023.

Saint Paul Fire Department

Partner Activity Tent

Make smoke alarm faces on paper plates, with a reminder on the back to check smoke alarms regularly.

Siama's Instrument Petting Zoo

Partner Activity Tent

Check out the Instrument Petting Zoo during the Festival if you wanna jam with Siama!

ArtZone

Activity Tent

Find displays of student-created art pieces in the ArtZone, then take place in an interactive art-making project called Wishes for Fishes led by ArtStart.

ArtStart.org

Markus Clegg Magic

Walkaround Artist 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM

Hijinks Stilts

Walkaround Artist 11:00 AM–1:00 PM

Performance MC

DJ Huh?What??

Flint Hills World Stage 10:00 AM–1:00 PM

ETC Productions

Flint Hills World Stage 11:00–11:30 AM

Nritya Kalakshetra

Flint Hills World Stage 11:45 AM–12:15 PM

Circus Manduhai

Flint Hills World Stage 12:30–1:00 PM

Festival Parks Schedule

Thursday, June 1

Minnesota Zoo

Partner Activity Tent

Animals need to play, too! Learn about the animals at the Minnesota Zoo and what they love to play with, then try making your own unique creation that will keep them engaged, happy, and healthy.

The Ordway

Partner Activity Tent

Come design your own crocodile and fairy, color a Peter Pan coloring sheet, and learn more about all the high-flying fun coming to the Ordway in December 2023.

Saint Paul Fire Department

Partner Activity Tent

Make smoke alarm faces on paper plates, with a reminder on the back to check smoke alarms regularly.

Siama's Instrument Petting Zoo

Partner Activity Tent

Check out the Instrument Petting Zoo during the Festival if you wanna jam with Siama!

The Works Museum

Partner Activity Tent

Learn about sound and vibration as you make your own wind instrument with The Works Museum.

ArtZone

Activity Tent

Find displays of student-created art pieces in the ArtZone, then take place in an interactive art-making project called Wishes for Fishes led by ArtStart.

ArtStart.org

Markus Clegg Magic

Walkaround Artist 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM

Hijinks Stilts

Walkaround Artist 11:00 AM–1:00 PM

Performance MC

DJ Digie

Flint Hills World Stage 10:00 AM–1:00 PM

Minnesota Krump

Flint Hills World Stage 11:00–11:30 AM

AfroContigbo

Flint Hills World Stage 11:45 AM–12:15 PM

Legacy Arts Group

Flint Hills World Stage 12:30–1:00 PM

Festival Parks schedule

Friday, June 2

The Ordway

Partner Activity Tent

Come design your own crocodile and fairy, color a Peter Pan coloring sheet, and learn more about all the high-flying fun coming to the Ordway in December 2023.

Saint Paul Fire Department

Partner Activity Tent

Make smoke alarm faces on paper plates, with a reminder on the back to check smoke alarms regularly.

Siama's Instrument Petting Zoo

Partner Activity Tent

Check out the Instrument Petting Zoo during the Festival if you wanna jam with Siama!

ArtZone

Activity Tent

Find displays of student-created art pieces in the ArtZone, then take place in an interactive art-making project called Wishes for Fishes led by ArtStart.

ArtStart.org

Markus Clegg Magic

Walkaround Artist 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM

Hijinks Stilts

Walkaround Artist 11:00 AM–1:00 PM

Performance MC

DJ Huh?What??

Flint Hills World Stage 10:00 AM–1:00 PM

GodSent

Flint Hills World Stage 11:00–11:30 AM & 12:30–1:00 PM

Two Tap Trio

Flint Hills World Stage 11:45 AM–12:15 PM