The Children’s Park

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Hosted by The Apalachee Center & Leon County Schools

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What to Expect in the Children’s Park:

The Children’s Park (located in Randolph Park) is a popular and family-friendly section of the Festival that provides child-appropriate activities and experiences, including engaging art-making activities, street chalk art, face painting, entertainment, and games.

The Children’s Park area also has a shaded picnic area where folks can rest, enjoy sweet treats from nearby food vendors, listen to live music, play games, pose for photos, and prepare for your next move! Consider venturing up the Heritage Artist Row and stopping into LeMoyne’s gallery to see the latest exhibit. There’s also a lovely gift shop with locally made giftable items for purchase!

The purpose of Children’s Park is to promote organizations that support the arts in our community. Children’s Pop-Up Studios offers art projects for children to make while they experience a wide variety of art media reflecting the art of the participating professional artists in the festival.

The Festival welcomes the Retired Art Teachers of Tallahassee (RATTs) bringing in new creative energy and expertise to the Children’s Park. There will be games, fun snacks, chalk art, live entertainment, and colorful decorations! It’s FREE and FUN, so make sure you take some time to visit this interactive area.

THERE’S MORE!

Jacques Le Moyne Living History Encampment
Discover the 1560’s early Florida exploration with Jacques Le Moyne interpreters and learn about the first artist to draw images of La Florida. Take a picture with Jacques or step into the art and become a Huguenot soldier. Performances by Theater With A Mission.

Local Heritage Booths
In addition to the Jacques Le Moyne Encampment, we have expanded this educational offering to include other local heritage groups to tell their story! Bringing the “museum” to the park!

2025 Pop-Up Studios

Arts4All Florida: Create an inspirational sign and contribute to a community banner.
CLEO Institute: Create vibrant mosaics using recycled materials, blending art, sustainability, and creativity.
Cornerstone Learning Community: Create a soil painting like ancient artists or a colorful faux stained glass.
FSU Department of Art Education: Uncover the story of Leon County Schools.
GFWC Junior Woman’s Club of Midtown, Inc: Decorate your eye mask to wear around the festival and transform into a walking work of art.
Joyful Wonders Outside: Create nature crowns and bracelets using found treasures.
Mount Up Life Coaching, LLC: Create mixed media paper crowns, faces, and hands.
S.C.R.E.W.S Tool Library: Paint a primed wood block and explore creativity, color, and craftsmanship.

2025 Local Heritage Booths

Asian Coalition of Tallahassee, Inc.: Explore Asian culture through activities and learn about Experience Asia 2025!
Chinese American Association of Tallahassee: Experience Chinese culture through costumes, instruments, a photo booth, and heritage presentations.
John G. Riley Center and Museum: Explore Black history through games, storytelling, hands-on activities, and more!
Tallahassee Historical Society: Test your knowledge with a kid-friendly brain bowl on local history!

Last year we went to the LeMoyne Arts Festival for the first time, and I have I say, it was our favorite festival all year. There were probably a dozen separate booths with activities and crafts for my kids to try, including pipe cleaner sculpture, several types of painting, clay, fashion photography, and more! I think their favorite was getting to try their hand at the pottery wheel. We got to see all the amazing chalk art (and contribute to it) on the roadway, and blow bubbles with wands and giant loops on the hill. We hadn’t allowed enough time in the day and had to leave before even scratching the surface. This year we are making a day of it and hope it’ll be an annual tradition my kids look forward to for years to come!

-Audrey Charice Haas