Children's Fairyland: Celebrate AAPI Heritage Every Weekend in May!
Children's Fairyland is proud to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage this May! The storybook theme park in Oakland is uplifting an array of traditions from the Asian and Pacific Islander diaspora, ranging from traditional folklore and dance to contemporary storytelling. Fairyland invites you and your family to experience a variety of ways children in Asia and Pacific Island Nations learn through games and crafts. You are welcome to enjoy lively performances and immerse yourself in the music, rhythm, language, and storytelling within the vibrant cultures of AAPI communities.
Join Children's Fairyland for 4 wonderful weekends of community, culture, beauty, tradition, and joy:
May 4 & 5: Food, Fabric, and Fancy Footwork
Learn Siapo, the traditional fabric art of the Samoa Islands. Pull up a seat at Cheryl Yau Chepusova’s Book Celebration, read-aloud, and book signing of Noodles, Please! Enjoy a Japanese soba tasting. Fancy the footwork and flowing movement of the Halau Makana Polynesian Dancers. Check out live storyteller Oliver Chin.
May 11 & 12: Stories Come to Life!
Step right into a world of wonder when Charlotte Chang brings her latest book, Roar-Choo! To our Book Celebration lineup! What happens when a patient child tries to care for a rambunctious dragon with an explosive cold? Find out and listen at her feet. Live storyteller Oliver Chin brings his magic once again to the park!
May 18 & 19: Make Mochi. Make Music. Make Art.
Third Culture Bakery presents a donut-making demo and invites your kiddos to decorate their very own mochi donut with all the fun fixins! Miss V of Kids Go Mandarin brings her own brand of music+movement+language for an interactive experience your kids will cherish. Minnie Phan presents her gorgeously illustrated Simone in our Book Celebration series, and leads your children through creating a self-portrait! On your mark. Get set. Art!
May 25-27: Be Mesmerized.
Look up, look out, never look away! Magician Perry Yen is a proper celebrity in the world of kid enchantment–don’t miss your chance to find out why! Fly Bali-style kites and learn to make your own Japanese Koinobori kite. Prepare to treat your senses to 2 mind-blowing performances: Kularts Filipino youth dance and Oakland Taiko! Our finale weekend is grand indeed!