Kids Euro Fest Family Day: October 19 at MLK Library

Kids Euro Fest is back! Bring the whole family for this year's event, a day packed with performances, crafts, and workshops from European artists — each dedicated to teaching and entertaining children ages 4-10. This year, we’re excited to offer activities surrounding one of the European Union’s core values: sustainability. From crafting with recycled materials to learning how to tackle climate change, together we can help protect our planet.

Please note: This event is for children accompanied by their parents or guardians. No children will be admitted without a guardian, and no adult will be admitted without their child. Attendance is free, but registration is required.

Location Information

This event will take place at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in downtown Washington, D.C., with all activities taking place on the ground floor. Please enter through the main entrance on G Street.

Food and drink will be available for purchase from the Library's café (located on the ground floor in the right atrium).

Workshops & Activities (10am-2pm):

Schedule of dance and music performances will be posted closer to the event.

Austria: Join-In Concert from Bernhard Fibich

The popular Austrian children’s songwriter is back to Kids Euro Fest, with new songs entirely in English! Children and adults are invited to participate in this performance — and even are invited to come up on stage!

Bulgaria: Children’s Arts and Crafts with the Bulgarian Educational School

Bulgaria will participate in this year’s Kids Euro Fest with a vibrant dance and theater performance. Join us at our special crafts table, where kids can create a green map of Bulgaria and learn about sustainability in a fun and engaging way.

Cyprus: Flora and Fauna Puzzles and Design Workshop

Join us to play and learn about Cyprus flora and fauna, let’s decorate our station with your drawings!

Estonia: Eco-friendly Fall Crafts for Kids

Family fun Estonian style for kids and parents alike with sustainable fall crafts (natural acorn crafts, coloring, fun worksheets).

European Union: Climate Education Workshop

Take our climate science quiz and learn how you can tackle climate change with Climate Fresk, an NGO dedicated to accelerating the understanding of climate issues at the global level. Visitors will have the chance to register for a collaborative Climate Fresk workshop taking place later in the year.

France (Alliance Française): Book Readings and Games on Recycling

Reduce, re-use, recycle—join us for an environmentally-friendly challenge and learn more about France’s approach to recycling!

Germany: Recycling Craft Station and SDG Wheel of Fortune

Create your own paper flowers using newspapers at our recycling craft station! Learn about and test your knowledge on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals with our SDG Wheel of Fortune and quiz questions.

Italy: Geronimo Stilton Readings

Join our book readings and creative activities featuring Geronimo Stilton and Timpa. Follow our beloved characters on their Italian journey, discovering the blue wonders of the Italian coastline, biodiversity and culture. A new session will begin every 30 minutes. Presented by the Italian Cultural Institute of Washington and Fiorenza Castelli.

Latvia: Ice Melting Workshop & Coloring

Play a game and test your knowledge on the speed that ice melts and impacts animals across the world. Also join us in coloring the “My Little Latvia Book” and see the best of Latvian culture and art!

Netherlands: Mime Performance by Hakim

Hakim is a Dutch-Algerian theater and mime artist, known to large and small audiences for his role in [the Dutch] Sesame Street. In addition to his TV performances, Hakim also does theater and cabaret performances, tells stories and writes books. He draws his inspiration from the strange problems of the adult world and translates them succinctly and humorously to the world of children.

Portugal: Recycled Wing Art Workshop

Come and enjoy a collective art workshop by New York based Portuguese artist Inês Tique. Bring your creativity to help create two giant wings using recycled materials! If you could fly and had the power to change environmental issues, what would you do? In this workshop you’ll see that working together we can go further and come up with solutions to solve important issues.

Spain: Educational Jeopardy Game

Play our Jeopardy game and test your knowledge of Spanish food, culture and traditions! Would you like to be Don Quijote or Sancho Panza? Stop by and make your own picture.

Additional notes:

• Photography and video recording will take place during the event for the possible use on the EU Delegation and Kids Euro Fest online channels. If you do not wish to be photographed, please inform a staff member when you arrive and you will receive a bracelet to wear.

• By registering for this event, you assume all risks related to possible COVID-19 exposure by attending, and agree not to hold the European Union Delegation to the United States, the MLK Library, nor their staff, contractors, affiliates, or volunteers liable for any illness or injury.

Learn more about Kids Euro Fest at

This event is in partnership with DC Public Library.

Host or Publisher European Union Delegation to the United States