One of the First Major Events at the City’s Newly Renovated Hunt Branch Library and Event Center Free Family Event Features The Lucky Band, Kids Imagine Nation, and Fullerton’s Grupo Folklorico Monte Alban, plus more than 25 Youth Art Workshops 

Kindie rock superstars The Lucky Band and Orange County’s own Kids Imagine Nation headline the free admission OC Día del Niño Festival in Fullerton. The festival takes place at the Hunt Branch Library and Event Center on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Hunt Branch Library and Event Center is located at 201 S Basque Ave in Fullerton. The 2024 OC Día del Niño Festival is presented by Arts Orange County (ArtsOC) and Media Arts Santa Ana (MASA). 

OC Día del Niño is a family festival that offers live music, dance, engaging hands-on art activities, community resource booths, and food trucks. Performances and workshops are provided by professional artists, local arts organizations, schools, and community groups. 

The Hunt Branch Library and Event Center is a historic Mid-Century Modern building designed by renowned architect William Pereira. It reopens to the public on April 13, following a two-year renovation project by the City of Fullerton, which owns and operates it. 

Described as “The Face of Kindie Music,” Latin Grammy award-winning The Lucky Band will get kids and parents on their feet with their rockin’ set of catchy tunes. Orange County’s own Kids Imagine Nation will dazzle the crowd with their unique brand of vibrant, head-bobbing, visually exciting entertainment for kids and the whole family. 

This year’s festival also includes performances by Nicolas Jr. High Dance Team, Grupo Folklorico Monte Alban, Ballet Folklorico Fraternidad De Bolivia, Ballet Folklorico Nueva Generación, Claudia de la Cruz Flamenco Institute, El Centro Cultural de Mexico, Young Choreographers Project, Gabriel Roldán and The Harmony Project / La Habra Mariachi. 

Additionally, the event features more than 25 interactive youth arts workshops in painting, music, dance, clay, mask making, textiles, piñata making and more by artists such as Jonathan Martinez, Maria Elena Cruz, Carlos Nieto, Frank Ordoñez, Kalim Quevedo, Irene Watson, Kathryn Forest, Manuel Cortez, Claudia Pacheco, Moises Vazquez, Jessica Vela, Andrew Cervantes and Sharmin Tahir. 

Día del Niño/Day of the Child is a traditional family holiday celebrated in Mexico in April that honors children, celebrates their importance in society, and promotes their well–being. The OC Día del Niño/Day of the Child Festival is a featured event of Arts Orange County’s annual Imagination Celebration, a month-long countywide festival of arts for families and children. 

As part of the Imagination Celebration, Día del Niño provides fun and free arts activities and experiences for the whole family and children of all ages and skill levels. 

The National Endowment for the Arts, California Arts Council, The Crean Foundation, and the Richard and Elizabeth Steele Endowment Fund at Orange County Community Foundation provide support for OC Día del Niño. 

Artists and schedules are subject to change. For more information, visit http://www.ocdiadelnino.org. 

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Arts Orange County (ArtsOC) is the independent nonprofit arts council for Orange County, California, and is dedicated to sustaining, strengthening, and advancing its creative ecology. Designated by the County as its official local arts agency, ArtsOC is our community’s leading advocate and service provider for the arts and arts education. 

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