International Children’s Friendship Festival is an event that is run by children and features performances by children. Various nationalities are represented through music, folk dancing and art. The children celebrate their international friendship through experiencing the rich tapestry of the world’s cultures. The event is free and open to the public.

Stage Performance:

Performances may include dance, choir, musical band, etc. The performance participants should be 15 years old or younger.

Emcee Auditions:

Preteen Boys and Girls
Age: 8-12 Only
All Ethnicities
Must Have an outgoing personality! Acting/Emcee experience preferred!

Details:

This casting is for the opportunity to emcee at a large community festival. It is a huge opportunity for exposure, resume credit, and experience!
You must be available in Seattle, WA for the All-Day Event on April 20-21, 2024 (10:30a-6:00p)

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Cultural Tables:

During our festival, we will have a non-stage activities area for arts, crafts and presentations.  This is an alternative opportunity for communities to showcase their cultures with a display table.  Please keep in mind that display space is limited and the displays will be assigned on a first come first serve basis.

Requirements:

We encourage you to have children from your community volunteer at your table as we’d like to foster more interaction between children.

All cultural tables will need to be setup before the festival starts on Saturday, at 11:00 AM. You can access the building as early as 9:00 AM.

We can provide you with load/unload permits that will get you in the Seattle Center grounds.  The load/unload permit allows you to bring your vehicle to the front of Fisher Pavilion outside of festival hours.  You can unload up to 10:00AM (with 09:30AM being the latest entry).  Please note that Seattle Center requires all vehicles to be removed by 10:00 AM.

Teardown begins at 6:00PM. You can begin bringing your vehicles to load after the program ends and the visitors leave.

Please don’t leave your table unattended. The main reason is we want children to learn about your culture.  If you don’t have any helpers and need to step away, please call on one of the roaming volunteers to stand in for you.

To protect the health of participants, volunteers and guests:

All volunteers working at cultural tables are required to be fully vaccinated.
We will have enough space around cultural tables.
We will provide hand sanitizers for each cultural table.
We won’t be serving food during the festival.
We are reducing/replacing the games and activities that are hands on or based on physical materials to minimize the physical contact. We will be bringing some digital games activities that can be participated in by personal mobile phones.

To reduce the physical contact and hands on games, we planned to use a digital game, Kahoot, that can be played by personal mobile phones without exchanging any paper, or pen, etc. More details about the game will be provided 2 weeks before the festival.

Arts Showcase:

Call For Entries - Share your creativity with us!

The art showcase will be open to public during the festival hours. There will be public voting for the artworks in their own categories.

Ages: 5 to 13 years old

Theme: This year’s theme is "My Favorite Place"

Draw, paint, sculpt, and take a photo or create a video to tell us about your favorite place!

Find more information in our ICFF Visual Art Showcase Brochure.

Submissions by April 1st

Email: [email protected]
Mail:ICFF/TACAWA P.O. Box 255 Bellevue, WA 98009.

Future Imagineer STEM Challenge:

Are you ready to unleash your creativity and problem-solving skills? Calling all elementary and middle school students to participate in an exciting journey of innovation and discovery!

What is the Future Imagineer STEM Challenge?

Get set to embark on an incredible adventure where imagination meets innovation! Students will dive into the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) to solve real-world problems through inventive thinking and teamwork.

Elementary Challenge: “Imagine the Future! Create an eco-friendly tool or gadget that solves everyday problems in a unique and sustainable way. Let your imagination lead the way to a greener, brighter future!”

Middle School Challenge: “Transportation of Tomorrow! Design a future technology, product, material or tool for sustainable transportation. Dream big and envision the innovative ways we’ll move sustainably in the years to come!”

Who Can Participate?

Elementary (Grades K-5) and middle school (Grades 6-8) school students, this challenge is crafted just for you! Bring your ideas, enthusiasm, and passion for STEM to the table.Teams of up to four students are welcomed. Participating students must have an adult mentor (18 years or older).

Why Participate?

Besides the thrill of tackling real-world problems, participants stand a chance to win exciting prizes and recognition for their innovative solutions! This challenge isn’t just about winning; it’s about embracing the thrill of discovery and innovation.

How to Enter

Gather your dream team, brainstorm innovative solutions, and submit your entries online!

Step 1: Use following registration link to register your team. Registration link
Step 2: Video and Project Report Submission
Submission link will be provided to the team advisor by email.
Step 3: STEM Exhibit and Award Ceremony

Submission Deadlines:

Registration Open: Monday, January 1st, 2024 – Friday, February 29th, 2024 5:00 pm
Video Submission Due:Friday, February 29th, 2024 5:00 pm

Exhibit: Saturday, April 20th 2024, 11 am-3 pm (Elementary) and Sunday, April 21st 2024, 11 am – 4 pm

Final Round Award Ceremony on Stage Livestream:Saturday, April 20th 2024, 4 pm

Awards:

Green Innovator Award: Recognizing the team that proposes the most innovative and eco-friendly solution
Environmental Impact Award: Given to the team that demonstrates the most significant potential for positive environmental impact.
Scientific Demonstration Excellence Award: Recognizing exceptional prowess in methodological rigor, critical thinking, and innovative demonstration within scientific investigations, this accolade honors outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge.
STEM Pioneer School Award: Recognizing the school that blazes trails in embracing and encouraging students to engage in pioneering STEM challenges, particularly those focused on sustainability.