Children's Water Festival

03/24/2025

Join us at Family Night for the Oxford Children's Water Festival this year - Thursday, May 15 from 5 - 8 pm!

01/15/2025

Registration for the Oxford Children's Water Festival is open now until Jan. 24th! This year, the festival will be held at Pittock Conservation Area - UTRCA where grades 2-5 students will learn all about the importance of water in their daily lives. 💦🫗🏊‍♀️

For more information including the Expression of Interest form and new registration fee details, visit our website at www.thamesriver.on.ca/children-water-festival-comes-to-woodstock-in-2025/

For Immediate Release January 14, 2025 Children’s Water Festival Comes to Woodstock in 2025 – Registration Now Open This year, the Upper Thames

06/02/2023

Relive the festival on Flickr!📸👇

The Perth Children’s Water Festival provides a hands-on learning environment for families from Perth County to discover the importance of water in their lives and communities. It is a fun and educational event that focuses on learning about water based on five themes - water conservation, water pr...

06/02/2023

There are so many people and groups to thank for making Perth Children's Water Festival such an amazing event! From sponsors and partners, to vendors and volunteers, and of course the 500 community members who came out to make it a day to remember. Thank you for your generosity, enthusiasm, and commitment to teaching and learning about the importance of water in our lives!💦

05/27/2023

*THIS SUNDAY, May 28 from 1-4!*
The Perth Children's Water Festival at Lions Park in Mitchell is going to be an absolutely awesome event for all ages! Visit the event page to learn more https://fb.me/e/Llg2WhWJ

05/26/2023

Another big THANK YOU!! to all of the organizations who came out to our London-Middlesex Children's Water Festival Family Night! Over the course of the evening, we saw 3,800 people visit the Festival - we couldn't have done it without our partners!

Antler River Rally, Canadian Raptor Conservancy, Sciensational Sssnakes, London Public Library, Artist Christine Gagné, Bird Friendly London Ontario, London Bicycle Café, London Fire Department, London Police Service - Canada, Museum of Ontario Archaeology, YMCA of Southwestern Ontario, Thames Talbot Land Trust, London Environmental Network, John & Jan Everett, Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, Girl Guides of Canada, Family Centre Fanshawe, City of London, Ontario - Municipal Government, JA South Western Ontario, Middlesex Junior Farmers, Rowbust BCS Dragon Boat Racing Team, Start.ca, Stem 2 Stern, London-Western Rowing Club, The Brisket Man BBQ, Tikka Tomato, The Grilled Cheezery, New Leaf Food Truck, Mr Cool Ice Cream, The Donut Diva, Rosie's Streetery, Leen’s Shop Ontario

05/26/2023

Can't wait for this Sunday!

05/25/2023

LAUNCH Waterloo will make bubbles float, creativity soar, and boats sail at the Perth Children's Water Festival! A little friendly competition will ignite the imaginations of our young ones in a boat-making challenge.🛥💪 But that's not all! They'll also learn all about the science behind bubbles while they craft their own unique bubble wands.👩‍🔬 Find out more about the festival at: https://fb.me/e/3ELjJ6a0T

05/25/2023

Have you seen the Olympia? We’re sure it’ll “resurface” eventually! 😂 Come check out this ice-resurfacing machine at the Perth Children’s Water Festival. The Municipality of West Perth will show your family all of its interesting features and demonstrate how the water sprays! 💦 Find more event information at: https://fb.me/e/3ELjJ6a0T

05/23/2023

A big thanks to all the partners who made the London-Middlesex Children's Water Festival a huge success! Whether you helped with the planning or provided staff, resources or funds.....We couldn't do it without you! THANK YOU!!

Thames Valley District School Board London District Catholic School Board City of London, Ontario - Municipal Government Upper Thames River Conservation Authority Lake Huron & Elgin Area Water Supply Systems Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Drumbo Tent TD Friends of the Environment Foundation GM Cami Assembly Kettle Creek Conservation Authority Huron Tractor Ltd. LMac Community CPR - www.LMac-CPR.ca London Children's Museum Marshalls Pasta Mill Middlesex -London Health Unit. Ontario Clean Water Agency Ontario Federation of Agriculture Oxford Coalition for Social Justice Unifor Local 88 YMCA of Southwestern Ontario

Check out more awesome photos:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/utrca/sets/72177720308235103/

05/23/2023

Get up close and personal with wildlife at the Perth Children's Water Festival on May 28th! 🐾🦨 Join us for a unique opportunity to meet incredible creatures like skunks, birds, and snakes. Speaking of Wildlife will share fascinating insights about these animals and how you can help with wildlife conservation! 💚 Don’t miss us at Lions Park in Mitchell from 1-4 pm.
Learn more about this upcoming *free* event at: https://fb.me/e/3ELjJ6a0T

05/21/2023

Games, games, and more GAMES!😄 The Perth Children's Water Festival Committee has planned several activities to teach kids about water conservation while having fun! Race to the pond to find fish in Eagle Survivor, use pipes and balls to move water from intake to outfall in Water In Water Out, and race through an obstacle course to learn about clean water access in Off I Go! Ready... Set... Go! See you on May 28th: https://fb.me/e/wobcW6BV