Smilin' Rylan

The festival's mission is to inspire young hearts and minds to greater possibilities, and to celebrate our rich and diverse cultural heritage through performing and visual arts experiences. Their goal for the continuing run of the festival is to focus on the incredible diversity of the performing arts, and to represent this diversity in programming and throughout the site. The Surrey International Children’s Festival is the only arts-based children’s festival this side of the Fraser River. During the festival’s three days, performers and interactive arts activities engage children aged 0-12 years old, families and schools groups. Many attending schools come from Surrey, Delta, Coquitlam, New Westminster, West Vancouver, Langley, Abbotsford and Chilliwack. There are over 20 different art activities on site from visual, performing arts, digital media and music. Additionally, the Surrey International Children’s Festival provides many outreach activities that keep people engaged and creative before and after the Festival through various channels including youth mentorship programs, study guides, library resources and the Art Walk.