Elder Park will be transformed into a giant marble run made from upcycled broomsticks, lampshades and bamboo as part of next year’s DreamBIG Children’s Festival.
The interactive installation is just one of the exciting events included in the Dream Big’s 2027 Schools Program, with next year’s festival encouraging children to reflect on what connects us all, with the theme Constellations.
Running from 12 – 22 May, students and teachers across the state can also look forward to beloved books coming to lif
e on stage including Theatre Royal Bath (UK)’s take on The Little Prince - a whimsical adventure of infinite possibility - and Oliver Jeffers’ Where to Hide a Star – a sparkling celebration of friendship featuring live classical music performed by Australian Chamber Orchestra.
Global beat-boxing phenomenon Tom Thum and keys wizard Tnee Dyer will teach students how to turn any sound into music in Permission Granted, and aspiring writers can discover career pathways at Write Now Festival – a one-day event for secondary school students.
Other festival highlights include an interactive installation COSMIC COSMOS, where children are recruited to welcome hundreds of microscopic aliens to Earth and build their new tiny homes, and daytime dance party The Heart Beat Club, hosted by Tutti Arts’ Beats Crew, celebrating what makes us all unique by encouraging young people to join the fun in their own way.
Festival Director Georgi Paech said she saw DreamBIG, "as a tool to connect children to curiosity, imagination, their community, the wider world – and of course, the arts".
"The DreamBIG team hopes that together we can create a constellation of creativity across South Australia in 2027," Ms Paech said.
More than 2.5 million children have participated in the festival since its inception in 1974 (as Come Out Festival).
Full details for the school program can be found at dreambigfestival.com.au (external site)
The families and general public program will be revealed in January.
