Mark Your Calendar for Family Kindness Festival on Sunday, May 4, from 1-4 pm!

30 inspiring non-profits, 28 innovative students, and 30 area schools are joining together to celebrate the art of kindness at this FREE community festival.

This year’s theme, Be Kind-Hearted, emphasizes the power of art to inspire kindness and connection. Thirty inspiring nonprofits, 28 innovative students and 30 area schools will join together to create a one-of-a-kind landscape where families can have fun while engaging in service projects, meeting inspirational kids, and learning about volunteer opportunities within the community. Teens can connect with local nonprofits and identify a number of ways to meet their service hours requirement. The Festival’s heartfelt goal is to encourage daily acts of kindness, big and small, that can have a meaningful impact on the world around us. The event also features entertainment, games, unique art projects, strolling characters, ice cream trucks, and so much more, which will surely captivate kids and parents alike. 

Highlights of the Day

• Interactive Family Games Including Gaga 
• Video Games for the Older Kids
• Henna Art Tattoos 
• Tile Painting
• Card-Making for Area Hospitals
• Strolling characters
• Printmaking
• Friendship Bracelets
• “Shrinky Dinks” to Design Colorful Key Chains and Charms
• Upcycle Academy Crafts
• Cleveland Artist, Brandon Graves, Brings a Painting to Life
• Ice-cold treats from East Coast Custard and Kona Ice Trucks

Popular Favorites Include:

• Interacting with Cleveland area nonprofit organizations and discovering ways to get involved and give back.
• Connecting with area kids who have developed awesome ideas to spread acts of kindness in their schools, neighborhoods, and communities.
• Wigs for Kids Cut-a-Thon—participate or cheer on volunteers donating their hair to children experiencing hair loss.