Family Area

This special interactive area features hands-on crafts, quiet games and active games, and other creative learning activities for young audiences and their families. The Family Area will also feature a variety of performances sure to delight festivalgoers of all ages.

All activities are FREE, and open from noon to 5 PM on Saturday, Nov. 8, and Sunday, Nov. 9.

Family Stage Performers

40+ Double Dutch Club

Double Dutch

Jackson, Mississippi

This club brings the noise, movement, and joy of Double Dutch to women over the age of 40 all around Jackson, as a tool for physical and mental well-being, empowerment, community-building, and sisterhood.

Jeghetto

puppetry

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Master puppeteer handcrafts astonishing, 21st-century puppets—Afro-futurist breakdancing androids, dinosaurs, dreadlocked cellists, and more— that connect with kids of all backgrounds.

Shawn Lawrence

West African drumming

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Bring the entire family to experience interactive, hands-on West African drumming workshops with this esteemed, world-traveling musician, educator, mentor, and community leader.

White Tiger Lion Dance Team

Vietnamese lion dance

Biloxi, Mississippi

Hailing from Biloxi’s vibrant Vietnamese community, Mississippi’s only lion dance team practices this ancient tradition that spreads joy and prosperity during Lunar New Year celebrations.