This year, Sydney Festival is taking it to the kids with a special season of theatre and music especially for the young.

Festival Kids will feature stories about planets made of cheese, an odd assortment of lost toys, a magical travelling elephant and a trickster Potkoorok, as well as some great new songs from around Australia and some of the best rock ‘n’ rhyme you’ll hear all summer. Exclusive to Riverside Theatres, Festival Kids at Parramatta will delight and enthral everyone in the family.

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	Sydney Festival Dan Zanes and Friends “THE HAPPIEST CONCERT VIBE SINCE WOODSTOCK. WITH A LOT LESS DRUGS AND MUD” NEW YORK MAGAZINE Calling all kids and kids-at-heart: get ready to sing and dance the day away with family-friendly rockers Dan Zanes and... Dates: 11th January - 12th January 2009	MORE INFO
	Sydney Festival The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy Slingsby "AN EXCOTIC FLIGHT OF WHIMSY AND IMAGINATION” THE ADELAIDE REVIEW By Finegan Kruckemeyer Conceived by Andy Packer Inside a magical travelling theatre tent, discover a storyteller who shares an enchanting and... Dates: 11th January - 15th January 2009	MORE INFO
	Sydney Festival 2009 Music is Magic Australian Children's Music Foundation Last year’s competition was all about singing the ‘Mashed Banana’. This year – who knows?! To celebrate the nurturing of our budding songwriters, Sydney Festival again brings together some of our finest young singers and... Date: Sunday 11th January	MORE INFO
	Sydney Festival Assocition with Perth International Arts Festival The Nargun and the Stars Erth-Visual & Physical The magical world of Patricia Wrightson’s much-loved novel comes to life on stage in a stunning visual feast, featuring ERTH’s large scale puppets, live actors, and digital animation. The story follows Simon, a boy orphaned... Dates: 15th January - 21st January 2009	MORE INFO
	Sydney Festival Fluff Christine Johnston “ONE OF THE MOST IMAGINATIVE SHOWS FOR THE YOUNG YOU WILL FIND” THE ADELAIDE ADVERTISER What happens when your favourite toy is lost? In a fantasy world of odd-sized boxes, night-lights and handmade gingham... Dates: 20th January - 24th January 2009	MORE INFO
	Sydney Festival The Promise The Flying Fruit Fly Circus Dazzling, enchanting and magically captivating, The Flying Fruit Fly Circus tumble, twist and spring back into Sydney with their brand new show. The Promise is a spectacular fusion of circus and puppetry - dive into a young... Dates: 28th January - 31st January 2009	MORE INFO