Families can enjoy a food-centric festival at Marbles Kids Museum this weekend.
The Creative Kitchen Kids Food Fest at Marbles is May 3-4. It includes free hands-on experiences, community partner engagement and live entertainment. Families will learn about making good food choices via the Balanced Plate Scavenger Hunt, featuring goody bag prizes.
Admission to the festival, which will be in Moore Square, is free. There will also be free screenings at Marbles IMAX Theater.
Children ages 3 years and older can also sign up for a James Beard Foundation Future Foodies Class. Registration is $25 and includes one child and two adults. Register to attend a foodie class
James Beard Foundation Future Foodies Class Schedule
May 3
- 11 am: Ice Cream for Breakfast! Build Your Own Ice Cream Sundae with Andia’s Ice Cream
- 12 pm: Chef Preeti Waas from Cheeni Durham: Indian Nachos (Paapri Chaat)
- 1 pm: Chef Ricky Moore from Saltbox: Shrimp & Chicken Rice Paper Rolls
- 2 pm: Chef Christopher Prieto from Prime Barbecue: Puerto Rican Empanadas
- 3 pm: Cricket Azima, Founder + Big Cheese of The Creative Kitchen + Kids Food Festival: Kids Food Festival Fresh, Flavorful & Fun Salsa
May 4
- 11 am: Chef Nasir & Chef Camillo from Jaguar Bolera: Jaguar’s Guacamole and Crunch
- 12 pm: Cricket Azima, Founder + Big Cheese of The Creative Kitchen + Kids Food Festival: Kids Food Festival Fresh, Flavorful & Fun Salsa
- 1 pm: Yogurt Parfait Party with MasterChef Junior Contestant Emerson Pauley
- 2 pm: Chef Savannah Miller: Cucumber & Avocado Hand Rolls
- 3 pm: Chef Katsuji Tanabe from Flour & Barrel: Hawaiian Macaroni Salad
Activities & Main Stage Performances (Moore Square)
May 3
- 10 am: Cooking Demo: Kelly “Pea Brain” Parthen of Bean Sprouts creates Imaginibbles
- 10:30 am: YMCA Super Skippers
- 11 am: Arts Together’s Rainbow Dance Company
- 11:30 am: Circus Play with StoryUp!
- 12 pm: Cooking Demo: MasterChef Junior Contestant Emerson Pauley’s Famous Salmon with Pear Couscous and Rainbow Carrots
- 12:30 pm: YMCA Super Skippers
- 1 pm: Cooking Demo: Learning through Food & Fun with Cricket and Pepper — Kids Food Festival Fresh, Flavorful & Fun Salsa
- 1:30 pm: Lowes Foods Chicken Kitchen Chicken Dance
- 2 pm: Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
- 2:30 pm: Baile Folclórico Vicky celebrates dances from different regions of Mexico
- 3 pm: Fun Foodie Flow — Yoga with Lucy from Team Marbles
- 3:30 pm: Dance Party Parade with Team Marbles
May 4
- 10 am: Team Marbles Welcome
- 10:30 am: Cooking Demo: Learning through Food & Fun with Cricket and Pepper — Waffle Towers
- 11 am: Cooking Demo: Katsuji Tanabe -Hawaiian Macaroni Salad
- 11:30 am: Cooking Demo: Kelly “Pea Brain” Parthen of Bean Sprouts creates Imaginibbles
- 12 pm: Cooking Demo: MasterChef Junior Contestant Emerson Pauley’s Famous Salmon with Pear Couscous and Rainbow Carrots
- 12:30 pm: Hip-Hop Step Aerobics with Club Cardio
- 1 pm: Raleigh Rockers Street Show
- 1:30 pm: Lowes Foods Chicken Kitchen Chicken Dance
- 2 pm: Bouncing Bulldogs Jump Rope Team
- 2:30 pm: Movin’ & Groovin’ with Kennedy from Team Marbles
- 3 pm: Dance Party Parade with Team Marbles
Get more information about the festival.
WRAL is a media partner for this event.
