Sponsored by The Blue Ribbon, a support organization of The Music Center, the free Blue Ribbon Children's Festival began in 1970 and is an important part of The Music Center’s commitment to engage young people in the arts. Designed specifically for fifth-grade students, the Blue Ribbon Children's Festival is one of California’s longest ongoing free arts education programs and a huge favorite among L.A.’s students and teachers. The students experience the performing arts by a professional dance company. Afterward, they get the chance to perform themselves.
For three unforgettable days, March 4–6, 2026, The Music Center will burst with the energy, imagination and movement of more than 13,000 local fifth-grade students as they participate in the 56th annual Blue Ribbon Children’s Festival, California’s longest-continuing free arts learning initiative.
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