Youth Activities
The Youth Discovery Area is located at 7th Street. With the help of organizational partners, the Discovery Area offers fun activities and crafts for our youngest visitors. Activities range from puppet making to origami, printmaking to sand-play, face painting to paddleboats, movement activities to ethnic crafts. This bright and busy area will get the creative juices flowing.

Youth partners include:
- Anacortes Community & Youth Arts
- Anacortes Lutheran Church
- Anacortes Parks and Recreation
- Children’s Museum of Skagit County
- Anacortes Boys & Girls Club
- Anacortes High School Spanish Club
- Museum of Northwest Art
- Padilla Bay Interpretive Center
- Anacortes Community Maritime Center
- Anacortes Public Library
- Skagit Public Works
- Through the Garden Gate Preschool
- ZigZag & Ragz
The Interactive Tent directly across Commercial Ave from the youth area offers a venue for kids and adults to be entertained and interact up close with performers from various artistic disciplines. See the schedule below.

2009 Youth Button for Youth Activities volunteers drawn by Mathew LaFave, a 3rd grader at Fidalgo Elementary.

Youth Interactive Stage
Friday, August 6, 2010
- 11:00-12:00 Class ACT - Youth theater performers
- 12:00-1:00 David Newsom - Youth Scottish fiddle champion
- 1:00-2:00 Meredith Jones - Drumming
- 2:15-2:45 Corbin Keep & Mel Watson - Innovative cello, guitar & vocal duo
- 3:00-4:00 Lorrie Steele - Interactive dance
Saturday, August 7, 2010
- 10:45-11:15 Elliott Hofferth - Youth magician
- 11:30-12:30 Class ACT - Youth theater performers
- 12:30-1:30 Nathan McCartney - Juggler
- 1:30-2:30 Meredith Jones - Drumming
- 2:30-3:30 Lorrie Steele - Interactive dance
- 3:30-4:30 David Newsom - Youth Scottish fiddle champion
Sunday, August 8, 2010
- 11:30-12:30 Shidaa - World beat
- 12:30-1:30 David Newsom - Youth Scottish fiddle champion
- 1:30-2:30 Meredith Jones - Drumming
- 2:30-3:30 Lorrie Steele - Interactive dance
- 3:30-4:30 Nathan McCartney - Juggler
Thanks
to our Youth-related sponsors
Windermere and T. Bailey
the Anacortes Arts Festival is able
to offer a variety of quality activities for
kids.


