Ticonderoga Festival Guild 2025 Free Programs for Children

Wednesdays July 9th - August 13th, 10:15AM

Knights of Columbus Pavilion

Rain or shine!

July 9th - Adam Bornt

Uncharted Wild Animal Show will kick off the season with creepy, crawly animals! Adam will introduce the audience to reptiles - lizards, turtles, snakes and others. He will introduce at least one soft and fuzzy mammal. The audience will get a chance to see the animal up close or to touch them. Adam will teach the audience about each animal he introduces. 

July 16th - Seagle Festival

Monkey and Francine in the City of Tigers fuses monkey stories from India, China, and West Africa to tell the story of Monkey and his brainy sister Francine. They must learn to work together and use their smarts to escape the hungry Crocodile and outwit the greedy Lord of the Tigers.

July 23rd - Vestophiahoops

Four performers will thrill the audience with an interactive "Circus with Sammy" show. Circus hoops, spinning plates, scarf dancing and Poi a form of Hawaiian dance will be performed. 

July 30th - Stephen Gratto

New York State School Superintendent by day, Stephen moonlights as a physical comedian and much, much more. His performances are fast-paced and exciting displays of many classic vaudeville and circus skills including juggling, unicycling, rope walking, object balancing, and many other feats of daring, bravery, and side-splitting foolishness. 

August 6th - Ron Carter

Rockin Ron is the friendly pirate that will entertain his audience with lots of "RRRRR" songs of the sea, sea creatures and pirates. The songs are toe tapping, often sing-alongs, and are tons of fun!

August 13th - Shaundra Bartlett-Yaw

Award winning author, Shaundra Bartlett-Yaw will read a selection of her beloved "Peaches" books. This will be a lovely way to end our summer season with inspirational children's stories. Each audience family will receive one Peaches book as a gift from the Ticonderoga Festival Guild.