FESTIVAL SITE HOURS

Tuesday to Thursday:	9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Friday:	9:30 AM to 8 PM
Saturday:	9 AM to 5 PM
Extended Site Hours:	Thursday, May 31, 2012 • 3:30 to 7 PM • Front Plaza Enjoy the Timbits Visual Arts Tent, Family Fun Night, Cantos Music Foundation’s Sound Garden and Musée Héritage Museum’s Dino Dig. Free entertainment on the Outdoor Stage, roving site artists, face painting, balloon artists and more! Don’t miss AGA-BOOM at 7:15 PM on the Save-On-Foods Stage.

PERFORMANCE VENUES

The Festival’s Main Stage performances are held in the following venues:
Refer to map of Festival site

Please allow at least 15 minutes to walk to each venue from St. Albert Place.
Large groups and young children may require more time.

TICKET POLICIES

All ticket sales are final — no refunds or exchanges.

BABES-IN-ARMS POLICY*

Bring the baby! Children under two-years of age do not require a ticket when seated on an adult’s lap during a Main Stage performance. The Festival appreciates your help encouraging small children to practice quiet theatre behaviour in consideration of the performing artists and other audience members.
*This policy does not apply to  Toddler Town.

WHEELCHAIR INFORMATION

The Festival’s Main Stage venues and Site Activity tents are wheelchair accessible*. On ticket order forms, teachers must state the number of students in their group who require wheelchair seating. Wheelchair attendants will receive a complimentary ticket.
*Wheelchair seating is limited in some venues.

FIRST AID / LOST KIDS AND INFORMATION TENTS

Two First Aid/Lost Kids and Information Tents will be located on the Festival site [map]:

• One on St. Albert Place Plaza
• One in Lions Park

All lost children will be escorted to a First Aid/Lost Kids Tent.
All lost and found items will be taken to one of the Information Tents during the week of the Festival. After June 2, 2012 all items may be claimed through St. Albert Place Security.

CONCESSIONS

Concessions that offer delicious snacks and refreshing beverages are located throughout the Festival site. Plenty of green space, ideal for a picnic lunch, surrounds the Festival site.

SOUVENIRS AND MERCHANDISE

Souvenirs are available for purchase in the merchandise tents located on St. Albert Place Plaza and in Lions Park. Stop by either location to purchase all kinds of great Festival memorabilia such as t-shirts, yo-yos or a CD featuring your favourite Festival artist.

ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGE

The Northern Alberta International Children’s Festival is dedicated to minimizing our eco-footprint. We know there is much more to be done to protect our planet, but here are a few of our efforts to make a difference:

• We recycle paper, glass and cardboard
  
• Last year 85 kg of bottles and cans were recycled
  
• We compost food waste – 2 tonnes of compostable material was diverted from landfills in 2011
  
• We encourage the use of alternative transportation like carpools and bicycles by offering a free Park-and-Ride service from St. Albert Centre and bicycle racks on site
  
• The International Children’s Festival is a smoke-free site
  
• Fortis Green Team collects recyclables throughout the Festival
  
• Site activities like papermaking encourage creative use of recycled materials
  
• We print one certificate of admittance for each class instead of one ticket for every child
  
• We encourage our vendors to use recyclable plates and utensils
  
• We're using bicycles for environmentally friendly transportation around the Festival site
  
• We are showcasing responsible environmental stewardship with 's Alternative Energy
  Discovery Centre
• TD is generously providing our volunteers with reusable water bottles

We encourage all Festival patrons to do their part for the planet