2025 Festival | June 8–15, 2025

Family Day

Admission is FREE for children and their caregivers. All ages welcome.

Saturday, June 14, 2025 | 1pm–3pm
The Colonnade Hotel, 120 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA

Part One: 1pm–2pm
Commedia dell’Arte for Kids!

Join professional theater performer Jesse Garlick as he leads everyone back to Renaissance Italy to discover the magical world of Commedia dell’Arte. Participants will learn how to move like the most famous of the Commedia characters, such as Arlecchino, Capitano, and Pantalone, and even stage their own short Commedia plays, complete with musical underscoring and costumes.

Part Two: 2pm–3pm
Scavenger Hunt at the World-Famous BEMF Exhibition

Find old and unusual instruments and meet the women and men who make them—with special prizes and treats for all!