Kids Euro Fest Family Day

Experience a little bit of everything in one place! Bring the whole family to the Spanish Cultural Center for this year's family day on October 18, 2025, with performances, story times, crafts, activities & workshops from 15 European countries — each dedicated to teaching and entertaining children ages 2-12. This event is FREE, but registration is required.

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• Date & time: October 18, 2025
• Time: 10am-2pm
• Location: Spanish Cultural Center: 2801 16th Street Northwest Washington, DC 20009
• Cost: FREE, but registration required
• Age: 2-12 (but the whole family is invited)

Food will be available for purchase and families are welcome to bring their own food and snacks to eat. A list of food vendors and offerings will be published closer to the date.

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Kids Euro Fest organized by the EU Delegation to the United States, in cooperation with the Spanish Cultural Center - Embassy of Spain and the 27 European Union member countries, the Embassy of Ukraine, Ukraine House, and the European Investment Bank.

All performances will take place on the stage located in ballroom to the left of main entrance

• 10:15-10:45am: Traditional Bulgarian Folkdance, Music & Theater – Bulgarian Educational and Cultural Center “St. Kliment Ohridski”
  • Enjoy excerpts from our Musical of the Colors with song, folk dance and theater. Musical of the Colors depicts a story about students in an art class trying to color life with the colors of their dreams to bring smiles, awaken love, and the belief that children can change the world. Our youngest performers will present the Bulgarian folk dance, ruchenica. A theater performance tells the story of a group of kids working on a painting project in art class who get distracted and pretend to turn their art supplies into imaginary objects. These ordinary objects become "alive" in the hands of the kids. The teenage group will present the program finale: fast and elaborate rhythmic Bulgarian folk music.
• 11-11:30am: Irish Dance Performance – Culkin School of Irish Dance
  • Experience a traditional Irish dance performance with the Culkin School! Our performance will include both soft shoe and hard shoe dancing. Get ready to tap your feet and clap your hands as we bring to life the timeless beauty of Irish dance with an array of jigs, reels, and hornpipes. For information about the Culkin School, visit culkinschool.com.
• 12:30-1pm: Ukrainian Traditional Folk Dance, Bandura & Violin Performances – Taras Shevchenko School of Ukrainian Studies, DC Music Academy, Kyiv Children's Music School #22 and SLAVA School of Ukrainian Music and Dance
• 1:15-1:45pm – Irish Dance Performance – District Academy of Irish Dance
  • At District Irish Dance, we bring the energy and excitement of the Broadway stage direct to the studio and DC! Combining lively music, artistic choreography and a challenging workout, we aim to inspire and motivate every student. We're excited to be a part of Kids Euro Fest this year and hope you enjoy performers from our Junior and District Troupe as well as our Adult Performance Troupe.

All story times will take place in the story time corner located in the tiled patio area

• 10:30am: Malta
• 11am: Portugal
• 11:30am: Spanish (Bilingual)
• 12pm: Malta
• 12:30pm: Netherlands
• 1pm: Portugal
• 1:30pm: Spanish (Bilingual)

• Build an Austrian ski star
• Traditional Bulgarian crafts & coloring
• Croatian crafts, costumes & candy
• Cypriot flora & fauna puzzles
• Danish virtual reality biking experience
• Special Dutch guest Miffy & coloring
• Estonian fall crafts & quiz
• European Union spin-the-wheel & prizes
• German button making & wheel of fortune
• Irish soccer workshop & Gaelic games (outside)
• Latvian block building & coloring
• Traditional Maltese games
• Maltese, Portuguese & Spanish storytelling
• Slovenian (live!) bees, quiz & coloring (outside)
• Ukrainian Journey HOME interactive installation, highlighting Ukrainian children & EU support of Ukraine
• European Investment Bank block building and video of a dance performance and piano concert

See a detailed description of all activities on the registration page.

Presented by the Embassy of Ukraine, Ukraine House and the European Union, the “Journey HOME” installation invites visitors to walk through four stations, each representing a universal longing of Ukrainian children affected by war: Home, Education, Safety, and Family. By highlighting real testimonies in an open-air public space, the path turns personal stories into collective responsibility.

There will be four craft workshops for kids and adults at each station – Ukrainian traditional folk painting technique, building with tile mosaic, writing wishes on peace doves and creating floral pathways home, back to Ukraine.

The installation will be presented at Kids Euro Fest on October 18th, 2025, from 10am-2pm at the Embassy of Spain - Spanish Cultural Center at 2801 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20009. Families who wish to visit should navigate to the "library - biblioteca" directly behind the foyer upon entering the venue.

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• La Bohemia Bakery - European Pastries
• Taberna del Alabardero - Spanish Churros & Chocolate, Mini Molletes (Spanish Sandwiches), Empanadas
• Greco Truly Greek - Pork & Chicken Mini Gyros (complimentary samples of small size gyros)
• Red Hound Pizza - Margherita, Pepperoni with Rosemary, Roasted Cauliflower, Sun-dried Tomatoes & Salsa Verde (vegetarian & vegan options available)
• Yala Greek Ice Cream

Located at 2801 16th St NW, the Spanish Cultural Center in Washington, D.C. is housed in the former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain. Designed by renowned architect George Oakley Totten and built in 1922, the Spain-USA Foundation renovated and converted the historic residence into the Spain/U.S. House, a cultural center that hosts exhibitions, performances, lectures, and other cultural events to promote dialogue and cooperation between Spain and the United States. 

Many thanks to the Embassy of Spain and the Spanish Cultural Center for hosting Kids Euro Fest this year!

Bus & Metro: The easiest way to arrive is by public transportation. Several bus lines stop along 16^th street and close to the venue. The closest metro station is Columbia Heights (green line). It is a 10-minute walk from the metro to the venue.

Limited metered and free parking is available in the surrounding neighborhood. There is a public paid parking garage at the DC USA Shopping Mall (adjacent to the Columbia Heights Metro Station). It is a 13-minute walk from the parking garage to the venue.

Entry to the garage is between 14th and 15th on Park Road NW. Navigate to 1413 Park Road. The entrance is next to Mattress Firm and Letena Ethiopian Restaurant. 

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PARKING RATES:

1-2 Hours: $3.00 

2-3 Hours: $4.00 

3-4 Hours: $5.00

4-12 Hours: $12.00

Make sure to keep your parking ticket, as you will not be able to exit the parking garage without it! 

Kids Euro Fest is organized by the Delegation of the European Union to the United States in partnership with the Embassy of Spain - Spanish Cultural Center, European Union Member State Embassies, the Embassy of Ukraine, Ukraine House, and the European Union Investment Bank.

A special thanks to our partners who make this year's Kids Euro Fest possible. All performers are volunteering their time and talents to share European arts, music and culture with you. We thank the sports organizations for also volunteering their time, expertise and equipment to teach visitors about European sports.