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Fun for All Ages at the VBMA Children’s Art Festival

03-11-2026

The entire family is welcome at the Vero Beach Museum of Art (VBMA) on Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Children’s Art Festival. The free, all-ages event is the Museum’s annual celebration of the arts and art making.

Attendees will awaken their creativity as they engage with VBMA teaching artists in special art-making opportunities inspired by the American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection exhibition now on view. VBMA docents will facilitate additional family-friendly activities and tours in the galleries.

Guests will delight in live performances by local youth groups. Tasty meals, snacks, and refreshments will be available for purchase from on-site food trucks.

This year’s Children’s Art Festival is made possible by the generous support of Patron Sponsors Mrs. James L. Currie and Marilyn Watkins Estate; Program Sponsors Au Pair in America, Dawn M. Morton Design, Mini U Storage of Vero Beach, Seaside Smiles Pediatric Dentistry, Vero Smiles Dentistry; and Business Sponsors Alex MacWilliam Real Estate, Appraisal Associates International, Business Capital Exchange, Inc., Cathy Curley, Dale Sorensen Real Estate, Inc., L.K. DeFrances and Associates, Fidelity Investments, Garrick Kantzler MD, Concierge Geriatric Medicine, George E. Warren, Intracoastal Hearing Center, Lulich & Attorneys, Mary Linterman, Owens Custom Rugs, Page 2 Design Inc., Rendezbous Design, Rose Urology, Ryan A. Jones & Associates, SelectSkin MD, Shores Art Conservation, Tara Grinna Swim & Resortwear, The Associates Studio, Treasure Coast Tile & Marble, Vero Beach Magazine, Vero Chemical Distributors, VNA of the Treasure Coast, Walker Fitzgibbon TV & Film Production.

The Vero Beach Museum of Art is located at 3001 Riverside Park Drive in Vero Beach, Florida. For more information about museum exhibitions, family programming, art classes, and more, visit vbmuseum.org.

Museum programs are sponsored in part by the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and The Plansoen Foundation. The Vero Beach Museum of Art is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The Vero Beach Museum of Art is a membership-based not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) organization pursuant to chapter 212, Florida Statutes.

Children's Art Festival 2026