KidsFest: Let the Fun Begin at Old Westbury Gardens

Old Westbury Gardens will hold its annual KidsFest extravaganza on Sunday, September 16, 2018, at the Gardens from noon to 4:00 p.m. The event, which typically attracts more than 1,000 guests, including children between the ages of 3 and 10, offers an opportunity to explore nature and the science behind the many unique and incredible sites at the gardens like botany, horticulture, astronomy and biology. At KidsFest, children and families can participate in a wide variety of interactive fun and educational activities to learn more about Long Island’s ecology and ecosystem.

During KidsFest, visitors will receive a high-energy performance by Grammy winning hip hop artist, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo. Combining the positive power of hip hop with the surreal storytelling of science fiction, 23 Skidoo has concocted a potent potion that wows family crowds across the planet. Skidoo will put on a performance for the whole family that will make everyone at Old Westbury Gardens want to jump up and down, beginning at 2:30 p.m.

“KidsFest is a wonderful opportunity for families to enjoy the beauty of Old Westbury Gardens while encouraging young ones to discover nature and science through over two dozen of our environmental partners and activities,” said Nancy Costopulos, CEO, Old Westbury Gardens. “We are also excited that this year’s event will feature the Grammy-winning artist, Secret Agent 23. With his high energy interactive performance and the many activities we have planned, we expect it will be a great day of fun for the entire family.”

Some of the hands-on KidsFest activities will include a 25” Klime Wallz climbing wall, solarscope sky viewing activity, bulb planting giveaway, an interactive conservation water wall, stick horse historic polo races, games and more. Displays from NYC Department of Environmental Conservation, Astronomical Society of Long Island, Bailey Arboretum, Chef Paula & CookingWithStars.com, Island Harvest Food Bank, Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, Theodore Roosevelt Council- Boy Scouts of America, Town of Oyster Bay Department of Environmental Resources, Volunteers for Wildlife, Westbury Arts, Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum, Westbury Children's Library, Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Friends of the Hempstead Plains, Cornell Cooperative Extension and Seatuck Environmental Association will also be on exhibit.

Please bring a non-perishable food donation to help Island Harvest support food insecure neighbors island-wide.

This year’s KidsFest is open to the public and all entertainment and activities are included with paid admission to Old Westbury Gardens. Admission rates are $12 for General Admission, $10 for seniors and students with a valid ID, $7 for children 7-17 year old and free for members and children 6 and under. For more information, visit www.oldwestburygardens.org.

About Old Westbury Gardens
Old Westbury Gardens, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the former home of John S. Phipps; his wife, Margarita Grace Phipps; and their four children. Completed in 1906 by the English designer George A. Crawley, the magnificent Charles II-style mansion is nestled amid 200 acres of formal gardens, landscaped grounds, woodlands, ponds and lakes. Westbury House is furnished with fine English antiques and decorative arts from the more than 50 years of the family's residence.
Old Westbury Gardens welcomes visitors of all ages for guided tours of Westbury House and Gardens, in-depth tours of the formal gardens, school visits, children's programs and events, family programs, museum exhibits, classic car shows, indoor and outdoor classical concerts, summer concerts, slide lectures, book signings, horticultural demonstrations and workshops, Scottish Games, botanical arts and gardening classes, and educator-led talks and tours of topics relating to horticulture, art, history, design and architecture.
Old Westbury Gardens seeks to inspire appreciation and knowledge of the best qualities exemplified in the American country estate of the early 20th century through faithful preservation of its landscape and gardens, architecture and collections.
For more information about Old Westbury Gardens please visit, https://www.oldwestburygardens.org/index.html or contact the Gardens at (516) 333-0048. Old Westbury Gardens is located at 71 Old Westbury Road in Old Westbury, NY