The Creative Kitchen Kids Food Fest at Marbles and Moore Square takes place Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. This is a free event. The main event is at Moore square and there’s free play in the Marbles’ Playway and free screenings at Marbles IMAX Theater.
Kids Food Fest is a weekend of activities dedicated to teaching families about how to make balanced food choices through fun and engaging activities.
The festival will serve up flavorful fun with free hands-on experiences, community partner engagement, and live entertainment. Kids can roll up their sleeves for hands-on cooking workshops and reserve their spot in the James Beard Foundation Future Foodies Classes. These classes are $25. RSVP here.
Families will learn through play with the Balanced Plate Scavenger Hunt, featuring goody bag prizes.
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Activities & Main Stage Performances (Moore Square)
May 3
- 10 am: Cooking Demo: Kelly “Pea Brain” Parthen of Bean Sprouts creates Imaginibbles
- 10:30 am: YMCA Super Skippers
- 11 am: Arts Together’s Rainbow Dance Company
- 11:30 am: Circus Play with StoryUp!
- 12 pm: Cooking Demo: MasterChef Junior Contestant Emerson Pauley’s Famous Salmon with Pear Couscous and Rainbow Carrots
- 12:30 pm: YMCA Super Skippers
- 1 pm: Cooking Demo: Learning through Food & Fun with Cricket and Pepper — Kids Food Festival Fresh, Flavorful & Fun Salsa
- 1:30 pm: Lowes Foods Chicken Kitchen Chicken Dance
- 2 pm: Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
- 2:30 pm: Baile Folclórico Vicky celebrates dances from different regions of Mexico
- 3 pm: Fun Foodie Flow — Yoga with Lucy from Team Marbles
- 3:30 pm: Dance Party Parade with Team Marbles
May 4
- 10 am: Team Marbles Welcome
- 10:30 am: Cooking Demo: Learning through Food & Fun with Cricket and Pepper — Waffle Towers
- 11 am: Cooking Demo: Katsuji Tanabe -Hawaiian Macaroni Salad
- 11:30 am: Cooking Demo: Kelly “Pea Brain” Parthen of Bean Sprouts creates Imaginibbles
- 12 pm: Cooking Demo: MasterChef Junior Contestant Emerson Pauley’s Famous Salmon with Pear Couscous and Rainbow Carrots
- 12:30 pm: Hip-Hop Step Aerobics with Club Cardio
- 1 pm: Raleigh Rockers Street Show
- 1:30 pm: Lowes Foods Chicken Kitchen Chicken Dance
- 2 pm: Bouncing Bulldogs Jump Rope Team
- 2:30 pm: Movin’ & Groovin’ with Kennedy from Team Marbles
- 3 pm: Dance Party Parade with Team Marbles
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