The Kids Food Festival is a weekend event focusing on educating families about making balanced food choices through
fun and flavorful activities.
The exciting and engaging programming of the Kids Food Festival helps to establish wholesome lifelong habits, while working to avert childhood obesity.
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Aid in the transformation to balanced eating habits through education and promotion of sensible food choices.
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Help reduce childhood obesity by nipping
it in the bud.
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Generate increased demand for wholesome and balanced options of food-related products through education, sampling, and exposure.
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Facilitate collaborations between families, communities, businesses, schools, and public and non-profit organizations.
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Support a charity that helps create a healthier food environment for kids.
Our Mission is to...
Past Events include:
10 in NYC, at venues including:
* Bryant Park
* The Oculus at Westfield World Trade Center
* Brookfield Place New York
* One at Washington D.C.’s Union Market
* One at Kidspace Children’s Museum in Pasadena, CA.
* Series of Kids Food Festivals hosted in 10 children’s museums in key markets across the US, in partnership with the Association
of Children’s Museums
* May 2025 at Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh, NC!
Thank you to our sweet sponsor!
James Beard Foundation believes in a vibrant, equitable, and sustainable independent restaurant industry that stands as a cornerstone of American culture, community and economy — and drives towards a better food system. We amplify and recognize, educate and train those committed to excellence — fostering a deep appreciation among food lovers for the industry’s vital contributions to food culture.