Free All Kids Included Family Festival

The annual All Kids Included (AKI) Family Arts Festival returns for its 19th year and happening Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center, 10950 SW 211 St, Cutler Bay.

The AKI Festival is a free innovative, multidisciplinary community arts festival for children and families with and without disabilities. This festival features a district-wide student art competition art show and awards ceremony, live performances and community resources for caregivers.

Performance from a past All Kids Included event. Photo courtesy of The Moss Center

The event is designed to be accessible, utilizing access technology and offering accommodations such as ASL interpretation, assistive listening, noise cancelling headsets, Open Captions, large print, Braille, Audio Description, Sensory-Inclusive programs, and a quiet room.

AKI is co-presented by Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs with support from The Children’s Trust.

Here is the full day's line up.

Schedule of Events from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

Lab Theater

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM: Armour Dance Theatre performance
12:10PM – 12:55 PM: The Moving Music Museum
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM: ASL Storytelling by John Paul Jebian

Dance Rehearsal Studio

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM: Community Resource Partners

Classroom

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM: Art Exhibition & Community Resource Partners

Main Stage

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM: District-wide Student Art Contest Awards Ceremony
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Dot, Dot, Dot (Sensory Inclusive Performance)
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Dot, Dot, Dot (Sensory Inclusive Performance)

Dot, Dot, Dot is a new play based on the award-winning picture books by Peter H. Reynolds that celebrates the power of originality, self-expression, and opening our eyes to look beyond the expected. The story explores themes of overcoming self-criticism and the power of our imagination.

*As part of the sensory inclusive performances, slight adjustments have been made including reduced sound levels, no flashing or strobe lights and minimal special effects. A Quiet Room staffed by the Advocacy Network on Disabilities is available to provide audience support.

Plaza Stage

Music by DJ Zelda: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Community Arts Program performance
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM: South Florida Center for Percussive Arts performance
12:30 PM- 1:15 PM: Miami Lighthouse Youth Music Program performance
1:45 PM -2:15 PM: African Watoto performance

Black Box

Interactive Silent Disco sessions by Be You Disco.

Feel the beat, dance freely, and immerse yourself in a high-energy, judgment-free space designed to ignite joy, release stress, and bring the community together. This is your invitation to let go and just BE YOU.

Be You Disco Sessions: