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Free ‘All Kids Included Family Festival’ in South Dade

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:
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM 
*capacity is limited, each session 1st come, 1st served. 
 
Backyard Lawn 
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Rock Climbing Wall & Obstacle Course Inflatable
 

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Free All Kids Included Family Festival
When
May 3, 2025 @ 10:00 am-3:00 pm
Cost
FREE
What
Free All Kids Included Family Festival
Where
Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center, Miami-Dade
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Josie Gulliksen is a freelance writer and major arts advocate and enthusiast who loves everything cultural and is excited to live in such a thriving community as Miami. A Miami native, aside from Miami on the Cheap, she currently writes for Artburst Miami and contributes to Edible South FL and Miami Media Group. She has contributed to Miami.com, Biscayne Times and Miami New Times. She worked for nearly a decade at Miami Today as Calendar Editor and arts writer and then worked for 13 years in public relations. She has her own blog Scene Around South FL at josiegulliksen.com

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