Kidsfest is in its 29^th year and is better than ever, with a mix of music, magic, artistry, acrobatics and fun.

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The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant may be appearing in Winnipeg this month, but did either of those 60-something legends ever create a smoke-filled, cube-shaped soap bubble inside a cluster of six other bubbles?

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Pour les musiciens, magiciens, clowns et trapézistes du Kidsfest 2011, faire rire les enfants, parents et grands-parents est plus qu’un métier. C’est une vocation.

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Where else in town do you get to see zany circus acts, high strung acrobatics, comic daredevils, pure artistry, absurdity and foolishness - plus unique musical performances by international artists. Only at the 29th Annual Kidsfest - that's where!

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By Winnipeg Parent

Word just in from Lisa Saunders of Sound Strategy Communications that "more than 250 inner city kids are spending their spring break doing something a little different this year - participating in the Circus and Magic Partnership (C.A.M.P.) at Gordon Bell High School."

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Children find it funny to stick their fingers in their noses, and funnier still if they can get their finger into your nose. And they ride teeny bicycles. Clowns tend to be the same. They both give me the shivers – and for most of my life I’ve made an art out of avoiding them. Some might say it was fate, then, that Travel Manitoba suggested I check out Kidsfest 2010.

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IF there's one refrain you'll rarely hear from a kid, it's that the rain spoils all of the fun. That's why thousands of kids dragged their parents to The Forks for the Winnipeg International Children's Festival, even if was miserable and raining. The full tally isn't in, but about 22,500 people took in the four-day festival, said Kidsfest executive producer Neal Rempel.

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There's a sketchy character hanging around the Children's Festival this weekend. Lee Zimmerman, a.k.a. the Etch A Sketch Guy, bills himself as the world's fastest artist when it comes to twiddling the knobs on the classic baby-boomer toy to produce a remarkably impressive drawing.

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By Kidsfest

The 28th Annual Winnipeg International Children’s Festival (Kidsfest 2010) is being held at the Forks now until June 13th. The festival has plenty of performers, fun filled activities, and amazing contests. Several activities include dress-a-pet, face painting, kite flying, and much more!

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JUST about everybody’s got a few in their yard or on their deck. Those white, stackable patio chairs made of plastic resin are cheap, but you wouldn't think they'd be the most stable props for a circus-style act.

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