The Vancouver International Children's Festival is an annual event that is a major tourist attraction in Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

. In 2008, the Festival ran May 12-19 at Vancouver's Vanier Park. Featured performers included: Halmang, Myth of Jeju Island; Les Parfaits Inconnus; Big Nazo

Big Nazo

Big Nazo is a performance group headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. Erminio Pinque, who is both the founder and artistic designer of Big Nazo, envisioned his concept as a puppet show without the stage....

Intergalactic Creature Show; Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience; Connie Kaldor; Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir; Sam's Rot'n Pot'n Pan Band; Henry V (Theatre Gruene Sosse); Hansel and Gretel (Matthias Kutchta); The Little Old Man (Theatre Bagger); Kling Klang (Det Lille Turneater); Staccato (Theatre de L'Aubergine); James Campbell; Red Thunder: The Next Generation, and author Kenneth Oppel. The 2009 event will be held May 11 - 18, 2009.