• Two-year-old Levy Armiger plays the drums with his mom Romy...
    Two-year-old Levy Armiger plays the drums with his mom Romy at the Kidstock Music & Arts Festival at Pretend City Children’s Museum in Irvine, CA on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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Two-year-old Levy Armiger plays the drums with his mom Romy at the Kidstock Music & Arts Festival at Pretend City Children’s Museum in Irvine, CA on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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It is music festival season in Southern California and why shouldn’t the smallest fans among us partake?

Pretend City Children’s Museum is hosting its Kidstock Music and Arts Festival through this weekend and next.

There are two performances planned a day during the festival, including a local dance troupe, a Ballet Folklorico group and the Philharmonic Society. Check online for the daily schedule of performers.

Between the performances, children can get creative with hands-on art experiences and there is even a paint yard set up with a real car to decorate.

 

If you go

When: April 18 and 19 and April 23-27; performances are 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., and the museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Pretend City, 29 Hubble, Irvine

Cost: Included with museum admission, which is $22 for general admission

Information: pretendcity.org