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)
Ameya Desai works the piano 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)
Ashton Titus with Backhaus Dance leads a creative movement exercise during 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)
Kids and adults play during 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)
Two-year-old Olivia Straker dances with her nanny Jimena Ojeda dance during a creative movement program 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)
Isla Brown plays the keyboard 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)
Kids dance during a creative movement program 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)
Kids and adults use the instruments during 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)
Easton Newlin, 3, participates in a creative movement program 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)
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
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