OUR CHILDRENS' FESTIVAL ON APRIL 23rd 2017 WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. WE HAD OVER 300 GUESTS ATENDING OUR EVENT. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL BY DONATING TO OUR FESTIVAL:
Bay Area Discovery Museum, Bay Area Discovery Museum, Irem Radzik, Bay Area Children's Theatre, Tara Firma Farms, Trader Joe’s in Berkeley, Troya Restaurant , Alegio Chocolate,Visual Expressions Optometry, Walt Disney Family Museumvolve Executive Car Service, Upcider Cider House-Gastropub, Meritaj, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Symphony, California Shakespeare Theater, Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, San Francisco Ballet, California Academy of Sciences, Chabot Space & Science Center, deYoung Museum or Legion of Honor, Gilroy Gardens, Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, Lawrence Hall of Science, Lindsay Wildlife Experience, Pier 39, Kate Truka-Tartuk, The Dailey Method, Athletic Playground, Children’s Creativity Museum,Galileo Camps, Burke Williams Spa, Chuck Smith Handmade Redwood Furniture, Chuck Smith Handmade Redwood Furniture, Mr. McGroovy’s Rivets, Books, Inc., Children’s Fairyland, Oakland Zoo, Keller Williams Real Estate & Sports Basement.
You are invited to join us for International Childrens' Day Festival!
OUR CHILDRENS' FESTIVAL ON APRIL 23rd 2017 WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. WE HAD OVER 300 GUESTS ATENDING OUR EVENT. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL BY DONATING TO OUR FESTIVAL:
Bay Area Discovery Museum, Bay Area Discovery Museum, Irem Radzik, Bay Area Children's Theatre, Tara Firma Farms, Trader Joe’s in Berkeley, Troya Restaurant , Alegio Chocolate,Visual Expressions Optometry, Walt Disney Family Museumvolve Executive Car Service, Upcider Cider House-Gastropub, Meritaj, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Symphony, California Shakespeare Theater, Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, San Francisco Ballet, California Academy of Sciences, Chabot Space & Science Center, deYoung Museum or Legion of Honor, Gilroy Gardens, Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, Lawrence Hall of Science, Lindsay Wildlife Experience, Pier 39, Kate Truka-Tartuk, The Dailey Method, Athletic Playground, Children’s Creativity Museum,Galileo Camps, Burke Williams Spa, Chuck Smith Handmade Redwood Furniture, Chuck Smith Handmade Redwood Furniture, Mr. McGroovy’s Rivets, Books, Inc., Children’s Fairyland, Oakland Zoo, Keller Williams Real Estate & Sports Basement.
On Sunday, April 23rd 2017, The Berkeley Turkish School will host International Children’s Day Festival where we will celebrate peace and diversity.
Come and join us for this fun and meaningful event, and invite your friends, too!
Our festival will feature Live Balkan Music, Turkish folklore dance performance, delicious Turkish food, cotton candy, and special entertainment for children such as a surprise Fairy, face painting and many more fun activities for the whole family. There will be beautiful and authentic Turkish crafts and spices, like in a bazaar in Istanbul! Also as a part of our fundraising initiative, we will be hosting a raffle and a silent auction.
If you can’t make it to the festival, you can still support us by:
- Donating your professional services or products to our festival raffle
- Donating funds on our website to support our school’s programs
- Attending our monthly parent seminars (conducted in English)
- Contributing to and supporting the Nostalgic Turkish Music Evening we will hold in September (Please check our website for this event – details coming soon.)
About the Berkeley Turkish School
Berkeley Turkish School is a place where we connect our past with our future.
The mission of BTS is to inspire the children of the Turkish American community and their ability to understand, speak, read, and write Turkish. In addition, the students learn about their diverse cultural heritage through creative play, songs, traditions, geography, history, and literature. We developed our program to support children to thrive in this engaged community which is deeply invested in their success and vitality.
We are a secular, and volunteer based public charity organization, and we are not associated with any other nonprofit organizations or political movements.
Festival Date: 23rdApril, 2017
Festival Time: 11-2:30 PM
Festival Location: School of Madeleine Playground, access at corner of Henry and Berryman Streets in Berkeley. 1225 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA. Please do not park in the school parking lot. There is plenty of parking in the neighboring streets.
Entrance Fee: $10 dollars for Adults, Free for Children under 16
Festival Program:
11:00 AM - 11:30 PM - BTS Student Performance
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Magic Fairy Visits + Viva La France Face Painting Begins
12:30-1:30PM - FANFARE ZAMBELETA (BALKAN MUSIC BRASS BAND)
1:30 PM - SILENT AUCTION Closes & Grand PRIZE Raffle Drawing
2:00 PM - Folklore Dance Performance by Yore Folk Dance Ensemble
2:30 PM - Ending of Festival with Halay Dance