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Kidsplosure is a free, kid-centric section of Artsplosure (all of the festival is totally family friendly, but Kidsplosure is ALL about kids). There will be musical performances, a magic show, and tons of crafts including paper marbling, foam soap prints, community weaving and so much more!

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Sponsored by: WakeMed

Kidsplosure is filled with kid-friendly crafts and performances, including bubble prints, chalk prints, and many more art projects — all for FREE! Here is a complete schedule of the Kidsplosure stage:

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Saturday and Sunday Stages Sponsored by:
John William Pope Foundation

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Kidsplosure Activities Sponsored by:
First Citizens Bank

Saturday, May 20

DJ Rickey Smith – DJ Party: 10:00
Enloe Magnet HS Chamber Choir, under the direction of Lauren Hallihan: 11:00
Enloe Magnet HS Eight Piece Wambo Combo, under the direction of Robert Hunter: 12:00
Enloe Magnet HS Burnin’ Bananas Jazz Combo, under the direction of Robert Hunter: 1:00
Enloe Magnet HS Enloe Jazz Ambassadors, under the direction of Robert Hunter: 2:00
Cuqui Gorman- Dance Party: 3:00
DJ Rickey Smith – DJ Party: 4:00
Cuqui Gorman- Dance Party: 5:00

Sunday, May 21

DJ Rickey Smith – DJ Party: 10:00
Green Level HS Kiwi Combo, under the direction of Vohn Jacquez: 11:00
DJ Rickey Smith – DJ Party: 12:00
Yates Mill ES Music Ensemble, under the direction of Erik Cabezas: 1:00
Underwood ES Advanced Strings, under the direction of Elias Gross: 2:00
Cuqui Gorman- Dance Party: 3:00
DJ Rickey Smith – DJ Party: 4:00
Cuqui Gorman- Dance Party: 5:00

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