Just 238 days 5 hours 41 minutes 54 seconds until this year’s festival!
RAIN OR SHINE!!!
Thank you for visiting the online home of the Philadelphia Interfaith Children & Youth Festival, a two-day outdoor event for the entire family. In September 2010 we held our first annual festival, which was attended by over 700 individuals. As the first and only such festival in the nation, our aim is not to provide opportunities to proselytize, but rather to educate the community about the many faith traditions in America.
We are extremely excited about this year’s festival, which will be held on Saturday, September 22nd and Sunday, September 23rd. Our Youth Advisory Council, an interfaith committee of youth ages 12 through 18, is taking a leading role in design and implementation of this year’s festival. The YAC has selected R to the Third as this year’s theme. We are looking forward to exploring, learning, and growing in the important topic of Environmental Stewardship.
We hope that you will join us for this monumental event.
VISION
The vision of Philadelphia Interfaith Children & Youth Festival is an interactive outdoor festival for children and youth that celebrates diverse faith traditions and highlights community programs that enhance the spirits, minds, and bodies of young people.
MISSION
The mission of the Philadelphia Interfaith Children & Youth Festival is to host a multicultural community festival that educates youth about different faith traditions.
GOALS
The goals of the Philadelphia Interfaith Children & Youth Festival are to:
- Enhance understanding and respect for the faith traditions of others;
- Touch the lives of children in such a way that they will have a greater understanding of their own faith tradition; and
- Provide a fun-filled experience for children and youth of all ages, backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.
Partner Organizations.
- New Covenant Church of Philadelphia
- Archdiocese of Philadelphia
- Neighborhood Interfaith Movement
- Philadelphia Sikh Society
- Al-Aqsa Islamic Society
- CAIR – Philadelphia Chapter
- Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship
- Body Challenge Fitness Center
- Whole Health 4 You
- City of Philadelphia, Mayor’s Office of Faith Based Initiatives
- Castle-Tech Technologies, Inc.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Cookman United Methodist Church
- Breaking Barriers, Inc.
- Grace Baptist Church of Germantown
- Greater Philadelphia Children’s Sabbath Coalition
- Interfaith Walk for Peace Reconciliation
- Philadelphia Human Relations Commission
- Philadelphia Leadership Foundation
- Evangelicals for Social Action
- White Rock Baptist Church
- Women in Partnership With God
- Zion Baptist Church