KID smART will host BEST FEST, its annual back-to-school bash, on Friday, September 15. BEST FEST features arts-integrated activities, interactive workshops, and live performances for children and families to enjoy for free. This year’s event will take place at Zony Mash Beer Project located at 3940 Thalia Street, New Orleans, LA 70125 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

“We cannot wait to welcome families out to the FEST,” says Elise Gallinot Goldman, executive director of KID smART. “BEST FEST is our way of celebrating the beginning of the school year and getting children in our community excited and engaged about learning.”

Festival goers will have the opportunity to meet this year’s KID smART’s Arts Integration Specialists, Teaching Artists, and Creative School Partners.

For more information, visit kidsmart.org/best-fest.