Family-Friendly Events
We list age recommendations on event detail pages for all UMS performances, but we understand that every child is different and trust parents or caregivers to determine whether a specific performance is a good fit.
Recommended Events for ages 5+ or 8+
Joe Reilly’s new album Learn to Love Again, with his band The Community Gardeners, invites us to unite through music and community amid today’s chaos and division.
FREE EVENTS
For Families:
Birds of a Feather with Little Miss Ann and Suzi Shelton
Little Miss Ann and Suzi Shelton of Birds of a Feather will uplift and inspire children as they make their ways back to the classroom. In this family-friendly program, school-related themes include bravery, cooperation, celebrating differences, favorite foods, and even ways to get to school!
FREE EVENTS
For Families:
Movin’ and Groovin’ with Fun Girl Dance Company
Ypsi’s Fun Girl Dance Company & School presents a day of family-friendly events that are part performance, part creative movement workshop, and guaranteed 100% FUN!
Family Friendly
Béla Fleck & the Flecktones
Jingle All the Way
Start the holiday season with an unforgettable Thanksgiving weekend concert featuring GRAMMY-winning quartet Béla Fleck & the Flecktones.
Family Friendly
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Duke in Africa
Step into a world of rhythm and soul as the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by the iconic trumpeter and cultural ambassador Wynton Marsalis, brings their unparalleled mastery to Hill Auditorium. The venerable ensemble takes the stage for a journey through some of Duke Ellington’s most iconic compositions.
Family Friendly
An Irish Celebration
Martin Hayes & the Common Ground Ensemble
Legendary fiddler Martin Hayes leads a wide-ranging, family-friendly concert celebration a few days after St. Patrick’s Day, featuring an exciting variety of special guests, traditional sean-nós singing and dancing, and modern takes on Irish traditions.
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