Çoluk Çocuk Ayvalık Art Festival Begins on November 18

Organized by FA! Çocuk and the FA Culture Arts Life Association in cooperation with the Ayvalık Municipality, the "Çoluk Çocuk Ayvalık Art Festival" will bring children together with art and culture under the theme "Give Voice to the World!" on November 18-20, 2026. All events during the three-day festival will be held free of charge.

The festival, brought to life by FA! Çocuk and the FA Culture Arts Life Association in cooperation with the Ayvalık Municipality, includes a program spanning November 20 World Children's Rights Day, allowing children to express their voices and dreams through art. The program features theater performances, opera, film screenings, creative drama, music, dance, book and philosophy workshops, as well as culture and nature walks. Children will also have the opportunity to get to know Ayvalık's historical streets and the journey of olives from tree to table.

The opening carnival, starting on Wednesday, November 18 from Fabrika Ayvalık, will follow the route of Barbaros Street, Talat Paşa Boulevard, and Atatürk Boulevard, ending at Gümrük Square. Following the march accompanied by costumes and musical instruments, Lir Theatre's musical children's play titled "North Pole Kingdom" will be staged. On the following days of the festival, opera, theater, music production with artificial intelligence, and movement workshops will be held at locations such as Fabrika Ayvalık, Cihan Şişman Culture Center, Bekir Coşkun Library, Kırlangıç Life Center, Ayazma, and Cunda.

On Friday, November 20, a panel titled "Rights and Freedoms in Children's Daily Life: At Home, at School, on Screen, and in the City" will be held at Fabrika Ayvalık. Following the concert by the Ayvalık Municipality Zeytin Çekirdekleri Orchestra, children will share their thoughts and dreams at the open microphone event titled "Being a Child in Ayvalık" to be held at the Rauf Denktaş Culture Center. It was stated that some workshops and walks will have limited capacity and participation conditions should be followed via the program.