Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival
The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine is proud to partner with Indigo Arts Alliance (IAA), along with other statewide partners, for the 6th annual Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival—a celebration of children’s book authors and illustrators of the African Diaspora. This special event will include art-making experiences, read-alouds, and interactive literary activities for the whole family. Stay tuned for more details!
Admission to the festival is $1 per person, part of CMTM’s ongoing commitment to removing barriers that families may face in accessing the Museum & Theatre. The $1 admission applies to children and their caregivers; adult visitors must be accompanied by a child.
Tickets can be purchased at the door on the day of the event! If you would like to book your tickets in advance, please use this webform. Please reach out to boxoffice@kitetails.org or 207-828-1234 ext. 0 with any issues.
All Activities Are Included with Admission
Location: Entire Museum & Theatre
Check the chalkboard upon arrival for a full schedule of activities and times.
Members, you must use the sign-in button at the top right of this page to receive your 100% member discount!
TICKETING FAQS
WALK-IN AVAILABILITY: Walk-in tickets are available at the start of each hour to assist visitors looking to pay with cash, use a discount, or make an unplanned visit. On our busiest days, walk-in visitors may be asked to wait or return for a later time slot.
DISCOUNTS: This web form is for prepaid or logged-in member reservations only. Hoping to use a discount? Because all discounts require proof of eligibility, they are only available at walk-in. To see a list of eligible discounts, please visit: https://www.kitetails.org/plan-your-visit.
REFUNDS: Refunds or reschedule requests require 24 hours notice.
CASH: Cash purchases are not available for online reservations. Please plan to walk in!
TICKET AVAILABILITY: Online ticket sales end one hour after the visit starts or when the time slot sells out.
ERROR: If you can't enter your desired number of tickets, there aren't enough available; if you receive a "sold out" error, the event is fully booked. Please check another time or refresh the page to check for cancellations.
PARTIES OF 15+: If your party is larger than 15 people, please contact CMTM’s booking team at bookings@kitetails.org at least one week in advance of your planned visit.
NO UNACCOMPANIED ADULTS: All parties must include at least one child and one adult.
1 AND UP: General admission applies to everyone one year or older. Babies 11 months or younger do not need to reserve a ticket.
ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about our accessibility initiatives, visit: https://www.kitetails.org/accessibility.
Questions? Contact boxoffice@kitetails.org or call 207-828-1234 ext. 1