Don’t Miss the 11th Playhouse BuildFest!

9-2, Saturday, April 18th at Watauga High School (300 Go Pioneers Drive, Boone, NC 28607). FREE Admission! Food for sale! Sensory-friendly “Soft Open” from 9-10 am.

Register below to get into Buildfest fast and for a chance to win a BuildFest t-shirt or a $50 Cardinal gift card!

Click here to see the program and plan your BuildFest adventure!  This year we have over 100 hands-on activities both outside and inside at Watauga High School! Back are all your favorite zones including a huge Touch a Truck, Planet Earth, Science Central, the Arts District, Cardboard City and much more!

New this year! For the first time ever we're able to use the auditorium, so plan to take in show! Here's the lineup:

10:00 am           Magic Show with Shane, Auditorium

10:45 am           Musical Selections from “A Year with Frog and Toad,”

                          Lees-McRae Theatre Arts, Auditorium

11:30 am           Magic Show with Shane, Auditorium

12:15 pm           Clogging, Sole Impact Dance Studio, Auditorium

  1:15 pm           Amazing Physics Show, Aux  Gym

Plan to stay for at least two hours as you explore zones spread out over two gyms, the commons, and outside at Watauga High School. The Family Resource Village, presented by the Children’s Council, offers activities for babies and toddlers and useful information for parents. Other zones include Adventures in Force and Motion, Builders Burg, Gravity Alley, the Arts District, Science Central, and more. Pizza and snacks will be available for purchase in the cafeteria and at the Cardinal Food Truck outside.

We welcome families with sensory sensitivities with a noise-reducing headphones available at check-in and a “Calm Down Corner” room adjacent to the action. We will also have lowered lighting during our opening hour from 9 to 10 am.

Thank You to Our BuildFest Sponsors!

Rockets: Boone Coworking, Greene Construction, La Monarca, Maymead, Moltox, OP Smiles, Ray’s Weather, Rezvani Property Group

Skyscrapers: Bluebird Pediatric Dentistry, Boone Rent-All, ECRS, and the Cardinal

Bridges: Carolina Cat Rentals, High Country Community Health, Mast General Store

Roads: Betty’s Biscuits, Blue Ridge Pediatrics, Blowing Rock Real Estate, Modern Automotive of Boone, Ridgeline Leadership, Take 5 Carolinas, UNC App Family Healthcare, Watauga Veterinary Hospital, WV Investments, and Zionville Ramp Company

Additional support from: Appalachia Cookie Company, Greenway Medical Associates, and Paul Brown Enterprises

Auditorium Sponsor: Sole Impact

Volunteers Needed!

We need 175 volunteers to make BuildFest happen! Will you be one?

• Can you spare 3 hours to watch kids light up with learning while you lead a fun activity during the event on Saturday? We bring all the materials and instructions – you just show up!

• We also need strong “get ‘er done” types to pack, haul, and set-up Friday evening and do it all in reverse for clean-up on Saturday afternoon. 

Watauga High School is on the AppalCart route and has plenty of parking if you'd like to drive. There are lots of time slots available. We provide training and service documentation and free food for volunteers! Click here to sign up.

Be a BuildFest Booster!

BuildFest donations and sponsorships keep this great event free and support Playhouse programs and scholarships year round. The Children’s Playhouse is a 501c.3 nonprofit. Click here to make a donation in any amount to support BuildFest.