The Current’s annual FREE Rock the Cradle event for kids and their grownups to explore music, art and culture returns Sunday, June 8, 2025, at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) and Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) from 10am – 3pm.
Rock the Cradle is great for kids of all ages but best suited for the age group of 2 to 10.
Outdoor Stage:
11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. – The Jolly Pops
Noon-12:30 p.m. – Dr. Mambo’s Combo
1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. – Afoutayi Dance, Music, and Arts
2:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m. – Nur-D
Indoor Stage:
10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m. – Celtic Junction Irish Dance
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. – Celtic Junction Irish Dance
12:30 p.m.-1 p.m. – Smash Boom Best: Instrument Debate
2:00 p.m. – Mia Family Day – Young Dance
Kids’ Disco:
10:00 a.m. – CTC: Music in Motion
10:30 a.m. – The Current’s Kendall Stewart
Noon – YMCA Movement Break: Yoga
12:30 p.m. – CTC: Music in Motion
1:00 p.m. – YMCA Movement Break: Bootcamp
1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. – The Current’s Kendall Stewart
Mia Art Studios:
All Day – Art Making
Additional Programming:
Mia will present Mia Family Day arts and crafts activities
Our sponsors will be out in the courtyard with fun, interactive activities
Rock the Cradle is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
Sponsors:
Rock the Cradle 2025 is presented by M Health Fairview Pediatrics
And supported by the Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Children’s Theatre Company, Bell Museum, Caribou Coffee, Celtic Junction Arts Center, Emery’s Playhouse, Groves Learning Organization, Minnesota Children’s Museum, Little Moments Count, Minnesota Parent, Northern Star Scouting, Pizza Luce, SALA Architects, Seven Sundays, Twin Cities PBS, Washburn Center for Children, YMCA of the North, and YOX Toys
