Gloucester Education Foundation hosts the annual Power of Play Festival in Gloucester Massachusetts. GEF’s annual “Day of Play” is back for an 8th year on Sunday, March 22! This FREE community event draws hundreds of Gloucester families to the GHS Field House to participate in dozens of fun activities, led by community volunteers and partners. Check out photos below from past years by community volunteer Marty Del Vecchio and GHS student photographers, and this video by 1623 Studios! Together, they will give you a taste for this beloved event.
Games:
- Mini Badminton & Soccer
- Jumbo Lawn Games
- Carnival Games
- Solo Cup Satcking
- Matchbox Car Races
- Board Games & Puzzles
Create:
- Body Tracing with Pathways for Children
- Weaving Wall with Pathways for Children
- Coat of Arms Collage
- Community Puzzles with GHS Artists
- Veggie Stamping with The Open Door
Build:
- Box Forts
- LEGO
- Mega Blox
- Magnatile Marble Runs
- Robot Building with the Sea Cadets
Discover:
- Gardening and Growing with Backyard Growers
- Mystery Seed Match
- Herb Perfume Lab
- How Many Veggies Tall Am I?
- Microscope Detectives
- And: Compost Toss Game with Black Earth Compost
Touch:
- Sensory Activities with Kindred Gardens
- Shaving Cream Construction
- Rice Play
- What's Inside? Mystery Touch
- Diggin in the Dirt
Move:
- Musical Chairs with GHS Band | 11 and 11:30am
- North Shore Karate Academy | 11:50am
- Improv with MAGMA | 12:30pm
- Silent Dance Parties | 12:50 & 1:40pm
- Capoeira with MAGMA | 1:10pm
- Circus Play with Seaside Circus
Why Play Matters:
- Play helps kids learn how to learn! Through play, kids hone their creative and critical thinking skills, figure out how to work together, and test their ideas.
- Play is something every child, everywhere in the world can do. It fuels curiosity, sparks creativity, and inspires a lifelong love of learning.
- Play is a universal language! Whether you speak English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, or use American Sign Language, play bridges
Gloucester Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization made up of parents, teachers and community volunteers. We drive innovation in the Gloucester Public Schools, supporting programs ranging from music and theater; to literacy and art; to technology, math and science.
When:
Sunday, March 22, 2026 11am-2pm
Location:
Phone:
978.282.5550
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