




Families with young kids will be getting their own version of Coachella this weekend when the Great Big Family Play Day festival comes to the Autry Museum of the American West in Griffith Park.
The festival includes performances by more than a dozen kid-focused musical acts Saturday and Sunday as well as activities that include arts and crafts, ball pits, a bike track, rides, a slime booth and more.
And just as Coachella is headlined by the biggest acts in music, this event will present the Queen Bey of children’s music, Laurie Berkner.
“I think this looks like it’s going to be a lot of fun. I like to be part of something bigger, especially when it’s all about the kids,” said Berkner, who is often referred to as the queen of children’s music.
s“I put on a very interactive show,” Berkner said. “It’s a very movement-filled, singing, clapping, dancing, running kind of show where hopefully the kids will have a lot of fun.”
The Saturday headliners could rival Yo Gabba Gabba, which had popular sets at Coachella this year, because members of the animated series Doggyland have serious street cred, since the show was co-created by Snoop Dogg. They will be singing and rapping as Saturday’s headliners, so who knows? They may get a spot at Coachella next year.
Other acts performing throughout the weekend include toddler music group LoveBug & Me, the guitar-playing Beat Buds, and Jules, whose music is aimed at increasing empathy and acceptance.