Halton Children’s Water Festival

Welcome to the Halton Children’s Water Festival!

The Halton Children’s Water Festival (HCWF) provides elementary students in grades 2 - 5 with the opportunity to learn about the importance of ground and surface water.

The 2012 Festival is scheduled to be held from Tuesday, September 25 to Friday, September 28 at Kelso Conservation Area in Milton, registration is not yet open. The 2011 Festival took place from Tuesday, September 27 to Friday, September 30.

Boy with frog

Inquiry, Investigation and Positive Attitudes!

The HCWF combines Ontario curriculum requirements and offers fun, hands-on learning activity centres that are displayed throughout the event in a natural outdoor setting. Over 50 interactive activity centres teach children about water conservation and protection, water health and safety, water science and technology, and water and society.

Festival Location

Kelso escarpment

Kelso Conservation Area
5255 Kelso Road
RR 3 Milton, ON
L9T 2X7

Directions:
  • From Highway 401, take Regional Road 25 north to Campbellville Road; go west to Tremaine Road. Go south until you reach Kelso Road. Turn right to park entrance.
  • From Dundas Street, take Tremaine Road north to Kelso Road. Turn left to park entrance.

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