The Children’s Learning & Play Festival is a FREE indoors event with authors, illustrators, storytelling, music, entertainment and fun for the whole family. Back by popular demand this year are S.T.E.M. activities, life-sized dinosaurs, toddler play zone, health and fitness zone, and fire, police and city vehicles. Plus sing-alongs, puppet shows, photos with costume characters and nature & wildlife exhibits. The annual festival focuses on literacy, education and early childhood development. It’s a full-day of free learning for toddlers, children and kids of all ages. Face painting, food concessions and inflatable rides available for added cost. Tuft & Needle and BASIS Charter Schools are presenting sponsors. Salt River Project, McDowell Sonoran Conservancy, Braces For All Faces, City of Scottsdale, Cox Media, Arizona Parenting Magazine and Riviera Broadcasting are additional sponsors. Produced by Dominant Events. Please bring non-perishable food items for Vista Del Camino Food Bank to help those in need.   Free admission, parking $5.