Registration

  • Registration provides: Six dramatic readings; exhibits at the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature & the Center for Contemporary Arts; petting zoo; Walter Wick’s artist talk; Sonny the Bird Man Extraordinaire shows; the Magical World of Lonnie Chevrie shows; the Balloon Sculptor; "Tangled" at the Paramount Theatre; art activities; and Seymour Express rides. Also provides 1/2 price admission to: Frontier Texas! Blood & Treasure on the Frontier exhibit and Abilene Zoo.

  • Registration:Registration 2013: $10 for children, $15 for adults

  • Registration Items: Festival items will be available for pick up and will begin being mailed May 15, 2013.

  • Accommodations: A block of rooms has been reserved at Hilton Garden Inn through June 1st. Please click the link to make reservations: Hilton Garden Inn CALF

  • A block of 20 rooms has been reserved at Whitten Inn 840 E Hwy 80 Abilene, TX 79601. Please call to make reservations: 800-880-7666 or 325-677-8100.

Registration

  • $15 for adults • $10 for children*all children must be accompanied by a paying adult; children 2 and under are free.

    **Special event tickets require festival pass per participant or special
    event ticket will not be valid

Want to prove you were there? Buy a t-shirt

  • $20 for adults • $15 for children

     

Planetarium Showing w/ Walter Wick

  • $15 per person Sold OutLimited seating, 70 attendees per show
    (event requires festival pass for each participant)

Planetarium Showings

  • $10 per personLimited seating, 70 attendees per show
    (event requires festival pass for each participant)

Dad's Sunday Fun Day!

  • $5 for children & adults Spend Father's Day at the Abilene Zoo!
    (event requires festival pass for each participant)

*Festival items purchased are nonrefundable

2013 NCCIL Membership

  • $20 for first time membersReceive a 2013 National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature Membership