WorldWideWomen 3rd Annual Girls’ Festival

We are excited to announce our 3rd annual spectacular WorldWideWomen Girls' Festival® on October 6th, 2018 on the beautiful Santa Clara University* campus in the heart of Silicon Valley, California. It is truly a day of power and possibility for thousands of girls and their families. Our 2016 & 2017 festivals attracted over 7,000 attendees and were amazing—some said life-changing—events and this year will be even more powerful and exciting! This year’s program is as fun and inspiring as ever! Come and experience seven jam-packed hours of captivating workshops; exciting sports activities; competitions with fabulous prizes; interactive booths featuring local organizations; performances by girl troupes; and hands-on activities in our Makerspace including arts and crafts, robotics, genetics experiments, entrepreneurship, fashion design, and computer coding! Here are the highlights thus far: • Main Stage—performances throughout the day by girls’ singing, dancing, music and acting troops, and a fun fashion show with young new female designers • Interactive EXPO—30+ local and global organizations who provide services and support to girls showcase their programs • Workshops—20+ workshops on topics ranging from body image, health and safety, to filmmaking, leadership, advocacy and human trafficking • Girlpreneur Competition—our own gentle version of Shark Tank where girls present their business ideas in front of a panel of supportive judges and win prizes • Sports and activity arena—shoot hoops, throw balls, dance, practice yoga, take a self-defense class and much more • Makerspace—a day-long array of activities featuring everything STEAM— from robotics, genetics experiments, and fashion illustration, to learning games, creating sculptures and more • Career panels—females entrepreneurs, elite athletes, and women working in the fields of engineering, science, advocacy, health care, and arts/entertainment share their career path and answer questions • STEM classes—multiple sessions throughout the day to learn to code in Java, program robots, engage with IoT, Raspberry Pi, and much more • PSA contest—in recognition of Mental Health Awareness month, Kaiser Permanente invites girls 18 and under to submit a 60-second public service announcement of hope and support. The top 5 videos will be shown on the main stage and the winners will receive cool prizes Participants to date: ABC7 About-Face Academy of Self-Defense Accenture Alliance for Girls Athena Camps Bay Area Disc Association BizWorld Black Girls CODE Camp Fashionista Career Girls Chhandam Youth Dance Company Cisco Computer History Museum Developments in Literacy Empower HerFuture Esha Yoga FIDM Friends of the Commission on the Status of Women Gaia Girls Passages Girl Scouts of Northern California Girls For A Change Girls on the Run of Silicon Valley Glamsquad Goal Five GoGo squeeZ Golden State Warriors Grand Paradé Coffee GreenWithEnvy Grrrl Brigade Hint Water IEEE Women in Engineering IGNITE iHeartMedia Kaiser Permanente La Casa de las Madres Love Never Fails Lovespunk Maverick Mills College Miss CEO Moneywings MyHeartyKid New Moon Girls Peninsula Girls Chorus Planned Parenthood Mar Monte Project Glimmer QueenHype Reel Stories Resolute Circles Group Safeway Foundation San Jose Art Museum San Jose Dance Theater Santa Clara University - Miller Center of Social Entrepreneurship Santa Clara University - School of Engineering SF Girls Chorus Shared Hope International SheEO SheHeroes Spotlight: Girls Tech Museum of Innovation Thankful The Girls’ Middle School The Global Lead The Healthy Teen Project The Lace Museum The LGBT Youth Space The Sewing Room Total Team Engagement Thermo Fisher Scientific Vital Voices Your Purpose Driven Practice *Thanks to Santa Clara University for allowing us to host the event on their beautiful campus. Please note that this event is not a function of the university.