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The Saturday 26 December morning session is the festival's first gathering. Doors open at 10:00 and the stage kicks off at 10:10 with warm-up exercises. The programme continues with a magician and ventriloquist puppet show, the theatre play "Kartopu: Buzul Macerası" (Snowball: Glacier Adventure) and a New Year's brass band. At 12:25 Serhat Abi's science workshop introduces children to experiments, and the morning closes with Baby Concerts' "Yeni Yılın Sihri" (The Magic of the New Year) from 13:00 to 14:00. Off stage, workshops, play areas and New Year-themed interactive experiences stay open throughout the session. Winter Playland is a New Year-themed children's festival held on 26-27 December 2026 at the Wyndham Grand Istanbul Kalamis Marina Hotel. Aimed at children aged 1-10 and their families, the programme brings together magic and puppet shows, theatre plays, science workshops and children's concerts on stage. Beyond the stage, workshops, play areas, interactive activities and New Year-themed experiences run all day across the festival grounds. The festival takes place in four separate sessions over two days, morning and evening; tickets are sold through Passo. This page covers only the 26 December morning session; the same day's evening session and the 27 December sessions have their own pages.