Newport News Parks, Recreation & Tourism will present the twenty-eighth Newport News Children's Festival of Friends on Saturday, May 6, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Newport News Park. Children can meet their favorite book characters including Curious George, Clifford, and the Berenstain Bears; see animals from the Virginia Living Museum (native Virginian animals), ZooPro (exotic animals), and Gum Tree Farm (farm animals). The youngest festival guests can play in a special "Happy Campers" Pre-school Play Area.