Hosting the events in music, theatre, dance, circus and visual arts will be arts venues and institutions across the UK, from the Eden Court in Inverness to the Hall for Cornwall in Truro.
Others taking part range from Shakespeare's Globe and the Museum of London to St David's Hall, Cardiff, and Belfast Grand Opera House. Over 400 events in 200 venues have been confirmed.
Theatre highlights include performances of Charlie and Lola's Extremely New Play at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and the Floral Pavilion, New Brighton. Also being staged is the story of Diwali with Sita's Story at the Tara Theatre, South London, and the Redbridge Drama Centre, South Woodford.
Families are guaranteed a musical delight when they get 'All aboard!' with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, with music on bikes, cars, carriages and a yellow submarine.
Author and illustrator Ed Vere retells the story of a lonely Gorilla who learns to play the piano in Mr Big Plays Jazz at the Town Hall, Birmingham.
The visual arts activities include print-making at the RBSA Gallery in Birmingham, pumpkin carving for Hallowe'en at the BALTIC in Gateshead and three days of varied painting at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, inspired by its production of A Jungle Book.
Dance performances range from an interactive staging of In A Deep Dark Wood at Sadler's Wells, London, and Lakeside Nottingham, to The Nutcracker in Berwick, performed by the State Ballet Academy of Belarus.
The Festival has also joined forces with the Campaign for Drawing's Big Draw, dedicated to showing that drawing is accessible, fun and invaluable in education and everyday life.
David Brownlee, Family Arts campaign director, says, 'I'm thrilled that all our partners have responded with such a fantastic programme and we are now working with a range of performing and visual arts organisations from up and down the land to set new standards in putting families at the centre of our work.'
The Family Arts Festival is part of a wider programme, The Family Arts Campaign (www.familyarts.co.uk). Both are funded by a Lottery grant from Arts Council England.
For more information, visit: www.familyartsfestival.com