Toddler Rave comes to Dallas

The big picture: The event category grew 93% from 2024 to 2025 nationally, per Eventbrite data shared with Axios.

Catch up quick: Pearce has built a following by turning songs like "The Wheels on the Bus" into EDM tracks featured in an interactive show that caters both to little ones and their raver parents.

• Pearce's first viral hit was a "Heads, Shoulders, Knees & Toes" techno remix in 2023. Last year, he toured internationally and sold out U.S. dates.
• The kids' music genre is familiar to the producer: He's the twin brother of a Wiggle and the father of two young kids.

Yes, but: Entertaining the world's most brutally honest audience isn't easy.

• "Kids can stare at you and I'm like, 'Oh my God, is he bored of me?'" Pearce tells Axios. He's learned that toddlers do better with action and cues than music alone.

Vibe check: Pearce says he tries to avoid making his sets all about putting hands up and jumping. He brings out props and characters such as Kuma the monkey, Bubbles the DJ duck and Mr. Glow the glowstick maker.

• Costumes are welcome, even for adults.

If you go: Tickets to the Nov. 7 rave at Toyota Music Factory start around $51. VIP packages start around $162 per person.

• Children younger than 12 months on the day of the show can get in for free. Everyone else needs a ticket.

The bottom line: Today's toddler rave participants will be tomorrow's festival goers.