Kidsfest Coming This Weekend to State Fairgrounds!

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Des Moines, Iowa – Come out and enjoy the fun at Iowa’s largest children’s festival, Children & Families of Iowa’s (CFI) Kidsfest, presented by Veridian Credit Union.

Kidsfest is this Friday through Sunday at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Varied Industries Building. Tickets are just $7.50 per person and will be available for purchase at the door. Families can access $2 off coupons at local Fareway stores and Veridian Credit Union locations.

“Kidsfest is a weekend full of fun for the whole family,” says Amy Stapp-Arpy, Chief Development Officer/Vice President of Development and Communications. “Thanks to help from our generous sponsors, this event continues to provide crucial programming funds needed to help Iowa’s most vulnerable children and their families.”

This year’s event has many exciting activities for the whole family; including Satron the six-million dollar interactive robot, face painting, inflatables, Game Truck, kids glamour spa, circus train, fingerprint photo ID booth, a variety of stage shows, and many more attractions. Special guests include: Dora the Explorer brought to you by Veridian Credit Union, Star Wars and uperhero characters, and princesses. The first 100 people in line at the southeast entrance on Sunday morning will receive tickets for an exclusive party hosted by Dora the Explorer, held from 10-11 a.m Sunday.

Many sponsors help make this event a success. We would like to thank our presenting sponsor Veridian Credit Union; our media sponsors KCCI TV 8, Cumulus Media, and the Des Moines Register; and our supporting sponsors Fareway, Wells Fargo, GuideOne Insurance, CoOportunity Health and Iowa School of Beauty. Through the generous support of organizations and individuals alike, CFI has been restoring hope, building futures, and changing lives for 125 years. What began as a small agency for parentless children has evolved over the decades into one of the state’s most respected providers of human services, offering hope and healing to tens of thousands of Iowans each year.

Proceeds from Kidsfest help to fund CFI’s programs that serve at-risk children and families.