Booth applications for Midwest Kid Fest is now open! Applications will close EOD on May 30.

We do require all booths to provide an activity for kids while visiting your booth, which needs to be approved by the event coordinator. If you need help brainstorming an idea, contact the event coordinator, Tatiana Friese, at tfriese@fargoparks.com.

Be a part of our annual celebration by participating in this one-day festival for kids and families.  This free, family-friendly consistently draws crowds in the thousands by inviting businesses and organizations to share their passion through positive, interactive, and educational activities for area children.  Don’t miss this chance to let thousands of area families see you in action! 

Midwest Kid Fest includes: 

Navigate the obstacle course, slide, bounce house and others all day long. Try your luck at a life-size game of checkers, Yahtzee, Tetris, and more!

Ride in style! Don't miss out on the free carriage rides and barrel rides around the park.

Bring your blanket and grab a comfortable patch of grass to watch the entertainment being presented by local performers. 

Exciting lineup of entertainment below:

Join us for a day of fun! Jobs include supervising the Teddy Bear Parade, Life-Sized Games, Inflatables, and more. Sign up here to volunteer!

Make sure to leave yourself time to find parking. There is parking at Dill Hill and the Dike West Park & Skate Park. There is also plenty of street parking in the area around the park.  

Area businesses and organizations will be set up and ready to play in the park! Stop by to see all the great offerings there are for kids in our community and play a game, make a craft, or learn something new.

Coming back this year, Leika Sensory Creations will be onsite with a sensory friendly area featuring sensory toys and activities. 

The Teddy Bear parade will begin on the north end of Island Park by 1st Ave and travel along a colorful path through the park to kick off the festivities. Parade line-up starts at 10:30 am. Photographs and video will be taken along the parade route that will be used for future marketing and promotion. Bring a canned food donation to benefit the Great Plains Food Bank to the parade along with your Teddy Bear!