If you’re up for a short drive (45 minutes from Rockford), Maple Park Fun Fest has a bunch of free activities for kids on Saturday. The Fun Fest continues through Monday, September 3. Admission is FREE!

Saturday’s schedule:

Petting zoo from 12 pm – 4 pm

Traveling reptiles show from 12:30 – 1:30 pm

Bobby “Circus Boy” Hunt at 4 pm

Toilet Bowl Races at 2 pm

Rock climbing wall from 12 pm – 4 pm

Face painting by Maddie from 1 pm – 3 pm

Caricaturist David Curbis from 2:30 – 5:00 pm