A free kids festival featuring music, activity areas, performances and give-aways will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Haywood County Fairground by Haywood Smart Start.

There will be craft and activity stations for kids, including face painting and balloon animals, plus storybook characters and clowns on site. Outside, there will be free hayrides by Canton’s The Maize, Haywood County Rescue Squad Ambulance Demonstrations, Mission Children’s Hospital Tooth Bus and Waynesville Fire Department’s Smokehouse.

On the stage, there will be performances by Angie’s Dance Academy, Voices in the Laurel, Take the Stage Fairy Tales, Dixie Darlin’ Cloggers and MusicWorks costumed children performing Seussical Musical & Little Mermaid. 

For parents, there will be dozens of booths offering free literature and handouts on parenting tips and raising happy, active children.

Everything is free. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 828.586.0661.