Kids’ Day event during Fiddle Week raises over $3,600 for nonprofits

 A lot goes on during the National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Contest and Festival, which ended this year on June 24, but more needed to be done to get kids involved.

 As a result, Kids’ Day was launched years ago and today it has become a much-anticipated event that draws hundreds of kiddies and their parents.

 It took place this year on Thursday, June 22, the event featuring a plethora of booths that included face painting, a dunk tank, ring toss, bounce house, basketball hoop, and much more.

 The purpose, however, is actually two-fold: