Grace Counts, 4, of Butler, navigates a rope tension bridge built by Boy Scout Troop 19 from Meridian, at the Kids Day America festival at the Butler Farm Show grounds Saturday. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

Families looking for an exciting weekend activity didn’t have to look far, as the annual Kids Day America festival returned in full force to the Butler Farm Show grounds this weekend.

Featuring a well-loved Cow Patty Bingo competition, a dunk tank, vendor and community booths, a car show where children could vote for the winners and more, the gathering was the first iteration to be held in person since 2019.

Dawn Surkosky, one of the event’s organizers, said Kids Day America has drawn upwards of 3,000 people in past years. Dawn’s husband, Stuart Surkosky, a Butler chiropractor, is one of the event’s organizational sponsors.

“It’s been the first time we had it in the full event of it,” she said. “Last year, we just did the Cow Patty Bingo, because of COVID, and the year before that, we canceled it.”

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Elizabeth Littlejohn, 10, handles a snake from the Moniteau Creepers & Crawlers booth Saturday at the Kids Day America festival at the Butler Farm Show Saturday. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

Emily Zang of Daubenspeck Farm herds cows Saturday with Butler Township Commissioner Sam Zurzolo during the Cow Pattie Bingo competition at Kids Day America at the Butler Farm Show grounds. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle