Bay Area KidFest is again at the world-famous Toyota Pavilion at Concord on May 24 & 25 of Memorial Day Weekend.

Enjoy the 35th edition of KidFest, a Memorial Day Weekend tradition for the entire family, with 2 days of jam-packed entertainment, rides, activities, food and fun at the Pavilion.

For a limited time, there is a Special Discount Package of 1 All-Day Ride Wristband and 2 admission tickets. Remember, babies under 24 months and Seniors 65 and older are FREE.

There are 3 free shows daily with Wild About Monkeys, BMX Pros Stunt Team and Python Ron's Reptile Kingdom, plus free non-stop entertainment on the Main Stage. All day, children can experience another popular annual KidFest interactive attraction Kid's Town America.

Meet and Greet Super Mario and his friends Princess Peach, Yoshi and Luigi plus Olaf from Frozen in the KidFest Marketplace Pavilion. Unfortunately, Bluey cannot be at KidFest, but she promises to come to Concord next year!

There are dozens of free kids’ activities including balloon hats and animals, spin art, slides, crawls and much more included in the low admission price.

KidFest offers an all-day, all-rides wristband to be used on 20 thrilling children's rides for kids of all ages, including Waterballerz, Dragon Wagon roller coaster, Euro Bungy Jump, Ferris wheel, giant slide, petting zoo, pony rides, Fun Express train, jeeps, Spider Mountain and more. All-day, All-rides Wristbands are $40 and are sold in the KidFest grounds. There are also 3 different discounted Ride Ticket packages (20, 50 and 100 tickets) on sale all day at KidFest.

There are 2 eclectic Food Courts, arts and crafts and exhibitor booths in the KidFest Marketplace.

On Sunday there is a special Family Dance Party from 5-7pm during extended KidFest hours. DJ Dave and FUNKMODE will perform and lead the audience of all ages with music from Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Michael Jackson, Pitbull, Rolling Stones, Journey and more. A special $25 Family Ticket (for up to 4 admissions) goes on sale at 5pm Sunday.

For the 15th year, KidFest presents a special Memorial Day ceremony at noon Monday, May 25, Mt. Diablo High School Jr. ROTC color guard and songs honoring America's service people past and present with vocalist Elizabeth Martine.

Advance sale admission tickets are available now online.

Admission tickets, ride wristbands and ride tickets go on sale each day of KidFest starting at 9:45am. Admission is just $9 with a donation of canned food to the Monument Crisis Center or $10 without can donation.

On Sunday, May 24, we celebrate our collaboration for food donations through Monument Crisis Center with DOUBLE CAN DAY. A person donating 2 canned goods on Sunday gets $2 off their admission. A family of 4 bringing 8 cans will save a total of $8 off their admission ticket purchase.

Babies under 24 months and seniors 65+ are always free.

Proceeds from Bay Area KidFest benefit local educational, health and sports groups, which have received over $125,000 in cash donations from producer Bay Area Festivals since 2010.

The first 500 families through the Pavilion gate each morning at KidFest receive a free KidFest Goody Bag.

Tickets for admission and rides are always available at the door during KidFest. On-site vehicle parking is $10.

KidFest is open 10 am

8pm on Sunday and 10am - 6pm on Memorial Day Monday. KidFest is at Toyota

Pavilion at Concord, 2000 Kirker Pass Rd.

For more information or to get application to be an exhibitor, visit www.KidFestConcord.com.

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