After seeing a record-setting crowd last year, event organizers from the Warren Coalition added an extra inflatable game and a train ride to this year’s Celebrate Kids Day line-up of activities!
Celebrate Kids Day 2026 will be held from 1 pm to 4 pm on Sunday, September 27th, at the Health & Human Services Complex at 465 W 15th Street. The cost for a bracelet that provides unlimited access to all activities is $1 per child (no cost for parents). Participation in one of the Sports or Cake Walks is an additional $1 per participant.
Celebrate Kids Day includes all the activities kids love. This year’s inflatable rides, once again sponsored by Giles B. Cook American Legion Post 53 and Northwestern Community Services Board, will feature a moon bounce, giant dual-racing slides, a “wrecking ball,” a football target throw, a T-ball game, and a climbing wall! There will also be a petting zoo sponsored by City National Bank, pony rides, and face painting. The train ride was added thanks to a generous donation from the Rotary Club of Warren County.
Coalition staff and volunteers will host games in which stamps and can use those stamps to go “shopping” at the prize tables, where they may choose from a variety of board games and toys.
One of the activities the event is known for is the opportunity for children to paint a small pumpkin (included in the price of the bracelet and sponsored by Giles B. Cook American Legion Post 53) while supplies last. More than 25 agencies and businesses have signed up to participate so far! A DJ sponsored by Front Royal Kiwanis Club will be accompanying demonstrations presented by students at Jig ‘n’ Jive, All Star Legacy, and Dance & Arts VA. Several food trucks will be in attendance, including C & C Frozen Treats, Sipsy’s Dirty Sodas, and Talk of the Town.
In addition to the sponsors already mentioned, Front Royal Dental Care, Front Royal/Warren County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #33, and the Warren County VA Sheriff’s Office Foundation have chipped in funds to help make this event possible, helping to cover non-sponsored costs such as the pony rides, face painting, and promotions.
In conjunction with the event, the Coalition hosts a fundraiser featuring the Pitch Burst, a machine similar to a dunking booth, except that it drops an 11-inch balloon full of water on top of the “volunteer.” Community members have been challenged to raise $500 each to earn the “honor” of sitting in the Pitch Burst on the 27th. To see who has accepted this challenge, and/or make a gift to ensure that they get to sit in the “cold” seat, visit https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/peer-to-peer/pitch-burst–2026.
For more information, visit https://warrencoalition.org/celebrate-kids-day/ or email wc@warrencoalition.org.
Warren Coalition is a nonprofit agency established in 1994 to help fill the gaps in health care and substance misuse awareness to the community. The Coalition began under the guidance of Warren Memorial Hospital as an outreach project, but it has since grown and was incorporated in 2001. The office is currently located in the Warren County Community Center. Their mission is to make Warren County a safe, healthy, and drug-free community through many programs and in collaboration with 15+ member agencies.
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