Kids Day America - Butler, PA

08/06/2026

08/06/2026

We are super excited to share the check presentation to Fishing For Memories, Inc. tonight!

Drum roll please……….the biggest donation to date $34,897.67!!!! 🥳

Thank YOU for making it possible! Everyone that donated or came to the 2026 Kids Day America event had a part in making this happen.

See you at Kids Day America 2027!

07/06/2026

Thank you Butler County Chamber of Commerce!

COOL PEOPLE DOING COOL THINGS: Dr. Stu Sukosky & Kids Day America

For more than 25 years, Dr. Stu Sukosky has led one of Butler County's most impactful annual community celebrations. Kids Day America continues bringing together families, businesses, nonprofits, healthcare organizations, and volunteers for a day dedicated to children's health, safety, education, and wellness. With more than 3,500 attendees each year and over $300,000 raised to benefit local organizations, this nationally recognized event demonstrates the incredible impact one community leader can have through vision, collaboration, and service.

05/16/2026

Thank you Butler Eagle

5/13/2026
Kids Day America took place Saturday, May 9, at the Butler Farm Show grounds.

The event, which is still organized by the same group that founded it, reached its 26th year Saturday. That’s a long time for a free event for children to go on. It is organized by Care Chiropractic Center to provide activities for families and to raise money for a local organization each year. This year’s benefactor was Fishing For Memories.

With the attendance of this year’s event strong, despite the morning being cold and rainy, we are likely to see another Kids Day America next year and probably one annually well into the future.

It’s not like this event will go out of style — its goal is the same as it was decades ago, as shown by previously documented experiences people had at Kids Day America. People also often want something to do outside when the first days of spring hit, even when they are more blustery than expected.

The event offers a day of vendor provided experiences to quench childhood curiosity. Groups set up tables filled with attractions, games, balloons or informational packets with services they offer, educating the whole family on the county’s resources. Participation from area groups who also provide activity and even information is great for continued community engagement with the event.

We’ll see if this Butler County staple can go on another 26 years, but regardless, it has provided an outlet for families and for organizations from 1999 to 2026 and counting.