Free Families First FEST being held at Brightwood Elementary School in Springfield
A fun-filled day with live entertainment, face painting, and family activities. Performance by the magic of Jason Purdy will be located in the cafeteria from 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. and a meet and greet with Boomer from the Springfield Thunderbirds will be from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. The first 80 people who complete the scavenger hunt win a LEGO set!
Visit Brightwood Elementary School located at 255 Plainfield Street in Springfield from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit families-first.org.
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