BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET) — The seventeenth annual Applefest is being held at Buckstop Junction this weekend, and the rain did little or no to dissuade crowds from having fun with all the pieces the occasion needed to supply.

Applefest is a yearly competition that seeks to lift funds for the Bismarck Cancer Center. Proceeds from the occasion go on to the care of Cancer Center sufferers.

This 12 months’s festivities had been stuffed with video games and actions for the entire household — together with a petting zoo, inflatables, demonstrations, hay rides, and dwell music. Artists, craft distributors, and meals vans had been additionally current on the occasion.

“97 cents of every dollar raised today goes back to patients at the Bismarck Cancer Center,” explains Applefest co-coordinator Melissa Klein. “Through services through our foundation, whether it’s massage therapy, dietary care, travel assistance, or lodging assistance. It’s just a great way to give back to our patients.”

Applefest opens up once more on Sunday, September 24, starting at 11:00 a.m. A $5 price is required for admission.