Thousands of kids of all ages gather in Hastings, Nebraska in August to celebrate the invention of Kool-Aid, Nebraska's official soft drink, by Edwin Perkins in 1927. Step back to simpler times when a budding entrepreneur could start a business with a pitcher of Kool-Aid. Featuring the World's Largest Kool-Aid Stand, a concert in the park, Fireworks, Kardboard Boat Races, the Kwickest Kool-Aid Drinking Contest, the Kool-Aid Classic Bicycle Tour, Giant Inflatable Rides, Carnival Games, Festival Foods, Train Rides, various sports tournaments in town -- more than 30 total events.
