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A Rafters Meet and Greet participant competes in tricycle racing against a Rafters player at the 2025 event held on Mid-State’s Wisconsin Rapids Campus. This year’s event will be held on July 20.

Mid-State Technical College, in partnership with the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters, is inviting families to enjoy an evening of fun, food and free kids' haircuts during the annual Rafters Meet-and-Greet & Cuts 4 Kids event.

The free community event will be held on Monday, July 20, on Mid-State’s Wisconsin Rapids Campus and is open to the public. Community members of all ages are welcome to attend between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.

Rafters Meet-and-Greet & Cuts 4 Kids will feature free games, activities, food and kids’ haircuts. The first 300 fans to arrive will enjoy complimentary hot dogs, chips and a cup of Mid-State’s Cranberry Cougar Swirl ice cream. Attendees will also have the opportunity to play in games and contests against Rafters baseball players, experience Mid-State’s programs and receive autographs from the Rafters players and both mascots, Mid-State’s Grit and Rosco P. Rafter.

Free kids’ haircuts will be provided by Mid-State Cosmetology and Barber Technologist students. No appointments are necessary. Haircuts will be given on a first-come, first-served basis. The last call for haircuts is at 7:00 p.m.

Learn more at mstc.edu/rafters-meet-and-greet.

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