Kids took the court on Friday for the second day of the annual Fred VanVleet Fest, which returned this year after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Day 2 of the basketball festival focused on games, basketball activities, giveaways and other fun stuff centered around the sport in what’s called the Fred VanVleet Experience. It ran from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Auburn High School.

The festival continues Saturday and Sunday with the youth basketball camp.

  • Mickel Perry, 15, is congratulated after scoring a bucket at the Fred VanVleet Experience at Auburn High School in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Bryson Watkins, 5, takes a shot Friday at the Fred VanVleet Experience at Auburn High School in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Brayden Rose, 11, gets ready to shoot Friday during the FVV Experience at Auburn High School. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Kids play lightning on Friday during the FVV Experience at Auburn High School in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Kids play lightning on Friday during the FVV Experience at Auburn High School in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Kids go through skills drills on Friday during the FVV Experience at Auburn. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Christian Tejeda, 15, steps into a shot Friday during the FVV Experience at Auburn High School in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Kevlen Jackson, 14, a Guilford High School student, steps into a shot during the FVV Experience on Friday at Auburn High School. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Liam Smith reacts to a shot Friday, June 24, 2022, at the Fred VanVleet Experience at Auburn. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Abby Compton cheers for Bryson Watkins, 5, after he scores a basket Friday during the FVV Experience at Auburn High School. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Christian Tejeda, 15, of Auburn High School, goes up for a shot Friday during the FVV Experience at the school. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Mickel Perry, 15, is congratulated after scoring a bucket at the Fred VanVleet Experience at Auburn High School in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Abby Compton of Rockford Public Schools ties Bryson Watkins' shoe on Friday during the FVV Experience at Auburn High School. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Kids of different ages play a pickup game Friday during the FVV Experience at Auburn High School. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Liam Smith, 6, of Rockford takes a shot Friday, June 24, 2022, during the Fred VanVleet Experience at Auburn High School in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Royal Whitmore, 14, goes up for a dunk on a lowered rim during the FVV Experience at Auburn High School. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Jacob Elias, 11, runs back in line after shooting Friday during the FVV Experience at Auburn. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Liam Smith, 6, of Rockford takes a shot Friday, June 24, 2022, during the Fred VanVleet Experience at Auburn High School in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Kevlen Jackson, 14, gets ready to shoot Friday during the FVV Experience at Auburn High School. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Bryson Watkins, 5, goes up for a shot Friday during the FVV Experience at Auburn High in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Abby Compton, athletic support specialist for Rockford Public Schools, works with kids during the FVV Experience at Auburn High School. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Royal Whitmore, 14, in white, gets ready to shoot on Friday during the Friday during the FVV Experience at Auburn. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

  • Liam Smith looks over activities Friday, June 24, 2022, during the Fred Van Vleet Experience at Auburn High School. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)