Port Washington kids were  in great spirits on Sunday at the annual "Party in the Park" carnival, held at Blumenfeld Family Park.

More than 600 people showed up for face painting, cotton candy and carnival games at the park, conveniently located in the middle of town.

The free event was organized by Residents for a More Beautiful Port Washington, in cooperation with The Town of North Hempstead.

Superhero-themed inflatable bouncing castles – provided by Frankie's Carnival Time – were set up all around the park, and lines to get inside to some of them were long.

Milan John, a 4-year-old local resident, tried cotton candy for the first time.

"It's good," he said. "I want to play more games."

Twins Sami and Jarad Levine, both 10, came by after Hebrew School, saw all their friends at the park and really enjoyed themselves.

"It's a lot of fun," said Sami. "I like everything!"

Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel was in attendance, handing out apples, making cotton candy and scooping Italian ices (courtesy of Frank's Pizza), all while a DJ played tunes in the background.

"We had six cases of apples, given to us by Whole Foods, and she was handing them out and before I knew it they were gone," said Mindy Germain of RFMBPW. "Who would think the apples would go first? It was enormously successful this year. To get the kids outside in the park having fun is great. It was a whole day of free cultural experiences for families."

Face painting by DVora was very popular, and no child left without getting a flower or an animal painted on his/her face.

"I love doing this," said Dara Troshane, owner of "Peace, Love, Art," an arts studio in town, who sponsored the face painting. "It's a great way for the community to come together and celebrate being a wonderful and vibrant community."

Sammy Kassan, 5, sat still while getting a Batman symbol on his cheek. And volunteer Schreiber High School students Victoria Sanger, Stefanie Epstein and Lyndsay Dalimonte got V+S+L=a heart, painted on their foreheads.

"This event is really good," said Epstein, who volunteered as part of her Bat Mitzvah project, where students are asked to do community service. "It's a good deed for the community. It's a good cause and a lot of kids had fun."

The Key Club at Schreiber High School also stepped up to the plate and sent 25 students over to the park to volunteer.

When the event wrapped up at 4 p.m.,  children got to rest their feet next door at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark with storyteller Jonathan Kruk.