Fall fest to feature games, contest and more
The Community House (TCH) on Sanibel is set to kick off the season with an island tradition.
Its Annual Fall Festival will take place on Oct. 24 from 4 to 6 p.m. Free and open to the community, the event will feature game stations with prizes, a costume contest for all ages, face painting and more.
“This is one of our major, family-focused events that we do throughout the year,” Director of Engagement Kristin Van Olst said. “It’s to celebrate the fall and Halloween with the community.”
There will be a variety of festival-like game stations, such as the bean bag toss, lollipop pull, ring and hook game, sailboat races, and more. The games are for all ages and will offer a mixture of prizes.
“We’re going to have about 12 to 14 game stations,” she said.
Van Olst explained that youths will receive a passport, which they can fill out as they play each of the games. Once they fill out their passport, they can turn it in at a table and claim one of the big prizes.
“At each game there will also be candy, so it has that trick-or-treat vibe,” she said.
The Shellcrafters will have a craft table set up.
“They’re going to host their own shell painting station,” Van Olst said.
Attendees are highly encouraged to come dressed for the costume contest. It will feature a couple of categories, like best group costume, funniest costume, most unique costume and most original.
“We’re going to have a couple of different categories,” she said.
The judges will be a secret, with the winners announced at the end of the festival.
“We will have prizes for those winners,” Van Olst said.
There will be a special appearance by a Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) Animal Ambassador. The event will also feature a caricaturist and fall-themed photo spot for pictures.
Heather Paints! will offer face painting.
“We’ll have a face painting station, so they can get whatever they want,” she said.
In addition, there will be fall treats for attendees to enjoy.
“We’re going to have some cider. We’ll have some popcorn,” Van Olst said. “They’ll also get to decorate some fall-themed cookies, and ice cream will be provided by A Bit of Bailey’s.”
TCH extended a thank you to the Sanibel-Captiva Kiwanis Club for a grant supporting the event, along with A Little Adventure for sponsoring the caricaturist and MacIntosh Books + Paper for its in-kind donation of book prizes.
The community is encouraged to come.
“This is a tradition that we are proud to bring back every year,” she said. “We invite everyone to come out and celebrate the fall season with their community.”
For more information, contact 239-472-2155 or kristin@sanibelcommunityhouse.net.
The Community House is at 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel.
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IF YOU GO
What
Annual Fall Festival
When
Oct. 24 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Where
The Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel
Details
Free and open to public
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