CRESTVIEW — Like Crestview itself, the city’s annual Fall Festival is growing. This year’s event will be the biggest ever, Main Street Crestview Association organizers say.
The six-block-long event on Oct. 31 will stretch from the Okaloosa County Courthouse south to Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Main Street manager Patti Gonzo said.
“There will be numerous food booths and lots of booths with games and candy for the children,” she said.
Gonzo said this is the first year the festival has extended south of the railroad tracks.
The expanded venue has encouraged participation from South Main Street businesses, including Hub City Smokehouse and Grill, which will offer free play with its new knocker balls, the giant, inflatable balls in which people can roll around, Gonzo said.
Fall vegetables from the Common Ground Community Garden will be available across from Hub City Smokehouse and in front of the H&R Block office.
Sponsors include Okaloosa Gas District and attorney Brandon Stewart, whose practice will offer free popcorn.
Pawsitively Scrumptious will host a pet costume parade, and sponsors for the Halloween costume contest are
Children's costume contest sponsors include Bill Parker, Attorney at Law; Ashley Rogers, Brian Corlew and Michael Hamby, of Chesser & Barr Attorneys; and Dunkin' Donuts. Dunkin' Donuts mascots Sprinkles the donut and Cuppy the coffee will be present.
A skillet toss contest will held on the courthouse lawn.
Editor's Note: The Oct. 21-23 edition erroneously stated that Okaloosa Title and Abstract was among these sponsors.
What: Main Street Crestview Association Fall Festival
When: 1-6 p.m., Oct. 31
Where: Main Street, from the courthouse south to Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Crestview
Cost: Free
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This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview Fall Festival expands