Fall Festival is a community event happening Sunday, October 25, from 12 to 4 PM at Catheys Valley Park.

This is a fun occasion for children to celebrate Halloween and for the community to get together and enjoy each other's company.

“Fall Festival is a really great tradition in Catheys Valley,” said event organizer Steph Evans. “It’s something a lot of folks look forward to. Having it at Catheys Valley Park the past few years has allowed us to add more activities and to have lots of local vendors participate as well.  This gives the community a nice opportunity to do some early holiday shopping and support local businesses.”

If you have items to sell or services to advertise and would like to participate in Fall Festival, contact Steph Evans: steph@sierrafoothillcharterschool.org.

Fall Festival includes a very popular costume contest divided by age groups. It begins at 12:30 PM. Categories are: prettiest, scariest, most original, and funniest.

Costume contest winners from last year's Fall Festival

The field at Catheys Valley Park will be taken over with a variety of games for the kids to play for prizes. In addition, there will be face painting, a kids’ craft table, gunny sack races, and a petting farm with miniature animals.

There will be fun demonstrations to watch, including a “Thrill the World” zombie flashmob dance. If you are interested in learning the Thriller dance and joining in, please contact: ttwcatheysvalley@gmail.org and see the Facebook page, “Thrill the Valley, Thrill the World” for more information.

Sierra Foothill Charter School seventh and eighth graders are transforming the Old School House into the Haunted School House, where they will star in their own spooky tale of student life . . . and mayhem!

This little princess plays one of the many games available for children at last year's fall festival

In addition, Fall Festival includes an ever-popular cake walk, drawings for great gifts, and a silent auction. The Blacksmith Shop will be open for viewing and a fire truck will be available for kids to check out.

Come for lunch! This year’s menu includes homemade chili and cornbread, hot dogs and fixings, Frito boats, and a whole lot more.

Admission is free and all are welcome. Wrist bands are available for playing games: $7 for individuals or $20 for a family of three or more. Cake walk tickets are 5 for $1. Drawing tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5.

Mariposa Martial Arts Academy performed routines that entertained the crowd at last year's Fall Festival

Come out to Catheys Valley Park on Sunday, October 25, from 12 – 4 PM and enjoy an afternoon filled with costumes, games, prizes, and good company. All proceeds support SFCS and programs for its students.

Sierra Foothill Charter School is a free, non-profit, K-8 public school. Space is currently available in Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and grades 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, and the home school program. For more information, contact the office at (209) 742-6222 or visit SFCS’s website: sierrafoothillcharterschool.org. To stay up to date on all the latest happenings, “like” SFCS on Facebook.