As promised here's a round-up of some free festivals that were sent in to appear in the Bargain Mom Fall Festival list for 2010.
I can add to it, which I will do because some cities and businesses that I know will have free festivals are not included.
NOTE THIS LIST IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. YOU CAN ADD YOUR FESTIVAL IN THE COMMENTS, EMAIL ME OR POST THEM ON THE
Check it out below.
Want to get yours included -- email me at cdedman@bhamnews.com (open to anyone in Alabama)
BASS PRO SHOPS
Bass Pro ShopsBass Pro Way
Details: Free Crafts, games & prizes Trick Or Treating & More
Date & Time: Oct 21 - OCT. 31 noon to 5 p.m. www.bassproshops.com
Details: Instore Trick or Treating & Costume Parade
Date & Time: Saturday, October 29 • 12pm - 3pm Celebrate Halloween with Toys"R"Us! Personalize your Halloween bag with Crayola's Glow Explosion, make a Safety Pledge get a free giveaway! Toys"R"Us is your Halloween costume headquarters! From the classic spooky witch to the trendy Transformers, you'll find a large selection of Halloween costumes for kids, adults and pets at Toys"R"Us. Add the finishing touches to any costume with a scary Halloween mask or a hand-held accessory.
ALL PUBLIX LOCATIONS will have a free fall festival with games, candy, freebies in the sto
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Date & Time: Oct. 30 from 4 to 7 p.m. (Date subject to change)
ALABASTER:
Children, teachers, family, friends, businesses, and vendors are getting ready for Meadow View Elementary School (MVES) in Alabaster BIG FALL FESTIVAL October 14, 2011 from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. This is always such a FUN night and one of MVES biggest fund-raisers so we look forward to it every year! Please feel free to invite friends and family to come join the fun. There will be many games in each hall-way where the children can win prizes, a cookie walk, a silent cake auction, pizza, refreshments, and entertainment in the lunch room, not to mention tons of great vendors. It will be a night to remember! For more information call MVES PTO at 682-5740.
BIRMINGHAM --
PUMPKIN CARVING PARTY
Friday, October 28 · 9:00am - 5:00pm | |
| Location | Ruffner Mountain Nature Center 1214 81st street s Birmingham, Alabama |
| Created By | |
| More Info | Please
come out for a fun time of carving pumpkins! We are going to be
displaying your artwork for our Halloween extravaganza, "Faces in the
Forest" on October 29th. Please feel free to bring your friends/family
that love to carve pumpkins. The more, the merrier! This is a great volunteer opportunity. We will have sign up sheets if you would like to become a regular volunteer. Some snacks will be provided, but please feel free to bring your own! |
COLUMBIANA:
GARDENDALE --
Decatur Highway Church of God - Everyone is invited to attend our annual Community Wide Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat. It will be Saturday, October 29 from 2:00 - 5:00 pm. There will be games, face painting, hayrides, inflatables, food, "trunk or treating" & lots of other fun. Cost is free
HOOVER -
| HORROR IN THE GARDENS | Friday, October 28 · 7:30pm - 10:30pm |
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| Location | Aldridge gardens 3530 Lorna Road Hoover, AL |
| Created By | |
| More Info | Come
join us for a Halloween-themed, fun-filled night in the Gardens.
Festivities will include live music, costume contests, games with
prizes, food and drink from local restaurants and more! Tickets are $30
per person (includes beverages) and available for pre-purchase through www.aldridgegardens.com
or at the door. Admission will be limited to ages 21 and up. Come out
in costume and have a fun night that benefits the Gardens! |
MAYLENE:
Creek View Elementary School Fall Festival
County Road 17 Maylene, AL
Friday 30th 5:00 - 9:00pm
Saturday 31st 10am - 2:00pm
Games, inflatables, cake walk, vendor booths, silent auction, etc
wrist band for inflatables is $5.00 tickets for games are $.25 each or you can get a pack for $10.00 (i know the wrist band price is correct, but this is how i was told tickets were done in the past)
each game is 1 ticket, kids always win
the cake walk is 4 tickets
NORTH SHELBY COUNTY:
Community Fall Festival
Sunday, October 30th
4-7 pm
Cross Bridge Church
3039 Brook Highland Pkwy
Birmingham, AL 35242
Everyone is welcome to join us! E
njoy FREE food, drinks, inflatables, pony rides, cake walk and more!
Safe toddler zone inside, parade of costumes and fun for all ages!
Detailed directions are attached.
Contact church office #991-1978 for more information.
Fall Festival trunk or treat
Time: Sunday, October 30, 2011 @ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Riverchase Community Church Fall Festival
Time: Saturday, October 29, 2011 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Rock Mountain Lakes Baptist Church
Sunday, October 30 · 6:00pm - 8:00pm | |
| Location | Rock Mountain Lakes Baptist Church 6495 Rock Mountain Lakes Rd McCalla, AL 35111 |
| Created By | |
| More Info | Hayride,
great games, great food, door prizes, inflatables. First 100 kids to
register will get a Glow-in-the-Dark necklace or bracelet. Everyone's
invited! |
TALLADEGA:
The Historic Ritz Theatre in Talladega, Alabama will be presenting a fantastic group out of Belfast, Celtic Crossroads on October 29th at 7:00 PM.
Tickets are $30.
www.TalladegaRitz.com or by phone at 256/315-0000.
www.celticcrossroads.ie
VESTAVIA HILLS --
Monday, October 17 · 6:00pm - 9:00pm | |
| Location | VESTAVIA HILLS LIBRARY IN THE FOREST 1221 MONTGOMERY HWY Vestavia Hills, AL |
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| More Info | Bring the entire family for dinner and some ghoulish fun. Register in the Children's Department. |
CHATTANOOGA --
Looking for some great ways to see the fall colors? Chattanooga offers options by train, boat, car and motorcycle. Be sure to check out the websites for the most current trip schedules.
Enjoy a variety of fun during one of Chattanooga’s downtown festivals and events, many surrounding the riverfront and one of the nations’ top-rated aquariums. All the downtown activities are connected via a free, electric shuttle. Events in the Lookout Mountain and outlying areas are only 5-20 minutes from downtown Chattanooga.
ChattaBOOga! – WHERE THRILLING ADVENTURES AWAIT YOU…
When ChattaBOOga transforms itself from Chattanooga in October, it's not the typical haunted venue. There's a haunted cavern; chilling encounters on ghost tours of paranormal sites; a killer critter craze where some of nature's most feared and notorious creatures are explored; a corn maze that's friendly by day, but a heart-stopping labyrinth by night; and a 3D fear factor experience in a forest of fear. ChattaBOOga! offers thrilling, chilling adventure and family fun you can't experience anywhere else. www.fall.chattanoogafun.com/
Descend 26 stories underground where Paranormal Investigators discovered a cryptic book which possessed special powers. Unearthing this book brought back to life Barnabus Hale and the entire decrepit side show, who revitalize themselves by unwitting guests that stumble into their Menagerie. Today, paranormal phenomena and haunting tales of the Ruby Falls lower cave system team with apparitions and other such characters, and the horrifying traveling side show which resides above ground. Not for the faint at heart, must be 10 years or older.
/ 423-821-2544
Learn about the chilling aspects of the predator/prey relationships in the natural world by uncovering the real facts about moray eels, scorpions, alligators, sharks, poisonous frogs and even penguins evading their fearsome predators. Come face to face with sand-tiger sharks, rattlesnakes, anacondas and moray eels. Special daily dives, feedings and gallery programs will also focus on the myths and mysteries of some of the most notorious and misunderstood animals on earth.
/ 800-262-0695
Getting the questions right is the key in getting out of this challenging, twisting, 10-acre labyrinth of trails, answering them wrong will only take you deeper into the maze. You can also enjoy a historic birdhouse barn, interactive haunted hayrides, playground, bonfire, ghost stories, live music and a kiddie hay maze. And if you dare, venture into the “Forest of Fear in Blowing Screams Farm” for a haunting, 3D experience. Very few people who dare trespass this mysterious and desolate place survive. This Blowing Screams Farm is an intense-scare attraction, parental discretion is advised. Forest of Fear is weekends in October.
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/ 706-820-2531
It’s hair-raising Halloween fun for boys and
ghouls
of all ages at Lake WinnepeSPOOKah! Enjoy an
atmosfear
of haunted rides
, eerie
edibles, & screaming thrills throughout this SPOOKtacular Halloween Event! All ages will enjoy free magic shows, interactive parades and entertainment with mimes, jugglers & more! New for 2011, only the bravest will want to cross the threshold into the
, where ghastly creatures will scare the
yell
out of you! Lake WinnepeSPOOKah presents
creepy
delights and frightening fun on Friday & Saturday nights in October for
ghosts
of every generation! Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park has been recognized as one of “America’s Top Ten Family Amusement Parks” by
Travel and Leisure Magazine
.
/ 706-866-5681
Be prepared to ‘jump out of your skin” while taking an evening walking ghost tour through downtown Chattanooga, hearing tales (and maybe even getting pictures) of some of the city’s TRUE hauntings! The tour begins at Walnut Street Bridge (downtown side/South), and proceeds at a leisurely pace to the Read House, home of the infamous Room 311 and its permanent inhabitant, Anna Lisa Netherly. The stories in this tour have been researched; many are supported by newspaper articles and the remainder by books. Don’t forget to bring your cameras!
/ 423-821-7125
Boo in the Zoo is a family tradition at the Chattanooga Zoo. Kids can dress up and enter costume contests, create candy crafts, play games, trick or treat and so much more.
/ 423-697-1319
GATLINBURG --
Gatlinburg, voted one of the Top 10 Fall Foliage Destinations by TripAdvisor users, has views from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park combined with the charm and nostalgia a small town that has been around for more than 100 years.
There are some great deals to be had in Gatlinburg now and this fall. With lodging options ranging from $95-$169 a night and many cabin rentals and hotels offering the third or fourth night free there is no shortage of special packages to be found. Some hotels such as the Red Roof Inn are offering a two night stay as well as a Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies and a ziplining package for $169 total. You can view many of the deals and packages available in Gatlinburg here.
In addition to the natural surroundings, shops and myriad restaurants in town, Gatlinburg hosts fall events including the fall harvest festival, chili cookoff, Veteran's Day parade and the Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair. Peak times for viewing foliage in Gatlinburg are from late September to mid-November. I've included an image below with the spectacular views you can see during the season.