City fall festival boasts full lineup of activities
Photos courtesy Explore Downtown Warren The Warren Fall Festival Scarecrow Contest will feature People’s Choice Awards through Sunday. Participating businesses include: Twig & Vine, Gaughn’s Drugstore, The Arbor Coffee House, Bough & Bend, Chloe’s Creamery, Wicked Warren’s/Nice Ash Cigars, Wrapped & Rooted, Jefferson DeFrees Family Center, Tybout House, Stonehill Chocolates, Bent Run, Allegheny Outfitters, Dani Layke Boutique and the Warren County YMCA. Cast votes at https://wkf.ms/3TWUMcW
Photos courtesy Explore Downtown Warren The Warren Fall Festival Scarecrow Contest will feature People’s Choice Awards through Sunday. Participating businesses include: Twig & Vine, Gaughn’s Drugstore, The Arbor Coffee House, Bough & Bend, Chloe’s Creamery, Wicked Warren’s/Nice Ash Cigars, Wrapped & Rooted, Jefferson DeFrees Family Center, Tybout House, Stonehill Chocolates, Bent Run, Allegheny Outfitters, Dani Layke Boutique and the Warren County YMCA. Cast votes at https://wkf.ms/3TWUMcW
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There is something happening all day long in downtown Warren on Saturday, October 3rd. Come downtown, shop locally, enjoy great food and drinks, participate in the activities, and celebrate fall with friends and family.
The Fall Festival continues to grow this year. The City of Warren, WCCBI, and Explore Downtown Warren, PA, have come together to make this festival a day of fun for all ages.
As downtown gets ready for the event, local businesses have created and displayed scarecrows outside their storefronts, inviting visitors to stroll through town and vote for their favorite. It's a free, walkable autumn activity and a fun way to explore downtown while supporting local businesses. The Scarecrow Contest will feature People's Choice Awards through October 4th. Cast votes here: https://wkf.ms/3TWUMcW
Warren Farm & Craft Market from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.. In addition, the city is accepting additional vendors and crafters for the one-day celebration in collaboration with the Fall Festival. For a vendor permit application, contact Kassie Damcott at the City of Warren. The cost is $10 for the day.
Buskers are welcome to perform on downtown streets. No permit or vendor fee is necessary, tip-collecting is allowed, and it’s first-come-first-served for set-up locations unless a busker arranges for a specific space with Kassie Damcott at the city building. For more information, email KDamcott@cityofwarrenpa.gov
As part of the event, the Arbor House is celebrating its 10th anniversary with free donuts and apple cider.
The reveal of the Storm Rain Down the Drain art murals takes place at 10 a.m. with representatives from the NWPA Penn State Extension Master Watershed present from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A special time to meet the artists will be from noon to 1 p.m.
Wicked Warren's will host its Beer Run/Walk starting at 10 a.m. The Trail of Treats, which begins at 11 a.m., begins at Crescent Park with local businesses and organizations set up along the route. After collecting candy at Crescent Park, walk or drive over the Hickory St. Bridge and visit merchants open with treats and activities for children including: Riverview Nutrition, The Arbor House Café, Bough & Bend, Salsa Soliel, Chloe's Creamery, Wicked Warren's, Wrapped & Rooted, Kam's Pool Hall, Tybout House, Stonehill Chocolates, Faded Floral, Bent Run, Allegheny Outfitters, PN Soap, Dani Layke Boutique, and the YMCA.
Special activities for children include The Arbor House Café: Art with Food and The Tybout House: Felted Acorn Crafts for both children and adults. The Tybout House will have felted acorns to make from noon until 4 p.m.. In addition, a sponsored event with their Little Bo Peep's sheep hunt where 50 small sheep figurines have been hidden around the city. Find one, keep it and post a photo tagging #Exploredowntownwarrenpa and #tybouthouse
Kam's Pool Hall will be offering free pool games during the Fall Festival. Wrapped & Rooted will be offering Terrapin Ridge food samples and tea samples from Big Hearted Tea Co.
A petting zoo will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot between Stonehill Chocolates and McDonald’s. In addition, there will be pumpkin painting for the first 50 children who attend along with a few other games that will involve prizes.
Nearby is The Grubby Gamer, located in the TAWC building, with games that are always free to play, and a wide selection for all ages.
The YMCA will also be giving tours during the Fall Festival, and day passes will be available.
In the evening, October Fest events at Bent Run and Wicked Warren's will take place. Both locations will feature German food menus throughout the weekend. At 4 p.m. Wicked Warren's will host a Stein Holding Competition. The male and female winners will advance to the state finals. There will also be a $25 gift card for the best traditional German costume. Bent Run is offering a free beer to anyone wearing lederhosen or a dirndl. At 6 p.m., there will be live music by Dean Wells at Bent Run.