Applumpkin Fall Festival 2023!

Applumpkin Fall Festival at Ninigret Park. Affordable Family Fun, featuring food trucks, craft/artisan vendors, games, including scarecrow ring toss, football pumpkin toss, corn hole, bowling, and so much more; activities throughout the day, contests too, so much packed into the day!

The Applumpkin Children's Costume Contest at 11 am is on the festival grounds by the SRIV raffle tent.  Age groups are newborn to 4, 5-8, and 9-12 with prizes for costumes --most silly or scary; most creative/unique; and most fall, apple or pumpkin themed.  Participants must be in costume.  Winners will receive a "golden ticket" for prize choice.

Applumpkin Fall Festival is sponsored by South County Tourism, A B Hoxie Well & Pump, Chariho Furniture, Belmont Market, Stasiunas Construction and The Fantastic Umbrella Factory & Small Axe Café. Please thank these generous local business owners for their community support and support them for your individual goods and services.   Other generous supporters include McLaughlin & Moran, Sunset Farms, Shoreline Sanitation, Narragansett Rubbish Removal, Rippy's, and many others.

Applumpkin will feature a storyteller reading throughout the day.  Early on stop by to hear from children's books and as the day starts to wind down, Harriet will read from her novels for the mature visitors who enjoy historical fiction and mysteries.  One of the children's authors whose books will be read is Tish Rabe, a renowned and celebrated author of children's books. Tish is a local, official Dr. Seuss author, as well as author of many of her own books.  Her stories will be read, her books will be given away and some will be available for purchase.  Our storyteller is Harriet Grayson, author, producer & host of Community Culture Showcase.  Harriet writes novels based upon family experiences, fun and interesting reading.  During Harriet's free time, she and her husband are SRIV volunteers!

Corn Hole competitors come check out The Applumpkin Corn Hole Knockout Contest at 3:45 pm.  Register throughout the day at the pop-up tent by the corn hole boards, contest begins at 3:45 for adults only as this is a 50/50 knockout contest.

Food trucks with a wide varied of menus will be on site throughout the festival.  Burgers, BBQ, Chicken Fingers, Hot dogs, Lobster rolls, Chicken salad, Mac & Cheese, Oysters, Pizza, Ice Cream, Milk Shakes, Slushies, Shaved Ice, Coffee, Tea, and more!

Applumpkin Fall Festival will feature demonstrations and mini shows throughout the day including East Coast Karate's Demo Team at 3 pm, a balloon maker 3-7 pm, and artistic face painter 3-7 pm and more.  Don't miss the Antique Tractor Parades throughout the day as well!

Games and activities for children and families from 10 am to 7 pm include Scarecrow Ring Toss, Football Pumpkin Toss, a family Photo Booth, bowling, pumpkin painting, ladder ball, putting green, Giant Jenga, a coloring table, and more. Sign up for the coloring contests for children in the morning and afternoon, costume contest for children, and corn hole knockout contest for adults.  Watch for the antique tractors, karate demo and more.

Visit our vendors for some shopping fun and grab a gift for a loved one or yourself.  While you walk around or with lunch, enjoy a cold beer or wine from our beer & wine booth, or a non-alcoholic beverage from one of our food trucks.  Don't forget to enjoy the wonderful food offerings throughout the day from our food trucks—have lunch and dinner with us at the Applumpkin Fall Festival.  Of course, you'll want to enjoy the games and activities throughout the day.  Plan to enter one or more of our contests.  Take a chance on our 50/50 cash raffle or purchase tickets for our basket raffle featuring 15 baskets valued at $100 to $600.  The drawings will take place at the end of the day.  You'll find something for everyone in the family!

Events Include:

-Scarecrow ring toss
-pumpkin hole football toss
-ladder ball bowling
-apple/pumpkin tic-tac-toe
-corn hole
-corn hole knockout contest
-giant jenga tons of
-lawn games and more
-face painting by local artist
-Pumpkin painting
-Balloon maker
-Costume contest for 0-12 years of age at 11am (Kids must be in costume to be able to win prizes)
-coloring contests for ages 12 and under Storytellers
-Antique Tractor Parade
-demonstration by East Coast Karate and more
-Music by local DJ
-Crafters and artisans
-Cash raffle and Basket raffles
-Food trucksBeer & Wine tent and tons of fun!

Date: September 9 2023

Rain Date: September 10 2023

Time: 10am-7pm

Location: Ninigret Park, 5 Park Lane, Charlestown, RI 02813

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