TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The township holds its 12th Annual Fall Festival for residents on Saturday, Oct. 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Memorial Field on Pascack Road, rain or shine.
Admission is free. Parking is available across the street at Bethany Community Center. The senior bus will be available for transportation to the field.
The festival this year features a fall harvest community block party theme, with giveaways from various vendors including the Green Team, WT Volunteer Ambulance Corps, WTPD, WTFD, and more!
The popular Ambition Dance Team, K-1 Cheer Cheerleaders, and Illumination Twirlers will entertain on the field. Students from Bethany Church’s Noteworthy, a musical school, will give performances from their portable stage. A DJ will be playing selections throughout the day.
For a new look, visit the face painting station. Then visit the Freeze Frame photobooth for a nice memento of the day. Commemorative town T-shirts will be available for sale.
Joining for the first time is EightyTwenty Smash Burger, providing typical festival food, including hamburgers, hot dogs, and chicken fingers. Uncle Louie G will be on site selling ice cream and Italian ices.
Back again are the usual variety of large inflatables for an all-day fee of $5. New this year is the rock wall. The Fitness Fun Bus, designed to keep the kids fit while having some fun, is also back. The Golden Seniors are again managing the all-time favorite Ping Pong ball/fishbowl toss.
A Petting Zoo and Pony Ride are back again. Pony rides are $5.
Emergency services demos include the WTFD teaching kids how to put out fires, and the Bergen County Sheriff’s SWAT and K-9 units, and bomb squad will be on site to display and discuss their vehicle and gear.
The HUMC AirMed One Helicopter will also be here.
WTPD will provide donuts, popcorn, and other goodies. Visit their tent for a chance to meet our police officers and receive a memento.
The library staff is featuring a teal pumpkin craft for allergy-friendly trick-or-treater homes.
The Kids’ Entrepreneur Corner enables the children of the Township aged 8–18 to become entrepreneurs for a day. Those with a talent for pottery, painting, bracelets, and other arts and crafts, are selling their creations and getting started on the road to a career.
Volunteers are always welcomed. For more information visit TwpofWashington.us.
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