TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Township of Washington holds its Annual Fall Festival for residents on Saturday, Oct. 1, 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 in the Bethany Community Center. The Senior bus will be available for transportation to the field.
The festival this year is featuring an All-Star Town Day Theme with many activities providing an opportunity to display your skills.
- New this year is a free-throw contest with prizes for the best shooters in each age group.
- The WTPD Motorcycle Corps Rodeo at Washington School demonstrates the agility needed to skillfully handle the big bikes.
- The WTFD demo teaches kids the skills needed to put out fires, and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department Bomb Squad is demonstrating its vehicle and gear.
- The scouts’ skills include a “campsite” for s’mores, their new life-sized Pinewood Derby track, and their bottle rockets.
- The Kids’ Entrepreneur Corner enables the children of the Township, aged 8–18, to display their talent for pottery, painting, bracelets, etc., and lets the young entrepreneurs for a day sell their creations.
- Students from Bethany Church’s Noteworthy, a musical school, will show off their vocal and instrumental skills.
- The Fitness Fun Bus, designed to keep the kids fit while having some fun, is also back.
- A variety of large inflatables, featuring sports themes, are available all day for $5.
- The Golden Seniors’ all-time favorite Ping Pong Ball/Fishbowl Toss tests your eye-hand coordination.
- K-1 Cheer Cheerleaders will be cheering for the many All-Stars.
- For a food break, EightyTwenty Smash Burger provides typical festival food, including hamburgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs, fries, and more. Uncle Louie G is selling ice cream and Italian ices.
- New this year, ORA Pizza provides personal pizza from its wood-burning oven.
- The Westwood Cardinals Touchdown Club is selling tickets for their pancake breakfast fundraiser at the Iron Horse and the WWRHS Project Graduation Class of 2023 is selling calendar raffle tickets.
Volunteers are always welcome. For more information visit TwpofWashington.us.