History
This year will the 26th Annual Haysville Fall Festival. The first fall festival was held in
October 1985. The festival was started by a group of volunteers who wanted an event in
the park during the fall months. The first Fall Festival Committee was made up of
people from the Lions Club, Optimist Club, ABWA, Friends of the Library, the Pride
Committee, City Councilmen, Chamber of Commerce and people from the general
public.
The goal of the festival is to bring the community closer together at an event with a
family atmosphere. The festival has grown each year. We encourage the food vendors
to keep their prices at a level to insure that parents can bring their children and be able
to feed them. This is the same with all kid's games.
The festival is kicked off by a great parade. We also have a car show, antique and
garden tractor pulls, craft booths, commercial booths, a carnival, a Friday night Bingo
session for the adults, kid games, and other stage entertainment. The festival also
tries to book big name entertainers for a special Saturday night show. Starting in 1999,
we also added a Friday night concert. The Friday night concert has been a great
success so we will do it again in 2010.
In the area where the kid games are held, the local police have their Dare booth where
they give away items that have been donated by various business.
We have a drawing for prizes for the adults. We have major prizes as well as many
lesser items. We are always looking for volunteer help in this area. All donors are
recognized at the various events no matter how small their contribution. Getting people
involved at any level is important.
The Haysville Fall Festival is a nonprofit organization. The festival funding comes from
the business community in the form of ads, sponsorships and donations. Monies are
also raised by the various events at the Festival. The festival does not receive any
funding from the City or any other government body, however, the festival would not be
possible without the help we receive from the city employees and support given by the
City's Governing body. The Haysville Fall Festival committee is made up of volunteers
from the general public as well as the Lions Club, the ABWA, Optimist Club, Friends of
the Library, The Pride Committee, Historical Society, City Government, the Senior
Center, and the Street Rod Association. We can always use more help!
October 1985. The festival was started by a group of volunteers who wanted an event in
the park during the fall months. The first Fall Festival Committee was made up of
people from the Lions Club, Optimist Club, ABWA, Friends of the Library, the Pride
Committee, City Councilmen, Chamber of Commerce and people from the general
public.
The goal of the festival is to bring the community closer together at an event with a
family atmosphere. The festival has grown each year. We encourage the food vendors
to keep their prices at a level to insure that parents can bring their children and be able
to feed them. This is the same with all kid's games.
The festival is kicked off by a great parade. We also have a car show, antique and
garden tractor pulls, craft booths, commercial booths, a carnival, a Friday night Bingo
session for the adults, kid games, and other stage entertainment. The festival also
tries to book big name entertainers for a special Saturday night show. Starting in 1999,
we also added a Friday night concert. The Friday night concert has been a great
success so we will do it again in 2010.
In the area where the kid games are held, the local police have their Dare booth where
they give away items that have been donated by various business.
We have a drawing for prizes for the adults. We have major prizes as well as many
lesser items. We are always looking for volunteer help in this area. All donors are
recognized at the various events no matter how small their contribution. Getting people
involved at any level is important.
The Haysville Fall Festival is a nonprofit organization. The festival funding comes from
the business community in the form of ads, sponsorships and donations. Monies are
also raised by the various events at the Festival. The festival does not receive any
funding from the City or any other government body, however, the festival would not be
possible without the help we receive from the city employees and support given by the
City's Governing body. The Haysville Fall Festival committee is made up of volunteers
from the general public as well as the Lions Club, the ABWA, Optimist Club, Friends of
the Library, The Pride Committee, Historical Society, City Government, the Senior
Center, and the Street Rod Association. We can always use more help!
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