FALL FEST OFFERS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND FUN!
Author: Laura Obert, Fall Fest Vendor Chair
FALL FEST OFFERS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND FUN!
Laura Obert
Fall Fest Vendor Chair
September 29, 30 & October 1, 2023 – Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Heritage Park & along South Pine Street
In a month, Heritage Park, South Pine Street and Broadway will transform into Townsend Rotary Fall Fest. And you’re all invited! Live bands will fill the air, antique and classic cars will line Broadway, and over 100 vendors will transform our park and neighborhood streets into a line of shops selling unique art, crafts, food, and providing information.
Fall Fest vendors offer shoppers unique hand-crafted items for all occasions—Christmas, birthdays, or just because you care. One-third of those artisans are creative locals while others come from all over Montana and surrounding states. Many have been with us for years, and it’s your support that keeps them coming back.
But, what’s in it for Townsend after Fall Fest? This festival started over twenty years ago at the request of local businesses. Shoulder seasons, which are early fall and spring months, are economically challenging for businesses as sales slow down after a busy summer and before hunting season and the holidays. In response, Rotary started Fall Fest during a shoulder month, October, and we hosted a flea market in Heritage Park with antique cars on Pine Street.
It’s grown since then.
And with growth come additional challenges and opportunities. Fall Fest subcommittees work with area partners, the city, businesses, and citizens to mitigate these challenges. This is Rotary’s one fundraiser for the year. And it’s the money we raise from Fall Fest that allows us to give multiple scholarships, send students to leadership camp, and provide the many local services we do throughout the year.
But did you know that vendors:
* Pay to display and sell their work,
* Eat multiple meals at downtown restaurants and bars,
* Purchase rooms at the Mustang Motel, cabins at the KOA, and other private options,
* Spend money with local hardware stores, and
Shop local retail stores.
Out-of-town vendors come to Townsend Rotary Fall Fest, sell their unique work then spend some of what they make while they’re here. That money circulates throughout our economy after the festival weekend.
Come and join us for FREE FAMILY FUN at Townsend Rotary Fall Fest on September 29, 30, & October 1, 2023!
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Photo Credits: Townsend Fall Fest
