Vassar will be full of fun during its annual celebration of fall, the Vassar Funfest, which features a parade, car show, and costume contest on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. The festival will run from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and the parade gets underway at 11, starting at the Vassar Post Office. The day continues with a fall arts and crafts show, pie contest, kids’ crafts, and car show, all centered at the Vassar Schoolhouse.
Event details:
- Fall arts and crafts show; crafters, antiques, home businesses; call Windy Hogan, 251-583-2704.
- Car show; register by 10:30 a.m. at shelter house in Vassar Park. Dash plaques, trophies, door prizes. For more information, contact Greg Thill, 785-221-9024.
- Pie contest; drop off and register entries at the shelter house by 10:30 a.m.
- Games for all ages; minnow races; money in a hay stack.
- Kids’ crafts in Vassar School; pumpkin painting, cookie decorating.
- Costume parade at 11 a.m.; kids come dressed for the parade; families and neighbors encouraged to decorate vehicles, golf carts, trailers; car show participants; all invited to join the parade. Meet at 10:45 a.m. at the Vassar Post Office. Costume judging by age groups will be after the parade.
- Concessions, homemade pie, homemade chili.
- Live music will be performed by Constant Praise Band.
For more Funfest information, contact Sherri Coffman at 785-828-4810.
