Frankfort Fall Festival

From Frankfort Fall Festival Website:

The Frankfort-Elberta Chamber of Commerce and co-sponsors Benzie County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Betsie River Campsite, Dinghys Restaurant & Bar and State Savings Bank will bring you the Annual Fall Festival celebration in Frankfort on Saturday, October 11 at 11:00 AM with the Fall Festival Parade featuring The Scottville Clown Band and entertaining Mutt March, GIANT pumpkins and local built floats. They are still accepting participants in their Parade and Mutt March. Applications can be picked up at the Frankfort-Elberta Chamber Office, on their website at www.frankfort-********.*** or just show up prior to the parade on October 11(at beach turnaround) to enter either activity! Pick up your 2014 Fall Festival Souvenir T-Shirts at the Frankfort-Elberta Chamber of Commerce booth the day of the festival or at the Chamber office 517 Main St. Frankfort.

Directly following the parade, a host of activities will take place in the Open Space Park. Live Music featuring The Scottville Clown Band will perform under the Big Tent! Watch in awe as giant pumpkins and squash get weighed-in. There will be cash prizes awarded for several weight categories. Kids under 16 years of age can guess the weight of a giant pumpkin and have the opportunity to win a brand new BIKE!

Starting at noon, the Masters of Mayhem will be back with their incredible metal trebuchet to launch pumpkins into Betsie Bay, Face Painting, Free Wagon Rides through downtown Frankfort. First Congregational Church will host their Cake Walk at 1pm

Back by popular demand Under the big tent: Silent Auction 12p-2pm, Pie Eating Contest (Register at 1:00pm contest begins at 1:30pm) and Pumpkin Baking Contest (at noon judging at 1:00pm). All of these activities are located in the Open Space.

A wide variety of activities will be available from 11:00 am 3:30 pm including Pumpkin Decorating, Hillbilly Olimpiks-the silly-themed obstacle course, the popular Kids Games and a Mystical Straw Maze will be all set up in Open Space Park for all to enjoy. Participate in the Scavenger Hunt to win cash prizes. The Garden Theater will again host FREE showings of Its the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown at 2:00, 3:00, and 4:00 pm. Watch as a 900+ lb. pumpkin drops from high in the sky onto a vehicle! For the right price, even you could get a chance to pull the rope that makes it happen!