Fall Festival and Outdoor Movie Night
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Join us for our first ever Fall Festival week of fun! We welcome participants of all ages to come carve pumpkins indoors and/or stuff a scarecrow outside on our lawn. Plant milkweed seeds with the Land Trust or pick up a Take-and-Make craft. Cap off the week by watching Hocus Pocus (co-sponsored by the Southbury Public Library) outside on the Town Hall Green. All programs are free for Southbury residents to participate, please register as space is limited. Residents of other towns are welcome to join for a small fee. No admission is required for the movie night, all are welcome to attend!
We will be collecting non-perishable foods all week in our building and on Saturday at the movie night. All goods will be donated to the Southbury Food bank. A list of their critical needs can be found here.
Contests:
Scarecrows and carved/decorated pumpkins, created at home or at one of our programs, may be submitted for judging by joining the display around the Town Hall Green. Display will be available to view before and during our showing of Hocus Pocus on Saturday 10/18. Prizes awarded to the best Pumpkin by a Family, Adult, Teen, and Child. Prize awarded to the best Scarecrow Overall and runner -up. Winners decided by our team of volunteers from Southbury Arts and Culture Alliance (SACA) and Southbury Women's Club will be announced just before the movie show time.
All submissions must be present by 4:30pm on 10/18. Submissions can be brought to the Parks and Rec main office during business hours between 10/14 and 10/17 or brought to the Town Hall Green after 4:00pm Saturday 10/18. Make sure you get checked in by Parks and Rec Staff for your official entry form.
Come to the Outdoor Movie night dressed to impress! We will have a costume parade promptly at 5:00pm with winners declared for the Spookiest, Silliest, and Sparkliest – winners decided by our team of volunteers from Southbury Arts and Culture Alliance (SACA) and Southbury Women's Club.
Guess the Leaves in the jar! Come by the Parks and Recreation building to submit your guess of how many fall leaves are in the jar. Winner will receive a free Parks and Rec Clubhouse Activity. Guessing game begins now! Deadline to guess is Saturday 10/18.
Programs:
Take-and-Make Craft:
Various crafts available for pick up any time during regular business hours (8:00am-4:30pm Tuesday - Thursday and 8:00am-1:00pm on Friday). All supplies for craft will be included except for glue/tape, scissors, or other household staples. FREE for Southbury residents to participate, registration below. (Note: Our office is closed on 10/13)
Pumpkin Carving & Scarecrow Building:
Tuesday 14 from 4:30pm-5:30pm
Thursday 16 from 6:00pm-7:00pm
Parks and Rec will provide pumpkins and all you need to carve them - AND we will clean up the mess! We will have stuffing, stakes and twine to make scarecrows as well as basic pants and shirts to stuff. Bring your own accessories from home if you have a certain style in mind!
Pumpkin scraps will be picked up by Sustainable Southbury distributed to local farms to feed animals and create compost! Read more about what Sustainable Southbury does here.
Programs are FREE for Southbury residents to join, space is limited - registration below. Participants are strongly encouraged to leave their creations with the Parks and Rec team so all can enjoy a festive Town Hall Green for movie night. Illumination will be provided for any carved pumpkin submitted. Scarecrows and Pumpkins will be left out for the weekend and can be picked up the week of October 20th.
Native Plant and Milkweed Sowing Workshop with the Southbury Land Trust:
Wednesday 15 from 4:30pm-5:30pm
Did you know that Monarch Butterflies are in trouble? Their populations have declined dramatically. The reasons include pesticide use, habitat fragmentation and loss, and lack of milkweed. Monarch Butterflies cannot survive without milkweed. Monarchs lay their eggs on milkweed plants and the larvae (caterpillars) feed on the plants. Adults also nectar on milkweed. So what can we do? Plant milkweed and other native plants!
Southbury Land Trust will supply soil, water, and milkweed seeds. What to bring: garden gloves and 1-to-3 half-gallon cartons (used juice/milk cartons). FREE for residents of all towns to join, space is limited
Outdoor Movie Night Co-Sponsored by the Southbury Public Library:
Event starts at 4:30pm on Saturday 10/18. Cider served by the Knights of Columbus, apples provided by Hidden Gem Orchard, and popcorn will be available for all attendants for FREE. Nachos will be available for purchase from Scouting America Troop 1607! Come for story time with the library and giveaways from Pomperaug Basketball community. SACA and Southbury Women's Club members will judge pumpkins and scarecrows before judging the costume parade which starts promptly at 5:00pm. Contest winners will be announced before the start of the movie and awarded with a prize!
Hocus Pocus (rated PG) will begin at sunset on Saturday, approximately 6:15pm with a run time of 1h 36m.
Thank you to Hidden Gem Orchard for donating apples, Shoprite of Southbury for donating pumpkins, The Knights of Columbus for serving apple cider, SACA for doing our contest judging and providing prizes, the Southbury Women's Club for judging, the Southbury Training School Thrift Shops for donating scarecrow clothes, and most of all - the Southbury Public Library for being our co-host!
In order to serve you better, Southbury Parks and Recreation's programs are subject to change. All Parks and Recreation programs are covered by the Universal Disclaimer.
