Jefferson plans fall festival

The Jefferson Township Recreation Department will host its annual Fall Festival at Camp Jefferson, 81 Weldon Road on Saturday, October 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This event and all activities are free to the public except where noted.

Confirmed entertainment will include music by DJ Earl Heller of Sound Solutions (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.), Wallaby Tales’ Eyes of the Wild live Creepy-Crawly animal show (11:30 a.m.), Wil Shaw’s Juggling performance (10:30 a.m.), Tweedles’ Balloon Artistry (noon to 3 p.m.), Freedom Fields Farms’ Pony Rides and Petting Zoo (10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.), and a two-lane Inflatable Slide and the Monsters Inc. Bouncer Inflatable Activity from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There will also be daytime hayrides, a fall coloring activity, pumpkin decorating, pumpkin picking in the Pumpkin Patch, and the Camp Jefferson Corn Maze. The BD&W Model Train Club display will be open to the public, and there will be a Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin Contest and a Candy Corn Contest.

Refreshments will be available for purchase throughout the day with proceeds to benefit “Operation Camp Jefferson”, a scholarship fund set up for needy families so their children can have a summer day camp experience next year.

There will be a night-time haunted hayride (nominal fee) throughout the spooky Camp Jefferson grounds during the Haunted House activities with proceeds benefiting the Jefferson Teen Scene program