Community Corner
Durham Fall Festival Returning on Oct. 19
There will also be a Fall Fest Decorating Contest with prizes available to the winners.
Even though the Durham Fair is around the corner, it's never too early to start preparing for fall events.
Specifically: the Durham Fall Festival on Oct. 19.
The Economic Development Commission is promoting a town-wide festival which will include sales from retailers, activities on the Town Green and at the library, a fall decorating contest, and more.
The Commission is encouraging businesses to offer special sales and promotions that day and encouraging shoppers to explore retail offerings in Durham, and join in the educational and recreational activities on the green.
The Durham Volunteer Fire Co., Durham Agriculture Commission, and Durham Ambulance Corps will be on the green and activities are planned at the library.
The Registrars of Voters will be on hand to register eligible Durham residents and the Durham Middlefield Interlocal Agreement Advisory Board will be taking orders for their composters and digesters. Activities on the green will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Store openings are as posted in the individual businesses.
The Durham Fair Association Farm Museum and the Durham Historical Society will both be open that day. The Durham Garden Club will be decorating the Durham Historical Society front yard and encourages homeowners to enter a decorating contest jointly sponsored by the Durham Garden Club and the Economic Development Commission.
Fall Fest Decorating Contest Rules
Open to Durham households only.
Register with the Economic Development Commission by mail (EDC, PO Box 428, 30 Town House Road, Durham,) or in person at Town Hall. You will be assigned a number.
Decorate your front door, a lamp post, your front yard for Fall.
Place your number in a prominent place on your lawn.
Voting will begin October 12 and continue all week. Voting will be in person at participating businesses. The winner will be announced on October 20 and will receive a basket of prizes donated by the businesses.
Optional
Use Facebook, Twitter or any other networking to get your friends to vote for your Fall display. There will be plenty of ideas on display at the Durham Historical Society headquarters, which will be decorated by the Durham Garden Club in time for the Durham Fair.
The above information came from a press release.
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