All ages are sure to have fun at this celebration of autumn! Attendees will enjoy the Critter Barn, Balloon Twisters, a Farmers Market, Interactive Booths feat. local organizations and more.
2024 SCHEDULE
St. Joe Farmers Market | 9:00a-2:00p
Market-goers will enjoy fresh finds at the weekly St. Joe Farmers Market. Vendors will offer a variety of products including baked goods, locally grown produce, perennials and cut flowers, meats and cheeses, coffee and more! This event is held Saturdays in the scenic Lake Bluff Park, overlooking Lake Michigan.
Interactive Fun in Lake Bluff Park + Pleasant Street Lot (across from Schu's) | 9:00a-2:00p
Attendees will enjoy interactive games, crafts and/or photo opportunities with our Fall Fest community partners: RE/MAX by the Lake, Balloon Twisters, Benton Harbor/St. Joseph Kiwanis, Box Factory for the Arts, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Southwest Michigan, Citadel Dance & Music Center, Finklepotts Fairy Hair, First Congregational UCC, Freedom Plasma, Interact Club, KT Rasoi, Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library, MDHHS, Mighty Dog Roofing, Pathway Church, Platinum Hardwood Floors, Rotary Club of St. Joseph/Benton Harbor, Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, The GhostLight Theatre, The Little Things Play Cafe, The Woods Fitness Park, Trinity Lutheran School & Church and the YMCA of Greater Michiana.
Benton Harbor Sunrise Rotary Pumpkin Raffle | 9:00a-2:00p
Presented by the Benton Harbor Sunrise Rotary Club from 9:00a to 1:45p, this fun-filled event culminates with the Great Pumpkin Raffle drawing at 2:00p. The first five tickets pulled win $500, $400, $300, $100 and $50. A $10 raffle ticket benefits the Benton Harbor Sunrise Rotary and allows partnership with community charitable organizations on youth projects, including the construction and distribution of over 400 student desks to promote home learning, an outdoor STEM learning platform at the Boys & Girls Club, and supporting key areas of education that foster the development of youth into effective and productive members of society. All tickets will be sold by 1:45p and entrants do not need to be present to win.
Critter Barn | 10:00a-2:00p
Enjoy their FARM ON THE GO! and meet the animals of Critter Barn.
RE/MAX by the Lake Big Balloon Walk Through | 11:30a-1:30p
Join the RE/MAX by the Lake team for a “walk through” of the partially inflated hot air balloon! This activity will be located in the lot at the corner of Lake Blvd. and Pleasant St.
Storytime in Lake Bluff Park | 11:30a & 12:30p & 1:30p
11:30a - Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library
12:30p - Forever Books | Storytime with Poppy
1:30p - Forever Books | Storytime with Poppy
