Saratoga Springs Downtown Business Association Fall Fest

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Pumpkin rolling, face painting, and trick-or-treating will be featured among the happenings at this year’s fall festival, taking place Noon – 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, the Saratoga Springs Downtown Business Association announced.

Starting at noon, participating businesses will be candy-ready, as kids are welcome to dress-upin costumes and start trick-or-treating throughout downtown. At the same time, the Rotary Club of Saratoga Springs will start orchestrating the Pumpkin Roll down Caroline Street. Sunnyside Gardens donated 100 pumpkins for volunteers to hand out to kids at the top of Caroline Street. 

At the end of the “roll” kids will win either a Free Cone Coupon from Ben and Jerry’s or a Free Game of Bowling from Saratoga Strike Zone.

Live entertainment and Kettle Corn will be located at the Spa City Motor Lodge. Additional entertainment, face painting and balloon twisters will be located on lower Caroline Street by the intersection of Pavillion Place and D’Andreas’s Pizza, and along Maple Avenue near Walt & Whitman Brewing Co. and Cafe.

Starting at 3:30 p.m. families will begin lining up at Hamlet and Ghost for the SideWalk Parade. They’ll go up Caroline Street, turn left on Broadway and continue down to Congress Park. 

Pop-up “read alouds” will happen throughout the day in front of the Saratoga Springs Public Library. Children will also get the opportunity to meet storybook characters and participate in workshops.

New this year, the Saratoga DBA will be showing a classic Halloween movie at the City Center Parking Garage from 6 – 8 p.m. Enter at 38 High Rock Ave., ground floor of the parking garage.

As part of the Fall Festival, folks are welcome to join in on the Great Saratoga Pumpkin Hunt and search a variety of downtown shops for pumpkins decorated with scenes of historic Saratoga landmarks, painted by local artist Cathi Anne Cameron. If you find all 10 pumpkins (which will be visible from the outdoors) and identify the stores where you find them, you could win a prize.  The two-week scavenger hunt will begin Saturday, Oct. 15 and end Monday, Oct. 30. The winner will be announced on Halloween. Participation forms are available in downtown shops and businesses, as well as online at saratogaspringsdowntown.com. Forms must be dropped off by 5 p.m., Oct. 30 at either Impressions or Menges and Curtis to be entered to win one of two Downtown Saratoga Springs Gift Baskets valued at $200 each. Winners will be notified Nov. 1.

This year’s costume contest will be on “social media.” While you’re in downtown, take a photo of yourself in costume and share it with the hashtag: #DBAFallFest2022. The winner of the costume contest will also be announced on Halloween.

For additional information and a full list of events, visit saratogaspringsdowntown.com