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Attleboro YMCA Fall Festival & Haunted Happenings

The Attleboro YMCA is pleased to announce the spooky, fun-filled return of Haunted Happenings to the YMCA’s Norton Outdoor Center on October 29th. With fall-themed, family-friendly activities by day and a frightening walk through the dark, haunted woods at night, this community event will have something for everyone.

Saturday, October 29th
Fall Festival      10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Haunted Happenings     7:00-9:30 p.m.
Attleboro YMCA's Norton Outdoor Center

The Fall Festival will feature hayrides, pony rides, animals, games, crafts, bouncy houses, face painting, entertainment, a craft fair, and other fall-themed activities. This year’s festival will also feature live music by Suncooked, a local folk-rock band that plays music that everyone in the family can enjoy.

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On Saturday night, the Outdoor Center will open from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. for Haunted Happenings, including the haunted woods, carnival games, campfire, face painting, bouncy houses and much more.

Truly a community event, the Haunted Happenings & Fall Festival event is a joint venture by the YMCA, multiple community partners, and a large team of volunteers. The Y would like to especially thank this year’s activity sponsors: Barrows Insurance Agency Inc., North Easton Savings Bank, Explosion FC, Norton Lions Club, and Marcott Designs.   

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For more information about the Fall Festival and Haunted Happenings, call (508) 226-7700. Anyone interested in contributing to the event as a sponsor or volunteer should contact Mike Zucarelli at (508) 409-0741 or mzucarelli@attleboroymca.org. Local crafters and vendors interested in being a part of the event’s craft fair are encouraged to contact Cyndee Goodinson-Lindsey at (508) 409-0767 or cgoodinsonlindsey@attleboroymca.org.

All proceeds from the event go directly back to the community through the Attleboro YMCA’s annual Best Friends Campaign. Because we believe that everyone in the community deserves the opportunity to be healthy and live well, the Attleboro Y extends our programs, services, and membership to everyone in the community, no matter what their financial circumstances may be. The Best Friends Campaign makes that possible.

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