After Halloween, households preserve the autumn enjoyable going on the Fall Food and Craft Fest

EVANS, Ga. (WJBF) – Halloween could also be over, however fall enjoyable remains to be in full swing.

The Fall Food and Craft Fest at Evans Towne Center Park introduced households collectively Saturday to take pleasure in a style of the season—with meals vehicles, handmade crafts, and stay music filling the park.

They might have been drained from trick-or-treating, however that didn’t cease them from displaying as much as assist native small companies.

“The things you get are so unique. They’re not cookie-cutter things,” one customer mentioned. 

For some, the occasion marked a particular buy.

“Today was a very special day for us,” mentioned Rick Ruffner.

“We stopped to see Sarah Jane, and we purchased a photograph from Sarah Jane, who’s from Harlem. We’ve been looking at her photographs for a year and a half and finally made a decision today to purchase one.”

Local enterprise homeowners say seeing clients join with their creations makes all of the work worthwhile.

“We actually got the wood for these ornaments from fallen limbs from Helene, so we sliced them up,” mentioned Kelsey Hopkins with Partnered in Craft.

“Everybody’s creative and everybody has something different to give, and I think that’s great for them,” added Ashley Fisher of Ashley’s Authentic Buys.

Many distributors say their small outlets assist complement their revenue throughout robust financial occasions.

“It’s hard for everyone right now. Everyone’s struggling, so it’s good to do work for yourself,” mentioned Briana Jackson with Partnered in Craft.

“I’m an educator. So yeah, I have to supplement just a little bit extra here and there,” Fisher added. 

The Fall Food and Craft Fest continues Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Evans Towne Center Park.