Anthem’s Autumnfest & Carnival: The 2019 Schedule

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Photo courtesy Anthem Community Council

Preparations are nearing completion for the area’s largest fall festival, complete with an arts and crafts fair featuring dozens of vendors from around the region selling handmade goods, art, jewelry and more. Anthem’s annual Autumnfest is open to the public and also features pumpkin picking, a pumpkin-decorating contest and live entertainment in the community park. Oh, and a carnival!

Autumnfest 

  • Kids’ zone with inflatables, and free hayrides.
  • Live music at the Main Pavilion (Outside the Line Saturday, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.; Matt Farris (Sunday, 11 a.m.–3:30 p.m.)
  • A strolling magician and balloon artists each day. 
  • Visit with Smokey Bear, meet local Daisy Mountain Fire and Medical crews and tour a fire engine.
  • Beer Garden and food vendors  
  • Pick out your own pumpkin(s) for a fee, to take home and carve… or stay and decorate for free. 
  • Pumpkin-decorating contest. Vote for your favorite Saturday, from noon–4:30 p.m., and Sunday, from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Winners receive prizes.
  • Enter-to-win raffle contest. Prizes include a $200 Visa gift card and an Anthem 20th Anniversary swag basket.

10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 19
10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 20
Anthem Community Park
41703 N. Gavilan Peak Parkway
www.onlineatanthem.com/autumnfest

623-742-6050

Free admission

Frazier Carnival

58 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 17
All-you-can-ride wristbands from 58 p.m.

59 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18
All-you-can-ride wristbands from 58 p.m.

1–10 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 19
All-you-can-ride wristbands from 14 p.m.

1–5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 20
All-you-can-ride wristbands from 14 p.m.

All-you-can-ride wristbands available for $20 at ticket booth, or $17 with coupon from Anthem Community Center, Civic Building and ACC’s FB event page.

Ciatlin Coulter
NoPho resident Caitlin Struchen launched her journalism career when she joined In&Out Publications as event listings editor in 2017. She has a bachelor of science degree in communication from Arizona State University.

Ciatlin Coulter

NoPho resident Caitlin Struchen launched her journalism career when she joined In&Out Publications as event listings editor in 2017. She has a bachelor of science degree in communication from Arizona State University.

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