Baldwin inaugural Fall Fest Saturday near fire station

Baldwin will celebrate the coming of autumn this year with Fall Fest 2017, to be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at and around the Baldwin Fire Department, on Main Street.
“We have a lot to offer anyone from surrounding areas, or from far away,” said Sherise Henry, festival organizer.
Among the attractions, will be vendors’ booths, arts and crafts, food, music and pageantry. In particular, the festival will include a Royal Court comprised of local children. For a nominal fee, there will be available to the children, their official, royal titles, attendance of a public gala held Friday night with Mayor Donna Lanceslin, and the opportunity to march in the Children’s Parade on Saturday, as “Baldwin Royalty.”
As for Saturday’s festivities, “We have booths with everything from jambalaya and boudin, to shrimp and grits, funnel cakes, candied apples and popcorn balls,” said Henry. “We also have face painting from our local library. We have health information that’s going to be passed out by Teche Action Clinic volunteers. We also have a volunteer organizing a gospel celebration that starts at noon and will last ‘til 2 p.m., and it will have a variety of choirs and soloists from our surrounding area churches.”
The Children’s Parade will take place at 3 p.m., and the day will be closed out with a live performance at 5 p.m. by local act, Vibe.
“What we want people to do, is just come out, walk Main Street, fellowship with one another, and support our vendors,” said Henry. “Our town has been in dire straits, financially. This is a way to help our mayor raise funds for the town’s infrastructure and maintenance costs. What we are doing is trying to have fun while supporting a good cause.”
When asked what the festival meant to her, Mayor Lanceslin said, “It means coming together in the town of Baldwin and having a great time together as a family.”
Tickets for Friday night’s Mayoral Gala at the community center are $20, and are still available. For more information on Baldwin Fall Fest, or to purchase tickets, contact Sherise Henry at 337-940-2041.