Annual Scare on the Square to turn downtown into Halloween wonderland, SFA students to participate
By: Stephanie Serenil
Issue date: 10/29/09 Section: News
Scare on the Square, Nacgodoches' annual downtown Halloween festival, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
Main Street will be converted to a Halloween wonderland for the evening with booths, hay rides, a petting zoo, trick or treating, and a costume contest at 6 p.m.
Several SFA organizations as well as community groups will have informational and entertainment booths at the fair.
SFA Hospitality Administration Society is providing a group of volunteers to help promote the event.
"As a hospitality major, we are required to have six hours a semester volunteering," Adriane Jones, Friendswood senior, said. "Scare on the Square was a good chance to earn my hours and have some fun that benefitted kids."
Children and college students alike can get candy and face painting, as well as karaoke and fair foods including funnel cakes, popcorn and candied apples.
"Scare on the Square is safe for families and kids of all ages," Sarah O'Brien, Main Street manager, said. "We will have an area dedicated to infants and small children so the don't have to mix with everyone."
Everyone is encouraged to dress up in costumes and enter the costume contest, which requires a $1 entry fee.
"Last year when I went to Scare on the Square, I dressed up as Princess Fiona from Disney's movie "Shrek," Jones said. "I didn't win, but the kids liked it."
Volunteering is a way to be involved in the community, and the festival has several chances for students to participate.
"I volunteered one year with SFA Young Democrats and had a blast with the kids," Sarah-Kathryn Hanna, Bryan senior, said. "It's a real community event that makes small towns what they are."
Main Street will be converted to a Halloween wonderland for the evening with booths, hay rides, a petting zoo, trick or treating, and a costume contest at 6 p.m.
Several SFA organizations as well as community groups will have informational and entertainment booths at the fair.
SFA Hospitality Administration Society is providing a group of volunteers to help promote the event.
"As a hospitality major, we are required to have six hours a semester volunteering," Adriane Jones, Friendswood senior, said. "Scare on the Square was a good chance to earn my hours and have some fun that benefitted kids."
Children and college students alike can get candy and face painting, as well as karaoke and fair foods including funnel cakes, popcorn and candied apples.
"Scare on the Square is safe for families and kids of all ages," Sarah O'Brien, Main Street manager, said. "We will have an area dedicated to infants and small children so the don't have to mix with everyone."
Everyone is encouraged to dress up in costumes and enter the costume contest, which requires a $1 entry fee.
"Last year when I went to Scare on the Square, I dressed up as Princess Fiona from Disney's movie "Shrek," Jones said. "I didn't win, but the kids liked it."
Volunteering is a way to be involved in the community, and the festival has several chances for students to participate.
"I volunteered one year with SFA Young Democrats and had a blast with the kids," Sarah-Kathryn Hanna, Bryan senior, said. "It's a real community event that makes small towns what they are."
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