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We would like to invite the entire community to join us this weekend at Cathedral Catholic School for one of the longest-running festivals in our community.

On Oct. 5 and 6, you are invited to help us celebrate the 2024 Cathedral Fall Festival. Our

annual tradition continues this year, with Midway Games on Saturday and Sunday, Adult Night festivities Saturday night, delicious fried chicken lunch, and Bingo on Sunday!

We have many NEW and EXCITING things this year!

On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., bring the whole family to enjoy Midway games including a petting zoo, cakewalk, mechanical bull, inflatable basketball, midway games, face painting, and more.

Our concession stand will feature hamburgers, hot dogs, our traditional juicy burgers, and other delicious food. A tailgate and beverage tent will be available to watch the games.

Inside the multi-purpose room, we have festival sales, where you can buy casseroles, soups, scratch cakes, crafts, used books, and homemade candy.

We have raffle tickets for chances to win $3,000 cash, Apple earbuds, Apple Watch, $500 GoMart gas card, Benelli rifle, Anne McDaniel session, Flat-screen TV, T.G. McCary portrait session and an assorted basket from One of a Kind, and many others.

In addition, the elementary grades each have a class basket on display for silent auction bidding. Raffles and bids close on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Saturday night, join us in the cafeteria at 6 p.m. for Jim Anderson’s famous tacos along with all the fixings and late night pizza by County Pie. To-Go meals will be available to purchase. We will have live music by Charlie Hugg and Tyler Gregg.

The Paddle Wheel hosted by emcee Jordan Farmer starts at 7 p.m. We have wonderful

prizes donated from our generous Miss-Lou businesses and individuals. This year we are happy to announce some great trips, a hunting package, furniture, works by local artists and much much more! Be sure to visit the wine table as well.

Please visit Cathedral’s Fall Festival Facebook page to see a full list of packages and instructions on how to purchase Pre-Sold Paddles, which enters you once into each

paddle offered at a discounted rate as well as a chance to win $500 cash. Prices will increase to $225 at the door. You do not have to be present to win.

The festival continues on Sunday. The Midway games, concessions and festival sales

begin at 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. We will be serving a delicious fried chicken lunch from 11:30 am to 1 p.m. and you will want to stay for the ever-popular Bingo in the cafeteria from noon to 2 p.m. We have new Bingo prizes this year, gift cards, and much more!

Ryan and I, along with our co-chairmen Whitney and Barrett Arthur, thank all of you who have given so generously of your time and contributions to this annual event in support of Cathedral Catholic School’s mission of excellence in education. On behalf of Cathedral Catholic School, we invite the entire community to come out, enjoy, and discover what the Cathedral family has to offer.

Brandi Boles is chair of the 2024 Cathedral Fall Festival.