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St. Charles fall fest is this weekend

 

St. Charles Catholic Parish, Burlington, will host its 62nd annual Fall Festival on Saturday and Sunday.

The event features food, music, raffles and an online auction.

Saturday’s festivities include music by the local band Gravity of Youth from 7 to 10:30 p.m. under the beer tent. Food will available for purchase beginning at 6 p.m. Raffles done throughout the evening.

Sunday’s events begin at 11 a.m. with St. Charles famous Turkey Dinner. It will be served until 4 p.m. in carryout form only this year. The price is $12 per meal and tickets can be purchased on the festival grounds. Indoor and outdoor seating will be available, but limited.

The St. Charles Hispanic community will perform music from 12 to 2 p.m. and again will feature their authentic food tent. There will also be games for children and televisions in the beer tent for people to watch their favorite football teams.

The Twin Rivers Band is slated to play from 2 to 5:45 p.m. in the beer tent.

St. Charles again offers a raffle with a grand prize of $15,000 or $16,500 toward the purchase of a new vehicle at Miller Motors or Lynch GM Superstore. Only 1,250 tickets are sold and 39 cash prizes are awarded, which is a one in 32 chance to win. Tickets are $50 each and are available for purchase by calling Karen at 262-210-1566 or by going to:

scfallfest.givesmart.com. The prize drawing is slated for 5:45 p.m. Sunday.

Booze basket tickets are available for purchase throughout the weekend and are $10 each or three for $25. The drawing will be held at 5:30 on Sunday night.

The online auction is available now through Sunday at 4 p.m. on the Give Smart website. Visitors may also purchase a $1 ticket in hopes of winning $750 cash, a two-night getaway to Egg Harbor Resort, Wilson Meats pig, craft beer and food pairing for 10 from Runaway Micropub or a $150 Kwik Trip gas card.

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