CROMWELL — The Sanctuary of Syracuse will hold a free Fall Fun Fest from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Bowen Community Center in Enchanted Hills, 9799 E. Excalibur Place, Cromwell. The family-oriented event will include games, food, clowns, a bounce house, popcorn and prizes. Participants can sign up by 1:30 p.m. for …read more.

The eighth annual fall festival hosted by Leesburg Grace Brethren Church will take place from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17. As always, the event will include a chili contest that will cost $5 to enter and $1 to eat. In addition, live music, hay rides, pumpkin carving, a bounce house, kids’ games …read more.

It is officially fall, and a celebration is planned in the Village at Winona Lake. Winona Lake Parks Department and the Village at Winona Lake have teamed up to put on a Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. British collector cars will be on display. Joe Justice will be …read more.

Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw will be hosting a Grandparents Day Fall Festival from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7. The event includes a cookout, bounce house, dunk tank, face painting, bobbing for apples, cotton candy, caramel apples, a cake walk, and other entertainment. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children and seniors. …read more.

It started more than 50 years ago. The women’s fellowship at Bethany Church of the Brethren would, once a year, take orders for various types of cookies from factories, businesses, friends and family. A day or two would be spent baking dozens and dozens of various types of cookies. This simple beginning has blossomed into …read more.

Leesburg Grace Brethren Church will host its 7th annual Fall Festival from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18. The first 100 elementary-aged children will receive a free hooded sweatshirt. Sizes and colors are limited. Warmth is guaranteed. In addition to the regular seasonal events – hayrides, pedal cars, bounce houses, pumpkin carving, live …read more.

From 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday, the friends of Ranea Pontius are holding a fundraiser to help the young, single mother of two who was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Just over a month ago, Pontius, 24, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s, which is a cancer of lymph tissue found in the lymph nodes, spleen, …read more.