Dumfries will hold its annual fall festival in the usual spot.
The festival will kickoff at 11 a.m. run until 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 at Garrison Park on Main Street, behind Town Hall.
Last month, there was discussion among town council members that the festival could be moved to nearby Dumfries Elementary School. If moved, the fall festival would coincide with a 5K run that was to be held prior to the start of the festival. The idea: capture some of the 5K crowd after the run and have them hang out for the festival.
That didn’t pan out.
Here’s more from Dumfries Town Manager Daniel Taber:
Dumfries ES event was initially downsized in the length of the run due to concerns over road closings. That sparked some reconsideration and we went back to the original location. My understanding is the school canceled the event and will aim for a full 5K perhaps at PW Forest Park sometime in the future.
So, to sum it up: Taber says the school canceled their run. This means that instead of having the fall festival in Merchant Park behind the Weems-Botts Museum, next to Dumfries Elementary School, it will take place where it always does behind town hall.
Some town council members have said the town competes with other events in Prince William County and in Fredericksburg when trying to draw crowds to Dumfries.
