Cloudland Community Park’s fifth annual Burning Leaf Festival is today!

The festival will be held from 9 AM until 3 PM (EDT), and admission and parking are free. With lots of vendors, music, food, a costume contest, and a cake sale, there will be fun for young and old. The fire pit will be lit, hot chili will be for sale, and festival-goers can roast their own hot dogs and s’mores!

The Cloudland Volunteer Fire Department will have Bobby Cavin’s famous Barbecue; the $10 plates will include a barbecued pulled pork sandwich, baked beans, potato salad, and a drink. Baked potatoes loaded with barbecued pork will also be available.

The park will also be serving hotdogs, homemade venison chili, homemade vegetable soup, cornbread, baked potatoes with chili, hot apple cider, hot chocolate, and several desserts. There will be a cake auction at 1 PM and a costume contest at 2 PM. Festival T-shirts (pictured below) can be purchased at the event, pre-ordered and picked up at the event, or ordered online and sent by mail (more details below).

There will be live music with an open mic, so come prepared to sing along!

In case of bad weather, rain date will be November 10th and an announcement will be posted on the event’s Facebook page and website.